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Here comes Winter Health and Fitness Week

Following the success of this year’s virtual National Health and Fitness Day, which saw Canadians engaging in physical activity from coast to coast back in June, organizers have decided to host a week-long winter-themed follow-up. With an emphasis on encouraging people to get out of their houses and…
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PLAYBuilder Q&A with Joe Skotcher of Les Chater Family YMCA

Joe Skotcher is the general manager of Les Chater Family YMCA in Hamilton, Ontario, which services Burlington, Brantford and Hamilton. He recently decided to implement PLAYBuilder software into his operation to better meet the needs of his members. Sport for Life connected with Skotcher to hear how…
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Canada Basketball develops grassroots through Long-Term Development

Basketball is growing exponentially in Canada. Over the past two decades, Canada Basketball has worked relentlessly to drastically improve participation and performance rates, bringing basketball neck-and-neck with soccer as the country’s most popular youth sport for participants between the…
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Hong Kong professor set to share My Athletic Notebook research at 2021 Virtual Sport for Life Canadian Summit

When the creators of My Athletic Notebook first set out to design and create their products, the idea was to give participants something tangible they could hold in their hands. They wanted kids putting pen to paper. And because the journal is a physical object, not an app on their phone, the creators…
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Sport for Life builds quality sport champions through co-operative education

Sport for Life has had a fruitful relationship with co-operative education since its inception in 2005, with multiple students making key contributions to the organization over the years, and many going on to work long-term within the industry. As our non-profit continues to grow and flourish, the…
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President of Caribbean Olympic Committees shares global strategy to combat discrimination in sport at the 2021 Virtual Sport for Life Canadian Summit

Amidst a global reckoning on the realities of systemic racism, experts from the highest ranks of the international sport system are strategizing a better way forward. Sport for Life is thrilled to announce that keynote speaker Brian Lewis, the current president of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC)…
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#CommonwealthMoves initiative mobilizes PLAYBuilder content

This year’s pandemic brought a lot of people’s lives grinding to a halt, and the Commonwealth Moves initiative wants to get them moving again. The Commonwealth Secretariat has teamed up with organizations like Sport for Life to reboot the sector in this new COVID-19 reality, and is promoting…
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PLAYBuilder Q&A with Saskatchewan Physical Education Association

The Saskatchewan Physical Education Association (SPEA) is a provincial non-profit that provides quality leadership, advocacy and resources for professionals in physical and health education to positively influence the lifestyles of Saskatchewan's children and youth. The mission is to promote…
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Quebec secondary school launches innovative sport program

Following the recent announcement of its official launch, the Sport 3D program and its designers have already been attracting a lot of interest from the sport sector over the past few weeks, including from media outlets such as Radio-Canada. Led by Sébastien Ouellet and five facilitators from Juvénat…
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Swimming Canada embraces transformative athlete development philosophy

Swimming is one of the most popular sports in Canada. For the last eight years our country has been routinely churning out Olympic and Paralympic athletes who have made a splash in the international scene. Much of this success stems from the work of John Atkinson, Swimming Canada’s Director…
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Dr. Véronique Richard set to deliver keynote address during 2021 Virtual Sport for Life Canadian Summit

Dr. Véronique Richard will deliver a keynote address on January 27 at the 2021 Virtual Sport for Life Canadian Summit, sharing scientific insights into movement creativity and its related influence on performance and optimal psychological states. As an associate researcher at the National Circus…
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Canada Soccer puts athletes first

It’s about developing good people who contribute to their society. When Canada Soccer’s Manager of Development–Operations, Dave Nutt, thinks about the long-term development of athletes, his emphasis isn’t on finding the best dribbler or the most talented shooter; instead, he’s fixated on…
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