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Sport for Life is excited to announce that Farhan Lalji, multiple-award-winning sports broadcaster with TSN, will be one of the keynote presenters for the 2023 Sport for Life Summit, which will take place in multiple communities across Canada throughout February and March. While Lalji may be best recognized from his time on TV, he has…

Sport for Life and New York Road Runners are excited to announce that after a two-year hiatus, the International Physical Literacy Conference (IPLC) is back and scheduled to take place May 1-5, 2023 in New York City! We are now calling on leaders from across the health, education and physical activity sectors to share their…

At Active Life Conditioning in Collingwood, Ontario, Long-Term Development (LTD) and physical literacy aren’t just buzzwords—both concepts are ingrained in their programs from naming to training.  Founded in 2001, the 20-coach training centre is a space for athletes, ranging from the everyday to the elite, to achieve better health and wellness. The centre’s mission? To…

Our safe sport webpage is now in play! The new webpage shares Sport for Life’s Safe Sport Strategy, how we are defining safe sport, and our connections to the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport–a policy Sport for Life has proudly adopted as a program signatory of Abuse-Free Sport. "We…

What can you do when your programs, though rich in physical benefits, aren’t addressing the changing, holistic needs of your organization’s members? By considering kaizen, or the idea of continuous improvement, you can strive to make positive change.  Soccer Québec used to be a federation whose mission was closely aligned with member recruitment – which…

Positive experiences in supportive environments are at the core of quality sport—we need welcoming, progressive, fun sport and physical activity to keep everyone engaged and active for life.  As we all look to build a more equitable and inclusive future, that goal has never been more important.  Gender equity plays a pivotal role in that…

by Will Johnson Becoming a successful athlete can be a real grind. No matter how you look at it, if you want to succeed in any particular sport, you need to be willing to sweat. Nobody understands this better than Terrell Evans, who dribbled his way from an impoverished upbringing on the Westside of Las…

by Chrissy Colizza When it comes to delivering true quality sport, collegiate volleyball player and anti-racist educator Cherokee Washington says that before we can move forward, we must continue to acknowledge our faults around inclusivity in sport.  One of the most persistent issues within the Canadian sport and physical activity systems is how members of…

We are excited to share that as of June 22, 2022, we have officially become a Program Signatory of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada’s Independent Safe Sport Mechanism - Abuse-Free Sport! Abuse-Free Sport is an independent program that is part of a growing national movement to rid Canadian sport of all forms of…

by Chrissy Colizza Women and sports.  Although we can now commonly find these terms together, the evolution of women in sports has been marred by barriers resulting from society’s discriminatory beliefs about gender roles.  Since the introduction of Title IX in 1972, there has been considerable growth in female sports participation. In fact, women's sports…

The Niagara Region has always had a vibrant sport and physical activity culture. This will be on full display in August when more than 5000 athletes, coaches and staff from across the nation come to the region to take part in the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.  Marquee sporting events such as the Canada Games…