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PLAYBuilder crosses borders as two-year anniversary approaches

PLAYBuilder is nearly two years old. Since being launched in early 2018, Sport for Life’s innovative curriculum app has been making waves worldwide. Through partnerships with organizations such as the New York Road Runners and Athletics Australia, allowing them to custom-design their lesson plans…

Canadian experts mobilize long-term development ideals to Iceland

Sport for Life expert André Lachance has been mobilizing Canadian long-term development ideals for many years now, and that work has taken him to increasingly far-flung locales. As he mobilizes long-term development, he’s been repeatedly surprised by the enthusiasm on display in Scandinavian countries.…

Richard Way champions rectangle approach to long-term development in sport and physical activity

It’s a simple story of two models: the pyramid versus the rectangle. Sport programs have traditionally operated under a pyramid model that involved taking a whole population of kids at the community level then progressively cutting them until only the few remained. The end goal was to identify a…

How to advance Quality Sport for Communities and Clubs

Developing and delivering quality sport has become a quintessential component of Canada's sport and physical activity ecosystem over the past couple of years. To ensure the best possible sport is delivered to all Canadians, Sport for Life has developed Quality Sport for Communities and Clubs. This…

National Sport Organization Power Panel Celebrates Evolution of Canadian Sport at 2020 Sport for Life Canadian Summit

From basketball to Nordic skiing to tennis, ‘We the North’ has taken new meaning as the Canadian sport landscape continues to evolve, notably over the past year. A new generation of Canadian tennis stars are emerging, contributing to significant growth of the sport nationwide. With Bianca Andreescu,…

Canadian Safe Sport conference to be held in 2020

When it comes to ensuring that athletes are free of discrimination and abuse, Canada is a global leader. Quebec in particular has been at the forefront of implementing safety measures, creating a blueprint that is now being used worldwide. Moreover, Sport'Aide  a Quebec organization at the heart of…

Developing Physical Literacy, Take two!

Physical literacy is a journey, not a destination, which means you can spend your whole life developing it. In Sport for Life’s latest resource Developing Physical Literacy: Building a New Normal for All Canadians, movement enthusiasts can find plentiful information not only on how to move, but how…

Sport for Life mobilizes Inclusive Physical Literacy

Sport for Life is putting together a special team. If sport and physical activity organizations across the country want to get serious about physical literacy development for participants with disabilities, then our PL 501 -- Inclusive Physical Literacy workshop is the perfect place to start. And…

2020 Sport for Life Canadian Summit keynote panel highlights participant-centred experiences

They come from radically different worlds, but they all have a shared trait in that they have been successful in their journeys. During the 2020 Sport for Life Canadian Summit, which takes place January 28-30 in Gatineau, three powerful female leaders will come together to discuss their lived experiences,…

Paralympian Cindy Ouellet shares story of success at 2020 Sport for Life Canadian Summit

She didn’t really understand what was happening. Cindy Ouellet was a 12-year-old alpine skier and soccer player when doctors diagnosed her with bone cancer, radically altering the trajectory of her life. The following medical intervention cost her the use of her legs, and during her recovery she…

Peace Arch Hospital Foundation invests in community’s physical literacy future

It’s been over two years since the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation (PAHF) first launched their Move 4 Life project, which aims to address physical inactivity within the populations of South Surrey and White Rock, B.C. At the outset, the foundation set itself a pretty lofty goal: for its two communities…

Risk management course offered for sport organizations

There’s no shortage of risk when it comes to running a sport organization, so how do you plan for the future while also being prepared for the worst? With Sport for Life’s e-learning course, Risk Management in Sport, you’ll get a practical description of the risks you can anticipate encountering,…

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