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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Sport North Federation is dedicated to the development of sport at every level of participation in the Northwest Territories. Their Community Sport Development & Physical Literacy Engagement Facilitator Spider Jones recently connected with Sport for Life to talk about why his organization has decided…
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Starting over in a new country can be extremely difficult.
That's why Sport for Life pitched the Building More Movement and Social Connection for Newcomers Project to the City of Victoria, as part of their annual Participatory Budgeting contest — spearheaded by our Senior Manager of Operations Kabir…
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When it comes to developing physical literacy in the classroom, it’s important to stay humble and to identify your allies — or at least that was the takeaway for Adam Knowlson, an outdoor education teacher for the Langley School District who participated in the School Physical Activity and Physical…
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The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) is committed to making Long-Term Development the industry standard for their sport system, and recently teamed up with Sport for Life to put on a six-part web series available to industry professionals. Aimed at addressing identified gaps in their…
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When you attempt to put together a cross-sectoral working group of physical literacy advocates, sometimes you end up with allies you wouldn’t have expected. For JoAnne Burleigh of Vancouver Coastal Health, who has been spearheading Sport for Life’s Physical Literacy for Communities (PL4C) initiative…
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It’s one of the largest scale endeavours Sport for Life has ever embarked on — the School Physical Activity and Physical Literacy Project — and when it’s completed it will have reached over 100 elementary schools in British Columbia.
“This is a unique opportunity for us to prototype different…
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Rowing is undergoing a cultural shift in Quebec.
Until recently, there weren’t many opportunities for rowers under the age of 14. Competitions often required extensive and expensive travel, but didn’t provide athletes with meaningful match-ups or much time on the water. The Long-Term Development…
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Amidst a global reckoning about systemic racism in North America and beyond, sport organizations are increasingly looking for ways to create in-roads into under-serviced communities and to create better cultural awareness. Softball BC is one example of a provincial organization putting in the time to…
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When it comes to developing physical literacy in a community, you don’t always have to reinvent the wheel. Instead, you can focus on enhancing existing initiatives and infrastructure with a physical literacy focus. That’s one of the lessons that comes to mind when community mentor Nicole Beauregard…
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Lawn bowling, also known as bowls or lawn bowls, has always been a niche activity, but the demographic is expanding these days as the sport focuses on outreach and inclusion.
With 202 clubs across Canada, and newly created resources based on Long-Term Development, Bowls Canada has been making steady…
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The national table tennis system has gone through some upheaval in recent years, with a new administration taking over in 2019. Facing a significant deficit and a tournament schedule that wasn’t working like they’d hoped, the new leadership decided to undertake a complete overhaul of their competition…
Canada Soccer puts athletes first
PLAYBuilder Q&A with Sport North Federation
Welcoming newcomers with quality sport
School Physical Activity and Physical Literacy Project hosts summer institute for teachers
Trinidad and Tobago industry professionals reaffirm commitment to Long-Term Development with web series
PLAY North Vancouver encourages community connection through physical literacy
Introducing the School Physical Activity and Physical Literacy Project
Quebec Rowing innovates with competition restructuring
Softball BC commits to Indigenous Long-Term Participant Development Pathway implementation
PLAYShuswap enhances community connections through physical literacy
Bowls Canada creates community
Table Tennis Canada develops meaningful competition