PLAYBuilder Q&A with Kelsey McIntosh of Ringette Canada

Kelsey McIntosh is Ringette Canada’s technical director in Ottawa, Ontario, where they promote and lead the development of ringette across the country. Ringette Canada started using PLAYBuilder in 2019, to ensure content for their various programs was organized, up-to-date and easily accessible for…

United Nation’s Daniela Bas brings insight into sustainable sport development at 2021 Summit

An international advocate, expert and leader in social development, human rights and democracy, Sport for Life is excited to announce Ms. Daniela Bas, Director for Inclusive Social Development of the United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs, as a keynote speaker at this year’s Summit. Ms.…

Canadian Olympic Committee President Tricia Smith to share journey from playground to podium, and beyond, at 2021 Summit

A worldwide leader, inspired advocate and champion for sport, Sport for Life is excited to announce four-time Olympian, Canadian Olympic Committee President and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Tricia Smith as a keynote speaker at this year’s Summit. Smith has represented Canada at multiple…

Dr. Fiona Chambers brings global expertise to 2021 Virtual Sport for Life Canadian Summit

Sport for Life is pleased to announce Dr. Fiona Chambers as one of the keynote speakers being featured at our upcoming virtual Summit. Dr. Chambers is the creator of the recent Global Design Challenge, and is a researcher and educator at University College Cork in Ireland. Besides her work in the academic…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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)…

#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…

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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