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 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 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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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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Quebec secondary school launches innovative sport program
Swimming Canada embraces transformative athlete development philosophy
Dr. Véronique Richard set to deliver keynote address during 2021 Virtual Sport for Life Canadian Summit
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