Sport for Life
775 Market St V8T 0B4 Victoria, BC, Canada

At the 2021 Virtual Sport for Life Canadian Summit, learn with Dr. Véronique Richard how to develop children's cognitive and motor creativity through an exercise program using nonlinear pedagogy principles. Register here www.sportforlifesummit.ca

Jennifer Coffin graduated from the University of Victoria with a master's degree in coaching. At the Summit, she will present a guided practice of how to develop a healthy coach-athlete relationship. It will include an accompanying workbook, with activities to help coaches develop relationships that benefit both the athlete and coach. Register here www.sportforlifesummit.ca

In October 2020, the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology and Participaction released the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults and Older Adults. Internationally, these recommendations serve as the first set of integrative movement behaviour guidelines for this population. Come to 2021 Virtual Sport for Life Canadian Summit to learn about the new guidelines and how best to put them into action to help Canadians sweat, sleep, and step the right amounts each day. Register here www.sportforlifesummit.ca

Ahead of the 2021 #S4LSummit, Interpodia discusses the recent transformation of processes that exist between PSO’s and affiliated clubs, spurred on by the increasing importance of safe sport, covid protocols, and insurance standards. Read more! https://bit.ly/3hP7ovM

Baycrest and Canada's National Ballet School have adapted their dance programming for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more at our 2021 Virtual Sport for Life Canadian Summit. A brief demonstration of the program will be presented. Register here www.sportforlifesummit.ca

We are thrilled that Interpodia the leading provider of registration technology to Canadian sport, is a sponsor for the #S4LSummit 2021! With Interpodia, the coexistence of safe sport tools and membership management becomes reality. See How : https://bit.ly/3pA22I6

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 of High Performance, who has been fine-tuning their athlete pathway incrementally since taking the reins following the 2012 Olympics. And now the organization has announced the launch of a...n innovative new athlete development philosophy. Learn more here https://bit.ly/3lXpayd

During the upcoming 2021 Virtual Sport for Life Canadian Summit, Dr. Raymond Sum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong will be sharing the research he’s been doing involving My Athletic Notebook. https://bit.ly/37rdD5l

Do you want to learn more about the Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Strategy? At the 2021 Sport for Life Canadian Summit, ISPARC’s Kim Leming will be marking the 10-year anniversary of its creation and talking about the Indigenous Long-Term Participant Development Pathway. Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council Learn more and see the full schedule at https://sportforlifesummit.ca

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 School and a mental performance expert for Cirque du Soleil and national team sports, she has a wealth of knowledge to share with the delegates coming together online. For more information visit sportforlifesummit.ca

The Sport for Life Canadian Summit brings together leaders who work to enhance the quality of sport and physical activity in Canada. Sport for Life recognizes that quality sport and physical literacy offer rich benefits to Canadian society through improved health, stronger communities, higher sporting achievement, and stronger national identity. Register here: https://sportforlifesummit.ca/registration/

The evidence is in: Physical Literacy in child care settings results in many benefits! Language, communication, creativity, focus & self-regulation all improve with daily physical literacy & Active Play. Useful for anyone with children in their lives such as centre administrators, ECEs, caregivers, ECE students, and parents, this webinar with Active for Life will look at a recent Proof of Concept study, describing its design, intervention tools and results. Join us Nov 19 from 10-11 a.m. PST https://bit.ly/3lERiWJ

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 Literacy Project’s Summer Institute this past July. https://bit.ly/37Tg815

As per the International #PhysicalLiteracy Association definition and Canada’s Physical Literacy Consensus Statement there are four essential and inter-connected elements. Do you know them? @PhysLitGuy

Active for Life and the Government of Canada funded a Proof of Concept study to determine the potential benefits of daily physical literacy and active play in child care settings. We were thrilled to discover that not only did children benefit in terms of language and communication, creativity, and focus, they were better able to self-regulate. As a result, educators found they spent less time managing challenging behaviours and were more engaged in play with the children. Families also saw positive changes in their children at home. This webinar will describe the study design, intervention tools, and results. A brief video will share firsthand experiences of the study. Register here: https://bit.ly/3p6UlJ5