Sport Aurora

Thank you to partner VICommunity for their excellent support of our website. Learn how they can help support your business or sport organization at www.vicommunity.com #partner #communitysupport #wheresportmatters

It's Bell Let's Talk day here in Canada. Mental health matters now more than ever. Visit BellLetsTalk.ca for resources to help you reach out for help and to assist others who might need support. Let's keep the conversation going year round! #WhatWeBelieve #MentalHealthMatters

Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day. Every time this video is viewed today, Bell will donate 5 more towards Canadian mental health initiatives. Watch and share to show your support. #BellLetsTalk

Sport Aurora Affiliate Aurora Chamber of Commerce is an excellent resource for business here in Aurora. Their goal: to help move Aurora businesses forward! Learn more about how they can assist you and your business by visiting their website at www.aurorachamber.on.ca #affiliate #ourteam

This week, we celebrate Aurora's Claire Johnson of Aurora King Baseball Association on being selected for the Baseball Canada Women's U-16 National Team! Learn more at linktr.ee/sportaurora #CelebratingHER #womenandgirls

We are thrilled to share that Sport Aurora is the recipient of an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant to engage residents and support local sport organizations! Thank you to MP Michael Parsa, MPP Christine Elliott, Shelley Wister Smith (Chair of the Ontario Trillium Foundation Local Grant Review Team,) our Board, staff, member organizations & the local press for joining us yesterday for our online media information session where we outlined our strategies in four key areas. Read more on our website: https://www.sportaurora.ca//press_release_sport_aurora_otf #wheresportmatters

ATTENTION MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS! Our Sport Aurora Annual General Meeting, for MEMBERS ONLY, will be virtually held on Wednesday February 17th, 2021 at 7:00pm. Please contact [email protected] for details and meeting link. Member fees are due at that time. #AGM #wheresportmatters

CONGRATULATIONS to Newmarket's Kristy Paterson on her recent promotion to Acting Captain. With this promotion, Acting Captain Paterson is the first woman in Central York Fire Services history to become Acting Captain!! Please join us in celebrating HER! #congratulations #womenandgirls #celebratingHER

Aurora Family Martial Arts is currently offering FREE karate, kickboxing & self defence classes! Check out our Instagram feed @sportauroraontario to learn more or visit aurorafamilymartialarts.com

Consider giving the the gift of #legacy this holiday season! Making your loved one a Charter Sport Hero is a great way to honor the sport lover in your family & support local sport! Contact us at [email protected] or www.sportaurora.ca to learn more. #wheresportmatters

Sharing an excellent resource for parents and coaches of girls.

Sport Aurora believes in demonstrating honesty, integrity and respect in our roles as community leaders in sport. #whatwebelieve #whatwedo #wheresportmatters

Our belief: that sport is a positive agent for change - physically, emotionally, socially and economically. #whatwebelieve #whoweare #wheresportmatters

Coaching girls in sport: What the research says via Active for Life https://activeforlife.com/coaching-girls-in-sport-research/ #CelebratingHER #WomenLeadingGirls #wheresportmatters

Thank you to all who attended our 2020 Virtual Volunteer Recognition this year. Special appreciation to MPP Michael Parsa & Mayor Tom Mrakas for their inspiring words to all award recipients and attendees, and to Laurie Mueller & Stephen Forsey for organizing another hit event! #celebratingexcellence #volunteersmatter

Today, we remember those who fought for our freedom, and recognize those who are still fighting. On the 102nd anniversary of Armistice Day, and everyday, we honor & remember. #WeRemember #remembranceday2020 #NeverForget

REPOST @participaction: New #24HourGuidelines for Adults recommended that adults get a minimum of 150 active minutes per week to maintain their mobility & reduce their risk of age-related ailments. #FallPrevention

After two years of recovery, former Humboldt Broncos player Layne Matechuk is back on the ice. ( TW/KevinMatechuk)

Our Vision: Sport Aurora is committed to be a progressive, dynamic sport council that promotes, develops, & supports quality sport opportunities for all sport organizations. #whoweare #whatwedo #wheresportmatters

WANTED: BOARD SECRETARY. We're looking for a new volunteer secretary to join our Board of Directors for 2021! Contact us if you would like more information. #wheresportmatters

Our team is continuing to grow - and we would love for you to join us as a Sport Aurora Affiliate! Visit https://linktr.ee/sportaurora & click the top link to learn more. #ourteam #wheresportmatters #affiliates

Coach, for all the ways you make us better not only as athletes, but as people? We thank you every day, but especially during National Coaches Week. You make a difference, both behind the scenes with all your planning and preparation, and with all the encouragement and support you bring to our lives. #ThanksCoach #wheresportmatters

Our All Kids Can Play program is currently open for registration! Don't let finances keep your child from taking part in sport. We are here to help. Register your child today: http://ow.ly/vZir50AlCh5 #ReturntoPlay #support #community #wheresportmatters

Sport Aurora Affiliate Aurora Chamber of Commerce offers a wide variety of connection & training opportunities as well as local business support to their members. They are proud to help move Aurora businesses forward! Visit auroracahmber.on to learn more! #affiliate #community

Our All Kids Can Play program is currently open for registration! Dont let finances keep your child from taking part in sport. We are here to help. Register your child today: http://ow.ly/vZir50AlCh5 #ReturntoPlay #support #community #wheresportmatters

No ice, No problem. Dryland Baby! This Tiger cub isn't phased by the lack of ice and is keeping his skills sharp with his dryland practicing! Good job Donato, keep it up!

The next pillar in Sport Aurora's Strategic Plan is ENHANCING PARTICIPATION. We must respond and encourage people of all ages and stages of development to increase participation levels. Our Member Organizations provide fun, safe and developmentally appropriate programs to encourage participation but they need help to reach out to more of our community and in particular those who are new to Aurora. Our programs are designed to help each Member Organization engage more people in healthy, supervised and safe activity. #whoweare #whatwedo #wheresportmatters

#Repost @aurorabarbsrugby --- National Coaches Week: Wed like to thank our junior and senior program leads- who day in and day out represent and live our clubs values. They all eat-sleep-live rugby and we cant thank them enough! #thankscoach @rugbyontario @rugbycanada #TheBaaBaas #YorkRegion #RugbyOntario #Aurora #Barbs70 #BarbsRTR

This month, we celebrate Katesayna Khamphoome, a rising star with the Aurora Diggers Girls Softball Association! Read more about this young athlete at: https://www.sportaurora.ca///DispSideMenuContentMain.aspx #CelebratingHER #womenleadinggirls

The latest edition of Sport In Aurora Magazine is hot off the press, & filled with local sport news: https://issuu.com/sportinaurora/docs/sportinaurora_v10i4 #wheresportmatters #celebratingexcellence

The next pillar in Sport Auroras Strategic Plan is ENHANCING PARTICIPATION. We must respond and encourage people of all ages and stages of development to increase participation levels. Our Member Organizations provide fun, safe and developmentally appropriate programs to encourage participation but they need help to reach out to more of our community and in particular those who are new to Aurora. Our programs are designed to help each Member Organization engage more people in healthy, supervised and safe activity. #whoweare #whatwedo #wheresportmatters

Want to know more about Sport Aurora? Visit our website to learn who we are & what we do: www.sportaurora.ca #whoweare #whatwedo #wheresportmatters

We love Celebrating H.E.R. with partners such as SeeWhatSheCanDo & Sport In Aurora!

Jane King is a Sport Aurora Women Leading Girls Committee Member, Sport in Aurora Magazine Contributor and Women Influencer! If you would like to tune into this webinar and earn 1 PD Point from the CAO, register to book your spot!!!! GO GET EM JANE!

Applications are currently open for our #AllKidsCanPlay program. If your child is gearing up to #returntoplay but money is tight, apply today. linktr.ee/sportaurora #wheresportmatters

Tune in LIVE to the 2020 Ontario Coaching Excellence Awards Saturday, September, 19 @ 10am, hosted by 2x World Champion, Olympian, TV Host and Broadcaster Perdi...ta Felicien! 10 outstanding coaches from across Ontario will be recognized with a top provincial coaching honour, PLUS a few surprises you wont want to miss. Join us as we kick off National #CoachesWeek by celebrating Ontarios greatest asset, its coaches! #ThanksCoach This years winners are: Craig Campbell - Male Grassroots Coach Award Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario, Kitchener Rangers, Rangers Reach Alyssa Smith - Female Grassroots Coach Award York Artistic Swimming, Ontario Artistic Swimming, Sport Aurora Mike Stenning - Male School Sport Coach Award Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) Martha Ashfield - Female School Sport Coach Award Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) Karl Sutton - Male Good to Great Coach Award Ontario Karate Federation, I.S.K. International Shotokan Karate Teresa Mikola - Female Good to Great Coach Award Burlington Trampoline and Tumbling, Gymnastics Ontario Jaison King - Everyone Matters Coach Award North Toronto Basketball Association, Ontario Basketball Patricia Howes - Hydro One Safe Play Award RMC Mens & Womens Fencing Teams, Ontario Fencing Association Hani Kanama - Susan Kitchen Trailblazer Award Kanama High Performance, Ontario Weightlifting Association, CWFHC Jos Nederveen - Andy Higgins Lifetime Achievement VolleyballMVC, Ontario Volleyball Association, SportHamilton With over 250,000 coaches in Ontario, we celebrate these 10 hard working, committed and passionate coaches who represent the exemplary work all coaches in our province bring to their communities. Lets join together this National #CoachesWeek September 19-27 to celebrate all coaches by shouting #ThanksCoach!

"What Sport Can Learn from Gamers - The Science of Fun" Sport for Life Webinar Thu, Sep 24, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT... https://register.gotowebinar.com/regis/2129417980681970444

Please offer a warm welcome to our newest member to the Sport Aurora, YORK SIMCOE EXPRESS. Their purpose: to organize, develop and promote minor ice hockey for the youth of the Towns of Aurora, Bradford West, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, Newmarket and Schomberg. Learn more on their website: https://ysehockey.com/ #ourteam #wheresportmatters

This week, we are CELEBRATING H.E.R by honoring two amazing @ynbaball players, Gabby Duthie & Melissa Burke! Learn more about them here: https://www.sportaurora.ca//GabbieMelissa2020-09-08T16-50- & more about our #WomenLeadingGirls program at www.sportaurora.ca #celebratingHER #celebratingexcellence

And that is how it is done! Congratulations Alyssa Smith - Female Grassroots Coach Award from Coaches Association of Ontario @yorkartisticswimming @sportaurora #sportauroraproud

Have a #volunteer from your sport organization whom you want to honour this fall? Nominate them for Sport Auroras Volunteer Recognition Virtual Celebration! Email [email protected] your nominee by Friday October 9th! #celebratingexcellence #wheresportmatters

Our Strategic Plan was founded upon 4 important pillars which align with Canadas Sport Policy. 1. IMPROVING CAPACITY - Our objective is to provide programs and services which enable each of our Member Organizations to increase their capacity to deliver high quality programs to their members. When we help our members build their capacity, they thrive! #wheresportmatters

Our Strategic Plan was founded upon 4 important pillars which align with Canada's Sport Policy. 1. IMPROVING CAPACITY - Our objective is to provide programs and services which enable each of our Member Organizations to increase their capacity to deliver high quality programs to their members. When we help our members build their capacity, they thrive! #wheresportmatters

Research has consistently revealed that kids are leaving sport in large numbers because it is not fun, while at the same time video gaming and eSports are explo...ding. So whats up? In the past two decades while sport has become increasingly focused on technical excellence and winning, game developers have focused on the social and emotional keys to fun. Sign up for our upcoming webinar What Sport Can Learn from Gamers - The Science of Fun, coming up on Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. PDT. https://bit.ly/3htuma4

We are disappointed to share that we have come to the difficult decision based on the impact of Covid-19 to postpone our 2020 Sport Aurora Breakfast of Champions this fall. We will be integrating this years champions into our 2021 celebration. As always, we will continue to celebrate our local athletes on our website & social media platforms! #Coviddelay #celebratingexcellence https://www.sportaurora.ca///DispSideMenuContentMain.aspx

Become a Charter Sport Hero of Sport Aurora. Limited to the first 100 who choose to join the team! www.sportaurora.ca #wheresportmatters

Introducing you to our Board & kicking it off with what President Ron Weese has to say! #wheresportmatters #communitymatters www.sportaurora.ca

Want to keep informed? Our newly designed e-newsletter is almost ready to hit your inbox! Visit sportaurora.ca, scroll to the bottom of our home page to find our newsletter sign up, & join us. #wheresportmatters #stayconnected #Covid19updates #ReturntoPlay #AllKidsCanPlay

This past Friday night, Sport Aurora received a $1000 donation from the U15U A Aurora King Jays for our #AllKidsCanPlay program! Pictured here are Sport Aurora VP Javed Khan & President Ron Weese with Head Coach Irene Skanderis & team manager Brenda Badger. This was a pay it forward initiative from the team who has provided a team donation to a charitable organization each season. This year, our All Kids Can Play Program was the grateful recipient!. "We are donating to help families that lack the necessary funds to be able to access this program and allow their children to participate in sport as our players are able to do so." said Head Coach Irene. #wheresportmatters #communitymatters

We may be closed for Labour Day, but we will be cheering on Vasek Pospisil & Felix Auger Aliassime as they play at 11 am & 2pm today at the US Open! #wheresportmatters #labourday2020

Labour Day is swiftly approaching, so have a great #longweekend! See you back again on Tuesday, September 8th, the first day of school! Stay active & safe, Aurora #labourday

Some GREAT Females in Sport captured here of the Diggers!!!!! #womenleadinggirls #sportaurora

Sport Aurora warmly welcomes our newest sponsor Sparkle Pharmacy to our team! Learn more about they can add "sparkle" to your life at sparklepharmacy.com #community #sponsor

Football is back! #ReturntoPlay #Repost @yrlions --- Registration is NOW OPEN for Varsity and JV flag programs. We go twice per week starting September 14th! Register now as spots are limited. Link in bio!... #football #yorkregion #LionPride

Sport Aurora in collaboration with Sport in Aurora Magazine publish a bi-monthly editorial, Women Leading Girls: CELEBRATING H.E.R. (Health, Education & Recreation) where we feature one of our communitys female athletes. Our first female will be featured soon. Stay tuned! #womenleadinggirls #celebratingHER www.sportaurora.ca

#Repost @total_tennis_aurora --- Are you looking for a fun fall activity? If you have some experience playing or learning tennis and want to join a fun group lesson, we have what you are looking for. Coach Jason will be starting the adult beginner 2 / intermediate classes on Tuesday, September 8 from 7:30 to 9pm. Stop considering it and take the plunge, you wont regret it #auroratennis #tennislessons

Ready to XCEL at gymnastics this fall? Consider trying out! #Repost @evolution_gymnastics --- Join us for XCEL team competitive tryouts! Our XCEL team trains 6-9 hours a week and has a couple spaces for new teammates! This competitive team makes learning and competing fun! Call or email us to set up a tryout time. 905-726-2001... #evolutiongymnastics #gymnasticsontario #sportaurora

Be sure to get your nominations in for Coach of the Year this week! Email your nominee recommendation in to Executive Director Laurie at [email protected] by Sept. 4th! #celebratingexcellence #sportauroracoachoftheyear

Ready for some sun fun this coming long weekend! #Repost @activeforlifeca --- Sun, sea, and sand! The possibilities for activities are endless. How about sand hopscotch or a beach treasure hunt? Alternatively, simply some free play building sandcastles and splashing around in the water will keep little ones entertained for hours! @raising.little.lopezs

Check out the tryout info to become one of the @auroradiggers! #returntoplay #wheresportmatters

Never let weakness convince you that you lack strength. #Mondaymotivation #DPAeveryday #yougotthis #confidence

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Great post about our affiliate @auroraortho #Repost @exploreauroraon --- Are you looking to finally straighten your teeth and see that smile that youve always wanted? Looking to straighten your childs teeth so that they dont have to worry about it in the future? ... @auroraortho is located in the heart of Aurora at Bayview and Wellington and offers a comfortable and professional environment for you and your family. Whether you are looking for braces, aligners or just interested in exploring your options, Aurora Orthodontics can help! Aurora Orthodontics uses the most up-to-date technology and practices to create natural and beautiful smiles. With the use of UV Hepa filter air purifiers, masks, individual appointment times and more, you can relax while transforming your teeth! For more information, visit their listing at exploreaurora.com *The Explore Aurora initiative is brought to you by the Aurora Business Continuity Task Force (ABCTF) @townofaurora @aurorachamberon @downtownaurorabia @mayor_mrakas #shoplocalsaturday #exploreaurora #CanadaUnited #ACOCMember #ACOCMembershipmatters #auroraproud #exploreauroraON #shoplocal #supportlocal #thrivingtogether

Great tips! #Repost @aurorafamilyma --- Set yourself up for success; write out a list, prioritize, and prepare to crush whatever task you have in front of you.

Cool fact about one of our most active spots right here in our town. #Repost @aurora_hs --- Some local Aurora history for you! The history of Sheppards Bush dates back to the late 1700s. Take a break from being indoors and explore their trails to find a historic home nestled amongst the beautiful trees and wildlife. The home once belonged to Reg. Sheppard, in case you ever wondered how the area got its name! Sheppard donated the land and the family home to the Ontario H...eritage Trust in the 1970s. It is currently home to the Windfall Ecology Centre #hillaryhouse #localhistory #exploreaurora #historichome #canadianhistory #celebratehistory #everyplaceastory #ahs #aurorahistoricalsociety #historicsite #museum #historicplaces #sheppardsbush #aurorahistory

Help a child off the sidelines and into the game by donating to our #AllKidsCanPlay program, which is now open & more in need now than ever before. Click https://gf.me/u/x5vbbp (link in profile) to donate today. #community #helpinghand

We fully agree, multi-sport sampling is better for children! #Repost @activeforlifeca --- At Active for Life, we believe in the benefits of multi-sport, with it being better for young kids to sample many sports. There does come a time when kids who aspire to be elite athletes must begin to specialize in one sport if they want to excel, but that time is usually in early adolescence depending on the sport and the athletes gender. - Spread the word of the multi-sport approach by sharing on social!