National Coaches Week

Celebrating Coaches in Ontario For Over 10 years! September 17th– 25th, 2016 marks the second annual National Coaches Week (11th Coaches Week in Ontario) asking Canadians to join together to celebrate the tremendous positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities. This week is an opportunity to recognize YOU for the integral role you play by saying […]

The Brain Is Like A Muscle

How physical exercise makes your brain work better Thursday, June, 23, 2016 As OFSAA’s 2015-16 season runs to the finish line and summer looms on the horizon, we encourage you to spend #Summer16 staying active and living healthy. As proud proponents of Education Through School Sport we believe in the power of athletics to develop […]

KidSport So All Can Play!

Give a Little, Help a Lot with KidSport Wednesday, July, 20, 2016 OFSAA and ‘KidSport’ will partner once again in the coming school year to help high school students in Ontario overcome financial barriers that are restricting their participation in school sports. Applications will be available soon through the OFSAA website for the 2016-17 school […]

BCSS Athletes – Road to Rio

#RoadtoRioSpotlight July 21, 2016 Let the games begin! In anticipation of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, we have compiled a list of inspiring athletes who call our beautiful province home. These hard-working competitors attended BC high schools and are set to represent Canada at the upcoming Olympic/Paralympic Games. Here are just a few of the […]

To My Female Colleagues leaving Coaching

To my Female Colleagues leaving Coaching | Becky Carlson | LinkedIn Becky Carlson D-I NCAA Women’s Rugby Coach, Quinnipiac University Jul 19, 2016 I saw your social media announcement today in my feed. I read that you are leaving your institution after so many years. I took note of your plans that you were “moving on”, […]

Fearless Coaching and Protecting Your Livelihood

  Becky Carlson D-I NCAA Women’s Rugby Coach, Quinnipiac University Follow Fearless Coaching and Protecting Your Livelihood Apr 11, 2016 From age 6 through high school I played baseball on all-male squads. Military bases did not have many options for young girls and even if they had, I would have chosen baseball. Because I had short […]

All About The Kids

Yap retires on his terms | St. Catharines Standard <img src=”http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=10276888&cv=2.0&cj=1″ /> By Bill Potrecz, The Standard Wednesday, July 20, 2016 6:47:34 EDT PM Andrew Yap showed up at Laura Secord’s annual athletic banquet last month and received the shock of a lifetime. Thanks to longtime friend and co-worker Cindy Crosbie, more than 100 former […]

OFSAA Wrestling Silver Medalist Achieved 100% on Report Card

Three Peel Region students get perfect report card scores CTV Toronto: Three Peel region students score 100 Three students from Peel Region share how they got top marks. Naomi Parness reports. CTV Toronto: Students get perfect report cards Peel students received 100 per cent on their report cards. Naomi Parness reports. Courtney Greenberg, CTV Toronto […]

Rising Star Grants Available

RISING STAR APPLICATION FORM The Canadian Sport for Life movement has generated a new way to train and develop our youth. The Rising Star follows the CS4L train to train model. It is a program that provides funding to athletes (females 11-15 and males 12-16) that exhibit potential in their sport of choice and wish […]

Coaching in BC Schools Workshop

Coaching FREE BC School Sports is pleased to offer this workshop for parents, community coaches, and new teacher coaches. This workshop will help prospective coaches develop NCCP’s five core competencies:  problem solving, valuing, critical thinking, leading and interacting. The module covers topics such as: Canadian Sport for Life, NCCP system, coaching philosophy, community vs school […]

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