Active for Life: Who's who in the physical literacy sector

Who’s Who in the PL Sector?

Presenter: Drew Mitchell, S4L

Hosted by November 26, 2015

Webinar Outline •  Brief overview of physical literacy •  National Physical Literacy Planning Meeting – Outcomes •  Physical Literacy Delivery and Promotion

–  National Organizations –  Provincial Organizations –  Regional Delivery –  Community Engagement

•  Opportunities •  Increasing Awareness & Knowledge

Physical literacy is the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities for life.

International Physical Literacy Association, May, 2014

Physical Literacy Activity

Participation

Fitness

Movement Vocabulary

Durability

Physicalliteracy.ca

FMS

The GATEWAY to ac)ve par)cipa)on.

A journey not a des)na)on.

National Physical Literacy Planning Meeting

•  13 National Organizations met Nov. 14th •  Focus was on PL Education & Training •  Alignment around the PL Consensus Statement

•  Outcomes

–  Development of common PL messages - communication –  Streamline each orgs role in PL delivery/promotion – infographic –  Promote and support each others work

National Organizations

Physical & Health Education Canada (PHE Canada) •  Canada’s premier professional organization for

physical and health educators. •  Developed a wide range of PL & FMS

resources & tools including Passport for Life.

High Five •  Canada’s only comprehensive quality assurance

standard for children’s recreation and sport. •  Integrates PL into training modules and tools and

promotes it through their workshops.


Gymnastics Canada •  National Sport Organization for Gymnastics, a

foundational sport for early movement development •  Created Move You Body, a national PL program

in partnership with Swimming & Athletics

60 Minutes Kids Club •  Is a free program that supports students and

elementary schools, Physical Literacy and Health Strategies •  Has a suite that consists of two tools that support delivering and

tracking healthy behaviours, and fundamental movement skills, to students 5-12 years old.


Active for Life •  Helps parents give their children the right

start in life through the development of physical literacy. •  Provides parents and pros with appealing articles, activities, videos

and tools to help children develop the skills they need for lifelong physical activity.

Motivate Canada •  Specializes in improving the lives of young people

by fostering civic engagement, social entrepreneurship, social inclusion and leadership among youth.

•  Has embedded PL into their youth training to support the healthy development of young people across Canada.


Athletics Canada •  National Sport Organization for Athletics, a

foundational sport in early movement development.

•  Have created a National PL program called Run Jump Throw Wheel.

ParticipACTION •  Is a national non-profit organization that helps

Canadians sit less and move more. •  Largely a promoter of PL but also plays a role in strategic

Leadership – PL Concensus & RBC L2P


Canadian Paralympic Committee •  Leads the development of a sustainable Paralympic

sport system to enable athletes to reach the podium at the Paralympic Games.

•  Have PL resources and programs – Changing Minds Changing Lives, FUNdamentals

Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) •  Dedicated to creating an equitable sport and

physical activity system in which girls and women are actively engaged as participants and leaders.

•  Developed several PL resources targeted at females including one of the only PL resources for older women


Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) •  Unites stakeholders and partners in its

commitment to raising the skills and stature of coaches, and ultimately expanding their reach and influence.

•  FMS Course was one of the first movement modules and is widely used today

Sport Canada •  The lead funding agency for the sport at the National level. •  Supporter of LTAD/LTPD, the S4L framework and Bilaterals in

Canadian Sport System.

Adapted from Sport England 2006

Sport for Life Three Key Outcomes

National Approaches

•  FPT/S4L Group – Provincial Strategies •  Sport Canada Bilateral •  Foundations Canada •  RBC L2P •  PL Assessment – PLAY, CAPL, P4L, FMS Tracker •  LTAD/LTPD •  PHAC •  FIFA 11+/Movement Preparation

Provincial Organizations

British Columbia •  viaSport funds PL Coordinators •  Regional Centres – Connecting & Network •  Bilateral Program – PSOs & MSOs •  PL Mentoring Project •  Community Sport Grants •  Island Health

Provincial Organizations Alberta •  Alberta Recreation and Physical Activity Division •  Be Fit for Life Network - 9 Regional PL Coordinators •  PLAY (Physical Literacy and You) Alberta -13 PLAY

groups across Alberta – collective impact approach •  EverActive Schools - funded by 3 ministries ( AB

Justice, Health and Education) •  Post Secondary – Mount Royal University - PL Focus


Saskatchewan •  Provincial Sport for Life Manager •  Growing Young Movers initiative to promote PL •  Saskatchewan Partnership for PL Manitoba •  Sport for Life Centre •  Regional Centres


Ontario •  Ontario Sport & Recreation Community Fund (OSRCF) •  Trillium Foundation •  Health Nexus – PL in ECE •  Ontario After School Program - MTCS •  Ontario Health Units •  Post Secondary – Brock, McMaster, Seneca Quebec •  Quebec En Forme •  TMVPA

Provincial Organizations New Brunswick •  Provincial PL Coordinator •  Provincial PL Summit •  Integration into PSO Plans & Delivery •  PL Learning Facilitators Nova Scotia •  Regional Sport Coordinators (6) •  NS Sport for Life Plan - Focus on PL initiatives •  Sport NS focus on LTAD and PL initiatives with PSO's •  PL Summit •  Government Agency Collaboration

Provincial Organizations NewFoundland/Labrador •  Creation and support for a Project Leader- CS4L •  PL part of guiding principles - Sport NL

PEI •  PL research at UPEI

Nunavut •  Translation of PL Resources to Aboriginal Language

NWT •  Bilateral PL Programs •  Conferences with PL focus

Yukon •  PL Coordinator •  Sport & PL Centre

Community Engagement A wide range of communities across Canada focusing on PL development and delivery. A few examples

–  Richmond – PL initiative – Programs –  Hamilton –  Winnipeg –  Cochrane –  West Vancouver –  St. Catherines –  Gatineau –  Moncton –  Halifax

RBC Learn to Play Project

November 20th 2015

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In partnership with

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•  RBC believes in the importance of physical literacy – the confidence, competence and motivation to be active for life – will go a long way towards achieving our goal of encouraging more kids to get out and play.

•  Through the RBC Learn to Play Project, RBC will provide over 5 million in grants over 3 years.

RBC’s commitment to Kids

100 million. Five years. Over 1 million kids.

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Granting components & programs

1.  RBC Learn to Play Community Action Grants and RBC Learn to Skate Program ($1,000 to $10,000)

2.  RBC Learn to Play Leadership Grants ($10,001 to $25,000)

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•  Incorporating key elements of physical literacy •  Reach and cost of participation •  Cross sector partnerships •  Leadership development opportunities:

–  NCCP Fundamental Movement Skills –  High Five Sport –  Physical Literacy Assessment (PLAY) tool training – Other workshops/training

Quality applications

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•  Must be located in Canada •  Must be a Not for Profit or CRA registered charity or a qualified donee

as defined by CRA (See www.rbc.com/donations) •  Financial statements required, must be audited for grants over $5,000

Eligibility & Timelines

Round 3 applications: Introductory Webinar: February 2016 Grant applications open: March 2016 Grants awarded: September 2016 For more information: [email protected]

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•  In 2014, $1.6 million in funding was awarded to over 180 organizations •  In 2015, $2.06 million in funding was awarded to 199 organizations

RBC Learn to Play Project 2015 overview

GRANT PROGRAM BY CATEGORY Number of grants awarded Dollars awarded Community Action Grants 123 $929,798.00 Leadership Grants 44 $892,051.00 Learn to Skate Grants 32 $242,000.00 GRANTS PROGRAM BY REGION Number of grants awarded Dollars awarded Alberta & the Territories 25 $303,334.00 Atlantic 29 $240,141.00 British Columbia 28 $346,150.00 Greater Toronto Region 12 $151,615.00 Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Northern Ontario 31 $281,770.00 Ontario North East 23 $210,052.00 Ontario South West 21 $187,500.00 Quebec 24 $258,287.00 National 6 $85,000

Thank you for being part of the solution!

We all have a part to play to improve the health of our nation through increased physical activity. What will you do to advance the physical literacy movement where you live, work and play? Which organizations can help you to achieve your organization’s PL goals?

Key Websites

•  www.physical-literacy.org.uk (Margaret Whitehead)

•  www.canadiansportforlife.ca

•  www.physicalliteracy.ca

•  www.activeforlife.com

SUMMARY AND ROUND-UP Questions?