Alberta committed to making hockey a positive experience for its youngest players
More fun means more play, which means improved skills development
5 ways to keep kids playing sports
Strategies to manage a competitive-based culture
Parent expectations in hockey: How to communicate with coaches
Ways for parents to prepare for a constructive conversation
Parent expectations in hockey: How to tell if your child is having fun and learning skills
Having fun and skills development go hand-in-hand
Parent expectations in hockey: Focus on what your child wants
Having fun and developing skills are of paramount importance
When your kids play hockey, it’s okay to have expectations about their experience
Enjoyment and skills development should be high on the list
5 ways to tell if your child’s coach has a gender-neutral approach
When boys and girls are coached together, some special sensitivity and awareness are required from the coach.
This professional coach wants to help parents who scream in the stands
Maybe we’re judging parents too quickly for their bad behaviour
Coaches and clubs: Supporting parents in their children’s sport experience
Suggestions from Dr. Camilla Knight to help coaches and sport organizations support parents of children in sport
Tips for parents with kids in sport
Suggestions from Dr. Camilla Knight for parents supporting children in sport
Does your kid suck?
How to deal with what’s real
Importance of physical literacy and injury prevention stressed to Canada’s recreation practitioners
New study finds a shortfall in practitioner training
How is my 8-year-old son too old to learn how to play baseball?
The child, and adult, perils of early specialization
Strength and beauty come in all shapes and sizes
Hammer thrower Amanda Bingson appears in ESPN Magazine’s Body Issue
Why it’s important to say no to summer ice hockey
Encourage other activities to help them build physical literacy
5 unique sports that are part of the Pan Am Games
The Pan American Games happen every four years and involve the countries that make up North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. More than 6,000 athletes from 41 countries compete. The Pan Am Games include all of the sports and disciplines featured in the Summer Olympics, plus some additional sports. The next event … Continued
We didn’t reach our goal, but we accomplished our mission: Josée Bélanger
Canada’s women’s national soccer team were knocked out of the Women’s World Cup
From spectator to player: nurture your child’s sports aspirations
That enthusiasm watching can quickly turn into a desire to play
What it’s like to score a goal for Canada according to Josée Bélanger
The forward scored the winning goal to advance Canada to the quarter finals
Soccer activities to help kids learn and love the game
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. It keeps kids active, requires little equipment, and is fun and easy to learn.
Josée Bélanger writes about game day excitement, playing at home … and private planes
The sights, sounds, and excitement from the thick of the action
17 things kids love about playing soccer
The joy of simply kicking the ball ranks high
Video shows what happens when “play” becomes “practice”
Kids pay a high cost for early specialization
Specialization: What does it really mean?
Repetition of one activity to the exclusion of all others is rarely wise
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