The True Sport Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Matrix identifies ethical literacy as a key component of the overall Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) LTAD model.
A True Sport Agreement answers a simple, but important question, “How are we going to treat each other in this group?” The agreement is created by teammates and coaches in an open and safe forum.
Commit to Kids provides policies, strategies, and a step-by-step plan for reducing the risk of child sexual abuse, encouraging organizations to take an active, participatory role in protecting children in their care.
This card is a component of Commit to Kids, a program that helps organizations prevent child sexual abuse and create safe environments for the children in their care.
This card is a component of Commit to Kids, a program that helps organizations prevent child sexual abuse and create safe environments for the children in their care.
A self-guided workbook for the policy governing board member who has little or no financial background.
It's often the same people volunteering for the soccer club, the hockey club, the church bazaar and the community fun day. It’s great to see such commitment and dedication, but along with their involvement there is a great danger – volunteer burnout!
Is your group trying to look forward and evolve but having trouble knowing where to start? Been working on a project for so long, you’ve lost track of whether things are going as planned? Use evaluation as a starting point, a check-in or a final step.
Knowing why people give their time and talents can help you plan for volunteer involvement.
Even though bringing new people into the group can feel disruptive or slow you down, in the long run it will benefit you, your fellow group members and your community.
Volunteer Canada's Safe Steps Screening Program provides an easy-to-use method for organizations to ensure that the people they serve are safe.
Screening is a process designed to create and maintain a safe environment.
The club offers programs that are developmentally appropriate and considers the gender differences of participants.
The Club ensures access to a minimum of one professional development seminar to all of the club’s coaches (Asst/Coach/Head) per season that includes at least one general session...
All coaches in the club have completed the NCCP’s “Make Ethical Decisions” module.
An approved job description is completed for all staff and volunteer positions (including team/coaching staff). Criteria used to hire staff and select volunteers are established and documented...
Clubs complete annual financial statements in accordance with an acceptable accounting framework as identified by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA)...
The club has identified the stage(s) of athlete development in which they deliver services, and has met each requirement listed for each stage and each coaching level...