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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
COVID-19 had many impacts on community sport including a lack of access for many participants, especially those from marginalized communities. Sport is crucial for youth development, both physical and mental. With more than a year of restricted access, getting kids back to the field, pool or court is critically important. As we return to sport, it’s important for community sport organizations to embody equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) to ensure all participants feel welcome, included and have equal access to sport.
Video: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Panel Discussion
The Ottawa Sport Council is pleased to announce the release of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Panel Discussion Video. This video is being released with the continued support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund as part of the Ottawa Sport Council’s Rebound program. The program complements and enhances the resources found in the Ottawa Return to Play Roadmap.
Sport Tourism
Sport tourism is one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry and offers an opportunity for community sport organizations to showcase local talent, create legacies for host communities and encourage participation in sport.
Stay Connected – Ottawa Sport Council announces Community Sport Slack Workspace
The Ottawa Sport Council is pleased to launch the OSC Community Sport Slack Workspace to help members of community sport in Ottawa stay connected.
Safe Sport
It’s essential for sport – at all levels – to have a healthy and supportive environment to maintain and grow participation in sport. To create such an environment, sport organizations must make Safe Sport a priority.
Leadership Skills Developed through Sport
Sport offers more than just physical activity. Sport teaches valuable life skills that can set participants up for success in many aspects of life.
Ottawa Sport Council introduces 2021-2022 Volunteer Board of Directors
The Ottawa Sport Council (OSC) has announced the composition of its newly-elected volunteer Board of Directors, including a new president, following the Annual General Meeting earlier this month.
The Importance of Mental Training in Sport
Achieving a new goal or reaching an elite level in sport requires more than just talent and physical ability. It requires mental strength to push through adversity when physical training inevitably becomes more and more difficult.
Risk Management
Risk is a fundamental part of sport. Whether it be physical risk in extreme sports like paragliding or COVID-19-related risks for a local swimming club, it is important for all sport organizations and managers to be well-versed in risk management.
Community Sport Volunteers
Volunteers are an invaluable resource in community sport and are the backbone of many community sport organizations. Finding – and keeping - volunteers, however, can be difficult. Sport organizations need to take an active approach to volunteer management to recruit, retain, retrain and recognize high-quality volunteers.
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