Educational Resources

Take advantage of Ottawa Sport Council’s wide range of educational resources. Our library is frequently updated with the help of our members. Resource categories include:

Ottawa Sport Council Newsletter Educational Resources
Updated bi-monthly is the Ottawa Sport Council newsletter with new important topics, tools and valuable information on what the Ottawa Sport Council and within the national sport sector are working on.

Newsletter April 2025
MLSE The Sport For Development Metrics Framework© was developed by MLSE LaunchPad Research and Evaluation team in consultation with the MLSE Foundation, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Canadian Tire Jumpstart, and the Lawrence Heights Sports, Wellness and Achievement Network (S.W.A.N.). The Framework is based on the MLSE LaunchPad Theory of Change, which describes and explains how Sport For Development programming may contribute to a range of Positive Youth Development outcomes for youth facing barriers, and draws from scholarly and gray literature in the Positive Youth Development and Sport For Development fields as well as industry publications.

Sport for Life for Every New to Canada Participant 2.1 By 2030, immigration will account for all of Canada’s net population growth. Cities across Canada are being transformed by immigration, and these demographic trends will undoubtedly impact the Canadian sport and physical activity system. Grassroots and professional organizations need to find ways to appeal to this diverse new audience, and it is the responsibility of sport and physical activity leaders to ensure that the system is accessible to everyone. The resource outlines the barriers that New to Canada Participants may face in their participation of sport and physical activity, and then provides examples of solutions and opportunities that exist, as well as promising practices of work being done across Canada.

Sport for Life – City of Calgary Equity Audit Tool Ensuring equity in public facilities is a key concern for The City of Calgary. As sports and recreation is an integral part of the social fabric, creating and championing equitable facilities is an ongoing commitment for The City. Through this project, The City is working to address the significant gaps in inequitable participation in sports and recreation facilities by undertaking a review of best practices and hearing from diverse equity-deserving groups (EDGs) to transform spaces, policies, procedures, services, training and cultures within these recreation spaces. The City of Calgary commissioned Habitus Consulting Collective to develop an equity audit tool for sports and recreation spaces within the city. The Ottawa Sport Council with consulting provided by Deloitte have been working on a Belonging in Sport Maturity Assessment to provide sport organizations a better understanding and action plans on developing inclusive sport systems. More information on this initiative in the Fall 2025.

Protect the Joy : A Positive, Collaborative Approach to Youth Sport Youth sports are meant as a space for children to learn many benefits, from teamwork and character to skill development and fitness, and most of all…fun. Despite the best of intentions from coaches and parents, youth sport is too often delivered in ways that are not aligned with sound research and best practices. Blending key research that highlights a stage-before-age approach and tackling difficult issues head-on, Stanec and Way help coaches, parents, and sport directors better understand how the children under their watch can get the most out of the games they play. Instead of wins and scholarships, Stanec and Way call on coaches and parents to collaborate to create an environment of fun, empathy, and healthy physical, social, and emotional growth for all kids. When we achieve that goal, we protect the joy of sport, which is what invariably keeps kids in the game.

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