Sport Matters Group

Best wishes to @SportMatters613 Senior Leader @lhugenholtz who is moving on to new opportunities. Thanks for all you have done over the past couple of years for Sport Matters and for sport in Canada.

"Outdoor play — with its risks — comes with a great bundle of developmental benefits for children. Unsupervised outdoor play..." says Dr. Mariana Brussoni (@mbrussoni) #riskyplay #outdoorplay huffingtonpost.ca/mark-a-yearwoo…

Two new studies published in JAMA Psychiatry continue to suggest that exercise can reduce depressive symptoms and help prevent depression. psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/urban-…

Exercise can improve functioning in adults with mild cognitive impairments by reducing blood flow to a brain in “crisis mode” sph.umd.edu/news-item/exer…

Canadian Olympic Committee statement on Federal Government’s announced plan to provide $30 million for the promotion of accessible, safe, ethical, and equitable sport: bit.ly/2YcsZno

Grâce à un nouvel invest. de $30M dans le sport sécuritaire & équitable dans le budget 2019, nous continuons de donner priorité aux athlètes et aux enfants, en nous appuyant sur les récentes annonces visant à éliminer les abus, la discrimination et le harcèlement #VotreBudget2019

Thank you @KirstyDuncanMP. The funding announced yesterday will help support & develop the right people, policies & programs that we need to keep youth active & make sure Canadians of all ages, backgrounds & abilities can access the benefits of values-based sport.

@SportMatters613 This #Budget2019 funding will support many NSOs, MSOs, and CSIs, all who play a critical role in governing sport in Canada, to better deliver quality, safe sport programs at all levels. @CAC_ACE

Federal Budget Supports Canadian sports organizations with significant investment to promote accessible, ethical, equitable and safe sports: $30 million over five years, starting in 2019–20, with $6 million per year ongoing! bit.ly/2TedQyo

53% d’entre eux identifiant le sport comme un moyen de s’intégrer à la société canadienne et 69% déclarant que le sport les a aidés à s’initier à la culture canadienne.@SportMatters613 recommande une augmentation de 25% du financement de base du Programme de soutien au sport(2/2)

#Budget2019 La pratique du sport peut aussi être particulièrement importante pour les Néo-Canadiens, plus de 20 % de notre population étant née à l’extérieur du Canada. Une étude de 2014 de l’@ICCICC a démontré que les nouveaux citoyens sont désireux de pratiquer le sport,(1/2)

@SportMatters613 This would allow True Sport to have the necessary funding to develop and host NSO/MSO workshops across the country, educating different stakehodler groups on how to activate values-based sport using True Sport as their platform.

identifying sport as a means of integrating into Canadian society and 69 percent saying sports helped them learn about Canadian culture. @SportMatters613 recommends a 25 percent increase to the core funding component of the Sport Support Program. (2/2)

#Budget2019 Sport participation can also be particularly important for new Canadians, with more than 20 percent of our population having been born outside of Canada. A 2014 study by the @ICCICC found new citizens to be eager to participate in sport, with 53 percent (1/2)

@VBallCanada what would a #Budget2019 increase to the Sport Support Program mean for Next Generation athletes?

@SportMatters613 W/ just 2 staff servicing over 5000 athletes, more core $ would enable @AthletesCAN to hire the right ppl & dev. needed resources to support & rep sport’s most important stakeholders from entry point ➡️ transition into retirement. #HolisticDevelopment #SafeSport #AthleteVoice

@AthletesCAN National sport organizations face a number of emerging priorities to ensure safe, values-based sport. What would a #Budget2019 increase to the Sport Support Program mean for AthletesCAN?

les Canadiens aient accès au avantages du sport fondé sur des valeurs. (2/2)

#Budget2019 Une augmentation de 25 % du Programme de soutien au sport permettra aux ONS, OMS et CSI d’embaucher les bonnes personnes, d’élaborer les bons programmes et les politiques dont nous avons besoin pour maintenir les enfants actifs et faire en sorte que (1/2)

#Budget2019 A 25% increase to the Sport Support Program will allow NSOs, MSOs, and CSIs to hire the right people, develop the right programs, and build the policies we need to keep kids active and make sure Canadians are able to access the benefits of values-based sport.