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Sport Community Forum, April 23, 2007 |
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Wednesday, 20 June 2007 17:40 |
More than 80 representatives from Victoria’s sport community provided their feedback on the PSI vision.
- PSI’s community sport agenda should focus on “performance” (',personal best) and be “expert driven.”
- The community sport pillar should use the Canadian Sport for Life (',LTAD) and Long-term Coach Development (',LTCD to be developed) models as its foundation. Possible applications include:
- Active Start – PSI could focus on parental education (',teaching parents to focus on fun activities for kids, basic skills and the maturation and development levels of children)
- FUNdamentals – PSI could develop testing and innovative programs for kids and coaches based on fundamental movement skills (',agility, balance, coordination, speed).
- Learning to Train – multi-sport camps for children and youth could be developed. Sport information could be offered through the PSI website, newsletters, sport fairs, etc.
- Training to Train – PSI could offer an athlete profiling service (',talent ID) and sport specific and foundational training camps. It could also offer sports psychology, biomechanics, physiology courses, etc. for coaches.
- Training to Compete – PSI could offer high performance sport specific training camps for athletes and performance testing, video-analysis and application of theory to practice courses for coaches.
- Training to Win – at this level, PacificSport will focus on provincial and national athletes and coaches. Athletes and coaches from non-targeted sports may also access expertise, programs and services on a fee-for-service basis.
- Active for Life – PSI could offer training, testing and assessment services for mature athletes, courses on aging, injury rehabilitation, officiating, volunteering and event management, etc.
- PSI’s community programs and services should be science-based, athlete and coach-centred and performance tested: Areas to be considered include:
- Injury prevention, pre-hab and re-hab clinics
- Fitness testing
- Physical literacy: the ABC’s
- Athlete profiling (',talent ID) – biomechanical, physiological, attitudinal
- Field testing
- Sport referral services
- Sport system gap analysis – identifying/filling voids in performance sport programs
- Sport advocacy (',sponsorship, marketing, promotion, volunteer & event management)
- Sport information centre (',communication vehicles like PSI website, newsletters, etc. could provide a community resource for exercise, health and wellness information)
- Coach and Officials development, support and applied research (',coaching certification, Aboriginal coaching models, etc.)
- Recovery and regeneration programs and services
- Nutrition counselling and programs
- Rental of sport training facilities
- PSI needs to have a multi-sport vs. sport-specific focus.
- Development and implementation of a Long-term Coach Development model that integrates with the Long-term Athlete Development model.
General comments:- Sport schools appear to be a natural feeder system for the PSI and the Camosun College athletic program.
- PSI activities need to generate funds that will contribute to the Institute’s sustainability.
- PSI should provide bursaries for those who cannot afford the fees and scholarships for those with exceptional talent.
- It is important that PSI avoid the impression of elitism as it focuses on performance. The PSI needs to be “inclusive” of those who share the Institute’s philosophy.
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