What is Sport Explorerz?
Sport Explorerz is a community-based program which aims to align with Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) – “a movement to improve the quality of sport and physical activity in Canada. CS4L links sport, education, recreation and health as well as aligns community, provincial and national programming.” This program is also guided by the principles of Physical Literacy. These principles are a part of the foundational stages of the Long Term Athlete Development model set by Sport Canada for all sports in the development of athletes and for individuals to be active for life.
In Sport Explorerz – Active Start, your child will begin to acquire fundamental movement skills such as balance, coordination, agility and social skills, etc. These skills are the building blocks to acquiring fundamental sport skills (running, jumping, kicking, throwing, etc.) and to be confident and competent in both a competitive sport setting and recreational settings throughout their life. Sport Explorerz – Fundamentals focuses on these basic sport skills in a fun and engaging way.
Through active play, your child will have the opportunity to develop and build on:
• Travelling Skills – running, climbing, galloping, jumping, hopping, skipping…
• Object Control Skills – throw, kick, strike, trapping…
• Balance Movements – balancing/centering, dodging, landing, stopping, falling…
• Social Skills – interacting, sharing, following instruction, being a team player…
Benefits of Participating in Sport Explorerz
• A fun, safe and challenging environment that is age appropriate to explore and develop fundamental movement skills.
• Involves games and play where each child has an equal opportunity to practice their skills.
• Gain body awareness through moving their bodies in different ways.
• Just as important as learning how to read and write, learning fundamental movement skills and fundamental sport skills provides your child with the foundation to excel in any sport they may choose, and to be active for life. For example: learning to catch, jump, run, kick, and throw will allow your child in the future to participate in… soccer, basketball, volleyball, track and field, bowling, football, squash, badminton, rugby, tennis, etc.
• Promotes connections for brain development and memory.
• Children who are physically literate (knowing these skills) move with confidence and competence in a wide variety of activities and environments that develop the whole person.
• Free play is incorporated to encourage creativity, cooperation, and independence in children as they practice moving in different ways.
For more information on Physical Literacy and Active Start, please visit the following website: www.canadiansportforlife.ca.
Please go the menu on the left for more information on how to register for Sport Explorerz – Active Start and Sport Explorerz – Fundamentals.