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Dear Governing Bodies
Article written by FSQ's Director of Sport, Matt Young If you haven’t noticed, your landscape is changing. Change happens by design or by disaster, and you have three choices: get in front of it, embrace it, or resist it. Since change is hard, some of you have chosen...
Fuelling Women Champion: Inspiring Women and Girls to stay in Sport
Case Study: Fuelling Women Champions Program - Inspiring & Empowering Girls & Women to Stay in Sport 'Sports provided me with life skills including the confidence to challenge myself, to see the strength in being part of a team, and to understand why actions...
From Brilliance to Burnout: The Crisis in Canada’s Sports Talent Retention
Article written by FSQ's Director of Sport, Matt Young *This narrative is rooted in factual events and not a work of fiction. For clarity & emphasis on the main points in the article, pseudonyms, namely Jenny & James, have been used to represent the...
Lethbridge Game Changer Initiative to Increase Community Participation
Case Study: Lethbridge Game Changer Initiative to Increase Community ParticipationChallenge The Lethbridge Sport Council approached us with two primary challenges: They had a depleting volunteer coach base They had a need to elevate the quality of community coach...
Transforming Tennis Development: Tennis Canada’s Whole Player Development Pathway
Case Study: Transforming Tennis Development: Tennis Canada's Whole Player Development Pathway Tennis faces several challenges in optimizing player development and creating a unified pathway.Challenge The Long-Term Athlete Development model lacked clear progression for...
Grow Courageous Athletes Webinar
You are the Gardener. Join our Grow Courageous Athletes Webinar with Shawnee Harle and help your athletes start showing up as their Greatest Self. We are thrilled to extend a special invitation to an inspiring evening that promises to be a game-changer in the...
Enhancing Provincial Soccer Organizations through Professional Development
Case Study: Enhancing Provincial Soccer Organizations through Professional Development Soccer Associations faced challenges in capacity and experience that hindered the effective servicing of Local Sport Organizations (LSOs).Challenge Capacity and experience...
The Youth Sport Franchise Model
Annually, 40 million youths enroll in North American youth sports, but a concerning 70% quit by age 13. The youth sports industry, generating $19 billion in the USA and $8 billion in Canada, currently operates without a CEO. An increased investment in people...
Building Capacity in Youth Sport Organizations
Building organizational capacity in youth sports can be challenging due to various factors. One of the primary difficulties stems from the often limited resources available to youth sports organizations. These groups are typically run by volunteers, and funding can be...