Ensuring Positive Experiences for Children in Sport

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Ensuring Positive Experiencesfor Children in
Sport
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What is HIGH FIVE?

• HIGH FIVE is Canadas only quality assurance
  standard for organizations providing sport and
  recreation programs to children aged 6 to12.

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Our Vision

• Through sustained involvement in quality
  recreation and sport activities, all children
  aged 6 to 12 years are experiencing healthy
  development.

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HIGH FIVE Principles Design Guidelines
A Caring Adult
Friends
Play
Mastery
Participation
Welcoming of Diversity Uniqueness
DevelopmentallyAppropriate
Safe
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HIGH FIVE Authorized Providersacross Canada

• BC
• Nunavut
• Alberta
• Saskatchewan
• Manitoba
• Ontario
• Nova Scotia
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• New Brunswick
• PEI

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HIGH FIVE Alignment with CS4L

• CS4L is designed to support parents in
  understanding what they need to consider in
  helping their child to enjoy being active for
  life and supports HIGH FIVE in creating the best
  way for children to play.
• Richard Way
• CS4L Expert

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CS4L and HIGH FIVE Where is the fit?

• CS4L is what children need to
• learn. HIGH FIVE is how they
• need to learn.
• The HIGH FIVE model of how to deliver quality
  sport and recreation programs to children aged 6
  to12 is a perfect fit with CS4Ls extensive data
  on Physical Literacy and developmental needs of
  children.

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CS4L and HIGH FIVE Where is the fit?
Canadian Sport for Life Expertise in
the physiological changes of child development
Learn to Train
HIGH FIVE Expertise in the emotional, mental
and social development of children age 6-12 years
HIGH FIVE Expertise in the emotional, mental
and social development of children age 6-12 years
FUNdamentals
Active Start
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HIGH FIVE Sport Survey Findings

• A recent HIGH FIVE survey of community sport
  coaches in Ontario and Nova Scotia indicated that
  their top five challenges are
• 1) dealing with parents
• 2) ensuring fair play
• 3) keeping childs interest
• 4) developing new skills
• 5) dealing effectively with bullying and teasing

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HIGH FIVE Sport

• Five hour training
• Can be held in conjunction with FMS (Fundamental
  Movement Skills) course or Flag Rugby
• Participants will learn how to
• Identify the social, emotional and cognitive
  needs of children aged 6 to 12 in a sport setting
• Apply stages of CS4L while nurturing childrens
  mental health
• Engage and motivate athletes
• Effectively manage behaviour
• Prepare children emotionally for competition and
  manage feelings around winning and losing
• Communicate effectively with athletes and parents

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Benefits

• Available in French and English
• Enhanced Coach knowledge on the mental, social,
  emotional needs of children aged 6 to 12
• Coach retention
• Increased customer satisfaction/fewer complaints
• Focus on Risk Management
• Accomplish CS4L goals by engaging in two stages
• FUNdamentals and Learn to Train

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How does it work?

• HIGH FIVE National will connect you to your
  regional Authorized Provider
• A local HIGH FIVE Sport Trainer can deliver
  training to your coaches
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• You can train your own HIGH FIVE Sport Trainer
  to deliver training to your coaches

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How does it work?

• All training is optional
• Rugby Clubs who choose to get involved can become
  HIGH FIVE Registered Organizations and have all
  the benefits associated with that including
• Access to HIGH FIVE Database
• Discounted Pricing
• Recognition
• Access to educational/promotional resources

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Costs

• Costs are variable depending on location and
  whether or not you need a HIGH FIVE Sport
  Trainer
• Average Cost for HIGH FIVE Sport
• 25 per participant

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HIGH FIVE National Numbers

• 1000 Coaches trained in HIGH FIVE Sport (since
  Nov. 2009)
• 60 HIGH FIVE Sport Trainers (since Nov. 2009)
• 65,000 Leaders trained in PHCD (since 1999)
• 7500 QUEST Assessors
• 1000 HIGH FIVE Trainers
• 275 Registered Organizations
• 15 Accredited Sites
• 18 Colleges and Universities delivering PHCD
  and/or QUEST 2

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Sport is Value Neutral

• The thing about sport is that it is value
  neutral.
• The value always comes with who is working with
  the child.
• Dr. Peter Jensen
• Canadian Olympic Team
• From HIGH FIVE Sport

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Compliments NCCP

• HIGH FIVE Sport provides coaches with a solid
  understanding of social and cognitive development
  for their athletes. This program is a good
  compliment to the National Coaching Certification
  Program (NCCP) by providing a positive and safe
  sport experience to ensure children are active
  for life.
• Jeremy Cross
• Coach Education Manager
• Coaches Association of Ontario

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Excellent!

• Thoroughly engaging
• Very strong materials and exercises
• Excellent workbook resource
• Dr. Stephen Norris
• CS4L Expert
• HIGH FIVE Sport Participant

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Contact Us

• HIGH FIVE National
• LJ Bartle
• National Manager
• 1 Concorde Gate, Suite 302
• Toronto, ON M3C 3N6
• 1.888.222.9838
• info_at_HIGHFIVE.org
• www.HIGHFIVE.org