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Athletics Ontario also recommends that you visit the Coaches Association of Ontario website at www.coachesontario.ca

Coaches of Canada Benefits Program

Coaches of Canada, in partnership with AthletesCAN, is pleased tp introduce a health and dental plan for their members. READ MORE

Date: Fri Nov 12 2010 - Sun 14 Nov 2010-  The Development of Speed

An outstanding panel of experts will discuss contemporary sprint training theory and practice.This conference aims to analyze and debate a variety of sprint training systems and technical models in order to help coaches better understand the development of speed and how to improve their athletes' performances. READ MORE

Coach Education Grants Available

The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) is now accepting applications for the next wave of Chevrolet's Making Dreams Possible Club Coaching Grants. CAC is also accepting applications on an ongoing basis for grants, made available through Investors Group sponsorship, from organizations interested in hosting community coaching conferences. READ MORE

Free SIRC Membership for all AO Coaches, Officials, Associates & Administrators

Athletics Ontario is also pleased to let you know that we have a new benefit for all coaches, officials, associates and administrators registered with Athletics Ontario. Through a partnership with SIRC (Sport Information Resource Centre), all Athletics Ontario coaches, officials, associates and administrators will be given a complimentary SIRC Membership and will be able to access the world leading sport database, SportDiscus^TM, free of charge. This is a comprehensive library containing everything from coaching and training to sport medicine material. There are other benefits including: “Ask a Librarian”, “Search the SIRC Collection” and “Receive your Articles” Services. All Coaches, officials, associates and administrators registered with Athletics Ontario in 2010, will be receiving a promo code shortly to access this incredible on-line resource.

If you do not receive an email from Athletics Ontario later today, it may mean that you have not registered with Athletics Ontario for 2010. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Wendy Lee at 416-426-7217 or by email at wendylee@eol.ca

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Important Notices for Coaches, Officials, Associates and Athletes

Canadian Sport for Life "A Sport Parent's Guide"

The newly released Canadian Sport for Life "A Sport Parent's Guide" is now available for download. Canadian Sport for Life and LTAD (Long-Term Athlete Development) focuses on the general framework of athlete development with special reference to growth, maturation and development, trainability and sport system alignment and integration. It incorporates information from a number of sources. The guide provides parents and coaches introductory information on the basics of training, LTAD stages, and how to support Canadian Sport for Life in sport, at home and in your community...not to mention a comprehensive appendix of resources.

This document may be helpful in introducing the concepts of CS4L with your organization, clubs, coaches, parents and partners in sport. To download the document and for more information, please click here (PDF) or visit www.ltad.ca

Basic coaching resource list - "Essential Reading"

Roger Burrows, on behalf of AO has compliled a list of esssential resources for coaches of all disciplines. This annotated list is a great starting point for coaches and gives details on where to find these resources. To download this list, please click on the link to the left under "Coaching Resources", titled "Essential Reading".