Resources

RESOURCES

Best Practices Library: Among the resources available to all clubs from Athletics Ontario is a library full of practical books on how to manage risk and deal with legal and moral issues. The current Athletics Ontario library has the following titles available to all members and clubs:

SAFER: Preventing Sexual Abuse - by the Government of Ontario

Management of Concussion in Sports - by the American Academy of Neurology and the Brain Injury Association

Good Policies and Good Governance - by the Centre for Sport and Law

Canadian Policy on Doping in Sport - Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport

Drug Classifications - Canadian Centre for Drug-Free Sport

Negligence and Liability - by the Centre for Sport and Law

Waivers and Other Agreements - by the Centre for Sport and Law

Your Risk Management Program: A Handbook for Sport Organizations - by the Centre for Sport and Law

Managing Risks: A Handbook for the Recreation and Sport Professional - by the Centre for Sport and Law

How to Conduct a Meeting - by the Certified General Accountants Association of Ontario

Insurance in Sport and Recreation - by the Centre for Sport and Law

Doing Business with the Private Sector - by the Centre for Sport and Law

Fair Play Means Safety for All - the Canadian Hockey Association

Success Stories: Increasing Opportunities for Girls and Women in National and Multi-Sport Organizations - Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity

Outdoor Exercise During Heat and Smog Alerts - Toronto Public Health

Good Sports Don't Hurt, Sexual Harassment Does - Ministry of Culture, Citizenship and Recreation

Insurance and Liability Resource Centre for Nonprofits - Imagine Canada

We are always trying to add to our resources in an effort to provide a more complete package of benefits to our members. Here you can purchase books, heart-rate monitors and pins, rent coaching videos (some very new titles), and view the technical specifications for our events.

If you are looking for specific resources on coaching and/or officiating, try going to our Coaches and Officials page. We are trying to make the Coaches and Officials page a product of our coaching and officiating community and hope it will grow along with the rest of this site.

If you have ideas on other things you would like to see here, please let us know.

Provincial Sport Organization's Council (PSOC)

A great resource for club administrators, coaches, directors and fundraisers who have questions about their responsibilities and liabilities. Check out the Library for articles that may answer your questions. The link is http://www.sport4ontario.ca

Imagine Canada Risk Management Experts

Imagine Canada has recently launched a web-based feature of short pieces written by ten risk management experts. Rachel Corbett of the Centre for Sport and Law is the expert on sport risks and joins nine others writing practical columns about risk management issues relating to boards, governance, screening, employment, finances and technology. To access these columns, visit the Insurance and Liability Resource Centre for Non-Profits

Sport Volunteerism Training Modules

Developed by the Sport Alliance of Ontario (SAO) and Parks & Recreation Ontario (PRO) with support from the Trillium Foundation, a new series of 'turn key' workshopsVolunteer Guide which will give you an idea of how to plan and run each of these ten workshops, can be found in a downloadable format on the Sport Alliance of Ontario website by clicking here. has been created specifically for sport groups to run and host in their own communities. Ten topics, including fundraising, volunteer screening and volunteer recruitment, as well as a

Please click here to access additional on-line resources geared to sport groups and management volunteers.

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