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OFSAA Offering Student-Athlete And Teacher-Coach Subsidy

OFSAA Subsidies

OFSAA is pleased to extend subsidies once again in the 2022-23 school year! Please learn more about the Student-Athlete Subsidy and the Teacher-Coach Subsidy below.

The OFSAA Student-Athlete Sports Subsidy

Participation in school sport is important and students learn many life skills, so we want all students to have equal opportunity to experience school sport.

OFSAA is offering grants for students who have difficulty finding the monies to pay their athletic fee for league competition.

The current application form can be found HERE and must be used to apply for funds this year. The Student-Athlete Sports Subsidy will also be available in the winter and spring of 2023.

Important Information for schools:

  • The current application must be used. Complete fully, checking off all the items covered by the sport specific fee, and making sure the *parent section* and signature are filled in.
  • To determine grant eligibility, the committee will consider social and economic barriers facing the student’s family as identified by the parents. It is Important that the parents include comprehensive information on the family’s current financial situation.
  • The maximum amount a student may receive is $135.
  • The endorser should be a person aware of the student’s financial situation and needs, and of the breakdown of the athletic fees (general and sport specific). An Athletic Director or Physical Education Department Head may best fit this role.
  • Monies are only approved for inter-school participation fees for regular league play. This grant is not intended to cover any costs associated with exhibition matches, tournament play, or additional costs incurred from qualifying for championships.
  • We may not be able to provide funding for all applicants, so schools should evaluate the students applying and submit forms for those that are most in need.
  • Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Applications for the fall subsidy must be received by the deadline date of October 31, 2022.
  • This subsidy will also be available for winter sports (Deadline – Jan. 31/23) and spring sports (Deadline – Apr. 28/23).

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La participation au sport scolaire offre des expériences enrichissantes et hautement formatives. La FASSO tient à niveler les chances dans ce domaine en offrant des subventions aux élèves qui ont de la difficulté à couvrir les frais d’inscription à une ligue sportive. Le formulaire de demande se trouve sur le site Web de la FASSO. Le formulaire est obligatoire ICI pour demander une subvention cette année.

Information importante pour les écoles: 

  • Il est obligatoire d’utiliser le formulaire de demande le plus récent. Le formulaire doit être rempli au complet, y compris l’information sur les frais d’inscription. Notamment, les parents doivent remplir et signer la section Situation familiale.
  • Le comité de sélection tiendra compte des obstacles socio-économiques auxquels la famille est confrontée. Il est donc important que les parents fournissent suffisamment de détails au sujet de leur situation financière.
  • La subvention maximale est de 135 $ par élève.
  • L’endosseur devrait être au courant de la situation financière et des besoins de l’élève, ainsi que des frais d’inscription (tant les frais généraux de participation au sport inter-scolaire que les frais liés au sport pratiqué par l’élève). Il pourrait s’agir de la direction des activités sportives ou du chef du département d’éducation physique.
  • Les fonds sont octroyés seulement pour couvrir les frais de participation aux ligues sportives inter-scolaires. Les coûts de participation à des matchs de démonstration ou à des tournois, ainsi que les coûts supplémentaires de qualification pour les championnats, ne sont pas admissibles.
  • Les fonds sont limités. L’école devrait effectuer une présélection et soumettre les demandes des élèves dont les besoins sont les plus grands.
  • Les demandes seront traitées selon le principe du premier arrivé, premier servi.
  • La date limite de réception des demandes est le 31 octobre 2022.

The OFSAA Teacher-Coach Course Subsidy

In order to support teacher-coaches, OFSAA will be offering a subsidy for course registrations for NCCP Coaching Courses and Standard First Aid. OFSAA will provide a maximum of $150 per teacher-coach to help cover eligible course registration fees. Coaching courses must match the requirements specified by Ophea. 

If interested, please submit the ‘Teacher-Coach Course Subsidy Application Form’, located HERE to nicole@ofsaa.on.ca. Prior to submitting your application, please refer to the Ophea Coaching Requirements on the Ophea website to gain an understanding of the coaching requirements for each sport.

Following your submission of the application, OFSAA will review it and send you a confirmation of acceptance. Then, you may register and pay for the course. Following successful completion of the course, please forward your certificate of completion and we will then arrange to provide you with the course subsidy of up to $150.

Important Information:

  • Research course specifics to ensure the course you are interested in is recognized by Ophea.
  • Submit application for review which must be received by June 1, 2023.
  • An email will be sent by OFSAA that will indicate the status of your application.
  • Complete course or training by June 23, 2023.
  • Submit certificate of completion within seven days of course completion.

Please note that there is limited funding available and subsidies will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

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La FASSO est déterminée à soutenir les enseignants-entraîneurs. Dans cet esprit, nous offrons des subventions aux enseignants-entraîneurs qui suivent une formation du PNCE ou un cours de premiers soins. Une subvention maximale de 150 $ est offerte par enseignant-entraîneur afin d’aider à couvrir les frais d’inscription aux cours admissibles. Les cours pour entraîneurs doivent correspondre aux exigences d’Ophea. 

Les formulaires de demande doivent être soumis par courriel ICI à l’adresse nicole@ofsaa.on.ca. Avant d’envoyer votre demande, veuillez consulter le site Web d’Ophea afin de comprendre les exigences applicables aux entraîneurs selon le sport en question. 

La FASSO examinera votre demande et vous enverra une confirmation de son acceptation. Vous pourrez alors vous inscrire et payer le cours. Une fois le cours terminé avec succès, envoyez votre certificat d’achèvement à la FASSO. Vous recevrez la subvention par la suite, jusqu’à un maximum de 150 $. 

Étapes à suivre:

  • Confirmez que le cours est reconnu par Ophea.
  • Soumettez votre demande au plus tard le 1 juin 2023.
  • Vous recevrez un courriel de la FASSO confirmant l’acceptation de votre demande.
  • Terminez le cours ou la formation au plus tard le 23 juin 2023.
  • Soumettez votre certificat d’achèvement à la FASSO dans les 7 jours suivant la fin du cours ou de la formation.
  • Les fonds sont limités et sont octroyés selon le principe du premier arrivé, premier servi.

BCSS Summer 2023 Jos Opportunities

BC School Sports is looking for bright and energetic candidates who are excited to gain valuable experience for the following summer jobs.  Job descriptions and application submission details can be found within the job postings.  Applications will be accepted until March 10th, 2023.

Sport Event & Admininstrative Coordinator.pdf

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Design & Digital Content Coordinator job description (1).pdf

PDF icon Design & Digital Content Coordinator job description (1).pdf

Sport Marketing Coordinator.pdf

PDF icon Sport Marketing Coordinator.pdf

CIAAA & CIOS Opportunities



PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES!

In 2023, OFSAA is once again committed to the continuation of online learning for teacher-coaches, athletic directors and community volunteers. OFSAA is excited to share the upcoming program initiatives of the Coaching In Ontario Schools (CIOS) and the Canadian Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (CIAAA).

To gain complete information, just click HERE for the CIOS and HERE for the CIAAA. Here’s a snapshot of the online course dates and offerings for both programs.

CIOS COURSE
This program was developed by the Coaching Association of Canada and OFSAA to give teacher-coaches and community volunteers the special skill-set needed to coach effectively in the school environment. The three-hour course, available in English and French, is NCCP accredited and participants will also receive an OFSAA Certificate of Completion. Courses will run from 6pm to 9pm (ET) and the dates are as follows: January 24 and April 5.

*The deadline to register for the January 24 session is Friday, January 20.

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

For more information on CIOS, please contact Erik Espinola, Assistant Director, OFSAA, at erik@ofsaa.on.ca.


CIAAA
The CIAAA offers a wide-ranging mixture of content and networking for the high school Athletic Director.

“WINTER WEBINAR SERIES STARTS NEXT WEEK” 

Thursday, January 26:  6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Eastern
• LTP 504C – Legal Issues I: The Basics of Negligence, Liability and Risk Management 

Friday, January 27:  2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
• LTP COURSE – 503C Athletic Administration: Enhancing School-Based Athletic Programs

Sunday, February 12:  2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
• LTP COURSE – 608C Management Strategies & Organization Techniques

REGISTER ONLINE HERE


CIAAA NATIONAL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CONFERENCE

This year’s NATIONAL AD CONFERENCE will be held in person and registration is open.Early Bird pricing is in effect until January 31. This year’s conference will take place April 20, 21, 22 in Vancouver. There will be some outstanding guest speakers along with excellent professional development opportunities.  

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

If you have any questions about the CIAAA, please contact Jim Barbeau, OFSAA Sport Coordinator, at jim@ofsaa.on.ca.

We hope that you are able to take advantage of these professional development opportunities!

OFSAA 2023 WINTER BULLETIN NOW AVAILABLE

Our 2023 Winter issue of the OFSAA Bulletin Magazine is here!

We have the 2022 fall championships and festivals summarized. Golf, football, basketball and all of the other competitions are recapped here! Learn about the scholarships and awards available in 2023 and read about the lifetime achievements of the Coaching Excellence Award recipients in the School Sport category.

Interested in our 2022-23 championship and festival event calendar? Find it, along with so much more, in this issue! Just scroll across this page to start reading our online version or share the link which can be found HERE.

Look for the magazine in your school soon!

New Ideas To Raise Recognition of Your School Athletic Program

For any athletic directors looking to implement some new ideas to raise the level of recognition in their school athletics in 2023, check out this article in the National Interscholatic Athletic Administration magazine written by ASAA Executive Director, John Paton who was featured in the Winter 2022 Edition.

 Interscholastic Athletic Administration Article Winter 2022

SHSAA Announces Their 75th Anniversary Poster

In preparation for the 75th Anniversary of the SHSAA, a poster contest occurred with students across the province.  Hundreds of entries were submitted for a selection committee to determine a winner.  Julia from Central Collegiate in Moose Jaw submitted the winning entry.  Julia’s poster is proudly displayed in 350+ member schools across the province.  Julia was presented with a framed copy of her poster as a way of saying “Thank You” for your contribution to the history of the SHSAA.

OFSAA and CIAAA Announces Winter Courses

OFSAA is pleased to partner with the Canadian Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (CIAAA) to offer the following 3 courses during the winter/spring of 2023.  OFSAA trained volunteers will be instructing these courses:

1) January 26, 2023 – 6:00 – 9:00 pm – 504C: Legal Issues I – The Basics of Negligence, Liability, and Risk Management

This course covers liability, negligence, and risk management practices for athletic administrators. Legal concepts will be introduced to athletic administrators through the use of case law, case studies, and guided discussion

2) February 6, 2023 – 6:00 – 9:00 pm – 506C: Legal Issues II – Enhanced Legal Topics for the Athletic Administrator

This course introduces the important legal issues of discrimination, sexual harassment, bullying, hazing, and violence in sport. Participants will learn the legal definitions of the terms and how they are applied to the sport and scholastic context. 

3) April 6 & 12, 2023 – 7:00 – 9:00 pm both nights – 602C: Creating Your Athletic Handbook

This course is designed to guide attendees through the process of creating a complete and effective athletic handbook. Effective athletic handbooks provide vision/direction for your program, disseminate critical information to your constituents and can save Athletic Administrators countless hours.

I understand that you may have taken one or more of these courses previously and I apologize for including you in this email if there is nothing of interest here.  Please feel free to share this information with anyone else in your school/board/association that you think may be interested.

For more information and to register for any of these courses please go the following site:

www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/eventsInclude.cfm?clientid=5846

or contact Jim Barbeau, OFSAA Sport Coordinator at: jim@ofsaa.on.ca

Coaching Association of Canada Announces Two New Programs

Coaching Association of Canada Joining Abuse-Free Sport on January 20, 2023

The Coaching Association of Canada™ (CAC) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, the new independent program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport.

The COACHING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA, and its stakeholders at the national level, will have access to the services of the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC), which serves as the central hub of Abuse-Free Sport, following a transition period which will end no later than JANUARY 20TH 2023.

The COACHING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA recognizes that safe sport is everyone’s responsibility. We’re fully committed to doing our part to support a growing national movement that is changing the culture of sport in this country. As part of that commitment, we’re pleased to sign on to Abuse-Free Sport and to soon have the OSIC to administer our safe sport complaints,” Lorraine Lafrenière, Chief Executive Officer of the COACHING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA said. “The sport community has been asking for just this kind of consistent national program. It’s an important step forward for everyone involved in sport in Canada.”

During the transition period, COACHING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA is completing full adoption of the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS), which it must do before it can become part of the Abuse-Free Sport program, and making the required policy changes.

Prior to January 20th, 2023, COACHING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA participants who have experienced or witnessed abuse will continue to have access to independent third-party services through W&W Dispute Resolution Services at safesport_wwdrs@primus.ca

There is more information about the Abuse-Free Sport program HERE, on the OSIC HERE, and on COACHING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA HERE.

About the Coaching Association of Canada

The Coaching Association of Canada unites stakeholders and partners in its commitment to raising the skills and stature of coaches, and ultimately expanding their reach and influence. Through its programs, the CAC empowers coaches with knowledge and skills, promotes ethics, fosters positive attitudes, builds competence, and increases the credibility and recognition of coaches. For more information, please visit www.coach.ca, follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

MEDIA CONTACT

Selma Baaziz

Manager, Marketing and Communications

613-235-5000 x 2395

sbaaziz@coach.ca

Coaching Association of Canada Announces New Mental Health and Sport Project Funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada

The Coaching Association of Canada™ (CAC) today announced the launch of its National Mental Health and Sport project after receiving funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in an official announcement today by David McGuinty, Member of Parliament for Ottawa South, on behalf of the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health.

The National Mental Health and Sport project will be launching in February 2023. As a part of the initiative, the project will have three key objectives. The first objective is to update some existing training modules to expand on the content provided on mental health in sport and to improve accessibility of these modules, both by increasing delivery to remote areas and by adapting them into seven additional languages: Arabic, Punjabi, Chinese, Tagalog, Cree, Inuktitut and Dene. The second objective is to create an online accessible national resource hub, which will offer a compilation of training modules, videos, information, and resources provided by organizations with expertise in mental health literacy and education. Lastly, the third objective is to strategically promote the educational content and national resource hub to new and diverse audiences across Canada. With this 360-degree project, the CAC aims to increase mental health literacy amongst coaches at all levels of sport and in all provinces and territories. While this will benefit all coaches who participate, this project lays special emphasis on supporting coaches and community sport leaders in the communities identified as the most impacted by the pandemic. 

Mental health has been identified by federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) governments as the greatest risk to people in Canada as a result of COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on youth mental health and is particularly associated with depression and anxiety (Nearchou et al., 2020). Evidence has shown that between 40-48% of children and adolescents experienced mental health issues during the pandemic (Liang et al., 2020) (Wang et al., 2020).  

Quotes: 

The Honourable, Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, and Associate Minister of Health, said, “Coaches play a fundamental leadership role in their communities, and are an important source of mental health support for many athletes. With its focus on increasing mental health literacy, this new program will significantly help coaches and sport leaders understand some of the challenges that people from equity-seeking groups, including youth, face when it comes to their mental health, while helping more people across Canada access the trauma-informed and culturally relevant supports they need.” 

The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, said, “I am happy that our government continues to support underrepresented groups who were disproportionately affected by the pandemic. The mental health literacy of our coaches is paramount. Our athletes’ well-being depends on having training environments that are psychologically healthy and safe. This $2.8M funding to the Coaching Association of Canada will do just that, by reaching more than 2.5 million coaches across the country, which in turn will help millions of athletes from coast to coast to coast.”

David McGuinty, Member of Parliament, Ottawa South, said, “Supporting the mental health of athletes is key to creating a healthy environment and a love of sport and physical activity that can last a lifetime. The additional support the Coaching Associate of Canada can provide coaches and sport organizations will help foster this positive environment and support ongoing physical activity, while addressing health inequities and supporting young people from equity-seeking groups.” 

Lorraine Lafrenière, Chief Executive Officer of the Coaching Association of Canada, said, “This project is an important opportunity for the CAC to raise awareness and literacy on mental health within the sport community. With this national initiative, we are reaching out to communities across Canada including those who live in remote areas, Indigenous peoples, those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, newcomers to Canada, and the armed forces. Harnessing the power of sport can unite individuals, groups, communities, and nations; with this project we endeavour to equip our coaches to better support themselves and their sport participants, to normalize conversations around mental health, and to have a significant impact on individual lives as well as the sport community in Canada.”  

About the Coaching Association of Canada 

The Coaching Association of Canada unites stakeholders and partners in its commitment to raising the skills and stature of coaches, and ultimately expanding their reach and influence. Through its programs, the CAC empowers coaches with knowledge and skills, promotes ethics, fosters positive attitudes, builds competence, and increases the credibility and recognition of coaches. For more information, please visit www.coach.ca, follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. 

For more information, contact:

Arushi G Phillips 
Manager, Communications and Public Relations – Special Project

Coaching Association of Canada  
aphillips@coach.ca