Sport Development

 Adaptive Sport

 Visit our Adaptive Sport Page for information on 

• VOLT Hockey
• Sledge Skating
• Local Organizations that offer Adaptive Sport 

Coaches Corner

• Coaches Ontario website
• Safe Sport 101 website
• Ontario Return to Play Resources
• Concussion Awareness Resources
• Ottawa Sport Council: Safe Sport Essentials
• Indigenous Sport and Wellness Ontario
• You Can Play Project
• True Sport
• Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity
• Ottawa Sport Council: Funding and Grants
• Ottawa Sport Council: Physical Literacy & Healthy Living 
• Ottawa Sport Council: Sport Policy and Research
• Sport Law: a consulting company offering legal services and educational programs
• Score: blend goal setting, team connection, building character and confidence in to your sport

 INSPIRE - Sport and Health for Life

This annual event is connects Grade 8 girls with community sport organizations and allows them to try a variety of activities and encourages sport and health for Life.

Visit our INSPIRE page for more details. 

National Coaches Week

 Join us in celebrating the positive impact that local coaches have on our community. Visit our the National Coaches Week page for details on how you can say #Thankscoach in Thunder Bay. 

 Volunteer Toolbox

Over 73% of community sport organizations across Canada are completely volunteer driven.  

Thanks to funding from the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund, the Ottawa Sport Council has developed this toolbox to address challenges community sport organizations face.

The Volunteer Toolbox contains resources for all community sport organizations to support their volunteer requirements

• Job Description Templates for Board Members, Event Volunteers, Volunteer Managers and Committee Volunteers
• Volunteer Onboarding Best Practices
• Volunteer Management: Volunteer Manager Handbook
• Best Practices in Volunteer Appreciation
• Best Practices when a Volunteer Retires