Summer Camps!
Pre-Registration Now Available

XPLORESPORTZ
Sport Discovery Camps

For sport-lovers (ages 9-12) who want to experience some new & exciting sports.  If you’re tired of the same-old sport scene, come discover the dynamic variety of sports we have to offer! 
Week 1: July 6-10     Week 2: July 13-17
Week 3: July 20-24   Week 4: July 27-31
Week 5: Aug 10-14   Week 6: Aug 17-21
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Sport ABC’s Physical Literacy Camps

Sport ABC’s Camps, for children ages 6-9, are designed to support the development of fundamental movement skills such as throwing, catching, running and jumping. With these skills, kids have a foundation to explore and enjoy different sports and physical activities for life.
Week 1: July 20-23   Week 2: Aug 4-7
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THE NEXT TIER (TNT)
Sport Performance Camps

The TNT Training Program provide support and guidance for athletes in the Train-to-Train (ages 12-17) stage of the LTAD who are looking to take performance and training to new levels. This training program begins with a 2 day workshop that provides initial assessment and testing which then leads into more specific sport education sessions aimed at supporting existing training programs. 
Assessment & Program Design: July 7 & July 9  
Weekly Training Sessions: Wednesdays, July 15 – Aug 19 
Final Assessment: Aug 25
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PacificSport Okanagan -
Athlete Feature
                         

Photograph by: VancouverBasketball.ca

Athlete: Grant Shephard 
Sport: Basketball 
Recent Result: Bronze BC Boys AAAA Provincial Championships
What's Next: Represent Team Canada U16 at the upcoming FIBA Americas in Argentina June 10-14
  
Q & A - Get to know Grant Shephard >> 

Have you heard the latest buzz? What is Physical Literacy?

  
 
Physical literacy is the development of movement skills that permit a child to move comfortably and confidently with control in a wide range of physical, rhythmic and sport situations. Dean Kriellaars, Exercise Physiologist at University of Manitoba is one of the leading experts in a movement called physical literacy.

"A child that has low physical literacy skills has low confidence to perform any activity," he says.
"They have a very limited number of movements they can do well. And all of those bundled together blocks them from participating in any physical activity."

The development of movement skills is connected to a child’s overall well being. The overriding message is that physical literacy isn’t just for sports. It’s part of a spectrum of essential life skills that children need to live complete, healthy lives.

Where do we fit in? PacificSport Okanagan provides age and stage appropriate programming for children, following the Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) model of child development. We can provide training, education and delivery support for a variety of programs from Active Start (age 0-6), Fundamentals (6-9), Learn To Train (9-12) and Train to Train (12-16), either for the Leaders or Participants in your programs!

Feel free to contact us for more information on how we can support incorporating physical literacy into your specific activity programs!