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Sport is a powerful tool for teaching children essential life skills, yet traditional coaching methods often fail to do so intentionally. Simply being part of a team does not automatically teach leadership, teamwork, or respect - these skills must be actively nurtured by coaches. Sport to Life: Coach 1 equips coaches to teach life skills through sport and play, helping them integrate these skills into session plans using engaging, play-based challenges. Designed for leaders working with children aged 7-11, this course develops resilience, confidence, emotional regulation, and cooperation through a focus on topics such as trying new things, keeping calm, believing in yourself and getting along with others - skills that enhance performance in sport and seamlessly transfer to school, home, and community. Developed by Free Play for Kids, a registered charity dedicated to teaching life skills through sport, this course is grounded in proven methodologies such as Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR), Sport-Based Youth Development (SBYD), Positive Youth Development (PYD), and Trauma-Informed Sports Programs (TISP).
Course Start and End Date: May 27 - Jun 22, 2026
Course Length: 25 hours
Class Notes:
This hybrid course includes a combination of in-person and online synchronous sessions and asynchronous independent study. (4 hours of in-person training + 21 hours of asynchronous self-study)
In-person session: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 2:00pm - 6:00pm (Commonwealth Recreation Centre).
After registration, you will be added to Free Play’s course platform to complete Modules 2 to 13 on your own time.
Note: This course is also offered at MacEwan University Continuing Education for $599 + GST. You can choose to register through MacEwan and this course will be added to your official transcript. MacEwan course link here: https://www.macewan.ca/academics/faculties-schools/school-of-continuing-education/courses/?id=PRDV0401
Sport is a powerful tool for teaching children essential life skills, yet traditional coaching methods often fail to do so intentionally. Simply being part of a team does not automatically teach leadership, teamwork, or respect - these skills must be actively nurtured by coaches. Sport to Life: Coach 1 equips coaches to teach life skills through sport and play, helping them integrate these skills into session plans using engaging, play-based challenges. Designed for leaders working with children aged 7-11, this course develops resilience, confidence, emotional regulation, and cooperation through a focus on topics such as trying new things, keeping calm, believing in yourself and getting along with others - skills that enhance performance in sport and seamlessly transfer to school, home, and community. Developed by Free Play for Kids, a registered charity dedicated to teaching life skills through sport, this course is grounded in proven methodologies such as Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR), Sport-Based Youth Development (SBYD), Positive Youth Development (PYD), and Trauma-Informed Sports Programs (TISP).
Course Start and End Date: May 27 - Jun 22, 2026
Course Length: 25 hours
Class Notes:
This hybrid course includes a combination of in-person and online synchronous sessions and asynchronous independent study. (4 hours of in-person training + 21 hours of asynchronous self-study)
In-person session: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 2:00pm - 6:00pm (Commonwealth Recreation Centre).
After registration, you will be added to Free Play’s course platform to complete Modules 2 to 13 on your own time.
Note: This course is also offered at MacEwan University Continuing Education for $599 + GST. You can choose to register through MacEwan and this course will be added to your official transcript. MacEwan course link here: https://www.macewan.ca/academics/faculties-schools/school-of-continuing-education/courses/?id=PRDV0401