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Love What You Play

For the Love of the Game

Each week For the Love of the Game meets with the top experts in the youth sports field to provide parents and coaches with the insight, knowledge, and resources they need to ensure kids love what they play.

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53: Children's Risky Play | Dr. Marianna Brussoni

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2020/05/11

Marianna Brussoni's research focuses on child injury prevention: "Current research interests include the influence of geographic, cultural and social places on parenting related to risk and safety; developmental importance of children’s risky play; the impact of injury on children’s health-related quality of life; injuries among Aboriginal populations; and injury surveillance. I currently lead CIHR-funded research to develop an index of the playability of the built environment, and Lawson

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52: Empowering Youth Sports Leaders | John Engh

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2020/05/04

John is the Executive Director at National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS). He is a Florida Atlantic University graduate, a former multi-sport athlete, and an avid golfer. Like his father, Fred Engh, John is continuing to expand NAYS which is "educating, equipping, and empowering youth sports leaders, volunteers, and parents so all children can enjoy the lifelong benefits of sports". NAYS has reached countless members of the sports community, having thus far partnered with more than 3,000

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51: Physical Literacy for Communities | Lea Wiens

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2020/04/27

Lea works with community leaders across multiple sectors, developing the knowledge and capacity to deliver physical literacy and quality sport-enriched programs and services. After establishing one of the first Sport for Life community projects in her home town of Cochrane, AB, Lea went on to lead the RBC Learn to Play Community Mentorship on behalf of the Sport for Life Society. Currently, Lea is the project manager supporting physical literacy and quality sport in Indigenous schools and

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50: Universal Grassroots Mentorship | Gord McFarlane...

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2020/03/12

Glen is joined by 2 guest speakers from B.C. Baseball Umpires Association in this teaser episode of Love What You Play. Rhonda Pauls is the Vice President and Education Chair at BCBUA. Gord McFarlane is the Lower Mainland Director of BCBUA's grassroots program.

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49: How Accountability Helps Youth Grow | Duff Gibson...

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2020/03/05

This is a teaser of our interview with Duff Gibson. Click Here To Watch The Full Episode Duff Gibson is a speaker, coach, advocate, and father. With his organization Dark Horse, a kids' multi-sport program, Duff aims to develop athleticism and foster an intrinsic love for sport.

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48: Optimal Athlete Development | Ken Martel (Teaser)

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2020/02/19

With over 25 years of experience in player development and a long history as a coach with USA Hockey, Ken Martel was named technical director of USA Hockey’s American Development Model in May 2009. He is charged with helping provide a framework for associations nationwide to follow for optimal athlete development.

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47: Teaching the Element of Fun | Sean Fitz-Gerald...

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2020/02/14

Sean Fitz-Gerald is the senior national writer for The Athletic, Toronto. He is the author of Before the Lights Go Out: A Season Inside a Game On the Brink, a poignant insight into Canadian Hockey. The book highlights Fitz-Gerald’s season with the Peterborough Petes, providing his own experience of the conflicting perspectives and motivations that affect hockey in Canada. As a sports journalist, Fitz-Gerald has written for the National Post, the Canadian Press and the Toronto Star. He was named

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46: Unleash the Athlete | James Leath (Teaser)

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2020/02/05

“If you coach scared because you’re afraid to lose your job, it’s just like playing scared. It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy.” Having worked with youth sports, professional sports, and eSports teams, James Leath is well versed in training character development through a leadership and mental conditioning curriculum. This teaser features a unique insight into the booming eSports industry through the eyes of an experienced youth sports coach. Leath highlights the similarities and differences

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45: Recreating Youth Sports | Dr. Veronica Allan, Dr....

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2020/01/30

Today's episode features a portion of Glen's conversation with 3 prolific guests! If you want to hear the full conversation, head to https://www.fortheloveofthegame.ca/register. Veronica Allan has a PhD in Sport Psychology. She is a Postdoctoral Fellow in York University’s School of Kinesiology and Health Science, as well as an Independent Content Contributor and Coordinator at Canada’s Sport Information Resource Centre. Cassidy Preston has a PhD in Sport Psychology. He is the founder and Lead

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44: Teaching the Element of Fun | Sean Fitz-Gerald

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2020/01/13

Sean Fitz-Gerald is the senior national writer for The Athletic, Toronto. He is the author of Before the Lights Go Out: A Season Inside a Game On the Brink, a poignant insight into Canadian hockey. The book highlights Fitz-Gerald’s season with the Peterborough Petes, providing his own experience of the conflicting perspectives and motivations that affect hockey in Canada. As a sports journalist, Fitz-Gerald has written for the National Post, Canadian Press and the Toronto Star. He was named

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43: Flow State vs. Mindfulness | Dr. Chris Bertram

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2019/12/23

Dr. Chris Bertram is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Bertram specializes in how human beings learn, and specifically how to create more optimal learning environments by tapping into flow states that lead to the ultimate goal of stress-resistant skill acquisition. As an academic, Dr. Bertram has published numerous scholarly articles in a wide range of human performance areas and has been featured in the

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42: Early Sport Specialization | Dr. Tommy John

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2019/12/16

Tommy is the founder of Dr. Tommy John Performance and Healing Center in San Diego, California. With Master Degrees in Health and Exercise Science from Furman University, Dr. Tommy John brings over 17 years of health experience to the table. At the completion of his studies he played professional baseball for three years with teams such as the Schaumburg Flyers, the Tyler Roughnecks and the LA Dodgers. After his career was abruptly ended from a rare infection in his throwing shoulder, he developed

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41: Lifelong Learning | David Turner

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2019/12/02

David Turner is the Coaching Children & Safeguarding Lead at UK Coaching, the region’s lead agency and charity for sports coaching. David co-authored the latest UK Coaching/NSPCC Safeguarding & Protecting Children workshop that 25,000 coaches attend annually, and the "First Steps into Coaching" workshop and resource aimed at getting parents from the stands and into coaching. David currently serves as the Lead Throws Coach at Loughborough University. Table of Contents 0:00 - Intro 2:09 -

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40: Positive Youth Development Through Sport | Dr....

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2019/11/11

Nick grew up in Wales and completed his undergraduate and masters degrees in the UK, before coming to Canada to complete his PhD at the University of Alberta in 2002. He is currently a Professor and Vice Dean (Research). Nick began coaching when he was 18, and spent five summers in the US working for Major League Soccer camps. He currently coaches at youth and adult levels in Edmonton. For fun, he runs ultramarathons, with his favourites being Sinister 7, Canadian Death Race, and Blackfoot

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39: Optimal Athlete Development | Ken Martel

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2019/10/07

With over 25 years of experience in player development and a long history as a coach with USA Hockey, Ken Martel was named technical director of USA Hockey’s American Development Model in May 2009. He is charged with helping provide a framework for associations nationwide to follow for optimal athlete development. Table of Contents 0:00 - Intro 1:34 - Growing up 2:26 - Issues parents are facing in youth sports 7:40 - Hockey parents and scouting 10:45 - Great characteristics of

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38: Working with Parents in Sport, Part 2 | Gordon...

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2019/09/23

Gordon MacLelland is the CEO and founder of Working with Parents in Sport (WWPIS) which he set up after 20 years as a teacher and coach to all age levels from 7 year olds to adults. He has a BA/Hons degree in Sports Science from University College Chester and a PGCE from Lancaster University. He is a qualified teacher and has been Director of Sport at an independent prep school in the UK for the last 10 years, and has worked in schools in both the UK and New Zealand for the last 16 years. Gordon is

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37: The Importance of Free Play | Dr. Peter Gray

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2019/09/16

Peter Gray, Ph.D., research professor at Boston College, is author of Free to Learn (Basic Books) and Psychology (Worth Publishers, a college textbook now in its 8th edition). He has conducted and published research in comparative, evolutionary, developmental, and educational psychology. He did his undergraduate study at Columbia University and earned a Ph.D. in biological sciences at Rockefeller University. His current research and writing focuses primarily on children's natural ways of learning

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36: How to Help Reduce Official Abuse | Brian Barlow

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2019/09/09

Bryan Barlow is a motivational speaker and a passionate, highly-requested and recommended soccer referee. He is also a father, pilot, golfer, writer & Emmy award-winning TV producer, and husband of long-time best friend Lori Barlow. He is no stranger to center stage, so it was no surprise when his little “Offside” project went viral the summer of 2018. Making a bold statement is one of the fundamental pillars of impactful marketing, and Barlow took his own advice a few years ago, offering $100

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35: How Coaches Can Learn from Others | John Kessel

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2019/09/02

Since 1985 John has been working for the National Governing Body of the sport, USA Volleyball (USAV), now as Director of Sport Development. He currently serves as the staff liaison for Disabled Programs, USA Deaflympic Teams, Starlings USA, National Parks and Recreation Assoc., the YMCA and over 30 other affiliated organizations working with USAV. He is Secretary of the NORCECA Technical and Coaches Commission, and Director of Development for World ParaVolley. He was Team Leader for the 2000 USA

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34: How to Create a Culture of Excellence | Pete...

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2019/08/26

Pete has been a varsity wrestling coach for 15 years and has faced the struggles every new coach has to go through. His first year coaching, the entire varsity team consisted of 8 kids and didn’t win a single match! Over 15 years, his program has come a long way: two NY State Champions, 11 All-State Wrestlers, 22 Individual Section Champions, 50 All-Section Wrestlers and many dozens of All-League athletes. For Pete, coaching is a passion and a labor of love. Now, with years of experience under

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