Activity Leaders

Everyone has a role to play in actively engaging women and girls in sport and physical activity.

The purpose of this resource is to increase awareness about the experiences of women and girls and provide recommendations to address the psycho-social factors that influence female athlete development.

Everyone has a role to play in actively engaging women and girls in sport and physical activity.

Context:

• SECTION I: Setting the Context — Canadian Sport for Life and the Long-Term Athlete Development Model
• SECTION II: The Benefits and Barriers of Sport and Physical Activity for Women and Girls
• SECTION III: The Psycho-Social Factors that Influence Women’s and Girls’ Involvement in Sport and Physical Activity
• SECTION IV: CS4L / LTAD Through the Gender
• SECTION V: Recommendations for Action — Everyone has a Role to Play when Actively Engaging Women and Girls.