The activeforlife's Podcast
Give kids the right start with #physicalliteracy & they'll be active for life!
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Episodes
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
In this podcast, Active For Life editor-in-chief Richard Monette speaks with Marie-Claude Asselin, one of the people involved in creating the new Canadian Sport Helpline to report abuse in sport. Marie-Claude is the Chief Executive Officer of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada, and she has over 40 years of experience as an athlete, coach, official, administrator, and volunteer at all levels of Canadian amateur sport.
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
In this podcast, Active for Life editor-in-chief Richard Monette chats with John O'Sullivan, founder of the Changing the Game Project, about how negative coaches, abusive spectators and over-involved parents can turn kids off sports, and what we can do about it.
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Active for Life editor-in-chief Richard Monette talked with Noah Lenstra, an assistant professor of Library and Information Science at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, about the evolving role of libraries in society.
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Active for Life editor-in-chief Richard Monette talked with Brussoni about the value of risky play and parents’ anxiety around it, as well as the benefits of free, active play outdoors.
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
Active for Life editor-in-chief Richard Monette talked with Dr. John Cairney about how he defines physical literacy, why he believes it’s just as important as other forms of literacy for overall child health and development, and how to help kids become physically literate.