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Marco Arop Comes Out Of Nowhere To Capture Pan Am Gold For Canada
Sport Is A Powerful Political Tool! 10 Reasons Why Governments Get Involved With Sport
MLSE LaunchPad’s Director of Sport Justin Bobb Balances Executive Role And Being An OCAA Basketball Head Coach
Alex Mohamed Is Naturally Determined To Help Jays Care Foundation Make A Difference
Experience Can’t Be Learned: Shauna Bookal Brings Energy & Passion To Field Hockey
1 Sport Organization, 17 Years: Ontario Basketball’s Executive Director Jason Jansson
American Educated, Canadian Born & Raised: Sage Watson On Her Pan Am Gold & Improving Canada’s Sport System
Sea Dog’s GM & President Trevor Georgie Possesses Same Natural Abilities He Had In High School
Luge Star Shiva Keshavan Discusses The State Of Sport In India
Israel Lacrosse COO David Lasday’s Career In Sport Development & The Rise Of Lacrosse In Israel
Sport Management Master’s Grad Derek Szilagyi Experiences All Aspects Of University Athletics
Robin Randall’s Transition From Elite Water Polo Athlete To Leadership Roles With Water Polo Canada & AthletesCAN
IceDogs Assistant GM Brandon Currie Credits Event Management Course For Planning & Organization Skills
Water Polo Canada’s High Performance Director Justin Oliveira Is Geared To Help Others “Reach Their Potential”
Richa Prabhakar Brings A Global Perspective to Cricket Canada
Alex Mai, A Western Hockey League (WHL) Exec & Master’s Student At The Same Time
Event Manager of BC Games Society, Kyler Nurmsoo, Eyed Working in Non-Profit Sport From The Start
From Classmate to Niagara IceDogs Hockey Executive: Nino Bourikas
Nao Okumura Is Studying Sport Leadership In The UK To Help Less Fortunate With Homeless Rugby
Events Partnership Specialist at Curling Canada, Melissa Hicks, Works Together with Local Businesses
About Amateur Sport
This category looks at amateur sport in Canada and the United States of America and what it's like to work in it.
Amateur sport is synonymous with non-profit sport. Non-profit sport organizations primary purpose is to provide social services without interest in making a profit.
Non-profit sport organizations consist of three types.
Firstly, single-sport organizations are those responsible for one sport (ex. BC Diving Association, Athletes Canada, Timber Ridge Ski Club). Second, multi-sport organizations are responsible for several sports (ex. Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Colleges Athletics Association, Canada Games Committee). Third, multi-service sport organizations are responsible for providing services to single sport and multi-sport organizations (ex. Canadian Centre for Ethics and Sport, Athletes Canada, Coaching Association of Canada).
Moreover, there are a four levels of non-profit sport organizations.
International Sport Organizations
Firstly, International Federations (IFs) govern sport at a world level (ex. International Olympic Committee, International Basketball Federation and The Fédération Internationale de Football Association).
National Sport Organizations
Secondly, National Sport Organizations (NSOs) in Canada provide programs and services to national-level athletes and provide leadership to their member organizations. NSOs, pronounced “enessows” are commonly mentioned in Sport Management classes. Examples of "enessows" include Wheelchair Basketball Canada, Cricket Canada and Canada Soccer.
Provincial Sport Organizations
Third, Provincial Sport Organizations (PSOs) provide programs and services to provincial-level athletes and provide leadership to their member organizations. Likewise to NSOs, PSOs are pronounced “pee-s-ows” and are mentioned in Canadian Sport Management classes so much. Examples of “pee-s-ows” include Ontario Volleyball Association, British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association.
Community Sport Organizations
Finally, Community Sport Organizations (CSOs) provide many of the recreational and competitive sport opportunities we enjoy in our communities. CSOs, pronounced "see-s-ows" are another common buzz word around Canadian Sport Management campuses. Examples of these include the Erin Mills Soccer Club.
This category highlights people working within all the above types of amateur sport organizations.
In addition, government sport is discussed here with attention to the Federal, Provincial and Municipal levels.
Amateur sport consists of all sports in which athletes do not get paid for playing. This differs from professional sport. So here you will find articles relating to the OCAA, U SPORTS, youth sport, Indigenous sport, ParaSports, and the Olympic and Paralympic movement. There's more than that too! Also, if an article touches on the government's funding or lack thereof, towards amateur sport, you'll find an article about that here.
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