Contents

1. Sport Parent Guide
2. Long Term Athlete Development
3. Children's Fitness Tax Credit
   
4. Random Sport Parent Articles 

Sport Parent Guide      (top)

A Guide for Sport Parents is a resource handbook for parents of children participating in sport.

The guide is co-authored by University of Winnipeg sport psychologists Cal Botterill and Tom Patrick. It is designed to be a quick read and reference while addressing common issues to youth sports and the roles and responsibilities of parents in dealing with these issues.

A Guide for Sport Parents (English)

A Guide for Sport Parents (French)

Hard copies of A Guide for Sport Parents are available from Sport Manitoba upon request by calling 925-5605.

Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)     (top)

LTAD focuses on the general framework of athlete development with special reference to growth, maturation and development, trainability, and sport system alignment and integration. It incorporates information from a number of sources. It draws on the experiences of various athlete development projects that have been implemented by different sport organizations in British Columbia since the mid-1990s. It also draws from LTAD work with National Sport Organizations including Basketball Canada, the Canadian Curling Association, Speed Skating Canada, the Canadian Alpine Ski Team, and the Report of the Minister of State’s (Sport) Work Group on Sport for Persons with a Disability (2004).

LTAD Guide for Parents 

Children’s Fitness Tax Credit     (top)

The Government of Canada proposes to allow, starting in 2007, a non-refundable tax credit on eligible amounts of up to $500 paid by parents to register a child (under the age of 16) in an eligible program of physical activity.

Information about the proposed tax credit for organizations and clubs providing programs and potential receipts can be found at: 

• www.cra-arc.gc.ca/whatsnew/organi-e.html 

A checklist to help you determine whether a program should qualify for purposes of the proposed children’s fitness tax credit can be found at: 

• www.cra-arc.gc.ca/whatsnew/checklist-e.html 

Information about the proposed tax credit for parents can be found at: 

• www.cra-arc.gc.ca/whatsnew/fitness-e.html 

Specific inquires can be directed to Canada Revenue Agency at 1-800-387-1193

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