Ontario Enhancing Coaching And Training Opportunities
November 24, 2008 3:35 PM
McGuinty Government Supports Training Opportunities To Benefit Athletes
High-performance athletes will now have more access to top quality coaching through Ontario helping over 1,000 coaches receive enhanced training and competitive opportunities.
Ontario is investing $1.9 million from the Quest for Gold Program to help the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario, and the Coaches Association of Ontario provide more support to high-performance coaches and athletes.
Benefits from today's investment include:
- Enhanced training for coaches in specialized skills
- Coaching Development Support such as apprenticeship and mentorship programs
- New equipment for the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario sport science lab, and
- Increased training opportunities for athletes.
Quick Facts
- A total of $23.9 million has been provided to sport in Ontario in 2008-09.
- In 2007, the Ontario Government committed to provide $10 million a year to make the Quest for Gold program permanent with ongoing support from net revenues generated by the OLG’s Quest for Gold lottery.
- The $10 million Quest for Gold program has benefited over 8,000 high-performance athletes since January 2006.
- The Ontario Government is leading the bid to host the 2015 Pan Am Games in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Investing in the Pan Am Games would provide our high-performance coaches and athletes with new and improved sport facilities that will help them reach their full potential.
Learn More
- Quest for Gold supports the goals of Ontario’s sport and physical activity strategy ACTIVE2010.
- For more information on The Canadian Sports Centre - Ontario.
- For more information on The Coaches Association of Ontario.
Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport
ontario.ca/health-promotion