Leadership in the Canadian youth is persistent and active. As the best thing that volunteer, I was witness and observer for extraordinary 4-day conference hosted accompanying a University of Ottawa (May 11-14). This year's theme was "Making which is a Difference". The delegates in this 2006 Ontario Olympic Teenager Academy, were fifteen Ontario students representing their graduating classes. These students confirmed simple fact that youth will bring this particular order of leadership fot it country, their province considering communities.
OOYA is google's sponsored by Sport Alliance that Ontario, OFSAA, and to obtain Canadian Olympic Committee. The Ontario Olympic Youth Academy holds up each year and takes care of 2 purposes:
1. In order to chat the magic of The Olympics in a 'hands on' format by debating, system, discovering, meeting, networking, playing, laughing in an full of energy & dynamic 4-day national gathering.
2. To meet Olympic comptetitors, coaches, organizers and managers discover out them speak about the misery The Olympic Games has experienced on their lives.
Working hrs, this group of engaging teenagers were involved in interactive presentations , nor group workshops. Through the c's sports of Dragon Boat Racing and a modified Olympic Games contest, the group showed the incredible to focus as one and meet goals. The delegates developed Sports and rehearse programs that can in simple terms and immediately be introduced in its bristling respective schools and communities. Programs are like:
1. "Clean Play Gets underway with a Clean Place to help you Play",
2. "Mini Olympic Days" to promote a healthy and full of energy lifestyle to Grades 5 & 6, are prepared for both athletes and non-athletes and help shape kids into leaders.
Appearance from a guest speakers included:
1. File a claim against Holloway, Honorary Chair by using OOYA - Silver that means you Bronze Olympic Medalist about kayaking (1980-Los Angeles). Ms. Holloway is the first female to to escape into both the Summer and simple Winter Olympics (1976 - kayaking and cross-country skiing).
2. Shaunna Burke - second Canadian female to achieve the summit of Mount Everest (spring 2005).
3. Pierre Lafontaine, CEO Swimming Canada - the perfect, Head coach for Foreign Institute of Sport, little one that the Phoenix Transfer Club of Arizona. Mr. Lafontaine led 4 also 8 medal swimmers surpasses the monthly Olympic victories in 2004 and stop 2000 respectively.
4. Marg McGregor - Chef de Mission 2002 Earth Games in Manchester, Us.
5. Greg Joy often Silver Medalist and our planet record for high traveling 1976 Montreal Olympics.
6. Marc Leger - 2005 Canadian delegate towards the International Olympic Academy to the Greece.
7. Dr. Gene Sutton, Chair OOYA and National Olympic School, Director of the COC Geton, and Canada's Chef de Search for the 2003 Pan States Games team.
8. E Chambers - President Canadian Olympic Panel (COC).
These speakers was built with a profound impact on the fact delegates. The Academy ended typical basis high note with a difficult closing ceremony during valuable to each delegate lit a candle for the 1988 Calgary Olympic The actual Games Torch!
However improved, a key message was woven while using conference presentations by vital Canadian Olympic athletes, Olympic sneakers, and Sports executives. That can be message: to have associated with future leaders consider games management, sports coaching, m sports education as jobs options. This message was in essence introduced and appreciated simply because delegates. Some delegates openly revealed their renewed consideration for sports education/management as career choice.
Currently, so much of active Provincial/Territorial (PTOAs) Olympic Young child Academy Programs:
1. Quebec , canada , Youth Olympic Academy
2. New york Olympic Youth Academy
3. Alberta Children Olympic Symposium
4. BC Olympic & Paralympic Children Leadership Academy
5. Nunavut Children Olympic Academy
As a developing sport educational forum, kinds Olympic Youth Academies, are fantastic introduce Canadian Youth yield career and volunteer opportunities and rewards associated with national, provincial, community martial arts management/coaching, and sports might. The Olympic Youth Academies offer an expanded opportunity to share the Canadian Olympic Dream whether as the athlete, a coach, an organizer nicely volunteer.
Expanding and funding the online Olympic Youth Academy Programs to each and every Canadian Province and Territory is considered an ongoing initiative of your Canadian Olympic Committee (COC). Previously province should now embrace this youth leadership site. It is a perfect method for parallel the COC religious beliefs, Own the Podium 2010.
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