1. Canada's Best Sport System
Scott Logan
Executive Director
NS Office of Health Promotion
4/23/2019
Scott Logan, Nova Scotia

2. Scott Logan, Nova Scotia
Introduction
Perspective on System Building
What works, Doesn’t work
The Nova Scotia System
My Perspective . . .
Athlete
PE Teacher
Coach
Sport Administrator
Health Promotion Administrator
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Topics of Discussion
What’s “BEST” ?
Context, Setting, Relevance
Needs
Leaders, Environ., Resources
Nova Scotia’s Vision, Record
The Players, Their Roles
Strengths & Weaknesses in approach
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What’s “Best”
Podium Places?
Number of Playgrounds?
Process vs. Results
The Experience
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5. Quality Sport Experience
Physical Literacy
Physical Lifestyle
Sport Participation
Competitive Sport
Recreational Sport
Sport for Life, Sport for All.
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Needs
Quality Leadership
Supportive Setting
Training & Competitive Opportunities
Resources
Fit with Social Policy
Complimentary to Corporate Policy
User-pay
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USS “Big Boat Rules”
Other perspectives
Open to other ways and means
Change management
Don’t be too late
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Sport Nova Scotia
Re-Invented 1996
By-laws, Membership
Mandate beyond administration
Advocacy (trend based; benefits)
Resources (self-determination)
Programming
Canada Games Mgt Group
Non-gov’t “mission”
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Predicting the Trend
Acting on what we all knew
Sport Makes a Difference
Developing a ground swell of support to reach LT goals
Recognition, Profile, Credibility
Opinion Leaders
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Resource Acquisition
$1 Million per year
Leadership
Programming
Leveraging
Out Performing Government
NS Amateur Sport Fund
Capacitating PSOs
Dragon Boating
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Programming
TSIP – Canada Games
Sport Futures
Leadership in Community Sport
KidSport
Championships Program
Coach Immersion
Sport Fund support to C/PSOs
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Government
Chronic Disease
PA, Tobacco, Obesity
$3 Billion/Yr. Direct/Indirect Costs
Sport a core element of PA
Advocacy Public Readiness
= Political Will
Major Infusion of Funds
Policy & Standards Role
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Advocacy Impact
Election Platform
Double Health Promo Funding
Active Kids / Healthy Kids
Allowable Tax Credit
KidSport
Esteem Team
Free School Space After School
Municipal Facilities Free Family Rec
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Nova Scotia Sport
Environment
Water – frozen or not
Culture of Pro Coaches in Select Sports
Culture of Do More with Less
User-Pay High Performance
Broadening Base
Future Driver
More HP Results ???
Results Examples
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What This Means
Sport Participation AND High Performance need a Cultural Driver
Mass Support
Leaders, Resources, Environment
Nova Scotia
8ish HP Sport
60ish Participation Sports
“Can’t be all things to all people”
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What This Means
Strategic Decisions (Natural Selection?)
Efficient, Plan Oriented/Driven
Walk Before you Run
Public Opinion
Resources
Programming
Healthy Public Policy
Lead vs. Follow
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Questions ?
Further Answers:
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