2. What is TSLP? The Toronto Sport Leadership Program is the first of its kind in Canada, providing young people the opportunity to gain confidence, skills, experience and certifications as basketball and soccer coaches, lifeguards and swim instructors. Commencing Year 10 Over 1400 students participated in the first 9 years

3. What is TSLP cont…? Sport Intervention program allowing participants to achieve certifications and help gain employment Nationally recognized certifications:  Standard and Emergency First Aid  CPR Certifications  Bronze Medallion  Bronze Cross  National Lifeguard Service (NLS)  Swim Instructors  Tennis  Ski  Soccer  Basketball  High Five  Fundamental Movement Skills  Special Olympics  Aquafitness Instructor  Fitness Instructor

4. What is TSLP cont…? Learn To Components:  Skating  Skiing  Tennis  Swimming Job Skills Components:  Job Preparation day  Financial Literacy  Preparing for a Job Work Shop  Mock Interviews

5. TSLP Background “Summer of the Gun” driving force for TSLP Delivered as a partnership Program Partners are: – City of Toronto – Toronto District School Board – Toronto Catholic District School Board – YMCA

6. Background Continued… Funded by in-kind donations from many supporting partners and cash donations from Jump Start and private donors Supporting Partners are: – Life Saving Society of Ontario – Coaches Association of Ontario – Tennis Canada – Special Olympics – Basketball Ontario – Soccer Ontario – Variety Village (pending)

7. Who are we looking for ?

8. Program Overview Sports Stream:  Skating, Skiing, Tennis, Basketball, Soccer, Fitness Aquatic Stream:  Learn to Swim, Wading Pool, NLS, Swim Instructor and Aqua fitness Instructor Supporting Stream  High Five Training  Fundamental Movement  Volunteer Opportunities  Emergency and Standard First Aid  CPR Trainings  Job Readiness Day Adapted Stream:  S pecial Needs Training  Parasport training (pending)

9. S PORT S PACES C OURSE /T RAINING N AME T IME C OMMITMENT S KATING Approximate Hours: 40 20 Emergency First Aid & CPR C 8 hours Fundamental Movement Skills Course 8 hours Ice Time 10-12 hours High Five Training 8 hours Job Readiness Day 5 hours S KIING Approximate Hours: 75 8-12 Emergency First Aid & CPR C 8 hours Ski Instructor Course 40 hours High Five Training 8 hours Job Readiness Day 5 hours Practice as needed to reach the required proficiency T ENNIS Approximate Hours: 90 8-12 Emergency First Aid & CPR C 8 hours Tennis Instructor Course 40 hours High Five Training 8 hours Job Readiness Day 5 hours Practice as needed to reach the required proficiency S OCCER Approximate Hours: 85 60 Emergency First Aid & CPR C 8 hours Fundamental Movement Skills Course 8 hours Courses: C4 Officiating; Child Coach; Youth Coach 16 hours High Five Training 8 hours March Break Volunteer Placement 35-40 hours Job Readiness Day 5 hours B ASKETBALL Approximate Hours: 75 60 Emergency First Aid & CPR C 8 hours Fundamental Movement Skills Course 8 hours Community Coach Course 3 hours High Five 8 hours March Break Volunteer Placement 35-40 hours Job Readiness Day 5 hours Sport Stream Overview

10. S PORT S PACES C OURSE /T RAINING N AME T IME C OMMITMENT A DAPTED & I NTEGRATED L EADER Approximate Hours: 72 10 Emergency First Aid & CPR C8 hours Fundamental Movement Skills Course8 hours High Five Training8 hours Special Olympics Coach8 hours City of Toronto Specialty Training40 hours Job Readiness Day5 hours Special Olympics Event Volunteer SessionTwo Events F ITNESS I NSTRUCTOR Approximate Hours: 64 10 Standard First Aid & CPR C16 hours High Five Training8 hours Job Readiness Day5 hours Can Fit Pro Course35h Sport Stream Overview Cont……

11. Aquatic Stream Overview SportSpacesCourse/Training NameTime Commitment LEARN TO SWIM Approximate Hours: 45 hours 96 Learn to Swim 18 hours Wading Pool Attendant 20 hours Standard First Aid & CPR "C" Job Readiness Day 5 hours WADING POOL COURSE Approximate Hours: 30 hours 20 Stroke Improvement & Swim Assessment Skills 5 hours Wading Pool Attendant 20 hours Standard First Aid and CPR "C" Job Readiness Day 5 hours NATIONAL LIFEGUARD SERVICE (NLS) Approximate Hours: 140 hours 60 Stroke Improvement & Swim Assessment Skills 5 hours Bronze Medallion 128.5 hours Bronze Cross NLS Standard First Aid and CPR "C" Job Readiness Day 5 hours INSTRUCTORS Approximate Hours: 40 20 Swim and Lifesaving Instructors 40 hours AQUAFIT Approximate Hours: 61 20 Aqua fitness Instructor Certification 40 hours Certification Testing 5 hours Standard First Aid and CPR “C” 20 hours Job Readiness Day 5 hours

12. UPCOMING NEW COURSES Para Sport  Includes multisport first contact  Sports specific  Bocce  Wheelchair Basketball  Goal Ball More information to follow at a later date

13. Where do we go from here ? WhenWhatWho April – May 2014Identify and recruit potential candidates in your schoolTDSB/TDCSB staff May 30Submit list of potential candidates by streamTDSB/TDCSB staff JuneConfirm Tennis CandidatesTSLP Staff July – AugustInitiate contact with students, more info on processTSLP Staff September Hold Registration and Information Sessions for participants and parents TSLP staff October – April Provide courses Monitor Students Progress TSLP Staff TDSB/TDCSB staff AprilGraduation Ceremony and CelebrationTSLP staff AprilStart process for Year 11

14. Success Stories 75% of those who applied for jobs were successful 66% of those who thought they would not pursue their education past high school changed their mind after completing the program

15. Questions and Comments

16. Thank You