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Article: Five Secrets To Coaching A Sport You’ve Never Played

Article: Five Secrets To Coaching A Sport You’ve Never Played

By Lindsay Reynen Have you been asked to coach a sport that you don’t know much about?  Maybe you are hesitant to get involved because you aren’t an expert in the sport you are being asked to coach.  If the main goal as athletic educators is to increase participation...

Scholarship Recipients Celebrated At Reception!

Scholarship Recipients Celebrated At Reception!

Standing - Left to right:  Nolan Kuhlberg, Iain Thomson, Ian McAllister Seated - Left to right:  Poppy Thomson, Chantal Abbott (Not In Attendance - Lauren Alexander) OFSAA and members of the Brian Maxwell Memorial Scholarship Fund were on hand for a special awards...

Five Students Recognized Across Ontario!

Five Students Recognized Across Ontario!

Five deserving student-athletes from Ontario High Schools have been awarded $550.00 scholarships by the OFSAA Alumni Association. Over 45 applications were received from the following eligible associations: COSSA, TDCAA, GHAC, NCSSAA, CISAA & NWOSSAA. This year’s...

Congratulations To Our 2024 Maxwell Scholarship Recipients!

Congratulations To Our 2024 Maxwell Scholarship Recipients!

The Brian Maxwell Memorial Scholarship is awarded each year to six student-athletes who will be continuing their post-secondary education at a Canadian College or University. Three males and three females are awarded a scholarship of $5,000. Preference is given to a...

Congratulations Character Athletes!

Congratulations Character Athletes!

OFSAA’s Character Athlete Award celebrates the efforts of the exceptional student-athletes in Ontario who best exemplify the characteristics that OFSAA is founded on. Nominations come to the OFSAA office detailing the exceptional character of student-athletes from...

Celebrate Ontario’s Coaches – Nominations Now Open!

Celebrate Ontario’s Coaches – Nominations Now Open!

Each year, the Coaches Association of Ontario (CAO), in partnership with Hydro One, recognizes the important role coaches play in building a culture of safety for their participants across Ontario. Through the CAO, the "OFSAA School Sport Coaching Award"  will salute...

Apply Now For The Brian Maxwell Memorial Scholarship

Apply Now For The Brian Maxwell Memorial Scholarship

The application window to apply for the Brian Maxwell Memorial Scholarship is now open! Teacher-Coaches are asked to encourage student-athletes in their school, who meet the criteria, to apply by the June 10 deadline. Applications should be sent as ONE attachment via...

Support Canadian Mental Health On OFSAA Day

Support Canadian Mental Health On OFSAA Day

Let’s spread the good vibes this week as hundreds of schools & thousands of students celebrate OFSAA Day across the province on Wednesday! “Have an OFSAA’m Day” tees, produced by Canuckstuff, will launch online on April 24th at The OFSAA SHOP. Please know that...

75th Anniversary Luncheon Highlights Annual Meeting!

75th Anniversary Luncheon Highlights Annual Meeting!

Two-time Canadian Olympian, and OFSAA Champion, Perdita Felicien, delivered a retrospective and inspiring keynote to an audience of 140 past and present OFSAA dignitaries on April 18th. Thank you to Perdita for sharing reflections that hit home with everyone - many of...

Annual Meeting & Anniversary Celebration Set To Go!

Annual Meeting & Anniversary Celebration Set To Go!

The OFSAA Annual Meeting will be held in Richmond Hill on April 18 and 19. Presidents, principals, OFSAA staff and representatives from all 18 associations will renew acquaintances in person and discuss school sport matters which make up the agenda. As we celebrate...