REFERENCES

• A. Benefits
• B. City Council Motion
• C. Newsletter 

REFERENCES

A Strategy For The Future
OUTDOOR POOLS IN EDMONTON
The City of Edmonton
Community Services
August 5, 1977

AQUATIC STUDY
The City of Edmonton
Parks and Recreation
1991-1996

SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUP INPUT PROCESS
Alberta Active Living Task Force
March 17 - April 2, 1997

FAIR PLAY - IT'S YOUR CALL
A Resource Manual for League Organizers
Fair Play Canada
1994

THE CITY OF EDMONTON
PARKS AND RECREATION
MANAGEMENT PLAN
1985 - 1989

SPORT DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Alberta Recreation and Parks
Recreation Development Division
March, 1983

SPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Alberta Recreation and Parks
Recreation Development Division
July, 1984

SPORT: THE WAY AHEAD
An Overview of the Task Force Report
Minister's Task Force on Federal Sport Policy
Minister of Supply and Services Canada
1992

SPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY INTO THE 1990's EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Alberta Sport Council
Alberta Recreation and Parks

TOWARD 2000: BUILDING CANADA'S SPORT SYSTEM
The Report of the Task Force on National Sport Policy
August, 1988

SPORT DEVELOPMENT POLICY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Alberta Recreation and Parks
Recreation Development Division

CITY OF EDMONTON MUNICIPAL GRANTS REVIEW
A Study of the Grants-In-Aid to Organizations and Individuals Policy
Arnold Consulting Group Ltd.
October, 1996

THE BENEFITS OF RECREATION IN EDMONTON
Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues
City of Edmonton Parks & Recreation
January 27, 1997

Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks And Wildlife Foundation
MARKETING PLAN
Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation Marketing Task Force
March 6, 1996

STRAIGHT TALK
The Real Facts on Sport in Canada
Canadian Sport Council
February, 1995

BENEFITS OF SPORT, RECREATION AND ACTIVE LIVING - AN OVERVIEW
Alberta Centre for Well-Being
May, 1995

FOR THE LOVE OF SPORT
A Resource Kit for Sport Leaders in Ontario
Ontario Sport
Ministry of Tourism and Recreation

a proposed sport development policy
Sport Issue Papers - Volume 1
Alberta Recreation and Parks

a proposed sport development policy
Sport Issue Papers - Volume 2
Alberta Recreation and Parks

Appendix A: Benefits

Sport Involves:

• Individual Participants
  According to a 1992, Sport Canada Survey, 869,000 Albertans (45%) participated in recreational sport on a regular basis. The top ten sports included golf, downhill skiing, baseball, hockey, volleyball, cross-country skiing, curling, bowling, basketball and swimming
  During the 1991/92 sport season, 43,000 (26%) children and youth participated in programs offered by Edmonton based sport groups (City of Edmonton, 1993)
  45,500 participants were involved in field sport activities in Edmonton during 1995 (1996 City of Edmonton Field Sport Strategy)
• Support Volunteers
  According to a 1992, Sport Canada Survey, 409,000 Albertans played a support role to amateur sport as coaches, referees or umpires and as volunteer helpers

Sport Makes A Difference for Individuals

• In a well designed sport program, children can develop self confidence, become more autonomous, and develop feelings of self-worth (Coop & Rotella, 1991)
• Sport can enhance the quality of life for children and youth. It is important to provide the widest possible opportunities for young people to participate in physical activity and sport (Chappel, R. (1986).
• There is clear evidence that physical activity and physical training provides individuals with a more positive self image and therefore results in improvements in mental health (Eide, R. (1982).
• Youth sport participation in clubs and groups positively relates to life satisfaction. Adolescents involved in club and group sport smoke and drink alcohol less than non-sport participants (Vilhjalmsson and Thorlinsson, 1992).
• A comprehensive literature search related to the potential of recreation in delinquency intervention found that: there were increases in self-esteem and improved overall self-concept; there were decreases in the sense of hopelessness of at-risk or delinquent youth (McKay, 1993)

For the Community

• Sport can be used as a unifying force within communities. Ethnic groups have used sport as a means of coping with urban life. Sport can help communities grow and develop (Lewis, C., 1976).
• Sport serves to strengthen community ties in modern urbanized society. Sport events and the reporting of sport can foster imaginary, intimate or quasi-intimate relationships to help satisfy the human need for belonging (Anderson, D.F. & Stone, G.P., 1981)

For the Economy

• 43,000 children and youth directly spent $17 million to participate in organized sport during the 1991/92 playing season (City of Edmonton, 1993)
• A modest 3% increase in participation in amateur sport and physical recreation would save the Canadian taxpayers $41 million on treating coronary disease alone. (1993 Physical Activity Strategy - Ontario Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation)
• Total leisure expenditures in Alberta are in excess of $6.5 Billion (1992 Provincial Government Report)
• Expenditures generated from the 1994 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships totalled $1.6 million.  (Provincial Government report, 1994)

Appendix B: City Council Motion

At the City Council Meeting of March 18, 1997, a motion was passed that:

"The Community Services Department work with community stakeholders to explore the need, mandate and support for a Sports Council and report back to the Community Services Committee in September, 1997."

On September 29, 1997, an interim report was made to Community Services Committee. At that meeting, a motion was passed that:

"The 'Sport Strategy Working Team' present the final report of the Edmonton Sport Strategy to the Community Services Committee on Nov. 17, 1997, in conjunction with the Community Services Department report responding to City Council's March 18, 1997 motion."

Appendix C: "The Game Plan"

Edmonton's Sport Strategy