Patrick Jarvis..

Leader Bio:In 2003 Patrick was appointed to the 20 person Board tasked with overseeing the organization and delivery of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. He has also been a governing board member for the International Paralympic Committee since 2005. He also is the president and owner of Amarok Training Services, a company which delivers a variety of programs including competence based transfer-of-knowledge initiatives.

Placement Date:March 12-14, 2012

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Bobby Lennox..

Leader Bio

Bobby is currently the manager of the Grassroots Soccer Development program at the Ontario Soccer Association. He has dedicated his career to helping young athletes reach their full potential through proper athletic development. He relies heavily on his mastery of the Long Term Player Development (LTPD) model while working with young athletes.

Placement Date

March 25, 2012 - April 1, 2012

Placement Details

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Matthew Greenwood..

Leader Bio: Originally from Leicester, England, Matthew spent many years coaching and developing soccer in the UK. In 2007 he moved to Toronto, Canada to take a job with the Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) where he began as a special projects coordinator. Matthew is now the Manager of Club Development for the OSA.

Date of Placement: March 23-25, 2012

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Junior World Championships Kyle Reyes becomes first Canadian to win a world junior title..

Montréal – The judoka Kyle Reyes became the first Canadian ever to win a Junior World Championship title, Saturday, after claiming gold in the under 100 kg class in Ljubljana, Slovenia. No Canadian men’s judoka had won a medal since 1992, when Nicolas Gill came away with a silver medal in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Simon Whitfield Retires From International Sports Competition to take on a Leadership Role in Sports Entertainment..

VICTORIA—After nearly two decades of travelling the world representing Canada, the nation’s most decorated triathlete, Simon Whitfield, announced Wednesday that he will leave competitive sport to head up the Fantan Group’s sports entertainment division in Victoria.

Lanni Marchant breaks Canadian record at Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon..

Toronto - Lanni Marchant of London, Ont., broke the women's Canadian marathon record today at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Marchant crossed the finish line in 2:27:58, dipping below Silvia Ruegger's performance of 2:28:36 set in 1985.

Kicking AIDS Out! A New Approach..

By Florence Rousseau : I was approached by Commonwealth Games Canada at the beginning of March 2013, to see if I would be interested in working with an organization called Kicking AIDS Out!

COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUEEN’S BATON RELAY HAS BEGUN ITS 190,000 KILOMETRE JOURNEY!..

Scottish sprint legend Allan Wells is the first baton bearer.

COMMONWEALTH GAMES CANADA TO PROVIDE GLOBAL SUPPORT TO BEYOND SPORT AWARD 2013 WINNERS..

Programs using sport as a development tool have transformative impact on communities around the world.

STACIE ANAKA COMPLETES BREAKTHROUGH SEASON WITH SILVER AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS..

(Budapest, HUN – September 20, 2013) On the last day of the freestyle competitions at the 2013 FILA World Championships, Canadian wrestler Stacie Anaka wrestled to her career best result by winning the silver medal in the 67kg weight class.

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