Jumpstart Play From Home: Girls in Sport

Canadian Tire Jumpstart is proud to present a free, virtual program to help keep girls in sport by showcasing eight unique sports for them to try and learn.

Every Tuesday and Thursday over the course of the next 4 weeks, Jumpstart Play From Home: Girls in Sport! will share activities at 12:00pm ET. Kids can tune in after-school and follow along as they try new things, learn about keeping their minds and bodies healthy all while having fun. Kids will need access to a laptop, tablet or mobile phone, as well as the Internet (plus a few simple things from around the house).

Register by 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, October 8, 2021 to receive your login information. The programming has been developed for children 6 to 10. While children younger than 6 can and older than 10 can still participate, please keep this in mind.

Weekly Schedule (*subject to change)

Week 1
Tuesday, October 12^: Volleyball with the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
Thursday, October 14: Tennis with Girls Leading Girls Tennis

Week 2
Tuesday, October 19: Basketball with the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
Thursday, October 21^: Ballet with the National Ballet School

Week 3
Tuesday, October 26: Soccer with the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
Thursday, October 28: Field Hockey with Field Hockey Ontario

Week 4
Tuesday, November 2: Running with the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
Thursday, November 4^: Baseball with Canadian Girls Baseball

If you aren’t able to attend all the sessions, all lessons will be posted on the Jumpstart website.

Jumpstart Keeping Girls in Sport is an online resource for coaches and youth activity leaders to create safe and respectful environments for female athletes. Studies have shown that girls drop out of sport at a much higher rate than boys. This program empowers them to stay active in sports for life to grow into strong community leaders. They work in partnership with Canadian Women & Sport to help bring continued attention and actions to drive improvement to gender equality in sport. 

Once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, it is estimated that 1 in 4 girls are not committed to returning to sport. Learn about the barriers girls face and how to build back sport better for them in the COVID Alert: Pandemic Impact on Girls in Sport report.

Canadian Women and Sport (CW&S), in partnership with Jumpstart, released the Rally Report in June 2020. The Rally Report is an in-depth look at the latest participation levels in sport for Canadian women and girls.