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About P.L.A.Y

Responding to the growing need across Canada for Physical Literacy, the Alberta Recreation & Parks Association (ARPA) created Physical Literacy and You (P.L.A.Y.) Alberta to support, engage and connect Alberta communities in their efforts to use Physical Literacy as a resource for health and community development.

Physical Literacy Instructor Program (PLIP)

The Sport for Life Society, Coaching Association of Canada, and HIGH FIVE® have come together to support recreation leaders, coaches, and instructors in becoming recognized Physical Literacy Instructors through a blended eLearning and in-person training experience. 

This comprehensive training program is focused on how to design, develop, and deliver physical literacy-focused recreation and sport programs across the lifespan. 

Benefits of the Physical Literacy Instructor Program: 

  • Nationally recognized Physical Literacy Instructors have the training and background to design and deliver quality physical literacy programming 
  • Participants are engaged in high quality physical literacy-focused programming opportunities 
  • Recreation and sport organizations are able to market and offer more diverse range of programming options Managers and supervisors can utilize the PLIP as part of long-term learning and development plans for staff 

Physical Literacy Instructor Program Courses: 

The PLIP program has four training modules that combine text based information, video, interactive elements as well as in-person or virtual workshops for the learner to acquire the knowledge and understanding to develop physical literacy: 

  1. Sport for Life Introduction to Physical Literacy (1.5 hours online) 
  2. HIGH FIVE® Principles of Healthy Child Development (4 hours in-person or virtual workshop) or HIGH FIVE® Sport (4 hours online) 
  3. NCCP Fundamental Movement Skills (5 hours in-person workshop) 
  4. Sport for Life Quality Physical Literacy Experiences & Online Evaluation (4 hours in-person workshop) 

Please note: modules are listed in order of pre-requirement. 

Once Physical Literacy Instructor candidates show proof of all course completions as uploaded in the NCCP “The Locker”, successful participants will receive a non-expiring Physical Literacy Instructor certificate (downloadable/printable). 

Sample long-term learning and development training plan: 

  • Fall: Sport for Life Introduction to Physical Literacy 
  • Winter: HIGH FIVE® Principles of Healthy Child Development or HIGH FIVE® Sport 
  • Spring: NCCP Fundamental Movement Skills 
  • Summer: Sport for Life Quality Physical Literacy Experiences & Online Evaluation 

To find out more about the Physical Literacy Instructor Program Courses, please visit: 

Sport for Life: www.sportforlife.ca 

HIGH FIVE®: www.highfive.org 

NCCP: www.coach.ca 

For more information on PLAY Alberta, contact Jen Goeres, jgoeres@arpaonline.ca

The Alberta Recreation & Parks Association would like to acknowledge the First Nations, the Métis, the Inuit and all of the people across Alberta who share a history and a deep connection with this land. We dedicate ourselves to moving forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in the spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.