Give Back

December 2021

UDFC would love to hear how our members are bringing True Sport Principles to life. In December, we are looking to celebrate players from mini to senior, coaches, and volunteers who have demonstrated the True Sport Principle of GIVE BACK.

To Give Back means that you find ways to show your appreciation for the community that supports your sport and helps make it possible. You remember to say thanks and show gratitude. You encourage your team to make a difference in the community.

To nominate a United DFC member for the Team of the Month, please complete this link before the end of the month.

Form - https://forms.gle/erXkxgYgkZShSKiP6

The nomination form is very simple and includes the player’s name, contact information, and a place for you to tell why this individual GIVES BACK. It can be a one-time example or a summary of how the nominee lives this principle on a regular basis. Please have your nominations in for December 31st. In early January we will announce our True Sport team of 11 and share some of their stories throughout the month.


Tips for coaches to foster the principle of: Give Back


  • Provide opportunities for youth to participate in fundraising activities.

  • Advocate for quality physical education programs in the school curriculum.

  • Have participants set up and take down equipment before and after practice or competitions.

  • Respect your facilities (e.g., pick up garbage and water bottles after the activity, participate in the local seasonal environmental community clean up days).

  • Take up a cause. Get athletes to raise money for a charity or donate used equipment to those in need.

  • Have athletes think about their preferred True Sport Principle and share their choice and rationale with their teammates.

  • Encourage social giving.

  • Create a youth activator position on your club’s organizing committees to engage youth and solicit their input.

  • Encourage athletes to volunteer. In certain provinces, high school students can log these hours for school credits.

  • Encourage coaches, athletes and parents to become officials.

  • Use the True Sport Principles to encourage dialogue on how athletes can give back to their community.

  • Encourage critical thinking and taking a stand on issues of importance.

  • Provide opportunities for athletes to share their experiences through public speaking and role modeling.

  • Become a champion for True Sport and encourage your athletes to do the same.

  • Become a champion for Canadian Sport for Life and encourage your athletes to do the same.

  • Transfer your knowledge back to your community by mentoring, coaching, or as a community sport leader or role model.

  • Evolve as a participant – become a coach, an official, or an administrator.

  • Consider sport-related careers such as coaching, officiating, sport administration, small business enterprises, or media.

  • Find ways to encourage your community to take a stand.

  • Rally your community to become a True Sport Community.