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Game for Life (GFL) Community of Practice (CoP) Workshop

29 July 2023

Coaches and sports educators gathered for a GFL Community of Practice workshop on using sports to build values and life skills in young people.

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On 28th July, SEARADO with the support of Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) of Singapore and in collaboration with Coach SG organised a workshop on values-based activities as part of the Game for Life (GFL) Community of Practice (CoP) for coaches and sports educators in Character and Leadership Development through Sports (CLDS) in Singapore. The GFL Framework provides sports educators with a structured approach in CLDS. Till date, schools’ PE teachers and coaches have adopted the framework into sports lessons and programmes for values inculcation.

CoachSG presentation slide titled Game For Life Community of Practice Values-Driven Practices Game Changer in Sport, dated 28 July 2023.

A presenter speaks into a microphone before a seated audience in a hall, with a projected slideshow on screen behind him.

A presenter in black stands before a large seated audience in a sports hall with red bleacher seats in the background.

Five people in sportswear sit in a circle on chairs inside a gymnasium, chatting, with folded bleachers in the background.

Six men in sportswear sit in a circle on chairs inside a sports hall with empty red bleachers behind them.

A group of men sit in a circle on chairs in a large indoor hall, smiling and talking during a workshop session.

A woman holds a microphone and speaks to a seated audience in a room with black curtains and a laptop table nearby.

The workshop provided participants, the activities and tools that the presenters from Sport Integrity Australia, Japan Anti-Doping Agency and Drug Free Sport NZ used in promoting sports values and developing practical lifeskills like decision making and clean sport.

A man holds a box on stage at a Sport Singapore venue while an audience member raises a paper in the foreground.

A woman in a black top and striped skirt holds papers while speaking to a seated group in a room with black curtains.

A group of people in athletic wear sit on chairs in a sports hall, with one man speaking into a microphone.

A group of people seated in chairs in a circle during a seminar, with a woman holding a microphone speaking.

Person seen from behind wearing a black shirt reading "clean athletes clean sport" in a gym setting.

A woman in black shirt and white shorts speaks to a seated group of about 25 people in a large indoor room.

A large group of people stand in a circle in a hall while a presenter speaks near a projector screen.

Participants had a great time involving in the practical sessions. SEARADO would like to thank all presenters from SIA, JADA and DFSNZ, as well as, the participants. We would also like to encourage all participants to carry out and promote these activities.

A man does a push-up position while an older man holds his legs in an indoor sports hall with colorful chairs.

A group of people standing indoors, raising arms over their heads and holding fingers to their lips in unison.

A person in a red shirt holds a microphone and gestures while addressing a group in a Sport Singapore indoor hall.

Groups of people in a gym hall doing exercise drills with large fitness balls on a sports court floor.

A woman in black points to a whiteboard with a Venn diagram while a group of people stands around her indoors.

Four smiling people stand together holding red spiral-bound notebooks labeled "Game for Life" in front of a projector screen.

Large group of people posing with thumbs up in a room with a projection screen and two exercise balls on the floor.