Kate Cowan
Kate Cowan, Director of International Development at the IAYS
Kate is Director of International Development at the International Alliance of Youth Sports (IAYS). She joined IAYS Headquarters in 2006 where she helped development the Game On! initiative. She has been working on the Game On! Youth Sports programme since 2005 as a volunteer with the Commonwealth Games of Canada where she was placed in Trinidad and Tobago with the Trinidad and Tobago Alliance for Sport and Physical Education (TTASPE).
In her current role, she develops partnerships with international organisations, government ministries, and youth sports administrators. She is a native of Ontario, Canada and has an academic background in Recreation, Leisure and Recreational Youth Sport Administration.
In her current role, she develops partnerships with international organisations, government ministries, and youth sports administrators. She is a native of Ontario, Canada and has an academic background in Recreation, Leisure and Recreational Youth Sport Administration.
Kate Cowan's contributions to the e-Debate are listed below. Just follow the links below to access her comments during the e-Debate.
''...school structures need to recognise the importance of health education...''
Kate Cowan highlights the need for balance in child development, including educational and sports elements. Find out what else she advises in Round 1...
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''...the ball is then hidden and the event is turned into a lecture...''
Kate Cowan cites 'worst practice' examples of how NOT to integrate sports with reaching development objectives. Read the rest of her comments in Round 2...
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''...we need to start talking loud and proud!''
Kate Cowan comments the need for the S&D community to begin to market its accomplishments as well as discuss problems, mistakes and failures openly. Read the thoughts she shared in the last round of the e-Debate...
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