About 

Matt Young, Founder

Matt Young is a passionate health, recreation & sport servant leader who believes that supporting quality athletic achievement is good for our children, communities and society. He has 25 years of experience in the allied health care sector where we was recognized as one of British Columbia & Canada’s Top 40 U 40 business leaders of the year, has 15 years experience of coaching at the grass roots level. Matt now consults sport organizations locally, nationally and internationally on physical literacy & long term athlete development resources, tools and supports.

Daryl Devonish, Quality Coach

Daryl has devoted his professional career to promoting health, recreation and quality sport for youth. Daryl has over 25 years of teaching experience from middle school to instructing Kinesiology at a university level. He has owned and operated his own fitness facilities consisting of personal training and group training in the GTA for the last 17 years. As well, co-founding 60minkidsclub to help reinforce physical literacy across the globe, a program that is currently activated in schools worldwide. Recently he’s been active with local schools and youth sport teams teaching fundamental movement skills and assessing young athletes in fun fitness combines using the Personal Sport Record.

Jennifer Fraser, PhD

Jennifer is an award-winning educator, researcher and author, advocate for youth in sport, and a sought-after speaker. Her latest book, Teaching Bullies: Zero Tolerance on the Court or in the Classroom hit number one in “Sport Psychology” on Amazon. Teaching Bullies is a research-packed exploration of why abuse is far too often enabled or covered up. Fraser set her sights on figuring out a new way to keep athletes safe. Offering an innovative method for administrators and coaches, Fraser’s R8 System draws on positive psychology and neuroscience to shine a spotlight on our failure to contain bullying and abuse. The “Build Better Brains” approach is constructed with the belief that we can positively transform our sport culture using powerful insights from neuroscience.

Wendy Rijnen Glover Teen Athleadership Development through Coach Education and School and Community Partnerships

Wendy Glover has always loved being involved in sport. In high school, she competed and medalled provincially in middle distance running and was a multi-sport athlete. In university, she played USPORT, competing in 2 National Championship tournaments. While at Western University, she obtained a degree in Kinesiology, and later obtained a Liberal Studies degree with a concentration in Child Development and Family Studies. She then obtained her Teaching Qualifications. She is certified to teach K-12 and has been teaching physical education, child development, and leadership courses, for 20 years to elementary and secondary students.

Gordon MacLelland , CEO Working With Parents in Sport

Gordon MacLelland set up ‘Working with Parents in Sport’ after 20 years as a teacher and coach ages 7-Adults. He holds a BA/Hons degree in Sports Science from University College Chester and a PGCE from Lancaster University, is a qualified teacher and has been Director of Sport at an independent prep school in the UK for the last 12 years. He has worked in schools in both the UK and New Zealand for the last 16 years, authored two books, ‘Great Sports Parenting’ – A pocket guide for parents of children in sport and ‘Engage’ – A coaches guide to building positive relationships with parents. As a speaker and practitioner, Gordon brings a wealth of experience to working with organizations, coaches and parents gathered through 20 years as a teacher and coach as well as a parent currently involved in children’s sport. His organization already works with a number of large sporting organizations including England Rugby, UK Coaching, Northern Ireland FA, Cricket Scotland, Sport Northern Ireland and the Little Athletics franchise in NSW, Australia.