About Sports For Kids

At Sports For Kids your child will learn the skills necessary to improve and advance in various sport and recreation activities as well as in life.

In the beginning, Sports For Kids offered only traditional team sports after school for children 6 to 12 years old. Today a myriad of sport and recreation programs are provided at various times throughout the week for children 3 to 16 years old.

There are physical education classes provided in the daytime for children who are home-schooled. We are a licensed out-of-school care for children in kindergarten to grade six. A mix of pre-school programs is provided in conjunction with the kindergarten program. Sports For Kids also has the most fantastic summer day camp program in the province of Alberta.

Sports For Kids will provide your child with a positive enjoyable experience regardless of which program they attend. Respect, sportsmanship, fair play, and use of good manners is taught and encouraged at all times. The safety of your child, while participating in a fun environment is ensured at Sports For Kids. Sports For Kids will continue to set the highest standards, and provide quality instruction in all the programs offered.

Our Philosophy

Sports For Kids is a physically active childcare program that provides children with opportunities to experience a variety of different sport and recreational activities. The activities will be provided in a safe, open, and enjoyable atmosphere, where sportsmanship, participation and FUN will be encouraged at all times.

Our Staff

Aiding in your child’s enjoyment of Sports for Kids are its outstanding staff members:

Jared, Jackie and Taryn on a Sports for Kids field trip at the Edmonton Corn Maze

Steve Gould
Owner and administrator of Sports for Kids. He has a degree in Recreation Administration from the University of Alberta and over 25 years of experience in developing, implementing, and instructing children’s sports and programs. He has trained City of Edmonton summer program instructors as well as YMCA childcare supervisors and staff. He is NCCP (National Coaching Certification Program) certified in numerous sports, including tennis through which he owns and operates Ace Tennis Academy.
SteveGould [@] sportsforkids.ca

Jared Kope

Jared is the program supervisor at Katherine Therrien location and has been working with Sports for Kids for over 3 years. He has a Physical Education degree from the University of Alberta and was on the track and field team during that time. While in school Jared was also a part of the Play Around the World program that sends students to Thailand and Cambodia for 3 months to facilitate play and recreation programs for underserved youth. He was fortunate enough to return as student leader the following year. He is NCCP (National Coaching Certification Program) certified and has experience instructing  track and field, hockey, tennis, basketball,  volleyball, baseball, soccer, and numerous active games programs.

Emily Chell

Emily has been an instructor with Sports for Kids (Katherine Therrien Location) since March 2011. She is currently in her third year of Recreation Sports and Tourism at the  U of A, and is active on the Physical Education and Recreation Council of Students. She has been playing soccer for 16 years, including several years with a high performance competitive club, has biked in two “Ride to Conquer Cancer” fundraisers and has played a variety of sports growing up. She has experience instructing Yoga, soccer, basketball, volleyball and badminton.

Jackie Stewart

Jackie was an instructor for the Summer Program with Sports For Kids (Katherine Therrien Location).  She is currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Education program at the University of Alberta, with the goal of becoming an elementary teacher.  Throughout the years she has been involved in many different sports; where she has excelled in ringette, hockey and lacrosse.  She has taught adolescents power skating for 5 years and has helped coach a girls ringette team for 4 years.  At Sports For Kids she is excited to teach ball hockey, soccer and active games.