The partnership focuses on refining MLSE LaunchPad’s coaching methodology, building a clear and accessible coach development pathway, and creating practical tools and training resources. Together, COACH+ and MLSE LaunchPad will work to enhance the quality and consistency of coaching by reviewing and adjusting coaching roadmaps, training, and content.

Jackie Robinson, Manager of Research and Evaluation at MLSE LaunchPad, expresses her faith in this project: “This partnership with COACH+ represents an important step in strengthening our coach development approach at MLSE LaunchPad. By combining our commitment to positive youth development with COACH+’s expertise in coach learning and systems design, we are building clearer pathways, stronger coaching practices, and better experiences for the young people and emerging leaders we serve.”

COACH+ brings deep expertise in coach development systems, resource design, and strategic advising. By aligning these capabilities with MLSE LaunchPad’s commitment to high-quality, values-driven sport environments, the partnership aims to create impactful, sustainable outcomes for coaches and the young people they support.

“Working with an organization as respected and impactful as the MLSE Foundation is a privilege. What LaunchPad is doing in the community is powerful and hard to fully capture in words,” reflects Glenn Cundari, Founder and Lead Coach Developer at COACH+. “The chance to work with the coaches who are in the trenches supporting young people across the Greater Toronto community is the kind of opportunity that energizes us.”

We look forward to the important work ahead and to the shared learning, structure, and clarity this partnership will bring to the field of community-based sport.