The SHSM–Sports enables students to build a foundation of sector-focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or an entry-level position in the workplace. Where local circumstances allow, boards may elect to offer one or more variants of the SHSM in a given sector, each with a particular area of focus. This SHSM may be designed to have a particular focus – for example, on competitive and recreational sports, sports management, or sports media and broadcasting. This focus is achieved through the selection of the four major credits in the bundle.

Required Components for the SHSM–Sports

The SHSM–Sports has the following five required components:

1. A bundle of nine Grade 11 and Grade 12 credits

These credits make up the bundle:

  • sports major credits that provide sector-specific knowledge and skills. The four courses must include any combination of Grade 11 and Grade 12 credits, and may include up to three cooperative education credits related to the sector. (These cooperative education credits would be additional to the two that are required in the bundle; see below);
  • three other required credits from the Ontario curriculum. Schools may commit to including a contextualized learning activity (CLA) for the sports sector in each of the three credits. In each credit, some of the course expectations are then met through the CLA. (Schools that do not formally commit to including CLAs are still free to offer them in one or more of the credits.) The three credits include one in each of the following:
    • English; footnote 1
    • Mathematics; and
    • Science or Business studies or Social sciences and humanities or an additional major credit or an additional cooperative education credit related to the sector, which would be additional to the two cooperative education credits required in the bundle; see below;
  • two cooperative education credits that provide authentic learning experiences in a workplace setting, enabling students to refine, extend, apply, and practise knowledge and skills outlined in the cooperative education curriculum as well as sector-specific knowledge and skills.
CreditsApprenticeship
Training
Grades  11-12
College
Grades  11-12
University
Grades  11-12
Workplace
Grades  11-12
Major Credits
May include up to 3 cooperative education credits related to the sector (this is in addition to the 2 required cooperative education credits)
4444
English
may include a CLAs
1111
Mathematics
may include a CLAs
1111
Business Studies or Science
may include a CLAs
May be substituted with 1 additional major credit or 1 cooperative education credit (this is in addition to the 2 required cooperative education credits)
1111
Cooperative Education2222
Total number of credits9999

Note: Multiple credits in the Ontario technological education curriculum allow additional instructional time for the practice and refinement of skills needed to develop student performance to the levels required for certification, entry into apprenticeship programs, or participation in school–work transition programs (see The Ontario Curriculum, Grades  11 and 12: Technological Education, 2009, page 17).

2. Sector-recognized certifications and/or training courses/programs

This SHSM sector requires students to complete a specified number of compulsory and elective sector-recognized certifications and/or training courses/programs, as indicated in the following table. NOTE: Where an item in the table is capitalized, it is the proper name of the specific certification or training course/program that is appropriate for the SHSM. Where an item is lowercased, it is the name of an area, type, or category of training for which specific certifications or training courses/programs should be selected by the school or board. The requirements are summarized in the table below.

Three (3) compulsory

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Level C – includes automated external defibrillation (AED)
  • Standard First Aid
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) – generic (i.e., not site-specific) instruction

Three (3) electives from the following:

  • advanced training in a technique (e.g., fundamental skills in sport, fundamental movement skills, paddling technique, Spinning)
  • anti-oppression and allyship training
  • coaching – theory
  • compass/map/global positioning system (GPS)
  • customer service
  • ergonomics
  • event coordination
  • geographic information system (GIS)
  • health and safety – basic
  • incident management
  • instructor certification
  • life-saving (Bronze Cross or higher)
  • officiating
  • Pleasure Craft Operator
  • project management
  • sector-specific software 1
  • sport program design
  • wilderness first aid
  • working with individuals with disabilities
  • advanced training in a technology (309)
  • coaching – performance
  • communication skills
  • concussion awareness
  • equity and inclusion
  • ethical considerations
  • first aid/CPR/AED awareness
  • group dynamics
  • HIGH FIVE
  • infection control
  • leadership skills
  • marine safety/marine first aid
  • personal training
  • portfolio development
  • risk management
  • sport nutrition
  • sports team trainer certification
  • wilderness survival
  • wrapping and taping for performance and injury

3. Experiential learning and career exploration activities

Experiential learning and career exploration opportunities relevant to the sector might include the following:

  • one-on-one observation of a cooperative education student at a placement in the sports sector (an example of job twinning)
  • a day-long observation of an employee in the sports sector (an example of job shadowing)
  • a one- or two-week work experience with a member of an industry association or a professional in the sector (an example of work experience)
  • a volunteer experience at a community sports facility or at a professional sports team event
  • an experience coaching an elementary school student or team in an extracurricular activity
  • participation in an exercise class at a fitness facility
  • a tour of an athletic facility
  • attendance at a sports sector career fair

4. Reach ahead experiences

Students are provided one or more reach ahead experiences – opportunities to take the next steps along their chosen pathway – as shown in the following examples:

  • Apprenticeship: visiting an approved apprenticeship delivery agent in the sector
  • College: interviewing a college student enrolled in a sector-specific program
  • University: observing a university class in a sector-related program
  • Workplace: interviewing an employee in the sector

5. Sector-partnered experiences (SPEs)

Students engage with a sector partner and apply skills to gain insight into the relationship between this sector and ICE (innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship), coding, and/or mathematical literacy.

Occupations in the Sports Sector

The following table provides examples of occupations in the sports sector, sorted according to the type of postsecondary education or training the occupations would normally require.

Apprenticeship Training

  • Conference and event planners 

College

  • Announcers and other broadcasters 
  • Broadcast technicians 
  • Facility operation and maintenance managers 
  • Film and video camera operators 
  • Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, and the performing arts 
  • Photographers 
  • Photographic and film processors 
  • Recreation, sports, and fitness program and service directors 

University

  • Authors and writers 
  • Dietitians and nutritionists 
  • Journalists 
  • Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment 
  • Producers, directors, choreographers, and related occupations 
  • Professional occupations in advertising, marketing, and public relations 
  • Psychologists 
  • Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants, and program officers 
  • Secondary school teachers 

Workplace

  • Athletes 
  • Coaches 
  • Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation, and sport 
  • Outdoor sport and recreational guides 
  • Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, and the performing arts 
  • Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport, and fitness 
  • Retail and wholesale trade managers 

Footnotes

  • footnote[1] Back to paragraph Note that a compulsory English credit is required in Grade 11 and in Grade 12 for graduation with an OSSD. Schools may determine whether the CLA, if offered, is completed in the Grade 11 or Grade 12 English course.