About this episode

Christine Sinclair discusses her youth soccer career and the impact of Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities on expanding youth access to soccer in Canada.

Ahead of the biggest soccer tournament ever, we have a special treat. In collaboration with our friends at Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities, today’s episode of The GIST of It features two thrilling conversations about the state of Canadian soccer and how Jumpstart is expanding youth access to pitches across the country. First, you’ll hear from CanWNT legend Christine Sinclair, who reflects on how youth soccer programs changed her life, before Marco Di Buono, the President of Jumpstart Charities, discusses findings from the latest State of Youth Sport report. She shoots, we score. Show notes: Click here to learn more about how Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities is supporting the growth of youth soccer The GIST: 📰 Newsletter: Subscribe to The GIST ✉️ Email: pod@thegistsports.com 📷 Instagram: @thegistusa @thegistca @ellenatthegist @stephanierotz

People in this episode

Guests: Christine Sinclair, Marco Di Buono

Topics covered

• youth soccer
• Canadian soccer
• sports access
• soccer tournament
• youth programs

Keywords

• Christine Sinclair
• youth soccer
• Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities
• Marco Di Buono
• State of Youth Sport report

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities, Jumpstart Charities, CanWNT

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