Health Champions

Tracie Albisser

Tracie Albisser, Program Director for PacificSport Northern BC, enjoyed an active childhood growing up in a rural setting and playing competitive volleyball. She attended the University of British Columbia completing her Bachelors of Human Kinetics and Masters of Science in Kinesiology. During that time she explored her passion for physical activity, participating in running, strength training, mountain biking, scuba diving, and became a health and fitness trainer.

She is excited to be working with PacificSport Northern BC, a non-profit organization based in Prince George with offices located at the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre. Programs and services have been developed based on the Canadian Sport for Life model and refined according to the needs and challenges that northern communities face.

The goal of the children and youth programs is to develop physical literacy in children. Not having the skills to play is one major reason that children drop out of physical activity and sport. Just as alphabet and phonics are fundamental skills needed to learn to read, physical literacy includes the fundamental skills required to learn how to move. Fundamental movement and sport skills are critical for children to feel confident and engaged whether they participate in physical activity for fun, health, competition or the pursuit of excellence.

The “Active Kids” programs (age 3-12) are building block programs for movement skills. These include Active Start, Fun Club, Run, Jump, Throw and U12 Skill Development. The “XploreSportz” camps are continually gaining popularity. These camps for age 6-12 include a variety of summer and winter sports and run on Pro-D days and Spring, Summer holidays. The camp has also been modified into a “Girls only XploreSportz” evening program. The focus of the all the camps is to provide a supportive environment where children are encouraged to try new sports. All Pacific Sport programs are designed to encourage family participation by providing adult programs in conjunction with youth and child programs.

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