Community
Adventure #4
Nicholas Blaga 300291525
(Canton)

Public Sector:
Fraser Heights
Recreation
Centre
• I have been fortunate enough to work in the public sector, for the
municipality of Surrey. The City of Surrey offers many services to their
residents and some free of charge! For example, many city ran youth drop
ins are completely free if the participant is under the age of eighteen.
• Fraser Heights Recreation Centre can be located at 10588 160 St, Surrey, BC
V4N 0A1 and is open Monday- Friday from 7:00-23:00. Saturdays and
Sundays the recreation center is open from 8:00-20:00.
(City)

Why is the Rec a
Public Sector Service?
• The main goals of the Fraser Heights Recreation Centre is “[t]o
provide recreation that because of its nature continually reinforces
values and ideals of establishing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle to
the user” (Lunn, 2020, p. 3).
• Services Offered at the Fraser Heights Recreation Centre:
• Two gymnasiums
• Drop-in sports such as pickleball, basketball, and volleyball
• Weight room, options to get a personal trainer for an
additional price (currently suspended due to Covid-19).
• Youth drop-ins ranging from arts and crafts to sport
tournaments.
• Childcare; two preschool rooms and before and after school
care.
• Outdoor basketball court, two soccer fields, four tennis courts,
and a skatepark.
(FIFA)

Why is the Rec a Public
Sector Service?
• Since the City of Surrey runs the Fraser Heights Recreation
Centre, the rates are cheap for drop-ins and monthly
passes. Plus many youth activities are completely free: “A
trend that is occurring is for the municipal leisure services
to work in partnership with public, non-profit, and
commercial sectors to provide affordable and quality
recreation programs” (Lunn, 2020, p. 5).
• The City of Surrey recognizes the need for individuals to
participate in meaningful recreation even during these
unprecedented times. The city is still open for weight room
reservations; participants must wear a mask though. This
shows their commitment to a promote a healthy lifestyle to
their residents.
(Shape)

How does Fraser
Heights Rec
Relate to 2205?
• There are so many activities offered to the Fraser Heights community that promotes a
healthy lifestyle. Often there are classes offered that as well can teach individuals healthy
habits such as clean eating meals. Working with the rec center I can personally say that the
one of the main purposes of the recreation center is to promote good social interaction
while simultaneously engaging in some sort of physical activity.
• Working with youth gives me and other youth workers to pass down some of our
knowledge in sports. For example, I have the privilege of “coaching” some youth athletes
when they ask how to do certain skill moves such as a rainbow in soccer. There are many
opportunities for everyone to learn in a recreation center.
(Family)

Commercial Sector:
Little Kickers
• Little Kickers New Westminster is located at Simcoe
park: 124 McInnes St, New Westminster, BC,
Canada, V3M 3W8. During the winter seasons, the
sessions usually move indoors! Little Kickers offers
introductory soccer lessons to children ages one
and a half to five years old. Little Kickers is a great
steppingstone for kids to learn about sports and
socialize with other children their own age!
• Little Kickers is offered in thirty-four countries;
franchising opportunities within the company.
• Registration for Little Kickers is all year, which
means that children can be enrolled at anytime!
The cost to participate is $65 per month plus a one-
time fee of $35 for the jersey and shorts (Little
Kickers, 2020).
(Little)

Why is Little Kickers In
the Commercial Sector?
• Little Kickers are working for profit, they can
access venues for relatively cheap and charge a
good amount for children to participate month
to month. A positive about Little Kickers is you
can stop participating at anytime. Little Kickers is
providing a service to both parents and students
(Lunn, 2020, p. 8).
• Little Kickers hires a head coach and assistant
coaches to run drills that are premade my
professionals in both soccer and early childhood
education in order to ensure that the children
are learning while having fun. The parents are
paying for exactly that, for their children to
potentially get a step ahead of others their age.
(Little)

How Does Little Kickers Relate
to 2205?
• Coaching and recreation is exactly what Little Kickers is
about. The staff over there want to ensure that children are
getting a fun start at sports which will then in turn create a
child who is motivated to play throughout their lives. I
personally worked at Little Kickers for a brief period and I
can truthfully say that the main goal was simply for the
children to learn and explore the world of sports. Parents
were not motivated by competition, rather parents were
learning how to support their children when they were not
cooperative, and the kids were learning how to participate
in a fun sport.
(Little)

Voluntary Sector: Ski
Duck
• Ski Duck is a non-profit organization that
provides disadvantaged children and youth an
opportunity to try skiing. Skiing and
snowboarding is very expensive hobby therefore
organizations such as Ski Duck are giving kids a
chance to participate in something, they may
have had the chance too.
• Ski Duck is located in Lake Tahoe, California and
mostly operate out of ski resorts in Lake Tahoe.
Even though Ski Duck is not located in
Vancouver, I believe that a program like this one
would have so many beneficial effects on kids
who have never gotten a chance to explore the
mountains in their own backyard!
(Ski)

Why is Ski Duck In the
Volunteer Sector?
• Ski Duck is one hundred percent non-profit. They are
tailoring to specific communities in Lake Tahoe to
ensure that their own community is getting a chance to
ski: “the voluntary sector is the area of service that has
the closest ties to local communities, as organizations
in this sector are operated primarily by volunteers”
(Lunn, 2020, p. 8).
• Ski Duck requires volunteers for their events to run
successfully. Virtually the volunteers act as chaperones
and help the kids figure out how to ski. Some
requirements are a criminal background check and at
least an intermediate skier (Ski Duck, 2020). Being a
proficient skier as a volunteer will save some costs for
the organization since they can help teach some basics
to the newer students then simply chaperone the
advanced skiers throughout the mountain.
(Lake)

How Does Ski Duck
Relate to 2205?
• The reason Ski Duck hopes that it’s volunteers
will be somewhat proficient skiers is so they can
help to teach/coach the children how to ski.
Knowing how to communicate thoughts and
instructions is key for these children to learn the
fundamentals of skiing, but also to have a good
first day on the mountain.
• Ski Duck wants to give children a chance to
participate in a recreational sport that is rather
expensive compared to sports such as basketball
and soccer. Skiing is a great way for children to
connect with the outdoors while simultaneously
taking part in physical activity.
(Ski Coach)

References
• Canton Parks and Recreation. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/cantonmaparkrec
• City of Surrey. Retrieved from https://www.surrey.ca/parksrecreation/recreation-facilities/fraser-heights
-recreation-centre
• Family First Foundation. Retrieved from https://www.thelittlegym.com/globalassets/photo-galleries/video
-posters/video-poster-sports-skills.jpg
• FIFA. Retrieved from https://football-technology.fifa.com/media/ 172196/futsal.jpg
• Lake Tahoe. Retrieved from https://media.tacdn.com/media/attractions-splice-spp-674x4 46/
06/71/ea/35.jpg
• Little Kickers. Retrieved from https://www.littlekickers.ca/
• Lunn, E. 2020. Course Adventure #4 – Service Sectors in Your Community. SPSC 2210 Foundations in PE, Rec,
and Coaching.
• Shape Architecture. Retrieved from https://shapearchitecture.ca/projects/fraser-heights-recreation-centre/
• Ski Coach. Retrieved from https://www.drjimtaylor.com/4.0/hey-coach-continue-to-be-part-of-the-solution/
• Ski Duck. Retrieved from skiduck.org