The Canadian Aboriginal Prep Athletics Association CAPAA is a national athletic development organization.
Committed to providing Indigenous youth with high performance athletic training, academic preparation, mentorship, and access to scholarship pathways .
Our goal is to create opportunities that bridge the gap between Indigenous communities and elite athletic programs across Canada & Internationally.
Our mission is " To Empower Indigenous youth through sport, education, and Cultural pride fostering athletic excellence, academic, and community leadership.
Our Vision is to become the leading national pipeline for Indigenous athletes, Guiding them from grassroots levels to Post- Secondary, Professional, and International sports opportunities .while honoring and preserving Indigenous cultures and vaules
Our Core Values are rooted in Cultural Integrity , Excellence, Equality, Leadership, and community.
● We Honour the traditions, values and Identities of Indigenous Nations
● We Promote high performance in both athletics and academics
● We Advocate for Access, Inclusion, and Justice for Indigenous youth
●We Develop the next generation of Indigenous leaders through sport
●We Build relationships that uplift families, Nations and Partners
Its our objective to deliver :
● Elite Prep Sports Training in Hockey , Basketball, Track, and other disciplines
●Tutoring , SAT/ ACT Prep, and Post Secondary pathway planning.
●Securing partnerships for student-athletes with Universities , Collages , Scouts , and Sponsors
●Access to Regional camps , Tournaments, an Showcases
●We offer mentorship by Indigenous Athletes, Coaches , and Academic Professionals
●Establish Opportunities to aquire Scholarship Funds & Bursaries for participates
Our brand identity is rooted in Indigenous Art and Languages
Along with our Alliance with OVS Ontario Virtual School our organization has partnerships with school boards , tribal councils , an youth agencies.
We are working to build our presence at Indigenous Games , Pow wow 's , Tournaments and Conferences to spread details about our organization an its programs
As a evaluation of impact we will track
-The athletes development metrics ( Physical, Academic, and Personal Growth)
-Number of Athletes progressing to Post Secondary programs, -Community feedback & Satisfaction Surveys
We will also evaluate partnership Growth and Sponsorship ROI and lastly Cultural engagement and Youth Leadership outcomes.
Our goal is always to help advance all our young Student-Athletes along their journey.
