Inside Calgary’s First GOOD Games: Learning, Inclusion, and Community Through Sport

Calgary hosted its first GOOD Games, and this CBC Sports feature captures the inclusion, curiosity, and community that made it so special.
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Calgary hosted its first GOOD Games, and this CBC Sports feature captures the inclusion, curiosity, and community that made it so special.

Most of what we call failure is really just practice, and sometimes missing over and over is exactly how breakthroughs happen.

Frisbee should begin with play, exploration, and physical literacy, not mini versions of adult sport shaped by ego and narrow experience.

Frisbee reveals two sides of sport: the joy of playful flight and the thrill of competition. Both shape why we play.

Kids tell you what happened. But the real lesson often lives in the moment right before it. Just ask: “What happened before that?”

When adults constantly jump in, kids stop thinking and start waiting. Set clear structure, then step back and let them figure it out.

One world record fell at the 2026 Winter Olympics - but up to 1,500 personal bests were rewritten quietly, proving the real Olympics story isn’t the record book. It’s progress.

A missed record became momentum at The GOOD Games—fueled by community and possibility. Pushing limits is better together.

A raw conversation about failure, purpose, and building a meaningful life beyond world records and viral moments.

Canada’s biggest festival of sport and play is bringing a jaw-dropping Guinness World Records attempt to Calgary.