How sport organizations and events are combating climate change

6 organizers of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games pose with shovels after planting trees.

Photo credit: Denise MaxwellOrganizers of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games plant trees for a new Commonwealth Games Forest that will serve as one of the Games’ legacies. Highlights At a United Nations Conference on the role of sport in combating climate change in April 2022, conference participants noted that sport is both a casualty of and…

Current perspectives on multi-sport participation

Highlights If lifelong and healthy engagement in sport is the goal, childhood and youth participation in a variety of activities, including unstructured play, make more sense than early specialization Research shows that early specialization in sport correlates with increased likelihood of injury, burnout, and dropout Athlete development includes intersecting social, cultural, and genetic factors, thus…

“I feel (un)safe when…”: What athletes have to say about high performance culture

Sad lady tennis player sitting in the court after lose a match - people in sport tennis game

Highlights In this article, researchers present their findings about Canadian high performance athletes’ perspectives on safe and unsafe sport environments, as well as recommendations for changes Athletes identified coach behaviour, teammate or fellow athlete behaviour, lack of resources and an inattentive sport system as key factors contributing to unsafe sporting environments Implementing initiatives to target…

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