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Beyond the Stats: Understanding Sleeper Athletes with Dr. Joe Baker

In a sports culture obsessed with early success, Canada may be missing out on some of the best athletes, sleepers, those who develop later, defying the traditional timelines of talent. Dr. Joe Baker, a leading expert on talent development and professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto, says…

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Anti-Racism
Officials and Referees

“They’re not yelling at you. They’re yelling at your shirt”: Canadian sport system faces officiating crisis
March 13, 2023
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Caela Fenton
Highlights  The Canadian sport system is experiencing a steep decline in number of match officials due to a combination of factors including abuse, lack of support from organizations, and lack of compensation  In this article, officials from various sports across...
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Anti-Racism
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Newcomers to Canada
Sport Participation

Creating welcoming, equitable spaces for new Canadians in sport
March 13, 2023
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Veronica Allan
Highlights: Sport can help to promote physical and mental health, build social connections and support integration into Canadian communities among newcomers to Canada Research shows that newcomers face unique barriers to sport participation, including cost, transportation, language, access to information,...
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Anti-Racism
Athlete Development
Program Design and Evaluation

Using life skills to promote social justice: Youth sport as a vehicle for social change
February 1, 2023
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Corliss Bean, Tarkington J. Newman, Martin Camiré, Leisha Strachan
As youth sport researchers, we seek to understand how youth develop and transfer life skills. In recent years, cultural issues have urged us to evolve our understanding of life skills. For instance, the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements continue...
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Anti-Racism
Data and Analytics
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Leadership

Data for change: Embracing demographics to advance equity in sport
April 22, 2022
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Bryan Heal, Marika Warner and Jackie Robinson, MLSE LaunchPad
Highlights The “who” is as important as the “what” when sport organizations are planning for data, analytics and evidence-based change related to equity, diversity and inclusion. When it comes to race and intersectionality, the power of data practices is its...
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Anti-Racism
Coaching
Gender Equity

Mentoring Black women coaches: Developing confidence through relationships and learning
April 22, 2022
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Alex I McKenzie and Janelle Joseph, University of Toronto
Photo credit: Conestoga College Condors Athletics Highlights Some coaches are the “only” in their organization: the only woman, only racialized person or only racialized woman. Being the “only” relates to feelings of otherness and isolation, threatening coaches’ confidence. Social support...
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Accessibility
Anti-Racism
Canadian Sport Policies
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Leadership

Shaping inclusive sport policy and programs
April 22, 2022
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Joanne Kay, Lindsay Larue, Klara Steele, and Benoit Gendron, Sport Canada
Highlights Over the past few years, the racism and discrimination brought to light throughout society and within the sport sector have forced a necessary reflection on policies and practices.  There’s a renewed urgency for sport stakeholders to adopt new policies...
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Anti-Racism
Concussion
COVID-19
LGBTQI2S
Masters Sport
Mom's Got Game
Olympic & Paralympic Games
Para Sport
Program Design and Evaluation

2021 year in review: How SIRC embraced the “new normal”
December 22, 2021
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SIRC
After 2020 surprised us all with a global pandemic, many of us looked to 2021 with hope for a gradual return to our pre-pandemic “normal.” And with the widespread rollout and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines across the country, the activities...
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Anti-Racism
Canadian Sport Policies
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Gender Equity
Leadership
Life Skills
Sport for Social Development

Racing towards 2030: Using the Sustainable Development Goals to move inclusion forward in sport
March 30, 2021
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Andrea Carey, INclusion INcorporated
If there was ever a time in our history to consider how to not leave anyone behind, 2020 was that year. As people and organizations seek to reconcile the impact of COVID-19, we need to think about how we build...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Anti-Racism
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Varsity Sport

Tackling Racism on Campus
February 23, 2021
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Devon Bowyer and Jada Roach, BIPOC Varsity Association, University of Toronto
George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Regis Korchinski-Paquet and D’Andre Campbell are names of Black men and women who were killed this past year. Their tragic deaths sparked a global conversation about anti-Black racism, police brutality, white supremacy and the...
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Anti-Racism
Indigenous
Leadership

Thinking about Reconciliation on National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 20, 2018
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Marcia Trudeau-Bomberry
June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day, celebrated annually since 1996. It is intended as a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. National...
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