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Preventing eating disorders among young athletes

Introduction  Adolescence is a pivotal stage marked by increased vulnerability to the development of body image concerns, disordered eating, and eating disorders. For adolescents involved in sport, where they may face pressure to conform to a certain body type to progress and achieve success, the risk may be even more pronounced.  Consider some of the…

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Abuse-Free Sport
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A Code for All Levels of Sport: Implementing the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS) across Canada
October 21, 2024
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Marcus Mazzucco & Hilary Findlay
Introduction The Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS) was introduced to the Canadian sport system at the national level in 2022. It may be time to think about its role across the entire sport...
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Accessibility
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Girls and Women
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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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Abuse-Free Sport
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Tokyo, Beijing and a global pandemic: How 4 sports are advancing Safe Sport
July 19, 2021
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Jennifer Coletti and Veronica Allan, SIRC
Highlights In recent years, national sport organizations have been hard at work on Safe Sport policies and initiatives. They’re designed to ensure the safety and well-being of sport communities, from the grassroots level all the way up to national teams....
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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
Athlete Development
Canadian Sport Policies
Coaching
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Leadership

2019 Year in Review
December 18, 2019
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SIRC
As we ease ourselves into the year ahead, here is a round-up of the most popular SIRCuit articles and SIRC blogs from 2019! Top 5 SIRCuit Articles Gender Equity is Good Governance – Lessons from the Sport Sector Cannabis and...
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Canadian Sport Policies
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Leadership
LGBTQI2S

Putting “Inclusion” into Practice for our LGBTQI2S Community
May 17, 2019
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Aaron Bruce, Canada Games Council
Like many sport organizations across Canada, the Canada Games Council (CGC) has recognized inclusion as a core value within its strategic plan, but what does that really mean in practice? For the CGC, inclusion includes policies, procedures and programs focused...
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Anti-Doping
Canadian Sport Policies
Leadership

Cannabis and Sport: Perspectives from a Seat in the Canadian Senate
April 25, 2019
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Senator Martha Deacon
Canada’s Olympic history is a decorated one. There have been so many moments of note that we sometimes need reminding of what has transpired as the years pass as the medals pile up. For instance, February 2018 marked twenty years...
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Abuse-Free Sport
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High Performance
LGBTQI2S

Why Transgender Eligibility Policies Aren’t Enough
January 22, 2019
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Sarah Teetzel
In releasing its transgender inclusion policy in September 2018, U Sports joined an ever-increasing list of organizations, from the community to international levels, that have implemented policies to regulate the inclusion of athletes who identify as transgender. Organizations with trans...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Anti-Doping
Athlete Development
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Coaching
Competition Manipulation
High Performance

Athlete Perspective: My reality as a clean athlete in a not so clean sport
January 22, 2019
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Christine Girard
SIRC’s Athlete Perspective series provides insight and recommendations on key issues from an athlete’s perspective. The collection of blogs and SIRCuit articles profiles Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes and taps into their lived experience. I started weightlifting in a small,...
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Athlete Development
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Coaching
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2018 Year in Review
January 8, 2019
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Sydney Millar, SIRC Content Manager
As we ease ourselves into the year ahead, here is a round-up of the most popular SIRCuit articles and SIRC blogs from 2018! Top 5 SIRCuit articles The implications of cannabis legalization for athletes Issues in athlete identification and selection:...
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