Articles

Professional Development

Coaching Masters athletes: Innovative workshops bridging the gap in adult sport education

February 10, 2025

Bettina Callary

Masters athletes, typically aged 35 and above (although different sports have different entry ages into masters sport), often surpass the peak performance years of their sport. Despite this, Masters athletes participate in rule-governed, organized sport activities that require formal registration...

Children and Youth

Bridging generations: How physical activity is connecting kids and seniors

February 10, 2025

Paula Baker

It all started with a simple idea: a banner with the words, “You are loved.” Nestled in the heart of Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, a subtle transformation is taking place. Danielle LeDrew, a teacher fueled by boundless enthusiasm at...

Giving Due Deliberation to Masters Athletes: The Time has Come

January 11, 2021

Bradley Young, Scott Rathwell, and Bettina Callary

Paradoxically, Masters sport is equally celebrated and ignored. Masters athletes are celebrated because they are motivated, goal-oriented, and determined to thrive at ages when sport participation has traditionally waned – they defeat stereotypes and allow us to rethink possibilities. Yet...

Self-Compassion in Sport 101

January 11, 2021

Nathan Reis, Kent Kowalski, Amber Mosewich, and Leah Ferguson

If you have been involved in the coaching or administrative side of competitive sport, chances are you have seen athletes experience emotionally difficult setbacks. These setbacks can range from devastating performance failures (e.g., “choking” during an important competition), to facing...

Promoting sports participation: Exploring physical activity patterns and role models of aging amongst older persons

November 30, 2020

Sean Horton

Project Summary Sport involvement in Canada drops precipitously as we age. Recent Canadian data indicate that participation rates are highest in young Canadians, with 54% between the ages of 15 and 19 taking part in sporting activity. By age 55,...

Aging

Technology

Aging in the information age: An ethnographic study of video gaming in Canadian retirement centres

November 9, 2020

Bradley Millingston

Project Summary This research explored the use of sport-based video games (or ‘exergames’) in activity programs for older persons. In recent years, games like ‘Wii Bowling’ for the Nintendo Wii gaming system have become popular in seniors’ centres in Canada,...

SCRI Conference

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The relationship between sport, physical activity, and social engagement: A profile of Canadian seniors

August 17, 2020

Patricia Weir

Project Summary Models of successful aging (SA) encourage a continued engagement with life, which research literature refers to as a diverse set of activities including productive (e.g., housework), social (e.g., visiting friends), passive (e.g., reading), and active leisure (e.g., playing...

Virtual Volunteering in Community Sport

July 13, 2020

Haley Baxter, Katie Misener, Pam Kappelides, and Lowell Williamson

As community sport clubs begin their return to play phases, the short and long-term impacts of COVID-19 – on the field and in the office – are unmistakable. Physical distancing measures and stay-at-home protocols have illuminated how technology can keep...

Health and Wellbeing