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Unlocking potential: Building inclusive, equitable and accessible talent pathways across youth sport

Highlights:  Talent identification and talent development systems  “It is unacceptable that a player like Moise Bombito is not discovered until he’s 23 years old. I’ve coached some of the best centre-backs in the world and his talent level is in that category…We must find the next Moise Bombito at 15. We must know exactly who…

Children and Youth
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Program Design and Evaluation
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Board Management
Leadership
Recruitment and Retention
Volunteer Management

Recruiting, retaining and supporting volunteers in a changing sport system
July 5, 2023
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Caela Fenton and Paul Varian
Paul Varian is a sport-management consultant and thought-leader with experience at all levels of the sport sector, from community and amateur sport to large national governing bodies.  Throughout his long career in sport, Varian has served as the Chief Executive...
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Community Sport
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Physical and Health Education
Recruitment and Retention
Research to Practice
Sport Participation

The Canadian sport and physical activity community identifies topics for researchers to prioritize 
April 22, 2022
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Mathieu Bélanger, Julie Goguen Carpenter and Leigh M. Vanderloo
Highlights  Adoption in practice of research findings is often sub-optimal because of a disconnect between researchers and the individuals or groups overseeing and facilitating sport and physical activity participation.  To help bridge the gap between sport and physical activity research...
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Anti-Racism
Coaching
Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Professional Development
Recruitment and Retention
Sponsorship

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 Anyone involved in sport knows that confidence is key. Whether coach, athlete or participant, the importance (and fragility) of confidence can’t be overlooked. The vital and tenuous nature of confidence means steps must...
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Coaching
Recruitment and Retention
SCRI Conference
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Retaining experience coaches  
October 19, 2020
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Ian Reade
Project Summary  Understanding the factors that influence coach transitions is pertinent. Six themes were identified: 1) interpersonal considerations, 2) work demands, 3) career concerns, 4) positive coaching experiences, 5) seeking opportunities to be more successful and 6) leaving a negative...
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First Nations
Games and Hosting
Leadership
Recruitment and Retention
Volunteer Management
Workplace Wellness

Volunteer Recruitment at the 2020 Arctic Winter Games
November 20, 2019
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Echo Ross, 2020 Arctic Winter Games
This is the third blog of a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Check out the first blog, about the development of the Games; and the second about...
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Leadership
Officials and Referees
Professional Development
Recruitment and Retention
Workplace Wellness

Retaining Sport Officials
November 23, 2016
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Sport officials play a vital role within sport and should be viewed along the same lines as coaches within the sport system in regards to participation and development. Officials should not be viewed as just service providers, but rather as...
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Knowledge Mobilization
Leadership
Recruitment and Retention
Workplace Wellness

RETENTION OF SPORT OFFICIALS IN CANADA
July 13, 2016
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SIRC is pleased to be working together with Sport Canada to share current research on topics informing policy and promoting quality sport programming. This week we are sharing highlights of a recent article reviewing a research study on RETENTION OF...
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Athlete Development
Knowledge Mobilization
Leadership
Recruitment and Retention

REGULATIONS AND STRATEGIES USED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ATHLETE RETENTION.
June 1, 2016
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SIRC is pleased to be working together with Sport Canada to share current research on topics informing policy and promoting quality sport programming. This week we are sharing highlights of a recent article explores the REGULATIONS AND STRATEGIES USED IN...
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