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The bounce-back illusion: Why real postpartum bodies deserve the spotlight

Let’s begin with a familiar image. A woman, newly postpartum, stands in her living room. Her baby is nestled in a sling across her chest, and she’s attempting something between a squat and a stretch while simultaneously rescuing a plush giraffe from under the couch. She is not wearing Lululemon. She has not “bounced back.”…

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Program Design and Evaluation
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Does Culture Really Count in Sport?
December 4, 2024
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Jennifer Walinga
For the past several years, the word culture has become a familiar buzzword across Canadian sport. Headlines about “Hockey Canada’s toxic culture”, a “culture crisis at Gymnastics Canada”, and “the culture of abuse and discrimination” in several national sport organizations...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Anti-Doping
Canadian Sport Policies
Leadership and Governance
Maltreatment
Safe Sport
Sport Integrity

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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Abuse-Free Sport
Coaching
Mental Health
Safe Sport
Safe Sport Environments
Sport Participation

Creating safe spaces in recreational sport: A mental health perspective
October 21, 2024
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Jordan Sutcliffe
Sports are often celebrated for their physical benefits, but they also play a crucial role in mental health. Participation in sports can improve mood, stress relief, and foster a sense of belonging (Bruner et al., 2018; Panza et al., 2020)....
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Mental Health
Safe Sport
Safe Sport Environments

Suffering in silence: Men’s and boys’ mental health are still overlooked in sport
April 17, 2024
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Michael Kehler and Gabriel Knott-Fayle
For men and boys, caring about sport typically conjures images of passionate competition and fighting for the win. This understanding of care leaves little room for self-care, health and safety, and emotional vulnerability — topics that are fraught with risks for boys...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Athlete Development
Health and Wellbeing
Nutrition and Hydration
Safe Sport

Balancing Act: Navigating weight cutting in sports for athlete well-being  
March 27, 2024
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Kai Harada
Weight cutting in sport sounds harsh because it is. As a U19 national champion wrestler with international experience and a mixed martial artist, I have first-hand experience losing weight in a short amount of time to compete in my desired...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Maltreatment
Safe Sport
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Embracing Excellence: Cultivating Success Through Positive Sport
March 14, 2024
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Erin Willson
Introduction and Context Safe Sport continues to be a top concern in Canada, with continued efforts to address maltreatment at all levels of sport. While sexual violence is discussed most frequently in research and practice, with the rhetoric being that...
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Health and Wellbeing
Safe Sport
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Being Alive and at Risk: Building a Meshwork of Risk and Health Among Young Adults 
February 19, 2024
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Braden McKenzie
Introduction and Context  The research explores the concept of risk in relation to young adults’ participation in diverse sport and leisure environments. Because of the many broad and divergent definitions of risk as well as its all-encompassing and evolving nature...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Maltreatment
Safe Sport

Elevating athlete voices: The path to safe sport in Canada
November 22, 2023
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Elana Liberman & Eric MacIntosh
Centralizing the voice of the athlete is a critical step in ensuring Safe Sport is realized. This was the primary theme of our talks on the panel “The future of safe sport: Hooked on hope not fishing for problems” at the...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Community Sport
Governance
Maltreatment
Officials and Referees
Safe Sport
Safe Sport Environments
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Rink Rage: Spectator Violence in Minor Hockey in Canada
October 24, 2023
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Curtis Fogel
Project Summary This study examines the prevalence, causes, and responses to parental violence, aggression, and abuse in minor hockey in Canada. It draws on 122 semi-structured, qualitative interviews with minor hockey stakeholders across Canada, and the textual analysis of media...
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Physical Health
Safe Sport
Safe Sport Environments

Saving sport collectively from poor air quality: Lessons learned from South Korea
August 30, 2023
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Eun Jung
“City of Ottawa, recreational outdoor programs & leagues are cancelled today, June 7 due to poor air quality in the Ottawa region.”  Canada is in the midst of a record-breaking year for wildfires, which directly impacts air quality. Accordingly, multiple...
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