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Perceptions of Concussion Symptom Self-Reporting and Removal from Play in a Rugby Club’s Junior Programs: Recommendations for Shared Responsibility Â
This in-depth case study provides a window into the perceptions of junior players, their parents, coaches and leaders in one rugby club regarding concussion symptom self-reporting and removal of youth participants from play. The findings provide insight to common and contrasting views within a community sport club around this aspect of safe sport, with implications…
For many of today’s high-level athletes, performance no longer begins and ends with competition. Alongside training schedules, team commitments, and international travel, there is another area they must navigate: social media. The 2023 SIRC article, Managing Social Media as a...
Project summary The research objective was to assess whether the game of hockey, and its associated social spaces, contributes to the social integration of immigrants and racialized minorities in Canada? This research assesses whether the game of hockey provides for...
View the summary of this research here. Project summary Today’s managers face unprecedented governance, economic/marketing, and technological realities affecting their processes and performance, aspects we understand poorly. Managers are under increased scrutiny from stakeholders regarding their credibility to govern themselves...
Highlights When it comes to the relationship between sports and social media, it’s hard to know where to start. Athletes have never been more visible and accessible than they are now. As a result, social media has become an increasingly...
On May 13, SIRC hosted a webinar – Stop Pushing and Start Engaging! – led by social media expert Warren Weeks, designed to help participants rethink their social media engagement strategies. With audiences spending more time online due to the...
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. While social media can have many...
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 examining CANADIAN NATIONAL...
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