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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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Children and Youth
Life Skills
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport for Development
Sport for Social Development
Team Culture

A culture change is coming in youth sport: How sport organizations can incorporate Sport for Development strategies
April 24, 2023
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Bryan Heal, Marika Warner, Luciano Lombardi
Highlights: This article draws on recent insights from the Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Foundation’s Change the Culture, Change the Game report, offering practical recommendations for sport organizations and administrations looking to advance a more positive culture for youth in...
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Accessibility
Adapted Sport
Children and Youth
Disability
Quality Sport
Sport for Social Development
Sport Participation

Creating quality sports programs for kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities
June 28, 2021
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Canadian Disability Participation Project
Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) can benefit physically and psychosocially when they take part in sport (Baran et al., 2009, 2013; Weiss & Bebko, 2008). Unfortunately, their needs are often neglected, which leads to various physical, social, communication...
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Children and Youth
Reconciliation
SCRI Conference
Sport for Social Development
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Cultural relevancy and positive youth development: Exploring the sport and physical activity experiences of indigenous youth in Canada
April 19, 2021
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Leisha Strachan
Project summary The purpose of the study was to gain insight into how positive youth development (PYD) through sport and physical activity is understood for Indigenous youth in western, central, and eastern urban communities in Canada. The following research questions...
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Anti-Racism
Canadian Sport Policies
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Gender Equity
Leadership
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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Coaching
Sport for Social Development
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Training Factors

Examining the use of socialization tactics in team sports
February 8, 2021
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Alex Benson
Project summary Sport team membership provides people with opportunities to work together toward a common goal and build supportive social relationships. Quite simply, being a member of a sport team is associated with a host of psychosocial benefits. However, joining...
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Athlete Development
Girls and Women
Indigenous
Social Issues
Sport for Social Development
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Corporatizing sport for aboriginal girls: Connecting corporate social responsibility, the ‘Girl Effect’ and aboriginal-focused sport, gender and development programs
December 7, 2020
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Lyndsay Hayhurst
Project Summary This study explored how urban Aboriginal young women understand and experience their participation in a sport for development (SFD) program administered by the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Society Centre (VAFCS); and investigated how corporate funding and involvement in the...
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Children and Youth
Community Sport
Sport for Social Development
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Understanding the influence of peer groups in sport on adolescent social development
August 10, 2020
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Mark Bruner
Project Summary The primary objective of this research was to examine how the identities that youth form through membership on sport teams – their social identities – influence their social development. Specifically, the research examined the relationships between social identity...
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Children and Youth
Community Sport
Life Skills
Physical Literacy
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport for Social Development
Sport Participation
Technology

The Digital Gamification of Youth Sport Engagement
July 13, 2020
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Marika Warner and Bryan Heal, MLSE LaunchPad
Gamification is the use of game techniques, such as the allocation of points and rewards, to provide incentive and fuel the competitive spirit in aspects of life outside of sport (Bunchball, 2020). Examples are abundant, and include Points Days at...
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Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Mental Health
SCRI Conference
Sport for Social Development
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Sociocultural barriers to women’s participation in sport: The role of self-objectification and stereotype threat
May 18, 2020
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Michelle Dionne
Project Summary Women and girls in sport have endured years of cynicism regarding their physical abilities, much of which is perpetuated via media portrayals that emphasize their appearance, femininity, and (hetero) sexuality rather than athletic competence. Although female athletes have...
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Children and Youth
Sport for Social Development
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Organized youth sport, parenthood ideologies and gender relations: Parents’ and children’s experiences and the construction of “team family”
January 6, 2020
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Dawn Trussell
Project Summary This study sought to understand how family relationships, interactions, and values are shaped by children’s sport involvement, and the social and cultural context in which their sport participation occurs. The themes that emerged from this study reflect the...
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