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The Unspoken Battle: How Body Image Shapes Sport Performance

For athletes, sport is about pushing limits of skill, strength, and endurance. But what happens when the greatest challenge isn’t physical at all? For many, especially young athletes, the most persistent struggle exists in their own minds: body image.  Dr. Catherine Sabiston, a professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University…

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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...

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...

Using Sport to Accomplish Social Change

April 4, 2018
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Bob Elliott, former Senior Leader, the Sport Matters Group
Have you heard the term Sport for Development and wondered what it means? Sport for development (also referred to as S4D and used interchangeably with sport for social change or sport for social objectives) involves tapping into what sport can...

The Power of Sport

July 21, 2014
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Sport for development refers to any initiative that uses sport to help improve or strengthen its community or helps assist people in need. However, when people talk about sport for development they are often referring to organizations like Right to...

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