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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…
Sports fans are all intimately familiar with the rules of their favourite sports: what’s allowed, and what will get you penalized. Many are less familiar with the behind-the-scenes rules that protect athletes and the integrity of sport itself. Why protect...
You’d be hard pressed to visit a large Canadian city these days and not see a billboard for sports gambling. Maybe you’ve noticed a similar trend while watching TV, of athletes and celebrities telling us not only which sports books...
Jeremy Luke, Senior Director, Sport Integrity with CCES
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and McLaren Global Sport Solutions Inc. (MGSS) hosted the first-ever Symposium in Canada addressing the issues of match manipulation and gambling in sport in 2019. Following the Symposium, a White Paper was...
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