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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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Athlete Development
Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Sport Participation
Varsity Sport

Ski like a girl: Researchers reveal hidden histories of women in Nordic sport
March 18, 2024
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Oumar Salifou
From a U of A varsity ski club to the Canadian Birkebeiner and the Olympics, women have always been part of the landscape of winter sport. When Lyndsay Conrad dove into her archival research on early 20th-century ski history in...
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Climate Change
Varsity Sport

Sport organizations must adapt to extreme heat
August 2, 2023
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Cheryl Mallen, Greg Dingle and Scott McRoberts
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2018) has recorded rising temperatures throughout the world. Extreme heat events are causing risks to workers’ health, organizational productivity and infrastructure and the sport sector is being forced to adapt (Glasser, 2020; Heal...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Anti-Racism
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Varsity Sport

Tackling Racism on Campus
February 23, 2021
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Devon Bowyer and Jada Roach, BIPOC Varsity Association, University of Toronto
George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Regis Korchinski-Paquet and D’Andre Campbell are names of Black men and women who were killed this past year. Their tragic deaths sparked a global conversation about anti-Black racism, police brutality, white supremacy and the...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Life Skills
Sport Participation
Varsity Sport

Developing Executive Functions and Social Emotional Learning Through Sport
May 8, 2019
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Vicki Harber
This blog was adapted from a SIRCuit article written by Dr. Vicki Harber. For the full article, click here. Within Canada, there is some concern that an ethos of “winning at all costs” has infiltrated youth sport, degrading the quality...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Coaching
Mental Health
Program Design and Evaluation
Training Factors
Varsity Sport

Managing the Risk of Athlete Burnout With or Without Early Specialization
April 25, 2019
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Dr. Heather Larson
Parents who dream of their children becoming professional athletes, and coaches who believe that single-minded dedication is the only way to reach the top of their sport, have contributed to an increase in early sport specialization. However, there are many...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Children and Youth
Coaching
Mental Health
Program Design and Evaluation
Varsity Sport

Changing the Culture of Hazing in Canada
January 22, 2019
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Dr. Jay Johnson and Dr. Margery Holman
Allegations emerging in media reports from Toronto’s St. Michael’s College in the fall of 2018 have made hazing top of mind for athletic staff at Canada’s secondary and post-secondary education institutions. Unfortunately, it is not an isolated event. Reports of...
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Children and Youth
Coaching
Quality Sport
Sport Participation
Varsity Sport

Increasing engagement by addressing de-selection practices in youth sport
October 10, 2018
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Jonathan Mauro, Douglas Gleddie, and Lauren Sulz
As researchers and educators who have been (and still are!) extensively involved in sport, back to school time also means back to school SPORT time! Through our personal experience and our research, we know firsthand the positive impact that participation...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Athlete Development
Coaching
Knowledge Mobilization
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Varsity Sport

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Changing? The Culture of Sport Hazing in the 21st Century-January 2018
October 3, 2017
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Hazing is a complex issue that is entangled in the culture and tradition of Canadian University sport.  Hazing is defined as an event created to establish a team’s social hierarchy by humiliating, degrading, abusing and/or endangering newcomers regardless of a...
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Concussion
Physical Health
Varsity Sport

After concussion: Student-athletes return-to-learn
March 11, 2015
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When a high school age student athlete receives a concussion, it’s important that all adults that interact with that student know how to provide the best atmosphere for them when they return to school. While health care professionals are increasingly...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Life Skills
Sport Participation
Varsity Sport

Striking a balance between academics and athletics: the role of a student-athlete
September 4, 2014
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Student-athletes have the demanding role of balancing academic and athletic pursuits while doing well in both the classroom and on the field of play. Unlike the average student, student-athletes have a rigorous schedule that requires planning, discipline and sacrifice. Having...
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