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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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Gender Equity
Leadership

Balance for Better: Gender Equity in Sport Leadership Benefits Everyone
March 8, 2019
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Greer Gemin, CAAWS
International Women’s Day is an opportunity to reflect on the progress that has been towards gender equity in sport leadership, but also to remind the sport sector that we still have work to do to ensure that women’s voices and...
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High Performance
Leadership
Professional Sport

Sport Insight: The rule change that revolutionized curling
March 6, 2019
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Jean Mills, Curling Canada
SIRC’s Sport Insight series features blogs and articles that examine innovation and evolution in the sport landscape. It started as a practice drill between two brothers and grew into the rule that transformed the sport of curling: the Free Guard...
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Leadership
Professional Development
Workplace Wellness

Resolving Conflict: The Power of Dialogue and Authentic Apology
February 27, 2019
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Claire Carver-Dias, Clearday Communications
Healthy conflict is an important part of productive work relationships, but the moment that conflict morphs into something more insidious, issues ensue. In the world of sport we often praise a win-at-all-costs approach to any challenge. When a prospective opponent...
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Leadership
Professional Development

Investing in Leaders is Smart Risk Management Strategy
February 8, 2019
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Dina Bell-Laroche, Sport Law & Strategy Group
The Sport Leaders Retreat is a “leadership development boot camp” for sport leaders from provincial/territorial, national and multi-sport organizations. Hosted by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport and the Sport Law & Strategy Group, the program is designed to...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Coaching
Community Sport
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Fair Play
Leadership
Quality Sport

Creating a Values-Based Sport System in Canada
January 22, 2019
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Alison Jones and Michael McLenaghen
Across playing fields, courts and ice rinks in Canada, demands for improvements in the quality of the sport experience are growing. While sport has long been celebrated for its role in developing the character of our nation, stories shared in...
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Children and Youth
Community Sport
Leadership
Physical Health
Sport Participation

Putting Multi-sport into Practice
January 15, 2019
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Jim Grove, Active for Life
The Coaching Association of Canada’s 2018 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Conference focused on fostering positive change in the sport system through influence. One panel discussion attracted attention with the simple question: Is there a future for multi-sport in Canada? Led by...
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Athlete Development
Canadian Sport Policies
Coaching
High Performance
Leadership
Sport Participation

2018 Year in Review
January 8, 2019
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Sydney Millar, SIRC Content Manager
As we ease ourselves into the year ahead, here is a round-up of the most popular SIRCuit articles and SIRC blogs from 2018! Top 5 SIRCuit articles The implications of cannabis legalization for athletes Issues in athlete identification and selection:...
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Anti-Doping
Canadian Sport Policies
Leadership

The Legalization of Cannabis: Insights for Sport Organizations
December 13, 2018
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Sydney Millar, SIRC
The legalization of cannabis in October 2018 has significant implications on the Canadian sport system, ranging from anti-doping policy, to athlete and staff safety and wellbeing, to risk management for organizations. In November, Julia Dales, Associate Lawyer with Dentons, joined SIRC...
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Communications
Community Sport
High Performance
Leadership
Revenue Generation

Powered by the People: the Magic of Crowdfunding in Sport
November 28, 2018
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Samantha Rogers
Funding for sport is changing and government support is increasingly more difficult to obtain, but the money is out there – it just needs to be found. A relatively new fund development tool is crowdfunding. Think about it, a crowdfunding...
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Coaching
Leadership
Professional Development
Volunteer Management

Building a genuine feedback culture within your sport starts at the top
November 7, 2018
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Claire Carver-Dias, Clearday Communications
Sport is often held aloft as an example of an environment where feedback flows easily. As a communications coach and management consultant working with business leaders across North America, I often publicly herald the virtues of the feedback culture I...
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