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Calling the Shots: How Youth Sport Officials are Leading 

They may not have the loudest voices in the gym or the biggest presence on the field—but these teens are calling the shots, literally. At this year’s Sport Newfoundland and Labrador Awards, 3 under-18 officials were recognized for stepping up to the toughest job in sport: the one where everyone’s watching, and not always kindly….

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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Professional Development
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Technology

Using technology to design and deliver positive youth sport programs  
September 21, 2020
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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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Capacity Building
Games and Hosting
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Building capacity for sport participation through events 
September 14, 2020
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Marijke Taks
Project Summary The demonstration effect is the assumption that sport events stimulate sport participation. This phenomenon is widely debated (e.g., Weed et al, 2015) given there is little evidence that sport events create new participation in sport. Local sport organizations (LSOs) can play a pivotal role in taking advantage of sport events to...
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Coaching
Long-Term Development
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Comparison of the determining factors in adopting the Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model for Canadian athletes among coaches from various sport disciplines
August 31, 2020
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François Trudeau, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
Summary of the project The purpose of this investigation is to determine the process for the adoption and implementation of the LongTerm Athlete Development (LTAD) model by coaches of various sports: soccer (n=116), ice hockey (n=43), figure skating (n=49), gymnastics...
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Children and Youth
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Team Culture

The relationship between team cohesion and youth sport participation 
August 24, 2020
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Jocelyn Ulvick
Project Summary  The first objective was to examine the relationship between task and social cohesion, and three participation-related outcomes (self-reported effort, practice attendance, and intention to return to the team the following season).    Results indicated that cohesiveness around the team’s...
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Masters Sport
Older Adults
SCRI Conference
Sport Participation Research Initiative

The relationship between sport, physical activity, and social engagement: A profile of Canadian seniors
August 17, 2020
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Patricia Weir
Project Summary  Models of successful aging (SA) encourage a continued engagement with life, which research literature refers to as a diverse set of activities including productive (e.g., housework), social (e.g., visiting friends), passive (e.g., reading), and active leisure (e.g., playing...
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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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Coaching
Girls and Women
Life Skills
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Exploring the process of lifelong learning: The biographies of five Canadian women coaches
August 3, 2020
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Bettina Callary
Project Summary  The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the biographies of five Canadian women coaches using Jarvis’s theory of human learning to understand how the multitude of experiences throughout their lives have contributed to their learning and coaching...
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Children and Youth
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Underserved Groups

A sport-based critical hours program for low-income youth
July 27, 2020
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Nicholas Holt
Project Summary  This program of research addressed three important issues faced by Canadian children; the problem of low physical activity, the need to increase sport participation, and the absence of programming during the ‘critical hours’ after-school period (see Active Health...
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Children and Youth
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Talent Identification

Exploring contemporary issues in Canadian youth hockey: Experiences and perspectives of peewee players and elite hockey insiders
July 20, 2020
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Sarah Jeffery-Tosoni
Project Summary Hockey has a profound impact on the values, attitudes, and behaviours of Canadians (Earle, 2002; Gruneau & Whitson, 1993; Nixon, 1976). Youth hockey in Canada has been the target of much recent criticism, with attention being called to...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Health and Wellbeing
Masters Sport
Older Adults
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Underserved Groups

Tai Chi (TC) for older adults: Improving physical and psychological health and identifying and overcoming cultural/ethnic barriers to participation
July 13, 2020
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Hala Tamim
Project Summary Tai Chi (TC), a traditional Chinese exercise, has been shown to have several health benefits. In general, TC is a widely practiced, well received exercise in large populations in China. Such generally positive attitudes towards the exercise result...
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