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On the sidelines but central: The powerful role parents play in youth sport

Anyone who has ever sat through a rainy Saturday soccer match or juggled dinner schedules to accommodate volleyball practice knows that youth sport doesn’t happen without parents. They are the chauffeurs, cheerleaders, fundraisers, and sometimes, the most vocal critics on the sidelines. But as Dr. Nick Holt knows all too well, parents aren’t just a…

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High Performance
Program Design and Evaluation

Canadian high performance athletes’ use of retirement resources
May 10, 2023
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Iman Hassan, Cassandra M. Seguin and Diane M. Culver
Earning a roster position as a nationally carded athlete is no easy task (“carding” refers to financial assistance from Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program). Athletes spend years working on their craft to represent Canada on the international stage. The length...
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Children and Youth
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Parenthood, childhood and organized youth sport in rural and small-town British Columbia: An ethnographic study 
May 8, 2023
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Dominique Falls
Project summary  This study explores how parenthood and childhood are enacted within the context of organized youth sport in one rural and small-town British Columbia region. Studies of organized youth sport, childhood, and parenthood have primarily emphasized the experiences of...
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Communications
Official Languages
Technology

3 artificial intelligence tools that can aid sport organizations’ communications efforts
May 3, 2023
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SIRC
With heavy workloads and limited staff capacity, sport organizations are constantly seeking ways to improve efficiency. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) tools have become an increasingly popular way for organizations to leverage their capacity. In this blog, SIRC outlines...
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COVID-19
Physical Health
Sport Participation Research Initiative

The Socializing Together while Running InDEpendently (STRIDE) pilot randomized controlled trial: Feasibility and acceptability of an online-delivered running and walking group program to support low active university students’ well-being and exercise behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic  
May 1, 2023
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Colin Wierts
Project summary  Group-based sport and exercise programs, guided by the social identity approach1, represent a viable strategy to promote physical activity and well-being among university students, particularly during the COVID-19 context. Social identity informed interventions aim to cultivate a sense...
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Anti-Doping
High Performance
Physical Health

Cannabis and sport: What athletes and sport organizations need to know
April 24, 2023
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Christian Cheung
Highlights With the exception of CBD, cannabinoids remain prohibited by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport during the competition phase of the athletic season and therefore are not to be used by athletes Although some cannabis and CBD products...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Long-Term Development
Maltreatment
Program Design and Evaluation
Quality Sport
Safe Sport
Sport Integrity
Sport Participation

Safe, quality and values-based: 3 approaches to optimize sport experience
April 24, 2023
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Jennifer Coletti and Veronica Allan, SIRC
Highlights  There are several evidence-informed approaches to sport delivery that researchers and sport organizations encourage, and that you can engage with, to promote positive experiences and combat harmful cultures in sport and society  Quality sport, values-based sport and safe sport...
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Children and Youth
Life Skills
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport for Development
Sport for Social Development
Team Culture

A culture change is coming in youth sport: How sport organizations can incorporate Sport for Development strategies
April 24, 2023
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Bryan Heal, Marika Warner, Luciano Lombardi
Highlights: This article draws on recent insights from the Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Foundation’s Change the Culture, Change the Game report, offering practical recommendations for sport organizations and administrations looking to advance a more positive culture for youth in...
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Climate Change
Coaching
Physical Health
Program Design and Evaluation
Safe Sport
Safe Sport Environments
Sport Participation

Clearing the air around air quality and outdoor sport safety
April 24, 2023
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Sport Information Resource Centre with Health Canada
Highlights In 2022, Health Canada and the Sport Information Resource Centre partnered to create educational resources to raise awareness about air quality and the safety of outdoor sport participation Air pollution can impact the health of all Canadians, but some...
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Leadership

A theory of change for Canadian sport: Dorothy Paul on culture change
April 24, 2023
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Dorothy Paul and Caela Fenton
Highlights: 2 Loops Theory of Change seeks to describe and model organizations as living beings with life cycles  Indigenous sport leader, Dorothy Paul, advocates for 2 Loops Theory as a lens to consider cultural shift within the Canadian sport sector ...
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Children and Youth
Life Skills
Mental Health
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

The implementation of a sport-based, trauma-sensitive, youth development program in a national community organization
April 24, 2023
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Majidullah Shaikh
Project summary  Community organizations can adopt sport-based, trauma-sensitive, youth development programming to support underserved youth who face high risk of traumatic exposure. These programs involve leaders who create safe environments, recognize and respond to youth’s trauma-related distress, and promote youth’s...
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