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The unanimous choice: How a 12-year-old girl became captain of a boys’ hockey team

There is an assumption in sports that leadership is earned through tenure, skill, and a certain kind of presence—the intangible, ineffable quality that separates the good from the great. But every once in a while, a story emerges that challenges those assumptions and more. In Sarnia, Ontario, a 12-year-old girl named Laylah Stokes did just…

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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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Anti-Doping
Athlete Development
Canadian Sport Policies
Physical Health

The Implications of Cannabis Legalization for Athletes
October 10, 2018
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Ben Lungo, CCES and Sydney Millar, SIRC
The legalization of cannabis in Canada will have 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 conjunction with its partners, SIRC will be providing...
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Anti-Doping
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High Performance

The Athlete Biological Passport: Enhancing clean sport
March 4, 2015
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Promoting fair play and implementing ethical sport policies are among the options for promoting clean sport. Rules and regulations are created in order to protect the health and safety of participants – as well as the integrity of sport. However,...
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