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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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Sport Participation

Diversifying sport participation: a winning approach 
February 7, 2024
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By Mathieu Bélanger, Ph.D. and François Gallant, Ph.D. Images created by Michaël Garcia
It turns out that what we thought was evidence-based… was not. You heard it loud and clear many times before; we should encourage children to engage in a large variety of sports and avoid falling into the trap of early...
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Athlete Development
Physical Health
Sport Participation

“It means so much for Canadian tennis”: How Marina Stakusic’s post-BJK Cup claim predicted a rise for tennis in Canada
January 31, 2024
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Tennis Canada
A Canadian flag draped around her shoulders, a beaming, then-18-year-old Marina Stakusic is flanked by captain Heidi El Tabakh and Gabriela Dabrowski on the hard courts of Estadio de la Cartuja. Just minutes earlier, Leylah Annie Fernandez flung her racquet...
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Sport Participation

Year in review: SIRC’s top 5 must-reads and contributions to Canadian sports in 2023 
December 20, 2023
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SIRC
As we bid farewell to another transformative year in the realm of sports, the Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) takes a moment to reflect on the most impactful and thought-provoking blog articles that have resonated with our readers. In 2023,...
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Social Issues
Sport for Development
Sport Participation

Sport for Development and Peace in Canada over the last 50 years
November 27, 2023
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Simon C. Darnell, Russell Field, Bruce Kidd
Introduction  Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) refers to the organization and mobilization of sport to meet non-sport goals of international development, such as health promotion, gender empowerment, education, and peace building and conflict resolution. The overall field or sector...
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Sport Participation

SIRC at 50: A half-century of shaping Canadian sports through knowledge and collaboration
November 27, 2023
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Debra Gassewitz & Paula Baker
The Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) has been a pivotal organization in Canada’s sporting landscape for half a century. Founded with the vision to provide valuable research and knowledge to support the sport community, SIRC along with its partners have...
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Governance
Sport Participation

Enhancing accountability and alignment within Canadian Basketball clubs through collaborative governance
November 8, 2023
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Daniel Wigfield & Sandy MacIntosh
State of basketball programming in Canada Beginning in 2022, Canada Basketball sought to innovate the way clubs are aligned to form the amateur basketball system in this country. Since 2015, the popularity of basketball has grown an unprecedented amount. As...
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Sport Participation

How to foster inclusive physical activity for immigrants in Canada
October 18, 2023
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El Zahraa Majed & Lucie Lévesque
One in 4 Canadians is an immigrant, and this number is expected to reach 30% by 2036 (Statistics Canada, 2017). When immigrants arrive in Canada, their health is often good to optimal. As time passes, they may experience the multiple...
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Games and Hosting
Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Life Skills
Sport Participation

Four strategies to support girls through sport-based mentorship
October 11, 2023
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Caroline Hummell & Dr. Corliss Bean
Sport has the potential to foster girls’ healthy development, leading to outcomes such as enhanced self-esteem, physical health, and mental well-being. Sport can reduce adverse health outcomes for girls, such as depression (Canadian Women & Sport, 2022; Eime et al.,...
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Children and Youth
Disability
Physical and Health Education
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Facilitating physical activity and physical education participation in autistic children and youth
October 2, 2023
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Mathieu Michaud
Introduction and context  Participation in physical activity (PA) and physical education (PE) is very important for all children and youth (C&Y) because it helps with physical, social, affective, and cognitive development (Bailey, 2006). Autistic C&Y especially gain from PA and...
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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Girls and Women
Indigenous
Mixed Ability
Physical Literacy
Sport Participation

Anything is Possible: Using Ringette to Support Physical Literacy in the North
August 21, 2023
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Caela Fenton and Kai Harada
Sport is a vital opportunity for communities in the Northwest Territories (NWT) to stay active and social, particularly during the winter months when daylight is limited and temperatures are frigid. Sport offers a reason for people to come together and...
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