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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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Abuse-Free Sport
Capacity Building
Coaching
High Performance
Maltreatment
Safe Sport
Safe Sport Environments
Sport Integrity
Team Culture

The challenges of shifting to a safer sport culture: High performance coach and administrator perspectives
August 21, 2023
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Eric MacIntosh, Shannon Kerwin and Alison Doherty
Highlights High performance coaches and administrators are key stewards of a shift to safer sport In our research, coaches and administrators identified 6 challenges to culture change in high performance sport: Sport is inherently unsafe Turbulent, unstable sport environment Lack...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Anti-Doping
Leadership
Maltreatment
Program Design and Evaluation
Safe Sport
Sport Participation

Safe sport jobs increase as Canadian sport sector responds to community
June 7, 2023
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SIRC
Safe sport and safeguarding in sport have become top priorities for the Canadian sport sector. Prevalence studies have revealed that athletes across different levels of sport frequently experience maltreatment (Alexander et coll., 2011; Vertommen et coll., 2016; US Center for...
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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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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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Anti-Racism
Officials and Referees
Safe Sport

“They’re not yelling at you. They’re yelling at your shirt”: Canadian sport system faces officiating crisis
March 13, 2023
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Caela Fenton
Highlights  The Canadian sport system is experiencing a steep decline in number of match officials due to a combination of factors including abuse, lack of support from organizations, and lack of compensation  In this article, officials from various sports across...
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Accessibility
Leadership
Maltreatment
Safe Sport
Sport Integrity

Sport Information Resource Centre announces it has joined Abuse-Free Sport
December 23, 2022
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Canada’s most trusted partner in advancing sport knowledge will continue to provide resources to help prevent maltreatment in sport Dec. 23, 2022 Ottawa – The Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement...
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High Performance
Maltreatment
Safe Sport
Team Culture

“I feel (un)safe when…”: What athletes have to say about high performance culture
July 25, 2022
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Eric MacIntosh, Shannon Kerwin and Alison Doherty
Highlights In this article, researchers present their findings about Canadian high performance athletes’ perspectives on safe and unsafe sport environments, as well as recommendations for changes Athletes identified coach behaviour, teammate or fellow athlete behaviour, lack of resources and an...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Coaching
Safe Sport
Safe Sport Environments
Sport Participation

How coaches and sport organizations can create a better experience for LGBTQ+ youth
June 29, 2022
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Dawn E. Trussell, Kyle Rich and Jake Quinton
Participating in sport can have many benefits for lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGBTQ+) youth. Sport has the potential to bring joy, distraction and mindfulness that frees LGBTQ+ youth from worry and fear in other domains of their lives. Sport can...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Community Sport
Concussion
COVID-19
Leadership
Safe Sport
Sport Participation

Activating Safe Sport communities
September 27, 2021
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Jennifer Coletti and Veronica Allan, SIRC
Highlights In summer 2021, the Sport Information Resource Centre launched the Community Activation Grants program to help sport organizations promote Safe Sport and concussion initiatives at the community level. This article spotlights 6 of the 25 successful grant recipients from across Canada. These...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Canadian Sport Policies
COVID-19
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Maltreatment
Olympic & Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games
Safe Sport

Tokyo, Beijing and a global pandemic: How 4 sports are advancing Safe Sport
July 19, 2021
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Jennifer Coletti and Veronica Allan, SIRC
Highlights Perhaps not surprisingly, the unofficial theme of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been ‘safety first.’ Postponed from 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID‑19 pandemic, the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games are scheduled to take place respectively from...
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