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At the crossroads of elite athlete and dad: Male athletes’ experiences navigating parenthood

There has been a longstanding perception that pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood mark the end of an elite athlete’s career in sport. Over the last few years, many researchers, advocates, and athletes themselves have gone to great lengths in challenging this inaccurate belief. We wouldn’t go as far as to say that presumptuous views of this…

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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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Leadership
Program Design and Evaluation

SIRC’s 2022 year in review
December 21, 2022
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As the year comes to a close, the Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) is reflecting on some of its key projects, publications and events over the course of 2022. Here are some of the key highlights: SIRC played a key...
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Health and Lifestyle
Mental Health
Physical Health

Importance of physical activity for post-secondary students
December 14, 2022
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Julia Lehmann, SIRC
University or college can be a stressful time. Trying to balance academics, social life and physical and mental health can be challenging. Students often find themselves having to sacrifice one thing for another, which can negatively impact their health. Anxiety,...
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Mental Health
Sport Participation

Positive sport experiences of gay men
December 7, 2022
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Jake Quinton and Kyle Rich
Sport participation has many benefits for one’s well-being. However, sport is not always a welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ people. Research consistently demonstrates that homophobia can be pervasive in sport contexts like gyms, arenas, and locker rooms (Anderson, 2017; Cleland, 2018;...
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Accessibility
Leadership
Program Design and Evaluation
Technology

Accessible communications and technologies in sport for people with disabilities
November 30, 2022
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Lise Lafontaine
In the pre-Internet world, accessibility focused primarily on addressing physical barriers, such as by installing ramps or adding Braille buttons in elevators.   Over time, an evolution has happened in what’s considered a disability. Changes have also happened in the types...
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Athlete Development
Physical Health

Beyond food as fuel: Exploring women athletes’ relationship with food
November 23, 2022
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Marina Khonina
Athletes’ relationship with food can be complicated. This is especially true for women in sport, who tend to have higher rates of disordered eating (Torstveit et al., 2007). The role of sport participation in athletes’ relationship with food is not...
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Children and Youth
Leadership

How to write a quality grant application
November 17, 2022
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Eric Cartlidge
For many charitable or not-for-profit sport organizations, funding is the main topic of discussion on most days. As they look to continue their missions or potentially create new, innovative, and inclusive programming, two questions regularly come up:  How much money...
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Athlete Development
Para Sport
Paralympic Games

No singular path through Para sport: Canadian Para nordic skiers on multi-sport and athlete transfer
November 16, 2022
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Caela Fenton
This blog is a part of a series created in collaboration with the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Paralympic Athlete Transfer Task Force, spotlighting the opportunities and challenges of Para athlete transfer and multi-sport participation.  In 2006, Robbi Weldon came...
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Coaching

Barriers and facilitators to coaching certification in Canada
November 9, 2022
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Caela Fenton, PhD and Joseph Gurgis, PhD
Joseph Gurgis is an Assistant Professor at Nipissing University. He completed his doctorate at the University of Toronto, where he explored Canadian stakeholders’ interpretations, experiences, and recommendations for advancing Safe Sport. His findings suggest the Safe Sport movement would be...
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Athlete Development
Para Sport
Sport Participation

Challenges and opportunities of dual sport participation
November 2, 2022
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Caela Fenton
This blog is a part of a series created in collaboration with the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Paralympic Athlete Transfer Task Force, spotlighting the opportunities and challenges of Para athlete transfer and multi-sport participation. Not many athletes can claim both summer and winter Paralympian status....
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