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Breaking Ice: Connecting Indigenous Culture and Sport Through Blind Hockey 

In partnership with Canadian Blind Hockey  June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to reflect on the strength, resilience, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. It’s also a time to acknowledge the gaps that still exist, particularly in areas like sport, where Indigenous youth, especially those with disabilities, continue to face…

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The importance of the pelvic floor in returning to physical activity after childbirth
July 20, 2022
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Iris Lesser and Megan Sawatsky
After childbirth, mothers have numerous concerns about their postpartum body and its capacity for returning to physical activity. One of the worries is whether physical activity may negatively affect the pelvic floor after pregnancy and delivery. The pelvic floor is...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Concussion
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation

“That’s a Blue for you”: Referee experiences managing concussion injury risk in Canadian amateur rugby
July 13, 2022
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Jennifer Coletti, SIRC
People who are into sports like soccer and rugby are familiar with yellow and red cards. When an official presents a player with a yellow card, that’s a warning that they’ve committed an offence on the playing field. A red...
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Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Mental Health
Sport Participation

Creating sport environments that support mental health for girls and women
July 6, 2022
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Annabel Chan and Marina Khonina, SIRC
This blog post provides a recap of the fourth webinar in the 4-part mini-series Engaging Girls and Women in Sport. SIRC and Canadian Women & Sport co-hosted the mini-series, which you can access or learn more about by visiting our...
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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
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Program Design and Evaluation

Using stakeholder engagement as real-world data to inform organizational change
June 15, 2022
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Lara Schroeder and Nora Sheffe
Over the past 6 months, we’ve seen ongoing news of alleged maltreatment of athletes who compete at national and international levels. These reports of maltreatment in artistic swimming, gymnastics, bobsleigh and skeleton, and most recently boxing have sparked increased discussion by...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Climate Change
Leadership
Safe Sport Environments
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Sport Participation

Let’s talk about air pollution: Keeping outdoor sport participants safe
June 8, 2022
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SIRC with Health Canada
In honour of Clean Air Day (June 8), SIRC partnered with Health Canada to present information about air pollution and how it can affect the health and performance of outdoor sport participants. We also highlight the ways coaches, officials and...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Physical Literacy

Everywhere, all the time, anywhere: Why physical literacy matters
May 18, 2022
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Jackie Robinson, Marika Warner and Bryan Heal, MLSE LaunchPad
The loosening of COVID‑19 pandemic restrictions on sport and physical activity presents a unique opportunity to dramatically change how we engage young people in sport and physical activity. Pre-pandemic sport participation was marred by high dropout rates among girls and...
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Mental Health
Mom's Got Game
Mothers
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From one mom to another: Tips for being active after welcoming a new baby
May 4, 2022
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Corliss Bean, Iris Lesser and Talia Ritondo
Becoming a mother is an exciting milestone in a woman’s life. Once you welcome home a baby, nothing is ever the same again. While the transition to motherhood comes with many ups and downs, engaging in physical activity is a...
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Mental Health
Mom's Got Game
Mothers
Physical and Health Education
Physical Health

Returning to exercise postpartum: Supporting women’s physical activity after the birth of a child
May 4, 2022
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Iris Lesser, Carl Nienhuis, Corliss Bean, and Talia Ritondo
This article was originally published by The Conversation on March 20, 2022 The birth of a child is a momentous occasion in a woman’s life. It may also be one of the most challenging transitions that women face, requiring adaptation...
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Community Sport
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Research to Practice
Sport Participation

The Canadian sport and physical activity community identifies topics for researchers to prioritize 
April 22, 2022
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Mathieu Bélanger, Julie Goguen Carpenter and Leigh M. Vanderloo
Highlights  Adoption in practice of research findings is often sub-optimal because of a disconnect between researchers and the individuals or groups overseeing and facilitating sport and physical activity participation.  To help bridge the gap between sport and physical activity research...
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