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Superstars or a super-team? Building capacity to play like a championship team

What makes a winning team? Is it raw talent, star power, or an overflowing budget? Think again. The most successful teams—on the field or in the office—don’t just rely on superstars. They thrive on balance, leadership, and a collective drive that turns a group of individuals into an unstoppable force. Take the 1972 Miami Dolphins,…

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Tackling Racism on Campus
February 23, 2021
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Devon Bowyer and Jada Roach, BIPOC Varsity Association, University of Toronto
George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Regis Korchinski-Paquet and D’Andre Campbell are names of Black men and women who were killed this past year. Their tragic deaths sparked a global conversation about anti-Black racism, police brutality, white supremacy and the...
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Leadership

Strategic Foresight: An Essential Skill for All Boards
February 16, 2021
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Rose Mercier, The Governance Coach
This blog focuses on “setting direction,” a key aspect of “gold medal governance.” It is part of a series designed to increase the capacity of sport organizations to effectively govern in an increasingly complex world. Read the first blog, providing...
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COVID-19
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Paralympic Games

The Ripple Effect of the Pandemic: Supporting Athletes With a Holistic Approach
February 9, 2021
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Sophie Brassard, Game Plan Advisor, INS Québec/FAEQ
“Athlete career excellence” is a concept from sport psychology concerned with an athlete’s ability to sustain a healthy, successful, and long-lasting career in sport and life. It means the athlete is striving to achieve meaningful goals in sport and life...
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Community Sport
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Five Recommendations to Authentically Engage Newcomers in Sport
February 2, 2021
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Simon Barrick, Cape Breton University
Events of 2020 provided a catalyst for sport administrators and community leaders to more directly consider how to create inclusive sport and physical activity opportunities for underrepresented communities (e.g., ethno-racial minorities, LGBTQ2S communities, persons with disabilities). One community receiving increasing...
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Data and Analytics
Leadership
Technology

Strengthening data protection practices through education
January 26, 2021
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George Al Koura, ADGA Group Inc.
Data Privacy Day is an international effort held annually on Jan. 28. The purpose is to create awareness about the importance of privacy and protecting personal information and encourages dialogue for organizations about which best practices should be implemented. The...
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Anti-Doping
High Performance
Leadership

Five Things You Should Know About the Canadian Anti-Doping Program
January 20, 2021
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Megan Cumming, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES)
Anti-doping is often thought to be exclusive to high-performance sport. Athletes are whisked away from the public eye after winning events to have urine and blood collected. It’s true that testing athletes at competitions is an important element of a...
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Coaching
High Performance
Mental Health
Nutrition and Hydration
Physical Health

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport: What Coaches Need to Know
January 11, 2021
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Megan Kuikman, Registered Dietitian
Mary Cain, a former record-breaking phenom, made a different type of headline when she spoke up about the pressure she faced to lose weight that caused her to disappear from the running scene (Cain, 2019). Cain’s willingness to speak up...
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Coaching
Leadership
Professional Development

Maximizing Social Learning Spaces in Sport Organizations: A Story about Creating Value
January 11, 2021
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Diane Culver and Tiago Duarte, University of Ottawa
The global knowledge society is one in which we can never know everything we will need to know to be successful – something the pandemic has brought into sharp focus. Sport leaders need an agile method capable of gathering knowledge...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Masters Sport
Quality Sport

Giving Due Deliberation to Masters Athletes: The Time has Come
January 11, 2021
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Bradley Young, Scott Rathwell, and Bettina Callary
Paradoxically, Masters sport is equally celebrated and ignored. Masters athletes are celebrated because they are motivated, goal-oriented, and determined to thrive at ages when sport participation has traditionally waned – they defeat stereotypes and allow us to rethink possibilities. Yet...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Mental Health
Mental Skills
Physical Health

Self-Compassion in Sport 101
January 11, 2021
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Nathan Reis, Kent Kowalski, Amber Mosewich, and Leah Ferguson
If you have been involved in the coaching or administrative side of competitive sport, chances are you have seen athletes experience emotionally difficult setbacks. These setbacks can range from devastating performance failures (e.g., “choking” during an important competition), to facing...
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