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Preventing eating disorders among young athletes

Introduction  Adolescence is a pivotal stage marked by increased vulnerability to the development of body image concerns, disordered eating, and eating disorders. For adolescents involved in sport, where they may face pressure to conform to a certain body type to progress and achieve success, the risk may be even more pronounced.  Consider some of the…

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Para Sport

Beijing to Birmingham: Thinking outside the Para sport classification box
November 17, 2021
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Nancy Quinn, Laura Misener, Ayham Yasein and Dennis Osei-Nimo Annor, Western University
The Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games are in the books, with the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games (Beijing) and Commonwealth Games (Birmingham) just around the corner. Our 128 Canadian Paralympians competed in Tokyo, bringing home 21 medals. Canada’s team joined 4,275 high performance Para sport athletes...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Canadian Sport Policies
COVID-19
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Olympic & Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games

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 In recent years, national sport organizations have been hard at work on Safe Sport policies and initiatives. They’re designed to ensure the safety and well-being of sport communities, from the grassroots level all the way up to national teams....
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Abuse-Free Sport
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
LGBTQI2S

Egale’s 2021 Guide to International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia for Sports Organizations
May 17, 2021
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Egale Canada
Sport communities across Canada and the world have experienced a year like no other. Lockdown and isolation have left all of us eager to begin playing and training again. Now, more than ever, we understand how sport serves as a...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Gender Equity
Leadership
Program Design and Evaluation

The Operationalizing Intersectionality Framework: A Tool for Sport Administrators
May 5, 2021
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Debra Kriger, Amélie Keyser-Verreault, Janelle Joseph, and Danielle Peers
Equity work often “lets some others join” but still centers on the needs of the most privileged members in a group. To better integrate the experiences and perspectives of diverse individuals, intersectional approaches to policies, programs, and practices—which account for...
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Community Sport
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
SCRI Conference
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Multiculturalism and physical culture: The case of the GTA
April 19, 2021
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Peter Donnelly, University of Toronto.
There are two parts to this project: First, we have established an open-access on-line archive to collect every form of physical culture that people participate in in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Second, use the on-line archive to engage in...
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Anti-Racism
Canadian Sport Policies
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Gender Equity
Leadership
Life Skills
Sport for Social Development

Racing towards 2030: Using the Sustainable Development Goals to move inclusion forward in sport
March 30, 2021
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Andrea Carey, INclusion INcorporated
If there was ever a time in our history to consider how to not leave anyone behind, 2020 was that year. As people and organizations seek to reconcile the impact of COVID-19, we need to think about how we build...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Sport Participation

“Dwelling in the tensions:” Research in the intersections of second-generation teen girls’ sport experiences
March 23, 2021
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Amina Haggar and Greer Gemin
In 2019/2020, Canadian Women & Sport partnered with graduate student Amina Haggar to explore the experiences of second-generation African Canadian teen girls in a community sport program in Ottawa, Ontario. Haggar, an MA Candidate under the supervision of Dr. Audrey...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Anti-Racism
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Varsity Sport

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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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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Community Sport
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Recreation
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Underserved Groups

Understanding barriers to sport in Hamilton, ON
January 11, 2021
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Andrew Clark
Project summary This study uses a random group of adults in Hamilton, ON to determine what barriers to sport are preventing adults from being active through sport. The research using data from a questionnaire that was part of a larger...
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