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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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Next Steps in the Safe Sport Journey: From Prevention of Harm to Optimizing Experiences

April 19, 2021
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Gretchen Kerr, University of Toronto
Highlights This article addresses the next steps in the Safe Sport journey; specifically, how to move from a focus on prevention of harms to a focus on optimizing the sport experience for athletes and sport leaders alike. This journey involves...

Creating a Safer Sport Environment with Ethics and Respect Training

August 8, 2018
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Michel Hachey, Coaching Association of Canada
This is the final blog of a 3-part series providing tools and resources to strengthen safety and ethical values in sport by introducing the Responsible Coaching Movement. If this is your first visit to this blog series, considering taking a...

Creating a Safer Sport Environment with Background Screening

July 15, 2018
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Michel Hachey – Coaching Association of Canada
This is the second installment of a 3-part blog series providing tools and resources to strengthen safety and ethical values in sport by introducing the Responsible Coaching Movement.  In Blog #1, we focused on the importance of the Rule of...

Creating a Safer Sport Environment with the Rule of Two

June 13, 2018
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Michel Hachey, Coaching Association of Canada
This is the first installment of a 3-part blog series providing tools and resources to strengthen safety and ethical values in sport by introducing the Responsible Coaching Movement. If this is your first visit to this blog series, considering taking a...

Health and Sport Working Together to Improve Concussion Safety in Kids

June 27, 2017
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Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital & the Greater Toronto Hockey League
The growth in knowledge of the potential impact of concussion in recent years has prompted a demand for sports organizations across Canada to work with experts in health and health care to enhance the safety of athletes. One example of...

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