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FUN MAPS: Rethinking the joy of sport

For many, sport is synonymous with fun. Its why children sign up for soccer leagues, join hockey teams, and try out for rowing clubs. But what exactly makes sport fun? And how can coaches and program leaders ensure that fun isn’t just an afterthought, but a core component of the sport experience?  Dr. Erin Sharpe,…

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High Performance
Mental Health
Professional Development

Mental Health Considerations of the Athlete Transition out of Sport
October 21, 2020
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Lisa Hoffart, Game Plan Advisor, Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan
Eat, sleep, train, recover. It is a familiar pattern for elite athletes who dedicate days, years, and even decades to their sport and the pursuit of excellence. But at some point, no matter the successes and failures that have occurred,...
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Coaching
Recruitment and Retention
SCRI Conference
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Retaining experience coaches  
October 19, 2020
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Ian Reade
Project Summary  Understanding the factors that influence coach transitions is pertinent. Six themes were identified: 1) interpersonal considerations, 2) work demands, 3) career concerns, 4) positive coaching experiences, 5) seeking opportunities to be more successful and 6) leaving a negative...
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Climate Change
High Performance
Leadership
Professional Sport
Weather

Impact of Climate Change on Professional Athletes: Q&A with Craig McMorris and Geneviève Lalonde
October 14, 2020
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Canada Games Council
In December 2019, the Canada Games Council (CGC) signed on to the UN’s Sports for Climate Action Framework and is now developing a new sustainability strategy. To better understand how climate change is impacting Canadian athletes, CGC reached out to...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Anti-Doping
High Performance
Leadership

Experts in the House – Q&A with Beckie Scott on Integrity in Sport
October 13, 2020
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SIRC and Beckie Scott
In this highly-anticipated SIRC webinar, Politics vs Principle: retaining integrity in sport, and why it matters, Beckie Scott discussed the importance of ethics and integrity in sport and safeguarding the rights of athletes in the face of increasing pressures to...
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Children and Youth
Physical Literacy
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Successful experiences for overweight children in sport (SOS) 
October 12, 2020
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Laurene Rehman
Project Summary  Located in the Almaguin Highlands Region in the District of Parry Sound, Powassan is a rural municipality of approximately 3,400 residents. For this research, we engaged in a participatory action research (PAR) project with the Municipality of Powassan...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Girls and Women
School Sport
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Rwandan girls’ perspectives on their lived experiences of physical education and sport: Challenges and solutions to sport participation  
October 5, 2020
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Lysanne Rivard
Project Summary  The objectives of this research were to:   Though this research took place in Rwanda, the tools developed to gather girls’ perspectives and feedback and to integrate them into decision-making processes are relevant and can easily be adapted to...
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Data and Analytics
Leadership
Program Design and Evaluation

Evaluating Impact using the RE-AIM Framework
October 4, 2020
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Veronica Allan, Research and Innovation Specialist, SIRC
For any organization, the ability to demonstrate impact — to funders, board members, and other stakeholders — is crucial. Demonstrating the value of an organization, project, or service is important to access financial support, engage stakeholders, and achieve organizational objectives...
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Capacity Building
Community Sport
Leadership
Revenue Generation
Volunteer Management

Building Capacity in Community Sport Organizations
October 4, 2020
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Patti Millar, University of Windsor
Community sport organizations (CSOs) occupy an important place in our communities by providing sport and recreation opportunities for all ages, as well as serving a wider social role within our communities (see, for example, Taking Action: Community Sport Organizations and...
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COVID-19
High Performance
Olympic & Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games

Performing in a Pandemic: The Resilience and Leadership of Canadian Athletes
October 4, 2020
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SIRC with Derek Johnston
This article is the first in a special series that explores how Canadian sport leaders are adapting and innovating to safeguard the well-being of athletes preparing for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and other major games during a global...
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Coaching
Leadership
Professional Development

Supporting Leadership Learning: From Classroom to Boardroom to Playing Field
October 4, 2020
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Cari Din, University of Calgary
There are as many definitions of leadership as there are people writing about it. To me, a leadership learning facilitator and teaching faculty member, leadership is a body of skills and behaviours which enable the positive holistic development of people...
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