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On the sidelines but central: The powerful role parents play in youth sport

Anyone who has ever sat through a rainy Saturday soccer match or juggled dinner schedules to accommodate volleyball practice knows that youth sport doesn’t happen without parents. They are the chauffeurs, cheerleaders, fundraisers, and sometimes, the most vocal critics on the sidelines. But as Dr. Nick Holt knows all too well, parents aren’t just a…

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Accessibility
Athlete Development
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Disability
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Para Sport
Program Design and Evaluation

Becoming Para Ready
August 12, 2020
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Jessica Ferguson and Tim Konoval
In 2017, 6.2 million Canadians reported having a disability and it was estimated that only 3% of those individuals engaged in regular organized physical activity (Statistics Canada, 2017; Government of Canada, 2012). Of the often-limited opportunities available, individuals experiencing disability...
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Children and Youth
Community Sport
Sport for Social Development
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Understanding the influence of peer groups in sport on adolescent social development
August 10, 2020
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Mark Bruner
Project Summary The primary objective of this research was to examine how the identities that youth form through membership on sport teams – their social identities – influence their social development. Specifically, the research examined the relationships between social identity...
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Leadership
Professional Development

Tips for aspiring leaders – You don’t have to be “born with it”!
August 5, 2020
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Ampai Thammachack, Student, Queen's University
This blog is the second installment in a series in collaboration with Queen’s University. As an assignment to build knowledge mobilization skills, Dr. Luc Martin, Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, tasked students in his third year team...
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Coaching
Girls and Women
Life Skills
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Exploring the process of lifelong learning: The biographies of five Canadian women coaches
August 3, 2020
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Bettina Callary
Project Summary  The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the biographies of five Canadian women coaches using Jarvis’s theory of human learning to understand how the multitude of experiences throughout their lives have contributed to their learning and coaching...
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Professional Development
Technology

Experts in the House – Q&A with Warren Weeks on “The Art of the Great Presentation”
July 31, 2020
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Warren Weeks, Principal of Weeks Media
With audiences spending more time online due to the pandemic, sport and physical activity organizations have an opportunity to deliver stronger presentations in new ways. On July 15, SIRC hosted a webinar – The Art of the Great Presentation –...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Disability
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Indigenous
LGBTQI2S
Sport Participation

Inclusion Must Be Intentional
July 29, 2020
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Andrea Carey, INclusion INcorporated
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “inclusion” is the action or state of including or of being included within a group or structure. True inclusion involves authentic and empowered participation and a true sense of belonging for all participants. However,...
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Children and Youth
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Underserved Groups

A sport-based critical hours program for low-income youth
July 27, 2020
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Nicholas Holt
Project Summary  This program of research addressed three important issues faced by Canadian children; the problem of low physical activity, the need to increase sport participation, and the absence of programming during the ‘critical hours’ after-school period (see Active Health...
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Athlete Development
High Performance
Nutrition and Hydration
Training Factors
Weather

Cooling Strategies to Improve Performance in the Heat
July 22, 2020
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Erica Gavel, Paralympian
Whether you are a high performance athlete training for the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo, or a weekend warrior working on a personal best, learning to manage heat stress should be a priority. Heat stress and fatigue can...
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Children and Youth
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Talent Identification

Exploring contemporary issues in Canadian youth hockey: Experiences and perspectives of peewee players and elite hockey insiders
July 20, 2020
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Sarah Jeffery-Tosoni
Project Summary Hockey has a profound impact on the values, attitudes, and behaviours of Canadians (Earle, 2002; Gruneau & Whitson, 1993; Nixon, 1976). Youth hockey in Canada has been the target of much recent criticism, with attention being called to...
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Coaching
Competition Manipulation
Data and Analytics
High Performance
Leadership
Sport Gambling
Sport Integrity
Technology

Match Manipulation and Gambling in Sport
July 15, 2020
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Jeremy Luke, Senior Director, Sport Integrity with CCES
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and McLaren Global Sport Solutions Inc. (MGSS) hosted the first-ever Symposium in Canada addressing the issues of match manipulation and gambling in sport in 2019. Following the Symposium, a White Paper was...
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