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Concussions in Sport: What Parents Need to Know About the Youngest Athletes 

Each year in Canada, more than 200,000 athletes experience a concussion. The numbers are striking, and so is the fact that until recently, the youngest athletes were almost absent from research and public conversation about these injuries.  Dr. Miriam Beauchamp is a professor at the University of Montreal, a researcher at Sainte-Justine Hospital, and Canada…

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Athlete Development
Coaching
Technology
Training Factors

Tradition or Tech? Either Way, Keep It Representative
September 23, 2020
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Matt McCue & Nick Wattie, Ontario Tech University
Some coaches rely on de facto drills that seem to be an essential part of their sport as a foundation for their practices; others turn to the latest gadgets and technology to drive their practice plans. Before integrating tradition or...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Professional Development
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Technology

Using technology to design and deliver positive youth sport programs  
September 21, 2020
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Leisha Strachan
Project Summary  The purpose of the study was to gain insight into how positive youth development (PYD) through sport and physical activity is understood for Indigenous youth in western, central, and eastern urban communities in Canada. The following research questions...
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Children and Youth
Communications
COVID-19
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Leadership
Physical Health
Program Design and Evaluation
Quality Sport

Returning to Play…Better
September 16, 2020
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Sydney Millar, SIRC
When the initial shock of the COVID-19 lockdown passed, the attention of our sector turned to contemplating what sport and physical activity would look like in an era of public health restrictions. The development and implementation of return to play...
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Capacity Building
Games and Hosting
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Building capacity for sport participation through events 
September 14, 2020
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Marijke Taks
Project Summary The demonstration effect is the assumption that sport events stimulate sport participation. This phenomenon is widely debated (e.g., Weed et al, 2015) given there is little evidence that sport events create new participation in sport. Local sport organizations (LSOs) can play a pivotal role in taking advantage of sport events to...
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Children and Youth
Maltreatment
Mental Health
Physical Health
Sport Participation

Bringing a Trauma-Sensitive Focus into Children’s Active Play
September 3, 2020
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Maji Shaikh, Corliss Bean, and Lou Bergholz
It’s September – a traditional time of transition. This year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, children are confronting significant change and uncertainty. Children are at elevated risks of negative physical and mental health consequences for several reasons (Chanchlani et al.,...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
High Performance
Mental Skills

Want to Win? Focus on Communication
September 2, 2020
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Andie MacPherson, Student, Queen's University
This blog is the third 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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Experts in the House – Q&A with Kelly McInenly on Decision-Making
September 1, 2020
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Kelly McInenly, Vice President, Blueprint North America
If everything starts with a decision, how can we set ourselves up for the strongest start possible, every time? Decision-making is a skill worth mastering in the professional space, with the added bonus of improving our personal lives too. With...
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Coaching
Long-Term Development
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Comparison of the determining factors in adopting the Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model for Canadian athletes among coaches from various sport disciplines
August 31, 2020
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François Trudeau, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
Summary of the project The purpose of this investigation is to determine the process for the adoption and implementation of the LongTerm Athlete Development (LTAD) model by coaches of various sports: soccer (n=116), ice hockey (n=43), figure skating (n=49), gymnastics...
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Board Management
Governance
Leadership
Professional Development

Six Keys to Gold Medal Governance
August 26, 2020
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Rose Mercier, The Governance Coach
Unlike the young athlete who dreams of becoming a champion, few of us grow up dreaming about joining a board of directors. Many people join a board out of a sense of duty to an organization with which they have...
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Children and Youth
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Team Culture

The relationship between team cohesion and youth sport participation 
August 24, 2020
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Jocelyn Ulvick
Project Summary  The first objective was to examine the relationship between task and social cohesion, and three participation-related outcomes (self-reported effort, practice attendance, and intention to return to the team the following season).    Results indicated that cohesiveness around the team’s...
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