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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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Abuse-Free Sport
Coaching
Mental Health
Safe Sport
Safe Sport Environments
Sport Participation

Creating safe spaces in recreational sport: A mental health perspective
October 21, 2024
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Jordan Sutcliffe
Sports are often celebrated for their physical benefits, but they also play a crucial role in mental health. Participation in sports can improve mood, stress relief, and foster a sense of belonging (Bruner et al., 2018; Panza et al., 2020)....
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Mental Health
Sport Integrity
Team Culture

The evolving role of coaches in athlete mental health
October 21, 2024
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Heather Wheeler
A coach’s influence  In recent years, the mental health of athletes has garnered significant attention, both on and off the global stage. With young athletes and parents talking more openly about mental health, coaches are now finding themselves at the...
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Athlete Development
Long-Term Development
Mental Health

Putting mental health and performance at the heart of athlete development
October 21, 2024
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Veronica Allan, Jodi Hawley, Marie-Pier Charest, and Tyler Laing
Many different factors need to be considered to provide optimal development experiences for athletes. The supports and skills needed to promote lifelong sport engagement and the potential to achieve high performance go beyond the physical and sport-specific. In fact, the...
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Mental Health
Officials and Referees
Safe Sport Environments

NoRefNoGame: The mental health costs of referee abuse in sports
October 21, 2024
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Teddy Katz
A leading sport administrator, with over 3 decades of experience working with some of the biggest sport bodies in the country, says the kind of abuse faced by referees at all levels of sport in Canada has reached a “crisis”...
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Athlete Development
Coaching

Steiner’s model for productivity: The equation for sport success 
October 9, 2024
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Alyia Tkacz & Luc Martin
The outcome of the FIBA Basketball World Cup of 2023 came as a shock to many basketball fans. Germany ended up on top, with Canada beating out the favoured team USA, finishing third and fourth respectively. There is little doubt...
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Athlete Development
Coaching

Ted Lasso: Coaching with Heart
October 2, 2024
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Rhys Thomas and Luc Martin
When thinking about exemplary coaches, names like Coach K, John Wooden, or Pat Summitt often come to mind. Of course, Coach K lead Duke University to 5 national championships, John Wooden led UCLA on a 7-year championship streak, and Pat...
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Concussion
Mental Health
Physical and Health Education
Physical Health
Sleep and Recovery

Physical activity and recovery from sport-related concussion
September 25, 2024
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Kim Foster Yardley & Noa Marley
Imagine you’re on the field, adrenaline pumping, and ready to give your all. Suddenly, a collision occurs, and everything changes in an instant. This is the reality of a sport-related concussion, which many athletes know all too well. A sport-related...
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Children and Youth
Climate Change
Sport Ecology
Weather

Climate change is a new hurdle for children’s physical activity levels in Canada
September 11, 2024
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Nicholas Kuzik, Brianne Bruijns & Mark S Tremblay
The ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, the most comprehensive assessment of children’s physical activity in Canada, recently gave the country a D+ in overall physical activity. While this grade is better than the D grade...
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Athlete Development
Mental Health
Sport Participation Research Initiative

A picture of the prevalence and management of the mental health of developing athletes in Quebec
August 12, 2024
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Lara Pomerleau-Fontaine
Introduction and background The mental health of athletes has become a priority issue, both on the field and in the scientific literature. However, most studies have focused primarily on the mental health of Olympic and student athletes. This means that...
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High Performance
Long-Term Development
Mental Health

Why is it difficult for high performance athletes to ask for help?
July 31, 2024
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Gabrielle Cadotte, Sophie Brassard, and Veronica Allan
In the competitive world of sports, athletes continually push their limits in pursuit of excellence. High performance athletes who are training for events like the Olympic and Paralympic Games face unique stressors throughout the 4-year cycle, from the pressures of...
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