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Let’s begin with a familiar image. A woman, newly postpartum, stands in her living room. Her baby is nestled in a sling across her chest, and she’s attempting something between a squat and a stretch while simultaneously rescuing a plush giraffe from under the couch. She is not wearing Lululemon. She has not “bounced back.”…

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Children and Youth
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Putting Multi-sport into Practice
January 15, 2019
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Jim Grove, Active for Life
The Coaching Association of Canada’s 2018 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Conference focused on fostering positive change in the sport system through influence. One panel discussion attracted attention with the simple question: Is there a future for multi-sport in Canada? Led by...
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Communications
Community Sport
High Performance
Leadership
Revenue Generation

Powered by the People: the Magic of Crowdfunding in Sport
November 28, 2018
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Samantha Rogers
Funding for sport is changing and government support is increasingly more difficult to obtain, but the money is out there – it just needs to be found. A relatively new fund development tool is crowdfunding. Think about it, a crowdfunding...
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Children and Youth
Community Sport
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Leadership
Newcomers to Canada
Physical Health
Sport Participation

Inclusion requires action! Creating inclusion for newcomers to Canada
October 24, 2018
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Pierre Morin, Réseau Accès Participation
It is clear that the next generation will be diverse, multicultural and, apparently, much less fit than the previous generations. Research points in this general direction, but results from the recent TOPO survey, released in May 2018, demonstrates this trend...
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Children and Youth
Community Sport
Leadership
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation

Promising practices to support multi-sport programming
October 18, 2018
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Jim Grove, Active for Life
When kids specialize early in one sport or activity, it doesn’t guarantee they will be successful athletes in the long term (Malina 2010). To the contrary, research has revealed that they tend to get injured more frequently, burnout, and quit...
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Communications
Community Sport
Leadership
Social Issues
Sport Participation
Volunteer Management

Taking Action: Community Sport Organizations and Social Responsibility
April 17, 2018
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Katie Misener (PhD), University of Waterloo
Community sport organizations (CSOs) are a central thread in the fabric of Canadian society, providing a meaningful place for people to play, compete, volunteer, coach, and interact with others who may share their interests and values. As a foundation of...
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Accessibility
Community Sport
Disability
Knowledge Mobilization
Para Sport
Sport Participation

Leveraging parasport events for sustainable community participation
October 3, 2017
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View the summary of this research here. The aim of this project was to examine how the hosting of different forms of sport events for persons with disabilities were being leveraged to create opportunities for community participation, and influence community...
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Community Sport
Concussion
Knowledge Mobilization
Sport Participation

Advancing Concussion Education at the Community Level
July 4, 2017
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SIRC and the Ottawa Sport Council
Participation in sport can be an integral, rewarding component of life. However, sport concussions can too easily derail the benefit of both competitive and casual exercise—instances that can be avoided through proper education and preventative measures. Sport is especially advantageous...
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Children and Youth
Coaching
Community Sport
Concussion
Program Design and Evaluation
Safe Sport

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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Children and Youth
Community Sport
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Leadership
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation
Underserved Groups

Underserviced Youth: Sports Participation Barriers and Best Practices
December 13, 2016
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According to Statistics Canada, children who live in unsafe neighborhoods, children of new immigrants and children coming from low-income families are less likely to participate in sports. For children, joining a sports team is an opportunity to learn, create new...
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Community Sport
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Indigenous
Knowledge Mobilization
Sport Participation

USE OF COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH TO ENGAGE INDIGENOUS YOUTH IN SPORT RESEARCH
October 5, 2016
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SIRC is pleased to be working together with Sport Canada to share current research on topics informing policy and promoting quality sport programming. This week we are sharing highlights of a recent article reviewing a research study examining the USE...
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