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Beyond the Comeback: What Media Stories Reveal About Team Canada’s Athlete Moms and How Sport Organizations Can Support Them

With the 2026 Winter Olympics less than a year away, athletes are deep in their preparation, setting their sights on representing Team Canada. For veteran athletes like freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe and hockey forward Natalie Spooner, this Olympic cycle looks different as both became mothers since medalling at the 2022 Games.  The media has been…

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The Car Ride Home
April 17, 2018
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Katherine Tamminen (PhD), University of Toronto
Parents[1] play an undeniably important role in the lives of young athletes. Parents have been described as socializers of athletes’ sport experiences – providing opportunities for participation, serving as role models, and helping athletes make sense of their sport experiences....
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Coaching
Knowledge Mobilization
Life Skills
Sport Participation
Talent Identification

Exploring Developmental Factors for Overcoming Relative Age Effects in Ice Hockey
October 3, 2017
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Relative age effects (RAEs) are developmental advantages experienced by those born in the early months of the year relative to an age-defined cut-off date (Barnsley et al., 1985). In sport and educational settings, RAEs tend to endure, resulting in an...
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Children and Youth
Life Skills
Physical Literacy
Sport Participation

The Importance of Risky Play for Physical, Social, and Emotional Development
August 16, 2017
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Lily Dong, SIRC
Engaging in risky play is a natural part of a child’s development. In addition to increasing physical activity and developing social skills, risky play is a way by which children learn to adapt to their environments and fears, and may...
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Children and Youth
Girls and Women
Life Skills
Sport Participation

Preparing for the Future – Building leadership skills in young women
January 20, 2016
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Young girls today have quite a few options to choose from when deciding which sport they wish to dedicate their time and effort to, particularly regarding sports that have traditionally been reserved for boys. While the number of girls in...
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Athlete Development
High Performance
Life Skills

Adjusting to Life After Sport – Easing the path for athletes in transition
September 16, 2015
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High performance athletes typically make a lot of sacrifices for their sport in all areas including family, education, finances, and sometimes even their bodies. Their lives are usually jam-packed with strict routines, intense training and busy competition schedules with the...
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Children and Youth
Life Skills
Sport Participation

Becoming a Youth Sport Leader
April 22, 2015
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There is no arguing the inherent value of sport and its positive effects on today’s youth.  Sport offers the opportunity for so many things, social interaction, the value of team work, building confidence, not to mention the healthy lifestyle that...
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Children and Youth
Life Skills
Quality Sport
Sport Participation

Parental influence on kids’ sporting experience
November 20, 2014
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Parents have a tremendous influence in the development and enjoyment of a child’s sporting life especially in the early years. Instilling confidence, emotional support and emphasizing development as opposed to outcome helps a child to focus on improvement and effort....
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Life Skills
Sport Participation
Varsity Sport

Striking a balance between academics and athletics: the role of a student-athlete
September 4, 2014
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Student-athletes have the demanding role of balancing academic and athletic pursuits while doing well in both the classroom and on the field of play. Unlike the average student, student-athletes have a rigorous schedule that requires planning, discipline and sacrifice. Having...
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Children and Youth
Life Skills
Physical Health
Sport Participation

Physical Education Experiences
November 13, 2013
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The Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines recommend that children and youth participate in moderate to vigorous activity for an hour each day. Being active helps children and youth decrease their chances of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases associated with a sedentary...
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Coaching
Life Skills

Coaching and the passion for life-long learning
December 20, 2012
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The coaching profession is constantly changing and coaches at every level need to know more than just the basics to ensure success in the field.  This is why education and further professional development such as conferences, workshops, and mentoring are...
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