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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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Children and Youth
Health & Lifestyle
Health and Lifestyle
Mental Health
Mothers
Physical Health

Why youth sport isn’t just for kids: it benefits mom too!
January 24, 2022
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Jordan Sutcliffe, University of Wollongong
Highlights Sport mom (noun, ???? spohrt mahm) Parents with a child or teen involved in sport know that along with the daily responsibilities of parenting, youth sport demands time, money and a degree of emotional restraint (Hayward et al., 2017)....
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Indigenous
Mental Health
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Reconciliation
Residential Schools
Sport Participation

Blossom where you’re planted: Mental health considerations for Indigenous sport participants
January 24, 2022
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Veronica Allan, Sharon Anne Firth and Chantale Lussier
Highlights: The first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation took place on September 30, 2021. This day honours the survivors of the residential school system, their families and their communities. Reflecting on truth and reconciliation in Canadian sport, this article...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Mental Health
School Sport

Opportunities for mental health promotion in Canadian university sport
January 24, 2022
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Kurtis Pankow, Tara-Leigh McHugh, Amber Mosewich and Nicholas Holt, University of Alberta
Highlights If you’re reading this article, chances are you’re passionate about Canadian university sport. And why wouldn’t you be? University sport provides students with opportunities to connect and enhance their confidence through building skills. It also gives students something to...
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Classification
High Performance
Mental Health
Olympic & Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games

Lessons about mental health from the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo
January 24, 2022
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SIRC with Teddy Katz
Highlights For athletes, coaches, and others who worked tirelessly to make the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games a success, the global COVID‑19 pandemic increased stress and added to the already pressure-packed environment. When USA Gymnastics legend Simone Biles put her...
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High Performance
Leadership
Mental Health

The mental health strategy for high performance sport in Canada: What national sport organization leaders and staff should know
January 24, 2022
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Natalie Durand-Bush and Krista Van Slingerland
Highlights Brave testimonies by Canadian athletes such as Clara Hughes, Nadia Popov and Brittany MacLean as well as tragedies like the suicide of university basketball player Alex McLaughlin shed light on the fact that mental health challenges happen to athletes...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Mental Health

Unexpected, but not a surprise: Anticipating stressors in competition
October 27, 2021
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Benjamin Sereda, Nick L. Holt, and Amber Mosewich, University of Alberta
An athlete’s ability to cope with stress is crucial for performing well in competition. Many stressors can arise for athletes, including training demands, pressure to do well, conceding points, and discomfort. Most of the stress that athletes experience during competition...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Coaching
High Performance
Leadership
Mental Health
Team Culture

Building a culture of excellence in high performance sport
July 19, 2021
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SIRC with Own the Podium
Highlights An organization’s culture involves the values, attitudes and goals that are shared by a group of people. These values, attitudes and goals influence how the group interacts and operates as its members work toward a common goal. Within and...
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COVID-19
High Performance
Mental Health
Olympic & Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games

The Ripple Effect of the Pandemic: Supporting Athletes With a Holistic Approach
February 9, 2021
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Sophie Brassard, Game Plan Advisor, INS Québec/FAEQ
“Athlete career excellence” is a concept from sport psychology concerned with an athlete’s ability to sustain a healthy, successful, and long-lasting career in sport and life. It means the athlete is striving to achieve meaningful goals in sport and life...
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Children and Youth
Mental Health
Physical Literacy
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Imagery use in children’s leisure time physical activities
January 25, 2021
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Krista Chandler
Project summary Given the rate of children’s physical inactivity, it is important to identify strategies that assist individuals in self-regulating their physical activity behaviors. Imagery is one such strategy. Children’s use of imagery has been investigated in sport, but not...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Mental Health
Mental Skills
Older Adults
Physical Health

Self-Compassion in Sport 101
January 11, 2021
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Nathan Reis, Kent Kowalski, Amber Mosewich, and Leah Ferguson
If you have been involved in the coaching or administrative side of competitive sport, chances are you have seen athletes experience emotionally difficult setbacks. These setbacks can range from devastating performance failures (e.g., “choking” during an important competition), to facing...
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