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Breaking Ice: Connecting Indigenous Culture and Sport Through Blind Hockey 

In partnership with Canadian Blind Hockey  June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to reflect on the strength, resilience, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. It’s also a time to acknowledge the gaps that still exist, particularly in areas like sport, where Indigenous youth, especially those with disabilities, continue to face…

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Athlete Development
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Training Factors

Polarized Training: How do elite endurance athletes actually train?
December 13, 2016
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Josh Karanja
Training intensity and how to distribute it within the training plan is a highly debated topic in the endurance community. The success of the Dutch Olympic speed skating team at the Sochi Winter Games and a study on how they...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Mental Skills
Training Factors

Getting psyched for sport – Mental fitness strategies for the aspiring athlete
December 12, 2016
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Michelle Caron
Mental fitness plays a large part in training and performance. There will be times when an athlete makes a mistake (or consecutive mistakes), is competing against an opponent that has outperformed them in the past, or the conditions of play...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
High Performance
Physical Health
Sleep and Recovery
Training Factors

Agility Training: Insights from the Research
December 12, 2016
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Nancy Rebel
High performance athletes depend on coordination and agility to fine tune their skills and abilities on the field of play. Outside of the skills needed specifically for sport, agility is often looked at as a leading factor in determining success...
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Athlete Development
Training Factors

Building training intensity with HIIT
August 24, 2016
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Michelle Caron
In the past year or two, High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has seen a big surge in popularity, largely due to its versatility and its claims to higher levels of calorie burning. HIIT is a method of training that involves repeated...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Knowledge Mobilization
Long-Term Development
Training Factors

THE SKILLS TAUGHT BY VOLLEYBALL COACHES AND THEIR RELATION TO LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT
August 10, 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 on THE SKILLS...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Training Factors

Plyometrics – Bridging the Gap between Speed and Strength
July 27, 2016
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Michelle Caron
Plyometric training (often termed jump training or plyos) is a combination of sport-specific exercises that combine power, speed, and strength in order to enhance performance. While this type of training can work for any athlete, sports that have a lot...
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Athlete Development
Sport Participation
Training Factors
Weather

Escaping the In-Between: A Rationale for Training Away from Home
June 29, 2016
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Jason Dunkerley
Many Canadian athletes take advantage of travel to other regions and countries to experience training in different climates and/or different physical environments. For many it is an opportunity to train at different conditions and for some to escape the cold,...
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Nutrition and Hydration
Sleep and Recovery
Sport Participation
Training Factors

Problem-solving Past a Tough Run
May 11, 2016
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Michelle Caron
Spring has finally arrived and avid runners are signing up for races, lacing up their shoes, hitting the great outdoors and setting their goals. With the eagerness that comes with sunshine and warmer temperatures, having a workout where nothing seems...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
High Performance
Mental Skills
Nutrition and Hydration
Para Sport
Sleep and Recovery
Training Factors

What I Wish I Knew Then – 5 Lessons Learned from a High Performance Athlete
April 24, 2016
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Jason Dunkerley, 5-time Paralympian, Paralympic and World medalist
Sport teaches us innumerable lessons. When I reflect on my own sporting journey, I cringe at some of the mis-steps I took as a younger athlete. This is not to say that today I’m past the point of making mistakes....
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Athlete Development
Nutrition and Hydration
Training Factors

You Are What You Eat- The Importance of Post-Training Nutrition
November 25, 2015
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Many athletes focus on the technical and conditioning aspects of their sporting experience, yet nutrition is an equally important part of athletic success. Post-training nutrition is especially critical, as it helps the body recover and recharge. Timing is also important;...
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