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Unlocking potential: Building inclusive, equitable and accessible talent pathways across youth sport

Highlights:  Talent identification and talent development systems  “It is unacceptable that a player like Moise Bombito is not discovered until he’s 23 years old. I’ve coached some of the best centre-backs in the world and his talent level is in that category…We must find the next Moise Bombito at 15. We must know exactly who…

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SCRI Conference
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Sport Participation Research Initiative

Culture of national sport organizations and participation in sport
June 15, 2020
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Bob Boucher, University of Windsor.
Project Summary This project examined the relationship between the culture of Canadian national sport organizations (NSOs) and participation in sport. The overall goal was to better understand and ultimately increase the effectiveness of policies aiming to promote sport activities such...
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Leadership
Professional Development
Social Media
Technology

Experts in the House – Q&A with Warren Weeks on Social Media
June 10, 2020
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Warren Weeks, Principal of Weeks Media
On May 13, SIRC hosted a webinar – Stop Pushing and Start Engaging! – led by social media expert Warren Weeks, designed to help participants rethink their social media engagement strategies. With audiences spending more time online due to the...
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Mental Skills
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Finish… whatever it takes: Considering pain and pleasure in the Ironman Triathlon (a socio-cultural analysis)
June 8, 2020
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William Bridel
Project Summary Stemming from my own involvement in Ironman triathlons, I became interested in ideas of pain and pleasure as social constructs. How might ideas about these things in the Ironman context relate to ideas about pain and pleasure circulating...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Training Factors

Coaching Strategies to Maximize Long-Term Learning and Performance for Athletes
June 3, 2020
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Leanne Elliott & Nick Wattie
At a time when athletes and coaches have been inundated with pseudoscientific ideas about the importance of accumulating 10,000 hours of practice, the importance of practice quality often does not receive the attention it should. Contrary to popular belief, there...
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Coaching
Gender Equity
Leadership
SCRI Conference
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Description of the first years of experiences of novice female coaches
June 1, 2020
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Demers Guylaine
Project Summary The objective of this study is to better understand the experiences of novice female coaches during their first two years of coaching. Conclusions of previous studies have shown an under-representation as well as a decreasing number of female...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Coaching
Concussion
Leadership
Program Design and Evaluation

Football Makes Bold Pivot
May 27, 2020
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SIRC with Derek Johnston
Football in Canada is enjoying a resurgence at a time when public angst over concussions in sport has never been greater. While most sports grapple with ever-more-worrisome trends – declining participation and increasing concerns over athlete safety – football is...
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Leadership
Mental Health
Physical Health
Technology
Workplace Wellness

COVID Communication Fatigue: Before you add another online meeting, stop and reconsider
May 20, 2020
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Claire Carver-Dias, PhD, MA, OLY, ACC
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, complaints of meeting fatigue are on the rise.  Have you found your day filled with back-to-back Zoom calls, where you stare blankly at the poorly lit face of a colleague on the computer screen, as...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Life Skills
Mental Skills
Officials and Referees
SCRI Conference
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Phsychological skills and factors related to ice hockey officials’ coping and performance
May 18, 2020
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Kim Dorsch
Project Summary Research focusing on the development of psychological skills in sport, has been conducted primarily with athletes and coaches. However, we know little on how to assist officials to enhance their performance. Thus, the general objective of this research...
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Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Mental Health
SCRI Conference
Sport for Social Development
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Sociocultural barriers to women’s participation in sport: The role of self-objectification and stereotype threat
May 18, 2020
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Michelle Dionne
Project Summary Women and girls in sport have endured years of cynicism regarding their physical abilities, much of which is perpetuated via media portrayals that emphasize their appearance, femininity, and (hetero) sexuality rather than athletic competence. Although female athletes have...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Leadership
LGBTQI2S

Egale’s Guide to International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia for Sport Organizations
May 13, 2020
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Egale Canada
As Canada continues to adapt to new ways of connecting while practicing physical isolation, we must not forget the importance of days like the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB), a worldwide celebration of sexual and gender diversities...
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