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The lasting social impact of mega sporting events: Creating accessible, inclusive legacies

Mega sporting events, such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and FIFA World Cup, have long been seen as catalysts for national pride, global recognition, and economic growth. While these events bring undeniable excitement and spectacle, their long-term impact on host communities is often a matter of ongoing debate. In particular, the question of how…

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High Performance
Leadership
Women and Girls

An Official’s Journey to the FIFA Women’s World Cup
April 1, 2020
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Sydney Millar, SIRC
Officials are considered by some to be the unsung heroes of sport, responsible for upholding the rules and intentions of sport. SIRC sat down with Marie-Soleil Beaudoin – Canadian soccer referee and instructor of physiology and biophysics at Dalhousie University...
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Children and Youth
Leadership
Professional Development
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation

Engaging Youth in Evaluation Processes
March 31, 2020
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Marika Warner and Bryan Heal, MLSE LaunchPad
Picture this: it’s the first session of a popular youth sport program at a busy community facility. Dozens of youth are greeting each other, checking out the space, and mingling with coaches on the bleachers. The excitement is palpable as...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
COVID-19
High Performance
Mental Health
Physical Health
Varsity Sport

Supporting the Psychological Wellbeing of Athletes: What Can Coaches do?
March 31, 2020
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Jamie Bissett, University of Toronto
There has recently been an increasing number of athletes bravely coming forward to share their stories about the psychological distress and associated mental health challenges they experienced during their athletic careers (e.g., Michael Phelps, Gracie Gold, and Demar Derozan). Athletes...
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Masters Sport
Older Adults
Physical Health
Sport Participation

The Benefits of Masters Sport to Healthy Aging
March 31, 2020
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Jordan Deneau, Rylee Dionigi and Sean Horton
Carol LaFayette-Boyd is one of Canada’s rising athletics stars. Notably, LaFayette-Boyd is “rising” to exceptional athletic status at the age of 77 years. Setting a new world age-group record in the W75 200-meter race at the 2019 Canadian Masters Indoor...
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Long-Term Development
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Training Factors

Infrastructure & expertise: A model to investigate effective training through long-term athlete development
March 30, 2020
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Kelly Lockwood
Project Summary A Hockey Intervention Program (HIP) was established as an innovative vehicle to evaluate the infrastructure-athlete relationship for training athletes in the sport of ice hockey. This research examined both system level and athlete level factors that influence stakeholders’...
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Athlete Development
Concussion
Leadership
Program Design and Evaluation

Innovative Strategies Making Concussion Safety the New Normal
March 25, 2020
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Peter Morrow, SIRC
When Canada works in harmony towards the same goal, much can happen in a short time. In March 2018, SIRC launched the “We Are Headstrong” campaign. Since that time we’ve seen signs of progress in the attitudes of Canadians toward...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Health and Wellbeing
Newcomers to Canada
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Chinese-Canadians’ perspectives on health & sport participation
March 23, 2020
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Chunlei Lu
Project Summary The main objective of the project was to investigate Chinese-Canadians’ perspectives about health and sport practice. Overall, participants reported both positive and negative changes in their perspectives and practices related to health and sport participation after immigrating to...
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SCRI Conference
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Curling and community in rural canada
March 16, 2020
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Heather Mair
Project Summary The main objective of this research was to understand the role of curling clubs in rural Canadian life. It aimed to deepen and broaden our understanding of the role of leisure and sport settings in community development by...
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Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Sport Participation Research Initiative

They always remain girls: The re/production of gender relations in women’s sports in Quebec, 1919-1961
March 10, 2020
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Élise Detellier, University of Montreal
Project Summary This doctoral thesis examines how multiple factors influenced women’s participation in sports in Quebec between 1919 and 1961. It shows that gender, class, age, religious and ethno-linguistic affiliation, as well as whether a facility was co-ed or not,...
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Children and Youth
Recreation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Adolescent leisure opportunities in a changing community
March 9, 2020
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Peter Morden
Project Summary The context of leisure is especially amenable to fostering the acquisition of developmental assets and the development of. However, the issue of access to developmentally significant opportunities becomes problematized as inner-city areas are transformed by the process of...
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