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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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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...

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...

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...

Understanding adolescents’ positive and negative developmental experiences in sport

May 11, 2020
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Jessica Fraser-Thomas
Project Summary Currently, there is considerable public concern about youths’ healthy physical and psychosocial development. As such, researchers in both developmental and sport psychology highlight a need to better understand how organized sporting activities may be contributing to youths’ positive...

Life in Lockdown: Researching the impact of COVID-19 on the physical activity and wellbeing of Canadians

May 6, 2020
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Iris Lesser and Carl Nienhuis, University of the Fraser Valley
When the COVID-19 pandemic spread to Canada and protective public health restrictions were implemented across the country, the need to understand how these measures would impact Canadian wellbeing and physical activity behavior emerged. For instance, the closure of recreation facilities,...

Combating social exclusion in sport and recreation through participatory policy development

May 4, 2020
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Wendy Frisby
Project Summary The purpose of this study was to examine how experiences with physical activity for recent immigrant Chinese women living in Vancouver can inform Canadian sport and recreation policy at the local, provincial, and national levels to increase their...

Building a pandemic communications strategy must start with this one-word question

April 29, 2020
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Derek Johnston
Sport organizations around the world are in crisis communications mode, trying to figure out the best ways to use new technologies and compelling content to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. While many scramble to react to the latest development, and...

Strategies used by physical educators to implement a program that encourages their students to “adopt a healthy and active lifestyle”

April 27, 2020
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Jocelyn Gagnon
Project Summary Essentially, the purpose of this research project is to implement a program, such as Team Pentathlon, in primary and secondary schools to encourage physical activity and study various aspects of the program implementation process. More specifically, we: The...

A Race We Can Win: The Sports for Climate Action Framework

April 22, 2020
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Dan Wilcock, Canada Games Council
We all have an understandable desire to protect the things we love. I happen to love sport – and winter sports in particular. Thirty years ago I remember poring over snow depth charts from the national park where I spent...

A framework for creating a campus culture of compassion: A participatory action research approach to equality

April 20, 2020
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Jennifer Giles
Project Summary This dissertation united key stakeholders from the University of Guelph community in order to examine issues around accessibility and inclusion of students with disabilities in campus recreation and sport opportunities. The research team included representatives from the University...

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