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FUN MAPS: Rethinking the joy of sport

For many, sport is synonymous with fun. Its why children sign up for soccer leagues, join hockey teams, and try out for rowing clubs. But what exactly makes sport fun? And how can coaches and program leaders ensure that fun isn’t just an afterthought, but a core component of the sport experience?  Dr. Erin Sharpe,…

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Balancing Athlete Performance and Satisfaction at Major Games
August 7, 2019
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Eric MacIntosh, University of Ottawa
Competing at a major international multi-sport games, like the Pan and Parapan American Games, should provide lasting and positive memories for athletes, regardless of where they place at the end of their competition. While much attention is paid to athlete...
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Equipment
Sport Participation

If you build it, those with vouchers will come
July 31, 2019
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Luke Potwarka, University of Waterloo
In 2015, the Town of Milton, Ontario, constructed the $56 million Mattamy National Cycling Centre, which hosted the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games’ track cycling competitions. The Mattamy National Cycling Centre is the only indoor 250m cycling track velodrome in...
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Children and Youth
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Supporting the Transfer and Application of Life Skills Beyond Sport
July 24, 2019
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Sara Kramers & Corliss Bean
This is the third and final blog in a series on positive youth development in sport. If this is your first visit to this series, considering taking a few minutes to read the other two posts: Tips on How to...
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Is Accessibility Enough? How to Create Quality Experiences in Parasport
July 18, 2019
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Veronica Allan, York University
In 2006, the United Nations endorsed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) — a landmark convention that protects the right to participation in variety of social domains, including sport activities, venues, and services.  The CRPD has...
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Concussion
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Leadership

Innovative Research is Reducing Concussion Risks for Artistic Swimmers
July 10, 2019
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SIRC with Derek Johnston
Most Canadians would not consider artistic swimming (formerly synchronized swimming) a contact sport. But ask an athlete or coach, and they will tell you it can get pretty intense. “Especially in the team events, there are athletes in very close...
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Gender Equity
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Women’s World Cup 2019 – About More than Just Soccer
June 27, 2019
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Sabrina Razack, University of Toronto
Since June 7, 2019, televisions, radios and mobile phones around the world have been tuned in to the Women’s World Cup. And while the play on the field has amazed, inspired and delighted us, the Women’s World Cup has also...
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Athlete Development
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2020 Arctic Winter Games: How Uneven Competition Led to Significant Change in Northern Sport Development
June 21, 2019
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Echo Ross, 2020 Arctic Winter Games
This is the first blog in a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Subsequent blogs will focus on the logistical challenges of hosting in a smaller centre,...
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Concussion
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Concussions, Rugby and the Bigger Picture
June 11, 2019
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SIRC with Derek Johnston
Concussion is a pressing issue in sport. And few sports have been affected as acutely or as deeply as rugby. The issue has touched people in profoundly personal ways at all levels of the sport. The tragic 2013 death of...
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Canadian Sport Policies
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Putting “Inclusion” into Practice for our LGBTQI2S Community
May 17, 2019
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Aaron Bruce, Canada Games Council
Like many sport organizations across Canada, the Canada Games Council (CGC) has recognized inclusion as a core value within its strategic plan, but what does that really mean in practice? For the CGC, inclusion includes policies, procedures and programs focused...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
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Varsity Sport

Developing Executive Functions and Social Emotional Learning Through Sport
May 8, 2019
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Vicki Harber
This blog was adapted from a SIRCuit article written by Dr. Vicki Harber. For the full article, click here. Within Canada, there is some concern that an ethos of “winning at all costs” has infiltrated youth sport, degrading the quality...
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