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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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Sport Insight: The rule change that revolutionized curling
March 6, 2019
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Jean Mills, Curling Canada
SIRC’s Sport Insight series features blogs and articles that examine innovation and evolution in the sport landscape. It started as a practice drill between two brothers and grew into the rule that transformed the sport of curling: the Free Guard...
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Leadership
Professional Development
Workplace Wellness

Resolving Conflict: The Power of Dialogue and Authentic Apology
February 27, 2019
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Claire Carver-Dias, Clearday Communications
Healthy conflict is an important part of productive work relationships, but the moment that conflict morphs into something more insidious, issues ensue. In the world of sport we often praise a win-at-all-costs approach to any challenge. When a prospective opponent...
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Athlete Development
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Athlete Perspective: How to manage social media during competition
February 19, 2019
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Lisa Weagle, Olympian
SIRC’s Athlete Perspective series provides insight and recommendations on key issues from an athlete’s perspective. The collection of blogs and SIRCuit articles profiles Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes and taps into their lived experience. While social media can have many...
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Teaching Life Skills Through Sport
February 13, 2019
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Sara Kramers & Corliss Bean
This blog is the second in a series by the authors 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...
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Leadership
Professional Development

Investing in Leaders is Smart Risk Management Strategy
February 8, 2019
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Dina Bell-Laroche, Sport Law & Strategy Group
The Sport Leaders Retreat is a “leadership development boot camp” for sport leaders from provincial/territorial, national and multi-sport organizations. Hosted by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport and the Sport Law & Strategy Group, the program is designed to...
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Athlete Development
High Performance
Mental Health
Physical Health

We Need to Talk about Mental Health
January 30, 2019
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Audrey Lacroix, Game Plan
Life as a high-level athlete has its ups and downs. There is success and failure, stress, pressure, endless doubts, injuries, days where you are surrounded by people and others where you are completely by yourself. It’s a train of emotions,...
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Abuse-Free Sport
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Why Transgender Eligibility Policies Aren’t Enough
January 22, 2019
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Sarah Teetzel
In releasing its transgender inclusion policy in September 2018, U Sports joined an ever-increasing list of organizations, from the community to international levels, that have implemented policies to regulate the inclusion of athletes who identify as transgender. Organizations with trans...
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Children and Youth
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Coming of Age With Relative Age Research: Origins, Consequences, and Potential Solutions
January 22, 2019
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Laura Chittle, Jess C. Dixon, Sean Horton, and Joe Baker
On October 17, 2018, Relative Age Effects: An International Conference was hosted at York University where leading international scholars gathered to discuss the implications of athletes’ dates of birth on sport, health, and education. This article highlights the history of...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Children and Youth
Coaching
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Varsity Sport

Changing the Culture of Hazing in Canada
January 22, 2019
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Dr. Jay Johnson and Dr. Margery Holman
Allegations emerging in media reports from Toronto’s St. Michael’s College in the fall of 2018 have made hazing top of mind for athletic staff at Canada’s secondary and post-secondary education institutions. Unfortunately, it is not an isolated event. Reports of...
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Athlete Development
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Balancing Psychological Load: New Perspectives on Recovery
January 22, 2019
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Stuart Wilson, Joe Baker, and Nick Wattie
Current views on recovery Recent research by Nash and Sproule (2018) asked coaches for their views on recovery in training. While recovery was widely understood as crucially important, results revealed that few coaches think about psychological and cognitive recovery with...
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