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Breaking Ice: Connecting Indigenous Culture and Sport Through Blind Hockey 

In partnership with Canadian Blind Hockey  June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to reflect on the strength, resilience, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. It’s also a time to acknowledge the gaps that still exist, particularly in areas like sport, where Indigenous youth, especially those with disabilities, continue to face…

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Athlete Development
Coaching
Para Sport

Collaborative coaching is key to successful Para athlete transfer
October 19, 2022
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Caela Fenton, SIRC
This blog is a part of a series created in collaboration with the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Paralympic Athlete Transfer Task Force, spotlighting the opportunities and challenges of Para athlete transfer and multi-sport participation. When COVID-19 hit, like the rest of us, Alexandre...
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Athlete Development
High Performance
Para Sport
Paralympic Games

How “athlete transfer” is opening new avenues for development in Para sport
October 12, 2022
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Veronica Allan, SIRC
This blog is a part of a series created in collaboration with the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Paralympic Athlete Transfer Task Force, spotlighting the opportunities and challenges of Para athlete transfer and multi-sport participation. When Richard Peter retired from wheelchair basketball following a...
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Athlete Development
Disability
Sport Participation

Athletes2Coaches: A mentorship program for athletes experiencing disability
August 24, 2022
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Jessica Ferguson, Carrie Millar and Jennifer Leo
Coaching athletes with a disability requires many of the same skills as coaching non-disabled athletes (for example, developing skill progression). However, coaching athletes with impairments often requires coaches to have disability-specific knowledge as well (Fairhurst, Bloom, & Harvey, 2017). Coaches’...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Athlete Development
Sport Participation

Playing devil’s advocate: How to avoid groupthink in sport environments
August 17, 2022
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Erin Locke and Luc Martin, Queen’s University
“This is how we’ve always done it.” You’ve heard that phrase before. Whether you’ve said it or heard it said, it’s clear that groupthink is present in every corner of our society. When we fail to consider fresh perspectives in...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Sport Participation

Cultivating a mastery climate in youth sport
August 10, 2022
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Noah Lipin and Luc Martin, Queen’s University
When children are asked about why they play sports, having fun is consistently ranked as the number one reason. Trying their best, being treated with respect and getting playing time are reasons that fall close behind. Winning, on the other...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Communications

Actions speak louder than words: Non-verbal communication in sport
August 3, 2022
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Lexi Gottlieb and Luc Martin, Queen’s University
Communication is most associated with purposeful, verbal interactions. However, a big part of how we communicate in life, and sport, is non-verbal (Mehrabian, 2017). For example, simple acts of eye contact or body language are just as important than the...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Long-Term Development
Sport Participation

Current perspectives on multi-sport participation
July 25, 2022
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Paul Jurbala, Sport for Life
Highlights What’s the best path to the podium? That’s the question behind the debate between early specialization and early diversification. Drawing on the example of some well-known champions like Tiger Woods or the Williams sisters, the early specialization camp argues...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Physical Literacy

Everywhere, all the time, anywhere: Why physical literacy matters
May 18, 2022
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Jackie Robinson, Marika Warner and Bryan Heal, MLSE LaunchPad
The loosening of COVID‑19 pandemic restrictions on sport and physical activity presents a unique opportunity to dramatically change how we engage young people in sport and physical activity. Pre-pandemic sport participation was marred by high dropout rates among girls and...
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Athlete Development
Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Sport Participation

Women’s hockey under the radar: What’s driving participation?
April 20, 2022
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Christine Cyr, Camille Ménard-Lebel, Vincent Huard Pelletier and Jean Lemoyne, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
It has been almost a quarter of a century since women’s ice hockey debuted at the Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan. Despite a heartbreaking loss for Team Canada in the final of the first Olympic women’s hockey competition, it was...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Climate Change
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Sustainability

New True Sport Report sheds light on the potential power of sport in a changing world
February 2, 2022
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SIRC with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
On February 1, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) published “Power of Sport: The True Sport Report.” The new publication builds on “What Sport Can Do: The True Sport Report” (2008) that provided conclusive evidence of how good...
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