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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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The Operationalizing Intersectionality Framework: A Tool for Sport Administrators

May 5, 2021
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Debra Kriger, Amélie Keyser-Verreault, Janelle Joseph, and Danielle Peers
Equity work often “lets some others join” but still centers on the needs of the most privileged members in a group. To better integrate the experiences and perspectives of diverse individuals, intersectional approaches to policies, programs, and practices—which account for...

Strengthening Collaboration in Canadian Sport: Exploring a Nordic Strategy

April 26, 2021
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Heather Ambery and Charlotte MacNaughton, Nordic Strategy Steering Committee
Anyone who spends time in the world of sports—competing, coaching, supporting, or spectating—has heard their fair share of inspirational quotes. From “alone we go faster, together we go further” to “teamwork makes the dream work,” the strength of the team...

Can you hear me now? The emergence of the athlete voice in Canadian Sport

April 19, 2021
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SIRC with Derek Johnston
This article is the third and final piece in a special series that explores how Canadian sport leaders are adapting and innovating to safeguard the well-being of athletes preparing for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and other major games...

Next Steps in the Safe Sport Journey: From Prevention of Harm to Optimizing Experiences

April 19, 2021
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Gretchen Kerr, University of Toronto
Highlights This article addresses the next steps in the Safe Sport journey; specifically, how to move from a focus on prevention of harms to a focus on optimizing the sport experience for athletes and sport leaders alike. This journey involves...

Sports at risk: Addressing climate change in the Canadian sport sector

April 19, 2021
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Madeleine Orr, The Sport Ecology Group
Highlights Both indoor and outdoor sports are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, from heat waves and diminishing amounts of snow to disruptions in supply chains.  As a first step to prepare for and adapt to the effects of...

Racing towards 2030: Using the Sustainable Development Goals to move inclusion forward in sport

March 30, 2021
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Andrea Carey, INclusion INcorporated
If there was ever a time in our history to consider how to not leave anyone behind, 2020 was that year. As people and organizations seek to reconcile the impact of COVID-19, we need to think about how we build...

Resilience Through Adaptation: How Sport Organizations Responded During the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 17, 2021
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Kyle Rich, Kerri Bodin, Kristen Morrison, Karen Lawford, and Sheranne Fairley
Directions from public health organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic drastically altered the sport sector, causing many sport decision makers to reconsider what their organization does and how they do it. Although the full scope of the short- and long-term impacts...

Reducing Vulnerability to Fraud in Sport Organizations

March 3, 2021
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Katie Misener, Lisa A. Kihl, Pamela Wicker, and Graham Cuskelly
Community sport clubs in Canada can be vulnerable to financial fraud, where someone uses their position for personal gain by deliberately misusing an organisation’s resources or assets. According to our research, recently featured in a CBC Sports investigation, the impact...

Strategic Foresight: An Essential Skill for All Boards

February 16, 2021
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Rose Mercier, The Governance Coach
This blog focuses on “setting direction,” a key aspect of “gold medal governance.” It is part of a series designed to increase the capacity of sport organizations to effectively govern in an increasingly complex world. Read the first blog, providing...

Strengthening data protection practices through education

January 26, 2021
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George Al Koura, ADGA Group Inc.
Data Privacy Day is an international effort held annually on Jan. 28. The purpose is to create awareness about the importance of privacy and protecting personal information and encourages dialogue for organizations about which best practices should be implemented. The...

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