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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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Revising the Game Plan: Retirement is just one Choice for Athletes in Transition

March 30, 2016
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Jason Dunkerley
As athletes, we face the existential dilemma of deciding when enough is enough. Pushing our bodies through pain and past injury is sustainable only for so long. And yet, every athlete values the positive experiences and achievements which flavour their...

To Teach or to Do: Do the Best Players Make the Best Coaches?

March 23, 2016
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Jason Dunkerley
As the old adage says, there are those who teach and those who do. In the world of sports, there are both great athletes and great coaches. But is it possible to be good at both? Do the best athletes...

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COACHES AND THE LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT MODEL

October 13, 2015
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SIRC is pleased to be working together with Sport Canada to share current research on topics informing policy and promoting quality sport programming. This week we are sharing highlights from a recent article examining the RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COACHES AND THE...

Getting Started: Female Coaches in Sport

June 12, 2014
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If you take a look at the Canadian women involved in elite coaching today, any of them could easily be a role model for future women looking to make a difference through coaching. However the early stages of a female...

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