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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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Leadership

Beyond Results: Building Fans through Strategic Communication
May 23, 2018
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Sam Charles, UBC Okanagan
While professional teams and leagues have teams of media relations and social media professionals dedicated to maintaining a presence for their fans year-round, most amateur sport organizations have one or two individuals who handle communications and marketing off the sides...
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Coaching
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
LGBTQI2S

Leading the Way: Working with LGBTQI2S Athletes and Coaches
May 16, 2018
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Jennifer Birch-Jones, CAAWS
The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) is held annually on May 17th to celebrate sexual and gender diversity. This year’s global theme is “Alliances for Solidarity” which is appropriate for our work in Canada to make sport...
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Data and Analytics
Leadership

Using Membership Data to Inform Decision-Making: A sport management approach
May 9, 2018
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James Anderson, Freestyle Canada
In sport, data is commonly used to asses and improve an athlete or team’s performance; however, the usage of membership data to inform decision-making at the National, Provincial/Territorial or club level is still relatively unexplored. Membership data can be program...
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Leadership

Strategic Planning – Creating your Blueprint for Success
May 2, 2018
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Julien LeBlanc, Blueprint Management Consultants
In entrepreneurial circles, there’s a well-known book entitled “E-myth Revisited” by Michael Gerber in which a startling statistic is shared. Of the roughly one million new businesses that open in the United States every year, only 4% of those businesses...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
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Sport Participation

The Car Ride Home
April 17, 2018
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Katherine Tamminen (PhD), University of Toronto
Parents[1] play an undeniably important role in the lives of young athletes. Parents have been described as socializers of athletes’ sport experiences – providing opportunities for participation, serving as role models, and helping athletes make sense of their sport experiences....
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Leadership
Olympic & Paralympic Games
Sport Participation

Scaling down the circus to scale up the benefits – A proposed future for international sport events
April 17, 2018
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Marijke Taks (PhD), University of Ottawa
2018 is an exciting year with four major international sporting events on the calendar: the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Commonwealth Games, and the Arctic Winter Games. These events are embraced by those with a love for sport, including the...
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Communications
Community Sport
Leadership
Social Issues
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Volunteer Management

Taking Action: Community Sport Organizations and Social Responsibility
April 17, 2018
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Katie Misener (PhD), University of Waterloo
Community sport organizations (CSOs) are a central thread in the fabric of Canadian society, providing a meaningful place for people to play, compete, volunteer, coach, and interact with others who may share their interests and values. As a foundation of...
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Canadian Sport Policies
Coaching
Concussion
Leadership
Program Design and Evaluation

Concussions in sport — we can do better
April 17, 2018
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Tom Hall, SIRC
In his teens, Eric Mihalovic was a promising young hockey player. He was tough, a solid player with good hands. “I don’t think we even called the first one a concussion,” he said. “I was hit and my head bounced...
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Coaching
Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Professional Development

The Role of Sport Administrators in Advancing Women in Coaching through Mentorship
April 17, 2018
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Gretchen Kerr (PhD), Jenessa Banwell (PhD Candidate), and Ashley Stirling (PhD), University of Toronto
The rise of girls’ and women’s participation in physical activity and sport, including at the high performance sport level in Canada, has been encouraging. Unfortunately, this increase in participation rates of females has not been matched by an increase in...
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Athlete Development
Mental Skills
Training Factors

Managing Pain in Endurance Sports
April 11, 2018
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Jonathan Lasnier, PhD Student
Endurance athletes need to persevere through pain in training and competition. According to Kent University’s Samuele Marcora “our mind is what dictates our physical limits”. Exhaustion is not caused by muscle failure, but by the conscious decision to disengage from...
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