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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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Sport Participation Research Initiative

Sport Participation Research Initiative: 10 years in review
October 3, 2017
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Katherine Tinkler, Senior Advisor, Policy and Planning – Insight, Sport Canada
The purpose of this presentation by Sport Canada was to provide an overview of the retrospective analysis of the first 10 years of the program encouraging sport participation research in Canada. The review was intended to understand: Amount of research...
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Data and Analytics
High Performance
Knowledge Mobilization
Leadership
Para Sport
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation

Canadian Paralympic Committee Pathway Research Strategy
October 3, 2017
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Jenny Davey and Jenn Bruce
In today’s rapidly changing sport landscape, it’s critical to make every decision count – and make sure every dollar has impact. Many organizations are seeking ways to use data to inform decisions and assess outcomes. But how exactly do you...
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Communications
Concussion
Data and Analytics
Knowledge Mobilization
Program Design and Evaluation
Technology

Concussions … Together We Can Make a Difference
October 3, 2017
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Debra Gassewitz, CEO, SIRC and Dr. Ann Pegararo, Laurentian University
This article presents a case study of how stakeholder collaborations can maximize engagement. The case is based off of a collaboration between the Sport Information Resource Centre and Dr. Ann Pegararo from Laurentian University exploring an analysis of social media...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Athlete Development
Coaching
Knowledge Mobilization
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Varsity Sport

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Changing? The Culture of Sport Hazing in the 21st Century-January 2018
October 3, 2017
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Hazing is a complex issue that is entangled in the culture and tradition of Canadian University sport.  Hazing is defined as an event created to establish a team’s social hierarchy by humiliating, degrading, abusing and/or endangering newcomers regardless of a...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Knowledge Mobilization
LGBTQI2S
Mental Health
Sport Participation

Sports Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Athletes
October 3, 2017
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This study aims to gain a better understanding of the sports experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) athletes. There is very little Canadian data so far on the reality of LGBT athletes. However, all existing studies on the...
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Accessibility
Community Sport
Disability
Knowledge Mobilization
Para Sport
Sport Participation

Leveraging parasport events for sustainable community participation
October 3, 2017
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View the summary of this research here. The aim of this project was to examine how the hosting of different forms of sport events for persons with disabilities were being leveraged to create opportunities for community participation, and influence community...
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Disability
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Knowledge Mobilization
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Inclusion in the Field(s) of Dreams?
October 3, 2017
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Nancy Spencer-Cavaliere
The purpose of this project was to explore issues surrounding segregated sport for people with impairments and to address the question of whether or not segregated sport perpetuates inequity (Fay & Wolff, 2009). The specific objectives included: (1) Identifying the...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Coaching
Knowledge Mobilization
Life Skills
Sport Participation
Talent Identification

Exploring Developmental Factors for Overcoming Relative Age Effects in Ice Hockey
October 3, 2017
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Relative age effects (RAEs) are developmental advantages experienced by those born in the early months of the year relative to an age-defined cut-off date (Barnsley et al., 1985). In sport and educational settings, RAEs tend to endure, resulting in an...
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Coaching

Celebrating Canadian Coaches through National Coaches Week!
September 27, 2017
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September 23-30, 2017, marks the third annual National Coaches Week! The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) and the 13 Provincial and Territorial Coaching Representatives (P/TCRs)’s National Coaches Week is a week to celebrate the positive impact coaches have on athletes...
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Physical Health
Sport Participation
Workplace Wellness

The Truth about “Sitting Kills”
September 20, 2017
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Lily Dong, SIRC
Between productivity losses and direct healthcare costs, the worldwide economic burden of physical inactivity was $67.5 billion in 2013. People aren’t moving enough and are sitting too much, contributing to what many call a global pandemic of physical inactivity. Results...
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