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Leveraging Sport Events for Sport Development

Project Summary It is often claimed that sport events can stimulate interest and consequent participation in sport. The data on this matter are inconclusive. It is known, however, that sport participation is not being raised merely by the fact that an event is being hosted, but rather on the ways that an event is used…

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Children and Youth
Coaching
Physical Health
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Coming of Age With Relative Age Research: Origins, Consequences, and Potential Solutions
January 22, 2019
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Laura Chittle, Jess C. Dixon, Sean Horton, and Joe Baker
On October 17, 2018, Relative Age Effects: An International Conference was hosted at York University where leading international scholars gathered to discuss the implications of athletes’ dates of birth on sport, health, and education. This article highlights the history of...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Mental Health
Physical Health
Sleep and Recovery
Training Factors

Balancing Psychological Load: New Perspectives on Recovery
January 22, 2019
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Stuart Wilson, Joe Baker, and Nick Wattie
Current views on recovery Recent research by Nash and Sproule (2018) asked coaches for their views on recovery in training. While recovery was widely understood as crucially important, results revealed that few coaches think about psychological and cognitive recovery with...
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Children and Youth
Community Sport
Leadership
Physical Health
Sport Participation

Putting Multi-sport into Practice
January 15, 2019
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Jim Grove, Active for Life
The Coaching Association of Canada’s 2018 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Conference focused on fostering positive change in the sport system through influence. One panel discussion attracted attention with the simple question: Is there a future for multi-sport in Canada? Led by...
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Disability
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Physical Health
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation

Tips for Inclusive Programs for Persons with Disabilities
December 3, 2018
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Jane Arkell, Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability
December 3, 2018 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year’s theme is “Empowering People with Disabilities and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality”. Here in Canada, we have reason to celebrate. The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and...
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Children and Youth
Community Sport
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Leadership
Physical Health
Sport Participation

Inclusion requires action! Creating inclusion for newcomers to Canada
October 24, 2018
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Pierre Morin, Réseau Accès Participation
It is clear that the next generation will be diverse, multicultural and, apparently, much less fit than the previous generations. Research points in this general direction, but results from the recent TOPO survey, released in May 2018, demonstrates this trend...
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Anti-Doping
Athlete Development
Canadian Sport Policies
Physical Health

The Implications of Cannabis Legalization for Athletes
October 10, 2018
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Ben Lungo, CCES and Sydney Millar, SIRC
The legalization of cannabis in Canada will have significant implications on the Canadian sport system, ranging from anti-doping policy, to athlete and staff safety and wellbeing, to risk management for organizations. In conjunction with its partners, SIRC will be providing...
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High Performance
Olympic & Paralympic Games
Physical Health
Talent Identification

There is no “I” in IST – An insider look at providing health and performance support to the 2018 Men’s Olympic Hockey Team
July 11, 2018
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Jeff Thorburn, UBC-Okanagan
To the average fan watching international competitions, the finished product delivered to your television or computer screen does not always reveal the enormity of action that happens behind the scenes. Stepping off the ice at the Gangneung Hockey Centre, the...
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Leadership
Physical Health

Cycle Commuting: A Panacea for the Physical and Mental Health of Canadians?
June 27, 2018
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Sydney Millar, SIRC
Interest in cycle commuting is growing. According to the 2016 census, the number of cycle commuters in Canada increased by 61.6% between 1996 and 2016 (87.9% in census metropolitan areas, those with a population of 100,000 or more) (Statistics Canada,...
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Physical Health
Sport Participation

National Health and Fitness Day – June 2, 2018
May 30, 2018
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Sydney Millar, SIRC
The National Health and Fitness Day Act was passed in 2014, designating the first Saturday in June as National Health and Fitness Day (NHFD). NHFD is intended to draw attention to declining rates of physical activity and increasing rates of...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Life Skills
Mental Health
Physical Health
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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