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Cirque du Soleil: Bridging the gap between athletes and artists

Cirque du Soleil is renowned for its breathtaking performances, combining artistry, athleticism, and storytelling to create unparalleled spectacles. But how does this world-class organization find and transform its talent? André Lachance, Senior Director Casting and Artist Contract Management at Cirque du Soleil, shared insights into the fascinating process of talent acquisition and development, where elite…

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Talent Identification

Issues in Athlete Identification and Selection: Are We Compromising Talent?
October 10, 2018
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Joe Baker, Nick Wattie, and Jörg Schorer
Despite some important ethical and developmental concerns, early identification and selection is the modus operandi of high performance sport. Most sport systems internationally have limited resources for high performance athlete development and, as a result, have to make predictions about...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Coaching
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Mental Health
Program Design and Evaluation

Taking Athlete Development to a New Level: Understanding the Value of a Trauma-Informed Approach
October 10, 2018
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Tanya Forneris, University of British Columbia Okanagan
Increasing attention in research and practice has focused on the physical and psychological impacts of trauma and violence, for example from living in conflict zones or experiencing family violence. In North America, such work has led to an increased understanding...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Mental Health
Sport Participation
Talent Identification

Happy birthday? How your birthdate contributes to success or failure due to the “relative age effect”
September 19, 2018
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Laura Chittle, Jess Dixon, Sean Horton and Joe Baker
Have you ever stopped to wonder the difference a day can make? Say, being born December 31st or January 1st? This small 24-hour window could be the difference between competing in elite vs. recreational sport, or being identified as “gifted”,...
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Children and Youth
Coaching
Quality Sport
Sport Participation

Tips on How to Deliver a Quality Youth Sport Program
September 5, 2018
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Corliss Bean, University of British Columbia Okanagan
This is the first blog in a series on positive youth development in sport. If this is your first visit to this series, considering taking a few minutes to read the other two posts: Teaching Life Skills Through Sport and...
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Children and Youth
Physical Literacy
Sport Participation

Pushing for a multi-sport approach to kids’ sport and activity
August 15, 2018
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Jim Grove, Active for Life
We know that today’s kids face a myriad of obstacles to getting active and developing physical literacy. From obsession with smartphones and video games, to increasing confinement in urban spaces, kids today are facing challenges that most of their parents...
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Children and Youth
Coaching
Life Skills
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation

Fostering Leadership in Youth Sport through a Tri-Level Mentoring Model
July 11, 2018
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Maji Shaikh, University of Ottawa
Many coaches in youth sport understand the positive benefits of sport participation, in helping youth adopt social relationships, perseverance, and building life skills. However, it isn’t enough to simply thrust a child into sport and hope they develop character. It...
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Children and Youth
Sport Participation

Children’s influence on adult fandom of amateur sport
July 4, 2018
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Larena Hoeber, University of Regina
Research shows sport fandom being developed within families usually from a top-down approach. This is typically in the form of parents, in particular fathers, directly influencing their children’s sport fan choices through various socializing activities, including watching games together on...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Children and Youth
Coaching

Creating a Safer Sport Environment with the Rule of Two
June 13, 2018
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Michel Hachey, Coaching Association of Canada
This is the first installment of a 3-part blog series providing tools and resources to strengthen safety and ethical values in sport by introducing the Responsible Coaching Movement. If this is your first visit to this blog series, considering taking a...
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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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Children and Youth
Leadership
Sport Participation
Volunteer Management

Engaging Youth Volunteers
January 8, 2018
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Nancy Rebel, SIRC
Volunteering is the backbone of sport in Canada. Without the generous contributions of volunteers at all levels many sport opportunities would not be available to our communities. In the past our older generation has been the stalwart contributors of their...
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