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Concussions in Sport: What Parents Need to Know About the Youngest Athletes 

Each year in Canada, more than 200,000 athletes experience a concussion. The numbers are striking, and so is the fact that until recently, the youngest athletes were almost absent from research and public conversation about these injuries.  Dr. Miriam Beauchamp is a professor at the University of Montreal, a researcher at Sainte-Justine Hospital, and Canada…

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Evaluating Impact using the RE-AIM Framework
October 4, 2020
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Veronica Allan, Research and Innovation Specialist, SIRC
For any organization, the ability to demonstrate impact — to funders, board members, and other stakeholders — is crucial. Demonstrating the value of an organization, project, or service is important to access financial support, engage stakeholders, and achieve organizational objectives...
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Children and Youth
Communications
COVID-19
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Leadership
Physical Health
Program Design and Evaluation
Quality Sport

Returning to Play…Better
September 16, 2020
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Sydney Millar, SIRC
When the initial shock of the COVID-19 lockdown passed, the attention of our sector turned to contemplating what sport and physical activity would look like in an era of public health restrictions. The development and implementation of return to play...
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Board Management
Governance
Leadership
Professional Development

Six Keys to Gold Medal Governance
August 26, 2020
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Rose Mercier, The Governance Coach
Unlike the young athlete who dreams of becoming a champion, few of us grow up dreaming about joining a board of directors. Many people join a board out of a sense of duty to an organization with which they have...
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Leadership
Professional Development

Tips for aspiring leaders – You don’t have to be “born with it”!
August 5, 2020
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Ampai Thammachack, Student, Queen's University
This blog is the second installment in a series in collaboration with Queen’s University. As an assignment to build knowledge mobilization skills, Dr. Luc Martin, Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, tasked students in his third year team...
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Coaching
Competition Manipulation
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High Performance
Leadership
Sport Gambling
Sport Integrity
Technology

Match Manipulation and Gambling in Sport
July 15, 2020
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Jeremy Luke, Senior Director, Sport Integrity with CCES
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and McLaren Global Sport Solutions Inc. (MGSS) hosted the first-ever Symposium in Canada addressing the issues of match manipulation and gambling in sport in 2019. Following the Symposium, a White Paper was...
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COVID-19
High Performance
Leadership

Learnings from the COVID-19 Lockdown – Stories from Event Cancellations
July 13, 2020
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Sydney Millar, SIRC
For many Canadian sport administrators, a global pandemic seemed the stuff of history books or science fiction movies. However, in March 2020, with COVID-19 sweeping the globe, a number of major sport events were cancelled in Canada. This article shares...
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Children and Youth
Community Sport
COVID-19
Leadership
Older Adults
Technology
Volunteer Management

Virtual Volunteering in Community Sport
July 13, 2020
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Haley Baxter, Katie Misener, Pam Kappelides, and Lowell Williamson
As community sport clubs begin their return to play phases, the short and long-term impacts of COVID-19 – on the field and in the office – are unmistakable. Physical distancing measures and stay-at-home protocols have illuminated how technology can keep...
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Leadership
Professional Development
Social Media
Technology

Experts in the House – Q&A with Warren Weeks on Social Media
June 10, 2020
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Warren Weeks, Principal of Weeks Media
On May 13, SIRC hosted a webinar – Stop Pushing and Start Engaging! – led by social media expert Warren Weeks, designed to help participants rethink their social media engagement strategies. With audiences spending more time online due to the...
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Coaching
Gender Equity
Leadership
SCRI Conference
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Description of the first years of experiences of novice female coaches
June 1, 2020
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Demers Guylaine
Project Summary The objective of this study is to better understand the experiences of novice female coaches during their first two years of coaching. Conclusions of previous studies have shown an under-representation as well as a decreasing number of female...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Coaching
Concussion
Leadership
Program Design and Evaluation

Football Makes Bold Pivot
May 27, 2020
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SIRC with Derek Johnston
Football in Canada is enjoying a resurgence at a time when public angst over concussions in sport has never been greater. While most sports grapple with ever-more-worrisome trends – declining participation and increasing concerns over athlete safety – football is...
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