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The bounce-back illusion: Why real postpartum bodies deserve the spotlight

Let’s begin with a familiar image. A woman, newly postpartum, stands in her living room. Her baby is nestled in a sling across her chest, and she’s attempting something between a squat and a stretch while simultaneously rescuing a plush giraffe from under the couch. She is not wearing Lululemon. She has not “bounced back.”…

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“Playing for team motherhood”: Returning to team sport after childbirth
December 15, 2021
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Talia Ritondo, Brock University
“After each pregnancy, I wonder if I’m gonna be able to get back to where I was before. I want to be able to jump and hit the ball or catch the frisbee. I want to be able to perform...
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Disability
Para Sport
Physical Health
Sport Participation

We are family: How sport programming can support military families after illness and injury
November 10, 2021
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Celina H. Shirazipour, Jessica Capaldi, Amber Duongand and Alice B. Aiken
“I think the whole notion is that it’s the family that serves and it’s the family that heals together through something like this. Nobody does it alone. So I think it’s recognizing the whole family and how they’ve had to...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Girls and Women
Sport Participation

Making #HERstory: Girls who play on boys’ teams and supporting the lone girl in sport
October 20, 2021
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Jennifer Coletti, Queen’s University
On October 7, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) kicked off its 2021-2022 season. After having a season cut short and another cancelled altogether, this season looks different for the OHL. And it isn’t because of the COVID‑19 pandemic. In June, Taya Currie...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Coaching
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation

How 2 sports came together to enhance player development in the North
October 6, 2021
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Adam Steiner and Veronica Allan, SIRC
From February 23 to April 4, 2021, in Hay River, Northwest Territories, 7 minor hockey goalies traded in their hockey sticks for table tennis rackets. In an exciting collaboration between Table Tennis North, Table Tennis Canada, Hockey NWT, Hockey North, Hay River Minor...
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Abuse-Free Sport
Community Sport
Concussion
COVID-19
Leadership
Safe Sport
Sport Participation

Activating Safe Sport communities
September 27, 2021
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Jennifer Coletti and Veronica Allan, SIRC
Highlights In summer 2021, the Sport Information Resource Centre launched the Community Activation Grants program to help sport organizations promote Safe Sport and concussion initiatives at the community level. This article spotlights 6 of the 25 successful grant recipients from across Canada. These...
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Athlete Development
Program Design and Evaluation
Sport Participation

Data-driven decision-making: Easy as 1, 2, 3
September 15, 2021
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Kyle Rich, Andrew Backer, Jeff Boggs and Ann Pegoraro
In 2017, The Economist boldly published that data, not oil, was the world’s most valuable resource (Parkins, 2017). Sport organizations produce more data than most organizations, ranging from athlete training and performance tracking to business-related information, such as memberships and...
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Accessibility
COVID-19
Disability
Para Sport
Sport Participation

Project Echo: A movement to make Para sport a better place for all
September 1, 2021
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Erin Pearson and Laura Misener, Western University
The global COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted inequalities that many people experience, particularly the disparities experienced by persons with disabilities. According to the COVID-19 Disability Survey, over 50% of respondents noted that during the pandemic their needs weren’t being met in a...
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Children and Youth
Fair Play
Life Skills
Long-Term Development
Physical Health
Physical Literacy
Quality Sport
Sport Participation

The True Sport Experience: Bringing physical and ethical literacy to life in and out of the classroom
August 25, 2021
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the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Physical and health education teachers and coaches are experts at helping kids learn new skills. By patiently walking students through each learning step, they build the blocks of learners’ physical literacy. However, sport and recreation experiences aren’t built on physical...
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Sport Participation

Helping women say “yes” to golf
July 2, 2021
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Lindsay Knowlton, Iron Lady Golf
I started playing golf for the hot dogs. As a 14-year-old girl, I wanted to make friends with the other kids at my golf club. My major motivation after 9 holes was celebrating with friends over a hot dog and a...
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Accessibility
Adapted Sport
Children and Youth
Disability
Quality Sport
Sport for Social Development
Sport Participation

Creating quality sports programs for kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities
June 28, 2021
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Canadian Disability Participation Project
Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) can benefit physically and psychosocially when they take part in sport (Baran et al., 2009, 2013; Weiss & Bebko, 2008). Unfortunately, their needs are often neglected, which leads to various physical, social, communication...
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