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The unanimous choice: How a 12-year-old girl became captain of a boys’ hockey team

There is an assumption in sports that leadership is earned through tenure, skill, and a certain kind of presence—the intangible, ineffable quality that separates the good from the great. But every once in a while, a story emerges that challenges those assumptions and more. In Sarnia, Ontario, a 12-year-old girl named Laylah Stokes did just…

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Indigenous
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

The (re)making of the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps Program
November 23, 2020
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Jordan Koch
Project Summary In 2005, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) helped launch a unique afterschool program among the four Cree Nations of Maskwacis (formerly Hobbema), Alberta. The program, known as the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps Program (HCCCP), was widely celebrated...
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Community Sport
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Girls and Women
Health and Wellbeing
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Exploring social support, sport participation, and rural women’s health using Photovoice
November 16, 2020
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Beverly Leipert
Project Summary Research Objectives: Conclusions: See Results Research methods Study participants used the photovoice method which includes picture taking with cameras, recording in log books, and group interviews. Participants first participated in a Research Orientation session, then took relevant photos...
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Aging
Masters Sport
Older Adults
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Aging in the information age: An ethnographic study of video gaming in Canadian retirement centres 
November 9, 2020
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Bradley Millingston
Project Summary  This research explored the use of sport-based video games (or ‘exergames’) in activity programs for older persons. In recent years, games like ‘Wii Bowling’ for the Nintendo Wii gaming system have become popular in seniors’ centres in Canada,...
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Data and Analytics
LGBTQI2S
Mental Health
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Underserved Groups

The role of LGBT-focused sport group involvement in reducing minority stress  
November 2, 2020
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Steven Mock
Project Summary  OBJECTIVES  Sexual minority identity (e.g., gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans; LGBT) is largely stigmatized and stigmatization has been linked to detrimental mental and physical health outcomes.  Sexual minority individuals are often motivated to conceal their identities to protect themselves...
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Disability
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Getting the ball rolling: Sport and leisure time physical activity promotion among individuals with acquired physical disabilities 
October 26, 2020
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Marie-Josee Perrier
Project Summary  Despite the physical and psychosocial benefits on engaging in sport as a form of leisure time physical activity (LTPA), only 3% of individuals with acquired physical disabilities participate in sport. This project was composed of four studies that...
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Coaching
Recruitment and Retention
SCRI Conference
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Retaining experience coaches  
October 19, 2020
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Ian Reade
Project Summary  Understanding the factors that influence coach transitions is pertinent. Six themes were identified: 1) interpersonal considerations, 2) work demands, 3) career concerns, 4) positive coaching experiences, 5) seeking opportunities to be more successful and 6) leaving a negative...
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Children and Youth
Physical Literacy
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Successful experiences for overweight children in sport (SOS) 
October 12, 2020
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Laurene Rehman
Project Summary  Located in the Almaguin Highlands Region in the District of Parry Sound, Powassan is a rural municipality of approximately 3,400 residents. For this research, we engaged in a participatory action research (PAR) project with the Municipality of Powassan...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Girls and Women
School Sport
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Rwandan girls’ perspectives on their lived experiences of physical education and sport: Challenges and solutions to sport participation  
October 5, 2020
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Lysanne Rivard
Project Summary  The objectives of this research were to:   Though this research took place in Rwanda, the tools developed to gather girls’ perspectives and feedback and to integrate them into decision-making processes are relevant and can easily be adapted to...
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Children and Youth
Para Sport
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Parental support of sport participation for youth with a mobility impairment  
September 28, 2020
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Celina Shirazipour
View the summary of this research here. Project summary  Parents have an important influence on their children’s sport participation. The objective of this research was to examine parental support for youth with a mobility impairment’s (MI’s; limitations to musculoskeletal or...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Professional Development
Sport Participation Research Initiative
Technology

Using technology to design and deliver positive youth sport programs  
September 21, 2020
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Leisha Strachan
Project Summary  The purpose of the study was to gain insight into how positive youth development (PYD) through sport and physical activity is understood for Indigenous youth in western, central, and eastern urban communities in Canada. The following research questions...
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