Knowledge Nuggets Building teams Building a successful team involves identifying, selecting and integrating people with complementary skills and characteristics that improve team dynamics. First, identify the skills and characteristics that your team needs. Second, select people with these skills and characteristics, and consider how... Capacity Building Leadership and Governance Professional Development
Knowledge Nuggets Family-friendly golf Golf offers health benefits and opportunities for social connection, but the time commitment and cost of lessons, practice and memberships can be a barrier for moms with busy family schedules. Flexible opportunities, such as family-friendly events or playing fewer than 18... Gender Equity Health and Lifestyle Sport Participation
Knowledge Nuggets Sport for newcomers Sport participation can help welcome newcomers to their new country. Sport administrators can create more inclusive and welcoming programs by involving newcomers in program planning and implementation. Partnering with community organizations that have experience supporting newcomers can also be helpful. Newcomers to Canada Program Design and Evaluation Sport Participation
Knowledge Nuggets Evidence-based changes To be effective, strategies to reduce the risk of concussion should be both targeted and sport-specific. Sport-specific knowledge about how concussions occur and where the highest risks exist will help sport organizations develop effective strategies. After a new strategy is... Concussion Program Design and Evaluation Research to Practice
Knowledge Nuggets The active mom Kids don’t have to be the only ones getting active during their organized sport activities. Training sessions provide an ideal time for moms to get active too! Creating opportunities for parents to engage in individual or group exercise during their... Mental Health Mothers Sport Participation
Knowledge Nuggets Self-compassion in sport Self-compassion requires an awareness of personal suffering and a desire to help oneself through an emotionally difficult time. Based on the research, self-compassion has three main components: self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness. Health and Lifestyle Mental Health Mental Skills
Knowledge Nuggets Warm-up tips Do you like to stretch before going for a run? Research shows that short durations of dynamic stretching (up to 4 minutes) are the most beneficial for running performance if there are no further warm-up activities after stretching. Static stretching,... Athlete Development Physical Health Sport Participation
Knowledge Nuggets Independence in Safe Sport The importance of Safe Sport and how it can be further integrated into Canadian Sport is an ever-evolving process for many sport organizations. A key question for many organizations centers on what “independence” means in the context of investigative processes... Leadership and Governance Safe Sport Sport Participation
Blog Returning to exercise postpartum: Supporting women’s physical activity after the birth of a child May 4, 2022 This article was originally published by The Conversation on March 20, 2022 The birth of a child is a momentous occasion in a woman’s life. It may also be one of the most challenging transitions that women face, requiring adaptation... Mental Health Mothers Physical Health
Knowledge Nuggets Movement-based methods Creative approaches to data collection can be useful for sport organizations to evaluate the effectiveness of youth programs. For example, movement-based methods use the structure or rules of a game to gather feedback from youth about their experience. They can... Athlete Development Program Design and Evaluation Sport Participation
