Knowledge Nuggets New Resource Are you looking for up to date, consistent concussion resources for your athletes, staff, coaches and volunteers? Sign up for SIRC’s concussion specific newsletter. Issued once a month, the Concussion...
Knowledge Nuggets Technology ParticipACTION’s new app is designed to help Canadians reach the national physical activity guideline of 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) each week. Learn more about how the app...
Knowledge Nuggets Health Researchers in Spain are investigating the link between endurance races and elevated levels of key biomarkers that signal myocardial strain. This is particularly important for “weekend warriors” that participate in...
Knowledge Nuggets Concussion “Brain injuries can happen just about anywhere and at any time. We need to prevent situations where one of our athletes gets a knock to the head doing something else...
Knowledge Nuggets Healthy Living Dementia is a rapidly growing public health problem affecting around 50 million people globally, and nearly 10 million new cases every year. The disease inflicts a heavy economic burden on...
Knowledge Nuggets Did You Know? According to Dr. Tish Doyle-Baker at the University of Calgary, sweat has little superpower “killing invaders”. “Sweat is designed to guard against infection. It’s like a natural antibiotic and protects...
Knowledge Nuggets Athlete Development Research from the University of Alberta discovered athlete burnout may have more to do with the social environment than early specialization. Athlete burnout depends on many factors, including opportunities to...
Knowledge Nuggets Safe Sport The Responsible Coaching Movement (RCM), coordinated by the Coaching Association of Canada and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, is a call to action that has the potential to...
Blog Developing Executive Functions and Social Emotional Learning Through Sport May 8, 2019 This blog was adapted from a SIRCuit article written by Dr. Vicki Harber. For the full article, click here. Within Canada, there is some concern that an ethos of “winning...
Blog Concussion Risks in Your Sport May be Greater Than You Think May 7, 2019 For the athletes in this sport, the concussion risks are real even if brain injuries are rare. It may sound a bit counter-intuitive, but for Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC), concussion...