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June 12, 2024

Coaching your own child – 5 tips for the parent-coach

Being a parent-coach presents a unique set of challenges. Coaching is all about relationships, but sometimes the relationship between a parent and child poses different demands to that of an athlete and their coach. Balancing both can be difficult; particularly in team environments, where we must strive to be fair not only to ourselves and our child, but to their teammates. But there are ways to navigate this pathway and be an effective and impartial parent-coach.  Below, we present 5 tips […]

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If you build it, those with vouchers will come

July 31, 2019

In 2015, the Town of Milton, Ontario, constructed the $56 million Mattamy National Cycling Centre, which hosted the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games’ track cycling competitions. The Mattamy National Cycling...

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Is There a Role for Weight Training in the Physical Development of Children?

November 6, 2019

Once considered a fringe activity, weight training has grown in popularity in the last 20 years due to its benefits for improving health, physical fitness, and performance.  Weight training is...

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Balancing Athlete Performance and Satisfaction at Major Games

August 7, 2019

Competing at a major international multi-sport games, like the Pan and Parapan American Games, should provide lasting and positive memories for athletes, regardless of where they place at the end...

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Addressing Under-reporting of Concussion in Para Sport

August 14, 2019

Given the high-impact nature of many Para sports, concussions may seem like an inevitability. According to Dr. Andy Marshall, Chief Medical Officer of the Canadian Parapan Am and Paralympic Team,...

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Reconciliation as a Social Legacy of the 2020 Arctic Winter Games

August 21, 2019

This is the second blog in a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Check out the first blog,...

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Leveraging Consistent, Reliable Information for Culture Change

September 11, 2019

The signs are out there. The culture is shifting. Approximately twenty years after introducing its first concussion prevention and awareness program, Hockey Canada says it’s a very different sport landscape...

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Are Your Files Safe? Reflections from Ringette Canada on a Ransomware Attack

September 18, 2019

I wear many hats as the head of a small, not-for-profit sport organization. Depending on the day, I can be expected to serve as problem-solver, counsellor, HR practitioner, lawyer, policy...

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Integration in Sport: To Be or Not To Be

September 26, 2019

This summer, spectators around the globe witnessed the highs and lows of athletes during competition at the Pan and Parapan American Games. The Pan American Games took place from July...

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Parents and Teachers – Allies in Physical Literacy

October 4, 2019

With students settled into new classes with new teachers, many families find themselves considering how to best support student success across the school day. Physical literacy is becoming an integral...

Changing the Sport Culture by Changing the Rules

October 15, 2019

High-level athletes compete to win. Sometimes, however, they make rash decisions in the heat of the moment that can have serious, long-term consequences. Take figure skating, for example. There have...