Coaches & Officials

Survey Supports Values-Based Sport

In a survey of Gymnastics Canada members and stakeholders, 100% felt adding the True Sport Principles to the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) courses would be an effective strategy to provide coaches with education and training to deliver quality sport...

• Coaching
• Professional Development
• Quality Sport

Keeping Girls in Sport: Evaluating the Impact of an Online Coach Education Resource

October 9, 2020

International Day of the Girl is celebrated globally on October 11th, focusing attention on the need to amplify girls’ voices, advocate for their rights, and elevate their position in society. Within the Canadian sport and physical activity sector, International Day...

• Participation
• Professional Development
• Women and Girls

Virtual Reality and Skill Development

Thinking about investing to the latest virtual reality (VR) applications for your basketball or baseball team? While promising, the majority of VR applications have focused on endurance sports, where less factors need to be considered to create an immersive environment....

• Athlete Development
• Coaching
• Technology

Trauma-Sensitive Lens

Public health protocols, family stress, and social isolation can be challenging for children and youth. Provide one-on-one support for overwhelmed athletes or program participants by helping them stabilize, explore their experience, and supporting their return to play.

• Coaching
• Mental Health
• Physical and Health Education
• Youth

Sport Team Communication

Effective teams communicate knowledge in a variety of ways, including the creation of transactive memory systems and shared mental models. Game and performance reviews, team training, and group planning sessions are three strategies that can enhance team communication skills and...

• Athlete Development
• Coaching
• High Performance

A True Sport Journey: Gymnastics Canada’s new Values-Based Coaching Module

September 30, 2020

“Build the foundation. Create champions. Inspire the nation.” Although Gymnastics Canada’s (GymCan) mission statement refers to the sport of gymnastics, it could also describe their new project with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) to create a True...

• Coaching
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Professional Development
• Safe Sport

Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI) Conference

October 29-30, 2020
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Format: The conference will consist of four, 2-hour sessions spread out between the morning and afternoon. Canada's leading sport participation conference, hosted by SIRC. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with Canada’s top researchers, leverage their expertise and create...

• SCRI

Tradition or Tech? Either Way, Keep It Representative

September 23, 2020

Some coaches rely on de facto drills that seem to be an essential part of their sport as a foundation for their practices; others turn to the latest gadgets and technology to drive their practice plans. Before integrating tradition or...

• Athlete Development
• Coaching
• Training Methods

Return to Contact Sports

Researchers from the University of Bath warn there may be an increased risk of injury for athletes returning to contact sports after prolonged training restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on parallels from the 2011 National Football League 20-week...

• COVID-19
• Health and Wellness

Verbal Feedback

Verbal feedback is arguably the most abundantly used coaching “tool” in sport, but can be more or less effective depending on the type of feedback and timing. Research recommends the use of positive comparisons (e.g. in relation to previous performance),...

• Athlete Development
• Coaching