Coaches & Officials

Mentorship

Tri-level mentoring is a model in which coaches mentor youth leaders who then mentor their peers or younger youth. In this way, the benefits of effective mentorship cascade to influence positive developmental outcomes for all youth involved in programming. In...

• Coaching
• Life Skills
• Mentorship
• Youth

Safe Sport

SIRC is honoured to be playing a leadership role on two key safe sport issues: TESTUniversal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS), version 5.1 Canada’s national sport community is dedicated to creating a safe and...

January 16, 2020

• Safe Sport

Safe Sport

SIRC is honoured to be playing a leadership role on two key safe sport issues: Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS), version 5.1 Canada’s national sport community is dedicated to creating a safe and...

January 15, 2020

• Safe Sport

Mental Health

A two-decade study of 200,000 long-distance skiers found they were 50% less likely to develop depression than the general population, highlighting the long-lasting positive impact of physical activity on mental health.

• Health and Wellness
• High Performance
• Mental Health
• Participation

Major Games

The Youth Olympic Games are an international Olympic sporting event aimed to encourage youth to adopt and represent the positive values of sport, such as respect for others, for themselves and for the environment. Approximately 1,880 athletes aged 15-18 will...

• Major Games
• Olympic Games
• Youth

Training Methods

Endurance athletes use a number of strategies to distract themselves and manage their performance. For example, athletes can manipulate their attention, focusing either internally (e.g. on the running movement, internal body signals) or externally (e.g. on the environment, music). Research...

• Athlete Development
• Mental Skills
• Training Methods

Participation

What’s one of the most significant barriers to tennis participation in Canada? Winter! Read the SIRCuit to learn how Tennis Canada is supporting municipalities to develop covered courts and increase access to the game.

• Community Sport
• Equipment
• Leadership and Governance
• Participation
• Weather

Health and Wellness

Gratitude is not only good for health but may also boost performance. Researchers found that giving thanks was associated with improvements in mood, overall well-being, and an enhanced ability to adapt to the physical stress of training.

• Health and Wellness
• Mental Health
• Participation
• Training Methods

Did You Know?

January is National Mentoring Month. Mentorship - a relationship in which advice, information, guidance, support or opportunity are offered - has emerged as a promising practice to recruit, retain and advance women in coaching. Learn more in the SIRCuit.

• Coaching
• Mentorship
• Professional Development
• Women and Girls

Infographic

Is getting better sleep one of your New Year’s resolutions? Sleep is essential in the preparation for, and the recovery from, training and competition. However, youth athletes who obtain less than eight hours of sleep per night may be at...

• Athlete Development
• Health and Wellness
• Injury
• Sleep and Recovery
• Youth