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...
Knowledge Nuggets Life Skills A focus on winning at all costs has created sport programs in which building psychological, cognitive, social and emotional skills are largely ignored, yet these are essential ingredients for successful...
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...
Knowledge Nuggets Cannabis The legalization of cannabis in Canada in October 2018 remains a hotly debated topic. In the Spring 2019 SIRCuit, the Honourable Martha Deacon – educator, coach, Director of the Canadian...
Knowledge Nuggets Technology When many of us are trying to put down our phones and get off the couch, why did ParticipACTION create a mobile app? With over 88% of Canadians subscribing to...
Knowledge Nuggets Did You Know? In February 2019, federal, provincial and territorial Ministers responsible for sport committed in principle to developing a “strategy tailored to their own jurisdiction so that boards of directors of funded...
Knowledge Nuggets Athlete Development Excessive pitching is one of the main risk factors for shoulder and elbow injuries among adolescent baseball pitchers. While some organizations have policies in place that limit the number of...
Knowledge Nuggets Did You Know? A psychological contract refers to the unwritten set of expectations that govern a volunteer/organization relationship. Research from Wilfrid Laurier and Western University examined the psychological contracts of community coaches to...
Knowledge Nuggets Did You Know? Since Wheelchair Curling was included in the Paralympics as a full-medal sport, Canada is the only country to have won medals at four consecutive Paralympic events. Check out the action...
Knowledge Nuggets SIRCuit The Spring 2019 SIRCuit is now available! Check out our newest collection of articles, providing timely and relevant research and insights relating to leadership, athlete development, and high performance sport:...