Blog - SIRCuit Cannabis and Sport: Perspectives from a Seat in the Canadian Senate April 25, 2019 Canada’s Olympic history is a decorated one. There have been so many moments of note that we sometimes need reminding of what has transpired as the years pass as the...
Blog - SIRCuit Managing the Risk of Athlete Burnout With or Without Early Specialization April 25, 2019 Parents who dream of their children becoming professional athletes, and coaches who believe that single-minded dedication is the only way to reach the top of their sport, have contributed to...
Blog - SIRCuit A Positive Environment for Volunteer Coaches: The Role of Psychological Contract April 25, 2019 Community sport organizations or clubs are the cornerstone of sport in Canada. A vast majority of these community sport clubs rely almost exclusively on volunteers for their management and program...
Knowledge Nuggets Safe Sport Whether relating to abuse and harassment, or systemic doping, you may wonder how some issues remain open secrets in organizations where multiple stakeholders know about a problem or a concern,...
Knowledge Nuggets Did You Know? The immune system declines by about 2-3% a year from our 20s, which is why older people are more susceptible to infections, conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer. However, research...
Blog Warmth or Competence: Do parents value one more than the other in competitive youth sport coaches? April 18, 2019 Competence and warmth are two of the fundamental dimensions which we often judge other people (Kervyn, Bergsieker, & Fiske, 2011). Traits such as friendliness, helpfulness, sincerity, trustworthiness, and morality, all...
Knowledge Nuggets Coaching New research from Nipissing University examined the characteristics parents/guardians use to judge unknown youth hockey coaches. The findings reveal that parents/guardians determined the coach to be less suitable if they’re...
Knowledge Nuggets Concussion For ringette, putting a values lens on the issue of concussions made decision-making simpler – preventing concussions as much as possible and ensuring athletes recover properly are priorities. When pressure...
Knowledge Nuggets Safe Sport To address abuse and harassment in sport, the Coaching Association of Canada is leading a consultation process to explore the creation of a pan Canadian code of conduct and associated...
Knowledge Nuggets Leadership “Intellectual humility”, often related to open-mindedness, is linked to four key leadership characteristics: respect for other viewpoints; not being intellectually overconfident; separating one’s ego from one’s intellect; and willingness to...