Knowledge Nuggets Leadership Whether in the office or on the field, sport leaders can provide valuable mentoring for young employees or volunteers. According to the Harvard Business Review, leaders can support the future...
Knowledge Nuggets Gender Equity Media coverage of tennis sensation Bianca Andreescu during the US Open provides insight into what quality coverage of women’s sport should be. Andreescu’s rise was covered with “hype and enthusiasm,”...
Knowledge Nuggets Did You Know? In 1980, Terry Fox ran 5,374 kilometers, completing close to a marathon a day for 143 days, to raise funds for cancer research. Terry’s legacy lives on across Canada and...
Knowledge Nuggets Motivation Music is often used as a dissociative strategy to draw attention away from the body’s physiological responses to exercise such as an increased heart rate or sore muscles. While listening...
Blog 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...
Knowledge Nuggets Concussion Approximately twenty years after introducing its first concussion prevention and awareness program, Hockey Canada says it’s a very different sport landscape now. Changing norms and attitudes have helped increase appreciation...
Knowledge Nuggets Mental Skills Bianca Andreescu made history on Saturday as the first Canadian tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles championship. Her success is attributed, in part, to her mental toughness. Learn...
Knowledge Nuggets Athlete Development “Deselection,” or being cut from a team, can have negative emotional, social and physical consequences for athletes. These include loss of friends and social circles, reduced self-esteem, decreased physical activity,...
Knowledge Nuggets Recommended Resource Are you a teacher looking for new ideas to activate your students during class, recess or after school; or a coach looking to refresh your practices? The Playworks Game Library...
Knowledge Nuggets Safe Sport With varsity teams stepping onto fields across Canada, the risk of hazing is undeniable. However, research indicates that coaches can be the largest influence in changing the culture of hazing...