High Performance Sport

Cycling Footwear

Do the shoes make the cyclist? New research from the University of Colorado found stiff-soled cycling shoes combined with clip-in pedals delivered a maximum sprint power during high-power, uphill sprints...

Impact of Climate Change on Professional Athletes: Q&A with Craig McMorris and Geneviève Lalonde

October 14, 2020

In December 2019, the Canada Games Council (CGC) signed on to the UN’s Sports for Climate Action Framework and is now developing a new sustainability strategy. To better understand how...

Experts in the House - Q&A with Beckie Scott on Integrity in Sport

October 13, 2020

In this highly-anticipated SIRC webinar, Politics vs Principle: retaining integrity in sport, and why it matters, Beckie Scott discussed the importance of ethics and integrity in sport and safeguarding the...

Performing in a Pandemic: The Resilience and Leadership of Canadian Athletes

October 4, 2020

This article is the first in a special series that explores how Canadian sport leaders are adapting and innovating to safeguard the well-being of athletes preparing for the Tokyo Olympic...

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...

3D Model for Figure Skating

A new mathematical model developed by researchers at the University of Alberta reveals how figure skaters move across the ice in three dimensions. Their findings could help skaters hone their...

Want to Win? Focus on Communication

September 2, 2020

This blog is the third installment in a series in collaboration with Queen’s University. As an assignment to build knowledge mobilization skills, Dr. Luc Martin, Associate Professor in the School of...

Tour de France Health Protocols

The Tour de France starts August 29th, featuring 3,470km of racing over 23 days. To keep athletes and fans safe, all French bike races have adopted a policy whereby “2020”...

Human Impairments and Equine Paces

April 19, 2024

Ottawa, ON, Aug. 19, 2020 – Equestrian Canada (EC) is pleased to announce a free webinar on para-dressage, Human Impairments and Equine Paces, featuring EC Para-Dressage High Performance Program Technical...

Heat-Stress and Performance

Hot summer temperatures combined with long training or competition sessions can raise athletes’ body temperature, with devastating effects on performance. Strategies to maintain optimal body temperature for performance including cooling...