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Sport for Climate Action Framework

October 6, 2021
As part of their commitment to the international Sport for Climate Action Framework, the Canada Games Council will advance their sustainability practices across economic, social, and environmental dimensions—from merchandising to food services to capital construction. For all sport organizations, the Sport for Climate Action Framework can be used as a tool to orient thinking around...

Children and youth with autism spectrum disorder

October 5, 2021
For community sport and recreation programs to be inclusive, they need to be built to support the participation of children and youth on the autism spectrum disorder (ASD). For this reason, researchers from the Canadian Disability Participation Project partnered with Ausome Ottawa to create A Blueprint for Building Quality Participation in Sport for Children and...

Parents in Sport Week

October 4, 2021
Parents in Sport Week (October 4th to 10th) is an opportunity to celebrate the parents and guardians that support youth sport participation. Parents invest significant amounts of time and money in their kids’ sport participation. But while parents of adolescent athletes report more time pressure and life stress than non-sport parents, they also report less...

National Seniors Day

October 1, 2021
Today is National Seniors Day! Seniors are integral members of the sport and recreation community, with much skill to offer as athletes and coaches. Sport and physical activity programs provide older adults with opportunities to develop strength, build social networks and travel to new environments.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30, 2021
Today marks Canada’s inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, an opportunity to recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools in Canada. Take some time to learn and reflect by visiting the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), an online place of learning and dialogue where the truths of residential school victims and...

Rowan’s Law Day

September 29, 2021
Today is Rowan’s Law Day! Commemorated annually on the last Wednesday of September, Rowan’s Law Day raises awareness about concussion safety. Take some time to explore and share what your sport is doing to improve concussion safety, for example, through concussion protocols and policies. Remember, everyone contributes to making sport safer!

Concussion recovery

September 28, 2021
Returning to play too soon following a concussion may increase the athlete’s risk of sustaining another concussion. Use Parachute Canada’s sport-specific return-to-sport strategy adaptation tool to plan activities that will help athletes safely return to play after a concussion.

Concussion Awareness Week

September 27, 2021
This week is Canada’s inaugural Concussion Awareness Week, an opportunity to increase concussion awareness by providing information and encouraging action across Canada. To honour Concussion Awareness Week, the Fall 2021 edition of the SIRCuit dives into topics and issues at the forefront of concussion research and education in sport—from concussion risk and management for girls...

Return to sport

September 24, 2021
As Canada enters its 4th wave of COVID-19, coaches and athletes are navigating continued public health restrictions amid the return to school and sport. Many athletes are learning to manage their emotions, make sense of the situation, and mobilize energy and efforts to adapt to the new reality. Learn more about how coaches can support...

Cognitive diversity in coaching

September 23, 2021
“I think the reason that diverse backgrounds are important, not necessarily just ethnically but socially as well, is because then you get cognitive diversity,” says Women’s Super League Academy Coach Ali Speechly. Cognitive diversity is the inclusion of people with different ways of thinking and backgrounds. According to Speechly, cognitive diversity can elevate any coaching...

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