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“Sideline” physical activity
March 12, 2021
For busy youth sport parents, finding time for personal sport and physical activity can be difficult. However, engaging in “sideline” physical activity during your child’s practice or game may be one way to counteract the negative effects of sitting and other sedentary elements of the traditional parent–spectator role.
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Increasing program impact
March 11, 2021
Looking to increase the reach of your training program? Encourage stakeholders to make it mandatory. An evaluation of the Keeping Girls in Sport online module demonstrated high completion rates in provinces where the training was mandated by some provincial sport organizations.
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Pre-exercise hydration
March 10, 2021
While hydration practices during training and competition are important, new research emphasizes the importance of beginning endurance exercise in a well-hydrated state. Athletes experiencing pre-exercise dehydration showed impaired aerobic exercise performance, peak oxygen consumption, and lactate threshold.
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Gold Medal Governance – Setting Direction
March 9, 2021
For sport organizations, strategic foresight – the capacity to anticipate and act in the present to meet one’s needs in the future – is critical to success. Boards of directors can nurture strategic foresight to inform decision making by regularly making time for future focused work.
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International Women’s Day
March 8, 2021
Today is International Women’s Day, a global initiative to celebrate the achievements of women and accelerate gender equity.  This year, SIRC is celebrating moms who are making efforts to play sports and be physically active, despite persisting public health restrictions. However, up to 75% of moms experience barriers to regular participation, including feelings of guilt, pressure, and...
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Gamification
March 5, 2021
Gamification is the use of game techniques, such as the allocation of points and rewards, to provide incentive and fuel the competitive spirit in aspects of life outside of sport. Learn how MLSE LaunchPad has used gamification to support the development of prosocial life skills in the SIRCuit.
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Impact of RED-S on performance
March 4, 2021
March is Nutrition Month. Proper nutrition plays an important role in athlete training, performance, and recovery. For athletes, under-fuelling can contribute to the development of relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) and negatively affect performance. For example, associated iron deficiency or iron deficiency anemia can decrease athletes’ aerobic work capacity. Learn how to recognize the...
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Transactive Memory Systems
March 3, 2021
Transactive memory is a knowledge sharing system that often develops in relationships or groups where people assume responsibility for different knowledge areas and rely on each other for information. For example, Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen and Steve Kerr of the 1995-1998 Chicago Bulls had their own specialized skills, but combined for undeniable chemistry...
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Global cost of physical activity
March 2, 2021
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), global physical inactivity costs an estimated US$54 billion in direct health care and another US$14 billion to lost productivity. The WHO Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour, which complement Canadian physical activity guidelines, emphasize that everyone, of all ages and abilities, can be physically active and that every type...
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Benefits of Masters sport
March 1, 2021
Participation in Masters sport provides a number of physical, psychological and social benefits for athletes, including strength and conditioning, positive perspectives on aging, and strong friendships. Learn more in the SIRCuit.
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