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National Coaches Week 2020

September 18, 2020
National Coaches Week (September 19-27, 2020) celebrates the positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities across Canada. It’s an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play by simply saying #ThanksCoach. From the Coaching Association of Canada, here are a few simple ways to take part, including free or discounted NCCP education.

Digital Overload

September 17, 2020
A steady stream of remote meetings or online classes can become exhausting as the pandemic wears on, according to experts at the University of Alberta. Avoid digital overload by taking breaks away from screens, avoiding multitasking during meetings, and setting up informal online group drop-ins.

Participation in Masters Sport

September 16, 2020
For many sport organizations, older adults represent an untapped cohort of potential members. Research on Masters athletes points to the importance of both a social environment and competitive opportunities in facilitating participation.

Gold Medal Governance

September 15, 2020
Boards of directors in the Canadian sport system governing in an increasingly complex sport system and facing big issues – safe sport, inclusion and diversity, and the organizational and programmatic implication of COVID-19. Whether you’re on a board or work with a board, the newest SIRC blog series discusses six keys to “gold medal” governance.

Evidence-Based Return to Play

September 14, 2020
The development and implementation of return to play plans requires community sport organizations to confront a number of complex challenges. A new commentary in Managing Sport and Leisure reviews the literature to help community sport organizations tap into the evidence on issues relating to assessing and building capacity, embracing innovation, and adapting top-down policy directives...

Virtual Stadium

September 11, 2020
With mass gatherings prohibited, sport leagues are getting creative to engage their fans. The Canadian Premier League unveiled Canada’s first virtual stadium for a professional sporting competition at the 2020 CPL Island Games in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, which kicked off mid-August. The technology uses augmented reality to create a mix of virtual and real...

Back to School Stress

September 10, 2020
For parents/guardians and children, levels of anxiety and stress surrounding back to school plans may be high. Researchers from the University of Calgary recommend honest and open discussions and the use of the “name-it-to-tame-it” strategy to support a positive back to school transition.

Updated Obesity Guidelines

September 9, 2020
Updated Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines redefine obesity as “a chronic disease characterized by excessive or abnormal body fat that impairs health”. The new guidelines were developed, in part, to address weight bias and stigmas which are often fueled by misconceptions about obesity, its causes, measurement, and impacts on health.

JUMP IN for Heart Health

September 8, 2020
Heart disease is the number one killer of women over 35 worldwide, accounting for more deaths every year than all cancers combined. However, 80% of risk factors, including physical activity, are within a woman’s power to change. The University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation’s September JUMP IN for Women’s Heart Health campaign invites participants to...

Soccer Hooliganism

September 4, 2020
Increased hooliganism and soccer-related violence are legitimate international concerns. Previous research has linked sports-related hooliganism to ‘social maladjustment’ (e.g. previous episodes of violence or dysfunctional behavior at home, work or school), however new research suggests incidents are linked to social bonding and a desire to protect and defend other fans.

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