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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.

Digital Program Admin

September 3, 2020
Thinking about taking your program registration and evaluation tasks online? In the SIRCuit, MLSE LaunchPad shares insights and best practices from the development of their Scoreboard™ digital platform.

Common Knee Injuries

September 2, 2020
When it comes to common sport-related knee injuries, University of Alberta physiotherapist and researcher Christina Le advises most injuries don’t require surgery to heal and wearing braces for a long time can actually be counterproductive. From observations of patients who were neglectful in their use of a knee brace following surgery, Le offers new perspective...

COVID-19 Liability Considerations

September 1, 2020
The return to play brings with it some risk for the transmission of COVID-19. For sport organizations, the key to reducing legal liability is to implement the appropriate policies, procedures and guidelines. Consider the use of infection control mechanisms and precautions, insurance, express exclusion of liability, and force majeure clauses to minimize legal risks for...

Unconscious Bias

August 31, 2020
Unconscious biases, based on mistaken, inaccurate or incomplete information, affect our behaviour or decisions without us realizing. The first step to interrupting bias is awareness. This Catalyst blog discusses the most common types of unconscious bias (e.g. affinity bias, confirmation bias, name bias), and provides tactics to ensure they are not negatively influencing the workplace.

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