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Skating Ice

January 18, 2019
Whether you’re skating on the historic Rideau Canal or your local pond, ice skating is a Canadian tradition. Learn more about the process of ice formation and creating the ideal surface for skating on the Rideau Canal in this blog by the National Capital Commission.

ACL Injury Recovery

January 17, 2019
Reconstruction surgery has become a viable method for athletes to return to play after suffering an ACL injury, yet one third of patients will develop osteoarthritis within 10 years. Researchers have found that the way a patient moves after surgery has significant implications for their long-term recovery. Patients who reported lingering symptoms post-surgery were found...

Social Identity and Team Behaviour

January 16, 2019
Good team cohesion is a key factor for success, but can create pressure for team members to conform. Research conducted with NCAA athletes found that those who more closely identified with their team were more likely to adapt to their teammates’ behaviour. This held true for both risky (e.g. drinking and driving, concealing concussion) and...

Putting Multi-sport into Practice

January 15, 2019
Is there a future for kids’ multi-sport programming in Canada? This was the question during an interactive panel presentation at the 2018 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Conference. Learn more about the discussion in today’s SIRC blog, the last in a series about the value and possibility of a multi-sport approach to sport and physical activity in...

3D Food Printing

January 14, 2019
Coming soon to your kitchen counter – a 3D food printer? Three-dimensional (3D) printing, or additive manufacturing, involves the use of automated robotics to sequentially layer materials in a precise manner to produce geometrically complex objects. For athletes, this could be a strategy to deliver foods with exact concentrations of nutrients to enhance performance. Though...

Brain-changing Exercise

January 11, 2019
Looking for a way to enhance your mood, improve your memory and slow cognitive decline? Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki talks about the short- and long-term brain-changing benefits of exercise in this insightful and personal Ted Talk.

Mentoring Outcomes

January 10, 2019
Successful mentoring relationships can increase motivation, productivity and self-efficacy. Learn more about the value of mentoring from an athlete perspective in the SIRC blog.

Collectivism in Individual Sport

January 9, 2019
Feelings of belonging are strongly linked to enjoyment of sport and physical activity, and are a good predictor of continued participation. Research from the University of Lethbridge found that a collective orientation was as important in individual sport contexts as it is in team sport contexts.

2018 Year in Review

January 8, 2019
Are you new to the SIRC Daily News or still sorting through email from 2017? Check out the top 5 SIRCuit articles and SIRC blogs from 2018 in our most recent blog!

Endurance and External Focus

January 7, 2019
Endurance athletes use a number of strategies to distract themselves and manage their performance. For example, athletes can manipulate their attention, focusing either internally (e.g. on the running movement, internal body signals) or externally (e.g. on the environment, music). Research reported in the Journal of Sport & Exercise Physiology measured running economy to confirm the...

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