Knowledge Nuggets

Leadership Is your team or athletes or colleagues too harmonious? A certain degree of tension, conflict and stress can inspire innovation and support productivity.

High Performance Early identification and selection is the modus operandi of high performance sport. However, current practices are based on a number of faulty assumptions not supported by best practice athlete development models, and risk the long-term development of the athlete. This SIRCuit article dives into the issues.

New Resource Keeping Girls in Sport is an e-module that teaches coaches and program leaders how to create safe and respectful environments for girls, and ultimately, help girls stay engaged in sport and physical activity. Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities developed Keeping Girls in Sport in partnership with CAAWS and the Coaching Association of Canada, and...

Blog A multi-sport approach to sport development leads to better skill development and less injury, burnout, and dropout. However, building multi-sport programming requires considerable collaboration between different sport, recreation, education, and health groups at the community level. In today’s blog, learn about promising practices in the development and delivery of kids’ multi-sport programming. 

Did you know? The legalization of cannabis in Canada will have significant implications on the Canadian sport system, ranging from anti-doping policy, to athlete and staff safety and wellbeing, to risk management for organizations. In conjunction with its partners, SIRC will be providing insight and resources to support sport organizations in navigating the many issues:...

Promising Practice De-selection is an unfortunate part of many sport experiences. To ease the pain, new research suggests coaches consider four factors in developing their approach: immediacy, privacy, encouragement and expectations. Learn more in this SIRCuit article.

Did you know? Dieting involves self-regulation in the choice between healthy vs. unhealthy foods. New research has shown that individuals with more gray matter volume in the dorsolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortex are better at exercising dietary self-control. These results could have implications for interventions to reduce obesity or address related eating disorders.

Did you know? A recent study of wheelchair basketball players found that fish oil supplements measurably prevent muscle injury. Athletes consumed 3g of DHA-rich fish oil for 30 days, and found significant reductions in muscle damage, inflammatory disturbances and neutrophil (white blood cell) death caused by acute exercise.

Fall 2018 SIRCuit The Fall SIRCuit is now available! This edition is issue-packed, providing insight on a range of emerging topics: With October 17th looming, learn more about the implications of cannabis legalization for athletes; Consider how intentional sport environments can help build social and emotional skills, and help reduce the impacts of trauma; Ponder...

Promising Practice Research in the US examined the use of smartphone apps, remote coaching and modest financial incentives to increase healthy living and reduce chronic disease. Results indicated the intervention supported participants to meet the guidelines for fruit and vegetable and high saturated fat consumption, moderate to vigorous physical activity, and sedentary leisure screen time.