Knowledge Nuggets

Technology Before buying your next pair of running shoes, make sure you’re not falling for a marketing gimmick. Research has shown that highly cushioned running shoes do not reduce impact, or change a runner’s stride.  

Sport Parents In the US, 70% of referees quit within the first three years, primarily due to abuse and harassment from coaches and parents. The worst incidents occur during games where the players are under 8 years old. In Oklahoma, one youth soccer referee is posting videos capturing parental behavior as a strategy to change bad...

Blog Whether or not you believe that eSports, or competitive video gaming, is a real sport or that gamers are athletes, its popularity and how it is being developed within the sport industry cannot be ignored. Find out more about the eSports and its possibility for the “real life” sport sector in this week’s blog.

New Resources According to recent research, lesbian, gay, and bisexual teens are half as likely to participate in sport as straight-identifying youth. viaSport British Columbia has developed a series of resources for sport organizations interested in making their sports more inclusive to all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.

Promising Practice When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors! There are over 2 million lightning strikes in Canada each year, with summer being the busiest time for thunderstorms.  Check out this video for outdoor sport safety, and download this practical tip card.

Nutrition Exploring nutritional strategies to help your athletes maintain their muscle and shed unwanted summer pounds? To achieve “high quality weight loss” in elite athletes (weight loss with as low as possible ratio of skeletal muscle to fat mass loss), a research review suggests increasing protein consumption to 1.6-2.4 g/kg/day (from the recommended daily allowance...

Injury Prevention Injury-related anxiety is common for athletes who fear re-injury. Integrating self-compassion techniques into injury rehabilitation plans may decrease worry and the physical symptoms of anxiety (i.e., butterflies), and reduce the use of avoidance-focused coping strategies (e.g., skipping practices, reducing training).

Blog A multi-sport approach to sport development leads to better skill development and less injury, burnout, and dropout. However, embracing a multi-sport approach requires a major paradigm shift. In today’s blog, learn more about the Play More Sports campaign and how you can contribute to the conversation.

Did you know? Wheelchair basketball was first developed in the 1940s to engage war veterans in the benefits of sport. The 2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships (August 16-26 in Hamburg, Germany) will be the largest world championships in the history of the sport, and in fact one of the largest international parasport events outside of the...

Promising Practice Looking for an intervention to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour? Recent research suggests physical activity and fitness knowledge empowers students to choose an active lifestyle. Indicators of knowledge related to participating in a variety of physical activities, demonstrating healthy lifestyle-related self-management skills, and understanding the relationship between body composition and cardiorespiratory...