Knowledge Nuggets

Leadership This Toolkit for Developing and Influencing Physical Activity Policy is a resource for anyone responsible for, or desiring to, support and promote physical activity in the community. It includes worksheets and step-by-step guidelines for new and experienced policymakers and can be shared with anyone interested in creating physical activity policy. 

SIRC Blog The Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Framework was developed to address several problems and gaps affecting low participation and excellence in Canadian sport. Check out this great resource for coaches and parents aiming to increase the physical activity of all and working with athletes on the high-performance track.

By the Numbers A British study associated cycling to work with a 45% lower risk of cancer and 46% lower risk of heart disease versus driving or bussing to work. If we used 1% of the budget for road construction towards building bike lanes instead, we could have a bike system comparable to those in...

Coaching Tip This E-Q Games-Based Coaching Model is a great resource for coaches. It is based on Engaging, Explaining, Energizing, Empowering, and Evaluating your athletes, with Questioning worked into all sections of the model. This article will make you reflect on your coaching while also providing ideas and resources.

Coaching Tip Praise is an important part of the feedback that coaches provide athletes, particularly children. Praise can be helpful, but can also be harmful to their development if not carefully thought through. These 5 Key Elements of Praising Your Athletes outline some things to keep in mind when giving praise to develop athlete confidence...

Understanding the factors that influence coach transitions is pertinent. In the article “Retaining Experienced Coaches”, research findings highlight the importance of practitioners and sports organizations providing support to enable coaches to advance their career and also provide better support and strategies to optimize coaches’ working environment.

Warming up is essential for athletic performance, not only does it get the body ready to train or compete, it can improve performance and help prevent injury as well. And one of the essential parts of the warmup is stretching those muscles out. However, there has been a long time debate going on over the...

Most athletes, competitive through recreational, experience injury in their sport at some time. There are many practitioners out there who can help heal the physical symptoms of the injury from the family doctor to the physical therapist. But dealing with the physical side of injury is only half the battle. What we cannot forget to address...

The goal of many young athletes is to pursue elite sport at the senior level; to achieve that dream of excellence in sport. There are demands from outside environment like school, family, peers and other elements of life that place stress on the young athlete. All these different factors play on the mind of the...

Risk management in sport was largely associated with helmets, crash mats, and course safety until 10 years ago when sport leader Dina Bell-Laroche, now a partner with the Sport Law & Strategy Group (SLSG), considered risk from a different angle. Bell-Laroche wondered if sport organizations would benefit from a comprehensive inquiry into assessing organizational risks...