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What parents and guardians need to know to create positive youth sport experiences

September 18, 2023
In Canada, youth sport is often coupled with incidences of poor parent or guardian behaviour. News reports of parent or guardian arrests and verbal as well as physical altercations around their children’s youth sporting events are, unfortunately, common (Bell, 2020; Crosier, 2022; Kaufmann et coll., 2019). Further, for many young athletes, dealing with pressuring, loud,...

The intersectional cost of youth sport participation

September 15, 2023
The increasing cost of youth sport participation has long been a concern for parents and policymakers alike. How issues of affordability show up varies depending upon intersectional realities of income, geography, ability, accessibility of appropriate spaces and more. This blog draws on recent insights from the Change the Game open data portal. We reflect on...

Building the “we” in teams

September 14, 2023
Athlete leaders who strive towards building a shared sense of “we” and “us” appear to improve not only the whole team’s performance but also individual athletes’ well-being. Researchers have demonstrated that empowering athlete leaders is a great way to reveal a team’s full potential.

Wildfires and outdoor sport

September 13, 2023
Wildfire smoke contributes to poor air quality, which can negatively impact the health of outdoor sports participants. In the event of a wildfire, it is important to limit outdoor physical activity. Some best practices include rescheduling activities to a later date or, where possible, moving activities indoors.

Bike safety

September 12, 2023
Biking is a convenient and healthy way to travel, however, it can pose a risk of injury. Proper safety strategies can prevent bike-related accidents. Some bike safety strategies include wearing a helmet that fits properly, regularly checking your bike’s breaks and following the rules of the road.

Safe sport for equity-deserving athletes

September 11, 2023
Research shows that demographic groups including athletes with disabilities and 2SLGBTQI+ athletes are disproportionately affected by maltreatment in sport. This is why researchers are advocating for more organizations to become educated on topics like racism, ableism and sexism in their sport, and incorporate them into Safe Sport initiatives.

Importance of physical activity for post-secondary students

September 8, 2023
University or college can be a stressful time. Trying to balance academics, a social life, physical and mental health can be challenging. Students often find themselves having to sacrifice one thing for another, which can negatively impact their health. This blog will illustrate why physical activity is important for the mental health of post-secondary students,...

Group Cohesion in Sport

September 7, 2023
Group cohesion in simple terms is ‘the glue that helps teammates to stick together’. Cohesion is important for not only group sports but individual sports as well. To help teams become more cohesive, coaches, sport psychologists, and athletes can use team building activities. Team building activities may include games played with teammates, puzzles the team...

Self-compassion in sport

September 6, 2023
Body image concerns are one of the reasons that many girls decide to drop out of sport. Research shows that improving self-compassion, or self-kindness, can improve girls’ body image. Encouraging girls to engage in activities to build their self-compassion, for example, through writing exercises or self-compassion podcasts, may help more girls stay in sport. 

Canadian sport system faces officiating crisis

September 5, 2023
“They’re not yelling at you. They’re yelling at your shirt,” is the refrain that Nicole Pagliaro, a Harassment Officer for the Huronia District Soccer Association, repeats to her young referees, so that they’re armed with mental defenses for dealing with abuse. But fewer officials young and old are feeling like the positives of the job...

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