Leadership & Governance

Creating a Values-Based Sport System in Canada

April 3, 2020

Across playing fields, courts and ice rinks in Canada, demands for improvements in the quality of the sport experience are growing. While sport has long been celebrated for its role in developing the character of our nation, stories shared in...

• Coaching
• Community Sport
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Fair Play
• Leadership and Governance
• Quality Sport
• Safe Sport

Concussion

SIRC's Concussion Newsletter offers up-to-date sport concussion resources for athletes, parent, coaches, and sport organizations. In the March edition, learn about the progression of concussion awareness and education in Canada, discover new resources, and read about the success of Western...

• Athlete Development
• Coaching
• Concussion
• Leadership and Governance
• Program Design and Evaluation

Governance

During times of change and crisis, having a Board of Directors comprised of skilled and experienced leaders is essential. From the SIRC archives, read about Volleyball Canada’s customized approach to Board recruitment and succession planning, which involved identifying key skills...

• Board Development
• Leadership and Governance

SIRCuit: An Official’s Journey to the FIFA Women's World Cup

April 1, 2020

Officials are considered by some to be the unsung heroes of sport, responsible for upholding the rules and intentions of sport. SIRC sat down with Marie-Soleil Beaudoin – Canadian soccer referee and instructor of physiology and biophysics at Dalhousie University...

• High Performance
• Leadership and Governance
• Officials
• Women and Girls

SIRCuit: Engaging Youth in Evaluation Processes

March 31, 2020

Picture this: it’s the first session of a popular youth sport program at a busy community facility. Dozens of youth are greeting each other, checking out the space, and mingling with coaches on the bleachers. The excitement is palpable as...

• Leadership and Governance
• Participation
• Professional Development
• Program Design and Evaluation
• Youth

SIRCuit

The Spring SIRCuit is now available! Check out our newest collection of articles, providing timely and relevant research and insights relating to leadership, athlete development, and high performance sport: The Role of Nutrition in Sub-Concussion Injury ProtectionEngaging Youth in Evaluation ProcessesAn Official’s...

• Aging
• Athlete Development
• Coaching
• Community Sport
• Concussion
• High Performance
• Leadership and Governance
• Masters Sport
• Mental Health
• Nutrition and Hydration
• Program Design and Evaluation

Leadership

In a great example of the sport community contributing to the fight against COVID-19, hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer modified its production line in Blainville, Quebec to make protective visors for doctors, nurses and first responders.

• Health and Wellness
• Leadership and Governance

A Year in the Making – Reflections on Canada Artistic Swimming’s new name, new brand and commitment to excellence

March 26, 2020

When FINA, the international body that governs aquatics, changed the name of the synchronized swimming discipline to artistic swimming, it sent more than a wave across the sport in Canada. It unleashed a tsunami of activity that has resulted in...

• Diversity and Inclusion
• Leadership and Governance
• Marketing and Communications

Innovative Strategies Making Concussion Safety the New Normal

March 25, 2020

When Canada works in harmony towards the same goal, much can happen in a short time. In March 2018, SIRC launched the “We Are Headstrong” campaign. Since that time we’ve seen signs of progress in the attitudes of Canadians toward...

• Athlete Development
• Concussion
• Injury
• Leadership and Governance
• Program Design and Evaluation

Cannabis and Sport: Perspectives from a Seat in the Canadian Senate

March 24, 2020

Canada’s Olympic history is a decorated one. There have been so many moments of note that we sometimes need reminding of what has transpired as the years pass as the medals pile up. For instance, February 2018 marked twenty years...

• Canadian Sport Policies
• Cannabis
• Doping
• Leadership and Governance