Leadership & Governance

Cycling Stress Test

A new stress test created to evaluate bike lanes in the city of Edmonton is helping researchers better understand what deters potential cyclists from the downtown core. The new “Level of Cycling Comfort framework” offers a more accurate assessment of...

• Leadership and Governance
• Participation

Virtual Volunteering

Virtual volunteering is a novel way to engage volunteers during persisting COVID-19 restrictions, but it doesn’t need to stop post-pandemic. Online opportunities can help sport organizations build their pool of volunteers, attract volunteers with diverse skill sets, and become a...

• COVID-19
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Leadership and Governance
• Professional Development
• Volunteer Management

Tips for aspiring leaders – You don’t have to be “born with it”!

August 5, 2020

This blog is the second installment in a series in collaboration with Queen’s University. As an assignment to build knowledge mobilization skills, Dr. Luc Martin, Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, tasked students in his third year team...

• Leadership and Governance
• Professional Development

Evaluate Internal Comms

As organizations become accustomed to working-from-home, it may be time to evaluate internal communication practices. Sport leaders should take the time to assess team and individual needs, prioritize and flex regular meetings, share facilitation duties, and be creative with social...

• Leadership and Governance
• Technology

Employee Appreciation

Want to show staff and volunteers they are appreciated? Common mistakes include expressions of gratitude that are inauthentic or sweeping generalizations; neglecting standard company procedures such as annual reviews; letting employees feel isolated from coworkers or the larger organization; and...

• Leadership and Governance
• Workplace Wellness

Match Manipulation and Gambling in Sport

July 15, 2020

The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and McLaren Global Sport Solutions Inc. (MGSS) hosted the first-ever Symposium in Canada addressing the issues of match manipulation and gambling in sport in 2019. Following the Symposium, a White Paper was...

• Coaching
• High Performance
• Leadership and Governance
• Officials

Learnings from the COVID-19 Lockdown – Stories from Event Cancellations

July 13, 2020

For many Canadian sport administrators, a global pandemic seemed the stuff of history books or science fiction movies. However, in March 2020, with COVID-19 sweeping the globe, a number of major sport events were cancelled in Canada. This article shares...

• COVID-19
• High Performance
• Hosting
• Leadership and Governance

Summer 2020 SIRCuit

The 2020 Summer SIRCuit in now available! Browse our newest collection of articles, offering timely and relevant research and insights relating to leadership, athlete development, and high performance sport.

• Athlete Development
• COVID-19
• High Performance
• Leadership and Governance

Virtual Volunteering in Community Sport

July 13, 2020

As community sport clubs begin their return to play phases, the short and long-term impacts of COVID-19 - on the field and in the office - are unmistakable. Physical distancing measures and stay-at-home protocols have illuminated how technology can keep...

• Community Sport
• COVID-19
• Leadership and Governance
• Technology
• Volunteer Management
• Youth

Concussion

The Ottawa Sport Council’s (OSC) Concussion Education Initiative offers free education sessions for Ottawa-based sport organizations. Aligned with the SIRC Headstrong campaign, this initiative is just one way the OSC is increasing awareness about concussion management and prevention at the...

• Community Sport
• Concussion
• Leadership and Governance
• Professional Development