Ottawa Sport Council – The Ottawa Sport Council (OSC), in partnership with SIRC, Canada’s National Sport Information Resource Centre, is excited to announce our spring Sport Summit on Saturday, June 3rd at the Ottawa Tennis and Lawn Bowling Club.

This Year’s Theme

Participation in sport can be an integral, rewarding component of life. However, sport concussions can too easily derail the benefit of both competitive and casual exercise—instances that can be avoided through proper education and preventative measures.

Sport is especially advantageous for adolescents. Those who participate in sport during this period often build better social skills, develop confidence and create a strong foundation for lifelong health. Unfortunately, it is this very age group that is most vulnerable to concussions.

64-percent of the time, children between the ages of 10 to 18 who visit the emergency room do so because of sports and recreational activities. Of this group, a staggering 39% are diagnosed with concussions, and an additional 24% are possible concussions. To further demonstrate the issue, concussions have grown in prevalence by 40% from 2004 to 2014 in the sports of football, soccer and hockey.

While the Ottawa Sport Council has always encouraged sport participation, it has also worked to make the community sport landscape a safer space for all participants by facilitating learning opportunities—and there is compelling evidence that concussion education can decrease occurrences and minimize the impact of concussions in sport.

This year’s Sport Summit, Let’s Talk about Concussions, will advance the dialogue around the growing prevalence of concussions in sports through a series of presentations and round table discussions. It will also provide you with the opportunity to network with peers who are facing many of the same challenges as your organization. 

Event Details:

This is a free event. We do ask participants to consider making a minimum $30 donation to the Ottawa Sport Council Foundation. The Ottawa Sport Council Foundation has been created to provide sporting organizations with grants, adopting key focus areas each year. Tax receipts will be provided.

More details and registration information will be available in April. We hope you will join us for Let’s Talk about Concussions on June 3 2017.

Date: June 3, 2017, 08:30-13:00

Location:

Ottawa Tennis and Lawn Bowling Club
176 Cameron Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1S 0X5

The Ottawa Sport Council thanks the Ontario Government for its generous support through the Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund, of this Sport Summit.

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For further information, please contact:  
Marcia Morris, P. Eng
Executive Director, directrice générale
Conseil du sport d’Ottawa Sport Council

About Ottawa Sport Council:
The Ottawa Sport Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to representing sport in the nation’s capital. Through support and encouragement, we strive to create and nurture sport environments that everyone can enjoy, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, culture, income-level and ability.

We believe that there should only be positive experiences in sport

About SIRC:

The Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) is Canada’s leading communication and knowledge hub for sport.  Incorporated in 1973, SIRC has been the most trusted source to learn, share and support Canada’s sport community for over 40 years.  We are committed to engaging with organizations and individuals involved in, or responsible for the development of, sport and fitness in Canada and around the world, to enhance the capacity of our shared community to foster growth and the pursuit of excellence. For more information visit www.sirc.ca.