Join a dynamic online community connecting research and practice to advance the Canadian sport system!
Learn more about the SIRC Forum
Research and Evaluation Services
SIRC offers research and evaluation services to help you understand problems and guide next steps for your organization and its initiatives.
Learn more
Knowledge Mobilization Services
SIRC has extensive networks. Leveraging these networks, SIRC’s knowledge mobilization services can help you get your message to the right people, in the right format, at the right time.
Community Outreach Services
Feature your sport job, event or news in SIRC’s communication vehicles – the easiest way to get visibility on your story while reaching Canada’s sport and physical activity sectors.
.
Coach mentoring in Para sport In many ways, coaching athletes with and without disabilities is comparable as their training, dedication, and motivation to succeed are the same. However, there are contextual differences that make coaching in the Para sport setting unique. For example, it is important for coaches to have a strong understanding of specialized equipment, medication, travel considerations, and accessibility constraints to coach effectively (Alexander & Bloom, 2020). Often, Para sport coaches must be creative in getting this unique […]
Use double quotes to find documents that include the exact phrase: "aerodynamic AND testing"
Showing 21-30 of 72 results
January 8, 2018
You’ve probably heard of the Relative Age Effect – the concept that when children are placed into groups such as school classes or sports based on their chronological age, those...
Periodization is a systematic approach to training that involves varying training variables, like volume and intensity, over time. The objective of this planning is for the athlete to reach his...
Moisture-wicking clothes act to keep athletes cool and dry. Because exercising in the heat can have a severe impact on physical fatigue, companies promote their moisture-wicking products as the difference-maker...
October 3, 2017
In adolescence, girls are less likely to participate in sport, are more likely to drop out of sport, and report more poor sport experiences compared to boys. Concerns related to...
This study aims to gain a better understanding of the sports experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) athletes. There is very little Canadian data so far on the...
March 10, 2017
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...
January 30, 2019
Life as a high-level athlete has its ups and downs. There is success and failure, stress, pressure, endless doubts, injuries, days where you are surrounded by people and others where...
November 21, 2018
Deselection (or being cut) from a sports team can be a crushing experience for young athletes. After being cut, athletes often experience a range of negative psychosocial and emotional consequences...
September 19, 2018
Have you ever stopped to wonder the difference a day can make? Say, being born December 31st or January 1st? This small 24-hour window could be the difference between competing...
March 7, 2018
Sometimes it seems like athletes have magical powers. As they plunge in the water and soar in the air, it can feel as though they are invincible. Their physical superiority,...