Coach 2 Coach Blog: Social Media

As a coach, establishing social media boundaries with your athletes requires an intentional approach. Coaches should consider the age of their athletes, their personal coaching pedagogy, and the purpose for interacting on social media. Learn more in the Coaches Association of Ontario’s Coach 2 Coach blog.

TSN Nugget Campaign

SIRC Knowledge Nuggets are now “on the air”! In partnership with Bell Media, SIRC is testing the delivery of sport research through radio ads. The pilot campaign began this week, running ads in Ottawa through TSN 1200 radio. Read SIRC’s press release for further details!

Champion Article – Freestyle Canada

The five disciplines of Freestyle Skiing – Aerials, Moguls, Halfpipe, Slopestyle and Big Air – excite spectators with their gravity-defying skills, but put athletes in situations with high-risk for concussion. In this environment, education and awareness around concussion prevention and management is critical. Learn more about how Freestyle Skiing Canada empowered their athletes through “a…

WADA Cyberhack

Microsoft claims a Russia-linked cyberhacking group has made “significant” attacks on at least 16 sports and anti-doping organizations across three continents since September. Is your organization safe from cyberattacks, including hacking or ransomware? Learn about Ringette Canada’s experience in this SIRC Blog.

Hacking Exercise for Health

Interested in updating your workout regime with the latest strength and conditioning science? A new massive open online course (MOOC) from McMaster University launches today, designed to provide insight and practical tips to apply evidence-based techniques to achieving your health and fitness goals. Learn more about Hacking Exercise for Health.

Are Your Files Safe? Reflections from Ringette Canada on a Ransomware Attack

I wear many hats as the head of a small, not-for-profit sport organization. Depending on the day, I can be expected to serve as problem-solver, counsellor, HR practitioner, lawyer, policy maker, spokesperson, or fundraiser. Reluctantly, I’ve added one more to the list: IT security specialist. Until recently, I hadn’t paid much attention to the growing…

Ransomware Blog

Think ransomware attacks only happen to international corporations? In today’s SIRC blog, Natasha Johnstone, Executive Director of Ringette Canada, shares her organization’s experience, and provides tips for how to prevent an attack and how to manage if your computer network is compromised.

Music and HIIT

Music is often used as a dissociative strategy to draw attention away from the body’s physiological responses to exercise such as an increased heart rate or sore muscles. While listening to fast tempo, motivational music during high-intensity interval training (HIIT) sessions, new research from the University of British Columbia showed participants exhibited higher heart rates…

Swimming Canada – Video Feedback

Swimming events kick off today at the Pan American Games. In this short video from CBC Sports, Head Coach Ben Titley describes how Swimming Canada is using data analytics and video feedback to support athlete performance, leveraging technology to to assess race plan execution, provide pool-side feedback, and even inform recovery.

BodyCap

The “BodyCap” is an ingestible computer used to monitor athletes’ core temperatures. After tracking the athlete’s temperature during warm-up, pre-race cooling and competition, data can be downloaded via BlueTooth for analysis. The technology is being used to help athletes prepare for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, where extreme heat conditions are expected. Check out…