Sport Governance and Leadership Trend Report – Better Governance Principles
Sport Governance and Leadership Trend Report – Board Onboarding
SCRI: Culture of National Sport Organizations and Participation in Sport (Part 1)
SCRI: Culture of National Sport Organizations and Participation in Sport (Part 2)
SCRI Plenary: Equality, Diversity and Inclusive Practices in Sport Organizations
The challenges of shifting to a safer sport culture: High performance coach and administrator perspectives
Highlights High performance coaches and administrators are key stewards of a shift to safer sport In our research, coaches and administrators identified 6 challenges to culture change in high performance sport: Sport is inherently unsafe Turbulent, unstable sport environment Lack of system alignment Different interpretations of safe sport General hesitation and avoidance Financial and human…
Effects of a learning game through understanding strategy on tactical skills and performance in team sports
Project summary Teaching and learning tactical skills in team sport is essential to improve performances (Grehaigne & Godbout, 2014). Player’s understanding of the game is a good indication of the learning of these skills (Memmert & Perl, 2005). Unfortunately, many coaches seem to use traditional approaches mainly focused on teaching technical skills and flow…
A culture change is coming in youth sport: How sport organizations can incorporate Sport for Development strategies
Highlights: This article draws on recent insights from the Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Foundation’s Change the Culture, Change the Game report, offering practical recommendations for sport organizations and administrations looking to advance a more positive culture for youth in sport The authors make the case for all sport environments to incorporate a Sport For…
“I feel (un)safe when…”: What athletes have to say about high performance culture
Highlights In this article, researchers present their findings about Canadian high performance athletes’ perspectives on safe and unsafe sport environments, as well as recommendations for changes Athletes identified coach behaviour, teammate or fellow athlete behaviour, lack of resources and an inattentive sport system as key factors contributing to unsafe sporting environments Implementing initiatives to target…
Building a culture of excellence in high performance sport
Highlights In sport, culture can determine a team’s focus and how members communicate and deal with conflict. Culture also establishes norms of acceptable behaviour and directly influences functioning and performance. Own the Podium, alongside partners the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Canadian Olympic Committee, identified sport culture as an important performance factor for Canadian athletes to…