Performing in a Pandemic: The Resilience and Leadership of Canadian Athletes
This article is the first in a special series that explores how Canadian sport leaders are adapting and innovating to safeguard the well-being of athletes preparing for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and other major games during a global pandemic. Read the second article here. Following the previously unthinkable decision by the International Olympic…
Sport Team Communication
Effective teams communicate knowledge in a variety of ways, including the creation of transactive memory systems and shared mental models. Game and performance reviews, team training, and group planning sessions are three strategies that can enhance team communication skills and ultimately contribute to performance.
3D Model for Figure Skating
A new mathematical model developed by researchers at the University of Alberta reveals how figure skaters move across the ice in three dimensions. Their findings could help skaters hone their technique or avoid common injuries like spiral fractures in the lower leg.
Want to Win? Focus on Communication
This blog is the third 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 dynamics course to write a SIRC blog. The top five were submitted to SIRC, and will…
Tour de France Health Protocols
The Tour de France starts August 29th, featuring 3,470km of racing over 23 days. To keep athletes and fans safe, all French bike races have adopted a policy whereby “2020” stands for keeping 2 metres away from the riders at all time; asking for 0 autographs; remembering 2 vital habits – to use hand sanitizer…
Human Impairments and Equine Paces
Ottawa, ON, Aug. 19, 2020 – Equestrian Canada (EC) is pleased to announce a free webinar on para-dressage, Human Impairments and Equine Paces, featuring EC Para-Dressage High Performance Program Technical Advisor, Clive Milkins. Human Impairments and Equine PacesDate: Monday, Aug. 31, 2020Time: 6:00 p.m. EDTRegister: Click Here This webinar is a fantastic opportunity to learn…
Heat-Stress and Performance
Hot summer temperatures combined with long training or competition sessions can raise athletes’ body temperature, with devastating effects on performance. Strategies to maintain optimal body temperature for performance including cooling before exercise (e.g. with cold water immersion or ice vests) or during exercise (e.g. by drinking cold water or using cold water spray); or through…
Cycle Sprinting
Whether you’re racing for the finish line at the UCI World Tour event or your Sunday café ride, sprinting velocity is key to success. Research shows adopting a forward standing position during a sprint could give riders a speed boost of up to 5kph.
Cooling Strategies to Improve Performance in the Heat
Whether you are a high performance athlete training for the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo, or a weekend warrior working on a personal best, learning to manage heat stress should be a priority. Heat stress and fatigue can lead to decreases in performance, influencing a podium finish, or can be the precursor to…
“Everesting”
Everesting is the latest fad sweeping the cycling world. The concept is easy – pick any hill, anywhere in the world, and complete repeats of it in a single activity on bike (or on foot or online), until you climb 8,848m – the equivalent height of Mount Everest. Current cycling record holders are two climbing…