SCRI: Examining and Addressing Constraints to Sport Participation among Female Adolescents
Room 3 – Sport Research & Governance | Salle 3 – La recherche et la gouvernance dans le sport
SCRI Panel: Research partnerships in action
SCRI Panel: The future of safe sport
Experts in the House: Top Tips for Fostering Research Partnerships
Experts in the house: Put your Learnings into Practice
Advancing an agenda for research partnerships in sport
Introduction and context The goal of this research was to create an agenda that will advance support and capacity for research partnerships in sport. Effective partnerships between academics (e.g., faculty, students, consultants) and sport sector members (e.g., organizations, coaches, athletes, government bodies) can bridge gaps between research and practice, leading to evidence-based sport policies and…
Working together to improve evaluation in the sport sector: Learnings from a research partnership
Evaluating programs is crucial for sport organizations. For example, evaluation can be used to demonstrate the impact of programs to funding agencies (like Sport Canada) or inform changes in programming to better serve sport participants. However, many sport organizations lack the time, money, or knowledge and experience to effectively undertaken evaluation work (Mitchell & Berlan,…
Best practices in Concussion in Sport: Updates from the Amsterdam International Consensus Statement
Highlights: Introduction People involved in sport tend to know someone who has had a concussion. Concussions are brain injuries that happen after direct hits to or transmitted indirectly to the head. Concussions lead to many different symptoms reported by the injured athlete or sport participant and by other individuals observing signs (Davis et al., 2023a).1…
Microbiota and athletic performance
Trillions of microorganisms, known as microbiota, live inside our digestive tract and regulate key aspects of health and disease. Recently, a connection between the gut microbiota and physical activity has been discovered. Research now shows that these microorganisms may be leveraged to enhance athlete performance, in particular endurance.