Representation: Why It’s Pivotal to Community Clubs and Programming
Thursday, March 9, 1:00 — 2:00 p.m. PST / 4:00 — 5:00 p.m. EST In order to engage equity-deserving groups and ensure welcoming environments where everyone feels they belong, making space for, hearing from and learning from the perspectives of persons with various lived experiences is essential. In order to engage equity-deserving groups and ensure welcoming environments where everyone feels…
Grief and Loss Essentials Workshop: What sport leaders, coaches and athletes need to know
Grief is our normal and natural response to loss. Given the mammoth amount of loss in the sport sector, leaders need to understand and better relate to the deep sorrow that they may experience or to better accompany those that are suffering. Why is becoming grief and loss literate so important for sport leaders, coaches…
Excellence in Community Sport
Much of our attention lately has been focused on the challenges facing professional and Olympic sport. Ethical crises abound and the discourse has been centering on judicial inquiries, investigative processes, Safe Sport policy, regulations, and sanctioning. Researchers and sport activists are calling for a broader definition of success in sport to include health and well…
Myths and Mysteries of the 800m
The mystical 800m. It is argued to be one of the most difficult events in Track and Filed. For those that have run it, they know it as the excruciatingly painful, lung destroying, leg jellifying event that leaves you gasping for air and doubting that you’ll ever be able to walk again. It’s a combination…
Talent: How it Compels and Limits Athletic Achievement
Beliefs about ‘talent’ affect how we respond to challenges, the way we think about our goals and accomplishments, and how we interact with people. For many coaches, parents, and athletes, misunderstandings about ‘talent’ continue to constrain how they think about their long-term development and achievement. Join the discussion as we hear from Dr. Joe Baker,…
Trauma-Informed Safe Sport Practice: Caring for Survivors
“Reliving my experiences of abuse over and over again… why? To prove it was true? Why would I lie about something that disgusting and embarrassing? Why would I waste this much of my life working to fix the system if it wasn’t true? I am the proof. I am the truth” – (survivor of abuse in…
Diversity & Inclusion Discussion Series – Creating Accessible Sport Programs
What is the Diversity and Inclusion Discussion Series: Eight, 90 minute sessions (delivered virtually). Every session is optional – sign up for one or all, we’re just happy to see you! The Goal: To advance awareness and discussion around Diversity and Inclusion in Sport among club leaders who are well-positioned to implement positive change. Session…
Multi-sport: Is Playing Multiple Sports Moving Against the Tide?
One of the eight key factors underlying Long-Term Development in sport and physical activity for organizations is Appropriate Specialization. This factor recommends that, except in early specialization sports, athletes should not over-specialize until their early teens. Before then, they should participate in a wide range of sports and activities to build a high level of…
Creating Inclusive Policies for Sport Organizations
We are happy to invite you to the Workshop on Creating Inclusive Policies for Sport Organizations on December 6, 2022, from 1 am –1 pm MST (Edmonton time) that will be held online. The workshop link will be sent to registered organizations before the event. The Workshop on Creating Inclusive Policies for Sport Organizations is organized by…
Ontario Coaches Summit Series
Presented by the Coaches Association of Ontario (CAO), the next Ontario Coaches Summit is coming January 21, 2023 for $0 early bird! The event will see top experts from around the world including Former NHl’er Akim Aliu, internationally acclaimed mental performance expert and best selling author Jean Francois Menard, and sport science experts coming together to provide Ontario…