Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport, v6.0 (2022)
Annotated Version of the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS), v 6.0
Safe Sport and Safeguarding in Sport: A review and synthesis of the literature
Abuse-Free Sport Helpline
Abuse-Free Sport Intake Form
Elevating athlete voices: The path to safe sport in Canada
Centralizing the voice of the athlete is a critical step in ensuring Safe Sport is realized. This was the primary theme of our talks on the panel “The future of safe sport: Hooked on hope not fishing for problems” at the 2023 Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI) conference. An athlete-centered view of sport, while not a…
Body Checking in Youth Hockey
Body checking is a large part of hockey, but there is a risk of concussion. The Amsterdam 2022 International Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport suggests that body checking should be eliminated in hockey for children and most adolescents. In addition, they found that mouth guards are proven to be effective in reducing concussions and…
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…
Attitudes towards LGBTQ+ inclusion in Canadian figure skating
Sport has historically often been an unsafe space for LGBTQ+ athletes. Recent Canadian research sought to examine attitudes towards LGBTQ+ inclusion in figure skating, to assess whether these attitudes vary by gender, sexual identity, or level of participation in skating, and to examine the impact of contact with LGBTQ+ people on attitudes towards inclusion. Overall,…
Safe sport jobs increase as Canadian sport sector responds to community
Safe sport and safeguarding in sport have become top priorities for the Canadian sport sector. Prevalence studies have revealed that athletes across different levels of sport frequently experience maltreatment (Alexander et coll., 2011; Vertommen et coll., 2016; US Center for SafeSport, 2021; Willson et coll., 2022). Equity deserving athletes experience more harm in sport (Burdsey,…