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Looking for ideas to activate your classroom or recreational program this winter? The Winter Olympic Games edition of the Canadian Olympic Activity Challenge Cards features 12 physical activity challenges for the classroom, gymnasium or outside.

• Participation
• Physical and Health Education
• Youth

Doping

Research from the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport finds, when it comes to doping, 82% of Canadians disagree that it is okay to cheat if you know or believe your opponent is doing the same. Learn more about Canadian...

• Athlete Development
• Doping
• High Performance
• Major Games

Training Methods

Looking to make a change to your training routine in 2020? A large-scale survey of health and fitness professionals predicts wearable technology, high intensity interval training (HIIT), and group training will be the top three worldwide fitness trends for 2020.

• Health and Wellness
• Technology
• Training Methods

Technology

Ice skating on the Rideau Canal is an iconic winter activity.. Entering its 50th year, the Skateway is the world’s largest naturally frozen skating rink covering 165,621 square metres over 7.8kms. Learn about the process for creating the ideal skating...

• Participation
• Technology
• Weather

Mentorship

Tri-level mentoring is a model in which coaches mentor youth leaders who then mentor their peers or younger youth. In this way, the benefits of effective mentorship cascade to influence positive developmental outcomes for all youth involved in programming. In...

• Coaching
• Life Skills
• Mentorship
• Youth

Safe Sport

SIRC is honoured to be playing a leadership role on two key safe sport issues: TESTUniversal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS), version 5.1 Canada’s national sport community is dedicated to creating a safe and...

January 16, 2020

• Safe Sport

Safe Sport

SIRC is honoured to be playing a leadership role on two key safe sport issues: Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS), version 5.1 Canada’s national sport community is dedicated to creating a safe and...

January 15, 2020

• Safe Sport

Mental Health

A two-decade study of 200,000 long-distance skiers found they were 50% less likely to develop depression than the general population, highlighting the long-lasting positive impact of physical activity on mental health.

• Health and Wellness
• High Performance
• Mental Health
• Participation

Participation

SIRC and the Aboriginal Sport Circle have teamed up to walk to Tuk . . . virtually! Walk to Tuk is an annual community walking challenge the distance of Big River, from Fort Providence to Tuktoyaktuk, in the Northwest Territories...

• Community Sport
• Health and Wellness
• Mental Health
• Participation
• Weather
• Youth

Workplace Wellness

It’s cold season! According to research from the University of Arizona, commonly touched surfaces, like doorknobs, copy machine buttons and the office refrigerator, quickly become contaminated by sick people in the office. Simple interventions, such as hand washing and the...

• Health and Wellness
• Weather
• Workplace Wellness