Publications Hockey Canada: Emergency Action Plan for Hockey October 1, 2019 Emergency Action PlanDownload...
Knowledge Nuggets Participation While sport is often used to teach lessons about commitment and overcoming adversity, sometimes it makes more sense to quit. According to Psychology Today, parents can help their children navigate...
Knowledge Nuggets Did You Know? According to research, youth athletes judge the use of nutritional supplements as acceptable when the negative health consequences are low, the coach’s attitude toward the supplement is favourable, and the...
Knowledge Nuggets Para Sport Integration of para sport with able-bodied sport is often assumed to be the preferred participation model. But what do para athletes think? Today’s blog disrupts this assumption, calling for more...
Knowledge Nuggets Did You Know? Today is “Rowan’s Law Day” – commemorated annually on the last Wednesday of September to raise awareness about concussion prevention and management. Learn more about Rowan Stringer and SIRC’s Four...
Knowledge Nuggets Reconciliation Number 91 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action reads: We call upon the officials and host countries of international sporting events such as the… [Arctic...
Knowledge Nuggets Coaching Are you a coach that will be holding tryouts this fall? Young athletes and their parents may be unfamiliar with the tryout process. By giving specific instructions, referring to all...
Knowledge Nuggets Did You Know? September 21-29, 2019 is National Coaches Week – a week to celebrate the tremendous positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities across Canada. To celebrate, online training programs through...
Knowledge Nuggets Concussion Newsletter SIRC’s monthly concussion newsletter is the go-to source for best practices from Canadian and international sport organizations, and recommended resources from Sport Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada....