Knowledge Nuggets Mental Health Research exploring elite athletes’ experiences of clinical depression sheds light on symptoms that may be unique to high performance sport, including demotivation, drops in performance, and risk-taking behaviours. Stigma surrounding...
Knowledge Nuggets New Resource Are you looking for up to date, consistent concussion resources for your athletes, staff, coaches and volunteers? Sign up for SIRC’s concussion specific newsletter. Issued once a month, the Concussion...
Knowledge Nuggets Technology ParticipACTION’s new app is designed to help Canadians reach the national physical activity guideline of 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) each week. Learn more about how the app...
Knowledge Nuggets Athlete Development Research from the University of Alberta discovered athlete burnout may have more to do with the social environment than early specialization. Athlete burnout depends on many factors, including opportunities to...
Knowledge Nuggets Safe Sport The Responsible Coaching Movement (RCM), coordinated by the Coaching Association of Canada and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, is a call to action that has the potential to...
Knowledge Nuggets Athlete Insight Parents and caregivers can have a deep and meaningful impact on the development of a child’s physical literacy. To celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, this Active for Life blog shares...
Blog Developing Executive Functions and Social Emotional Learning Through Sport May 8, 2019 This blog was adapted from a SIRCuit article written by Dr. Vicki Harber. For the full article, click here. Within Canada, there is some concern that an ethos of “winning...
Knowledge Nuggets Life Skills A focus on winning at all costs has created sport programs in which building psychological, cognitive, social and emotional skills are largely ignored, yet these are essential ingredients for successful...
Blog Concussion Risks in Your Sport May be Greater Than You Think May 7, 2019 For the athletes in this sport, the concussion risks are real even if brain injuries are rare. It may sound a bit counter-intuitive, but for Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC), concussion...
Knowledge Nuggets Cannabis The legalization of cannabis in Canada in October 2018 remains a hotly debated topic. In the Spring 2019 SIRCuit, the Honourable Martha Deacon – educator, coach, Director of the Canadian...