Policy Makers & Government Officials

2021 year in review: How SIRC embraced the “new normal”

December 22, 2021

After 2020 surprised us all with a global pandemic, many of us looked to 2021 with hope for a gradual return to our pre-pandemic “normal.” And with the widespread rollout...

Process of change

The Safe Sport journey involves a cultural change in sport. Such a change can challenge traditionally accepted assumptions and practices, such as having coaches share hotel rooms with athletes to...

COVID-19 program adaptations

Sport organizations were challenged to adapt their programming during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering unique opportunities for program evaluation. While organizations that paused their programs had a chance to step back...

Social prescribing

Social prescribing, a clinical tool to help physicians treat patients that are experiencing loneliness, links patients with nonclinical supports in their community. The type of supports patients are referred to...

Cultural competence

Culturally competent sport and physical activity program leaders, staff and volunteers are the cornerstone to creating welcoming and inclusive environments for all participants, regardless of their background. Culturally competent individuals...

How fraud occurs

Did you know that today is International Anti-Corruption Day? Protect your sport organization from financial fraud by proactively addressing the risk factors. This infographic presents four common indicators to help...

Women’s sport coverage

In an analysis of sports news on Twitter, less than 4% of tweets focused on women’s sport. Of the women athletes that were featured, the majority competed in “gender-appropriate” sports....

Considerations for strategic planning in community sport clubs

December 8, 2021

Sport leaders can use strategic planning to help identify their organization’s current position, where it plans to go, and how it intends to get there (O’Brien et al., 2019). Strategic...

International Day of People with Disabilities

Findings from the COVID-19 Disability Survey showed the needs of over 50% of respondents weren’t being met in areas such as food, housing, emotional counselling, transportation and more. As the...

One size doesn’t fit all

For Para athletes, existing concussion assessment tools, like the SCAT5, can be useful, but may require modification. In its first position statement, the Concussion in Para Sport Group address adaptations...