Knowledge Nuggets Student-led evaluation Partnerships between universities and sport organizations are a great way to build capacity for activities such as evaluation. For instance, under the mentorship of academic and community leaders, students can...
Knowledge Nuggets Activating Safe Sport communities Earlier this year, SIRC launched Community Activation Grants to help communities across Canada recover from COVID-19 through Safe Sport opportunities. Discover how sport organizations from coast to coast are using...
Knowledge Nuggets Athletes as stakeholders “Engaging (athletes) and treating them as the important stakeholders that they are will not only be good for the athletes but also good for the viability and the long-term longevity...
Knowledge Nuggets Evaluation through storytelling Engaging stakeholders in the communication of evaluation data can offer a relatable and culturally relevant lens to ensure that the findings are meaningful for diverse audiences. One way to do...
Knowledge Nuggets Promising practice A partnership between Brock University and the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games is raising the bar for legacies from major games. In addition to infrastructure and operations legacies, the university...
Knowledge Nuggets Canadian soccer In June, the Canadian men’s national soccer team defeated Haiti to reach the final stage of World Cup qualifying for the first time since 1997. Over the next year, Canada...
Knowledge Nuggets Psychological safety in sport Psychological safety is believing that you won’t be punished or humiliated for speaking up about ideas, questions concerns or mistakes. Psychologically safe sport environments pave the way for greater teamwork,...
Knowledge Nuggets Volunteer happiness Volunteers are essential to the delivery of sport in Canada. They are also more likely to be happy people. Compared to people who do not volunteer in sport, research shows...
Knowledge Nuggets How sport builds community Professional sports teams play an important role in bringing local communities together. For example, by participating in vaccination initiatives and building relationships with local youth soccer clubs, the Halifax Wanderers...
Knowledge Nuggets Calgary’s active economy Calgary’s active economy includes 95% of the 1.5 million people living in the Calgary region, incorporating 4000 enterprises, employing 43 000 people, and contributing $3.3 billion to the regional economy....