Knowledge Nuggets Military sport programs Sport programs have great potential to support the healing and recovery of injured and ill military personnel and their families. In fact, military personnel and their families alike benefit when...
Blog - SIRCuit "They're not yelling at you. They're yelling at your shirt": Canadian sport system faces officiating crisis March 13, 2023 Highlights The Canadian sport system is experiencing a steep decline in number of match officials due to a combination of factors including abuse, lack of support from organizations, and lack...
Blog - SIRCuit Creating welcoming, equitable spaces for new Canadians in sport March 13, 2023 Highlights: Sport can help to promote physical and mental health, build social connections and support integration into Canadian communities among newcomers to Canada Research shows that newcomers face unique barriers...
Blog - SIRCuit How the sport system can best support lifelong participation in sport March 13, 2023 Highlights The engagement and retention of adult sport participants is often overlooked within sport systems and organizations that focus predominantly on youth Despite coaches playing a key role in Masters...
Blog - SIRCuit Taking a person-first approach to high performance sport in Canada March 13, 2023 Highlights Over the course of 2022, athletes and supporters have consistently raised concerns about maltreatment and lack of transparency in the Canadian sport sector In this SIRCuit article, Teddy Katz...
Knowledge Nuggets Gender equity and sport media Did you know that over 90% of Canada’s sport media coverage is focused on men’s sport? While many Canadians want to watch women’s sports, finding channels that cover them can...
Knowledge Nuggets Ice safety Snowmobiling and ice skating on ponds, lakes or rivers that are not adequately frozen can put individuals at risk. Checking ice thickness and colour before going on to it is...
Blog Spotlighting women in sport: Research and practice March 8, 2023 The Government of Canada has committed to reaching gender equity in sport (at all levels) by 2035. Right now, we have a long way to go. Over 90% of Canadian...
Knowledge Nuggets How sport organizations are addressing climate change Sporting events leave a large carbon footprint between the built infrastructure and emissions from participants and spectators. The International Olympic Committee and around 300 other signatories have agreed to reduce...
Knowledge Nuggets Sport research and practice Sport and physical activity research can get stuck sitting in the pages of academic journals. Integrated knowledge translation is one way to make sure that doesn’t happen! Integrated knowledge translation...