Knowledge Nuggets Bell Let’s Talk Day 2022 Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day, a day to raise awareness and combat stigma surrounding mental illness in Canada. According to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as many as 35% of elite athletes experience mental health symptoms and disorders. Fortunately,... High Performance Mental Health Olympic & Paralympic Games
Blog Blossom where you’re planted: Mental health considerations for Indigenous sport participants January 24, 2022 Highlights: The first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation took place on September 30, 2021. This day honours the survivors of the residential school system, their families and their communities.Reflecting on truth and reconciliation in Canadian sport, this article explores... Indigenous Mental Health Sport Participation
Blog Opportunities for mental health promotion in Canadian university sport January 24, 2022 Highlights Evidence suggests that university student-athletes experience poor mental health at higher rates than the general population.To better understand and support mental health in the university sport setting, a research team at the University of Alberta studied how mentally healthy... Athlete Development Coaching Mental Health
Knowledge Nuggets Winter 2022 SIRCuit The Winter 2022 SIRCuit is now available! The SIRCuit is designed to highlight important research and insights to advance the Canadian sport system. With Bell Let’s Talk Day on the horizon, this edition of the SIRCuit takes a deep dive... High Performance Mental Health Mothers
Knowledge Nuggets Exercise during pregnancy Physical activity during pregnancy has many benefits for mom and baby, but many expecting moms have concerns about the safety of exercising while pregnant. The Get Active Questionnaire for Pregnancy is a self-assessment tool that helps moms-to-be determine if exercise is safe... Health and Lifestyle Mothers Physical Health
Knowledge Nuggets Need for speed (and equity) Racecar driving is one of the few sports in which women compete alongside men. But while women have been gaining ground on the racetrack, there is still a long way to go. In a recent study, professional women racecar drivers... Equity/Diversity/Inclusion Program Design and Evaluation
Knowledge Nuggets A new environmental normal in sport Did you know that travel to-and-from practices and competitions accounts for more than 80% of emissions in sport? The COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for the sport sector to work towards a new ‘environmental normal’ that limits its climate impact.... High Performance Leadership and Governance
Knowledge Nuggets Psychological skills training Psychological skills training can help athletes enhance performance, self-satisfaction, and enjoyment in sport. For this reason, researchers at the University of Windsor developed a free, online psychological skills training program for para-athletes. This evidence-based program provides training to support skills... Athlete Development Program Design and Evaluation
Blog Less is more: Programming interval training for endurance performance January 12, 2022 More isn’t always better. This couldn’t be truer than when it comes to designing an interval training program geared to maximize endurance sport performance. At least that’s the conclusion of our most recent meta-analysis. This blog discusses findings from our... Athlete Development Program Design and Evaluation Research to Practice
Knowledge Nuggets Using blog writing in the classroom For students, a blog writing assignment can enhance learning of course concepts through opportunities to self-reflect and put the research into their own words. Blogs are also an important tool for delivering evidence-based research and information to sport stakeholders. In... Knowledge Mobilization
