Knowledge Nuggets Making evaluation meaningful “I think that sport has unique evaluation opportunities in that you can measure things like confidence. You might not spot that change in confidence unless you measure these skills at...
Knowledge Nuggets Hallmarks of a quality masters sport experience Research on the experiences of Masters athletes identifies eight “Hallmarks of a Quality Masters Sport Experience“. These include intellectual stimulation, testing and assessing oneself, quality relationships, and feeling validated....
Knowledge Nuggets Youth injury prevention For youth soccer players, injury prevalence and patterns vary with age. A recent study found that injuries tend to increase as players get older. Joint sprains and bone stress injuries...
Blog Returning to exercise postpartum: Supporting women’s physical activity after the birth of a child May 4, 2022 This article was originally published by The Conversation on March 20, 2022 The birth of a child is a momentous occasion in a woman’s life. It may also be one...
Knowledge Nuggets Movement-based methods Creative approaches to data collection can be useful for sport organizations to evaluate the effectiveness of youth programs. For example, movement-based methods use the structure or rules of a game...
Knowledge Nuggets Expecting the unexpected Unexpected stressors happen often and are more challenging to manage than expected stressors. However, they can be managed. One way to manage them is by expecting them. To help athletes...
Knowledge Nuggets The Spring 2022 SIRCuit is now available! The Spring 2022 SIRCuit is now available! The SIRCuit is designed to highlight important research and insights to advance the Canadian sport system. With the Canadian Sport Policy set to...
Blog - SIRCuit The Canadian sport and physical activity community identifies topics for researchers to prioritize April 22, 2022 Highlights Adoption in practice of research findings is often sub-optimal because of a disconnect between researchers and the individuals or groups overseeing and facilitating sport and physical activity participation. To...
Blog - SIRCuit Signals versus noise: Gender equity in Canadian sport April 22, 2022 Highlights The Government of Canada is committed to achieving gender equity in sport at all levels by 2035. Ongoing research has demonstrated the majority (over 90%) of Canada’s sport’s media coverage is...
Knowledge Nuggets Community sports and climate change As the effects of climate change continue to grow, so do its effects on local sports. A recent study found that community-level sport clubs are particularly vulnerable to extreme climate...