Blog - SIRCuit Balancing Psychological Load: New Perspectives on Recovery January 22, 2019 Current views on recovery Recent research by Nash and Sproule (2018) asked coaches for their views on recovery in training. While recovery was widely understood as crucially important, results revealed...
Blog - SIRCuit Creating a Values-Based Sport System in Canada January 22, 2019 Across playing fields, courts and ice rinks in Canada, demands for improvements in the quality of the sport experience are growing. While sport has long been celebrated for its role...
Knowledge Nuggets Technology Coming soon to your kitchen counter – a 3D food printer? Three-dimensional (3D) printing, or additive manufacturing, involves the use of automated robotics to sequentially layer materials in a precise...
Knowledge Nuggets Year in Review Are you new to the SIRC Daily News or still sorting through email from 2017? Check out the top 5 SIRCuit articles and SIRC blogs from 2018 in our most...
Blog 2018 Year in Review January 8, 2019 As we ease ourselves into the year ahead, here is a round-up of the most popular SIRCuit articles and SIRC blogs from 2018! Top 5 SIRCuit articles The implications of...
Knowledge Nuggets Recovery An editorial in the International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training discusses three sources of evidence-based practice: the therapist’s experience, scientifically proven practice, and, used less frequently, patient evidence. The...
Knowledge Nuggets Leadership and Governance Courage is an important trait for change agents. Being “competently courageous” can create the right conditions for action, whether your goal is to implement a new team selection process, or...
Knowledge Nuggets Safe Sport Hazing is defined as “an event created to establish a team’s social hierarchy by humiliating, degrading, abusing and/or endangering newcomers regardless of a person’s willingness to participate in order to...
Knowledge Nuggets Safe Sport In Canada, addressing harassment, abuse and discrimination in sport is a growing priority. However, this may not be the case in other countries. A study commissioned by the International Working...
Blog Tapping into the evidence: The Sport Canada Research Initiative Conference October 31, 2018 This year marks the 12th Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI) Conference, hosted by SIRC. First held in 2005, the SCRI Conference provides an opportunity for the Canadian sport sector to...