Blog - SIRCuit Polarized Training: How do elite endurance athletes actually train? December 13, 2016 Training intensity and how to distribute it within the training plan is a highly debated topic in the endurance community. The success of the Dutch Olympic speed skating team at...
Blog - SIRCuit Underserviced Youth: Sports Participation Barriers and Best Practices December 13, 2016 According to Statistics Canada, children who live in unsafe neighborhoods, children of new immigrants and children coming from low-income families are less likely to participate in sports. For children, joining...
Blog - SIRCuit Policy and program considerations for increasing sport participation among members of underrepresented groups in Canada December 12, 2016 Sport should be available and responsive to the needs of all Canadians who want to participate. However, members of a number of groups do not participate at the same rates...
Blog - SIRCuit From Insight to Impact December 12, 2016 A presentation about how Sport England uses research and insight to drive strategy development and delivery through the example of the ground breaking campaign This Girl Can. Sport England’s This...
Blog - SIRCuit Agility Training: Insights from the Research December 12, 2016 High performance athletes depend on coordination and agility to fine tune their skills and abilities on the field of play. Outside of the skills needed specifically for sport, agility is...
Blog PROCESS OF CHANGE (ADOPTING LTPD STRUCTURES) IN TWO YOUTH SPORT ORGANIZATIONS November 30, 2016 SIRC is pleased to be working together with Sport Canada to share current research on topics informing policy and promoting quality sport programming. This week we are sharing highlights of...
Blog Destressing the Workplace November 18, 2016 Just about everyone who has held a job has felt a degree of anxiousness or stress about it at some point. In fact, there are times when stress provides us...
Blog CANADIAN NATIONAL SPORT ORGANIZATIONS’ USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA October 27, 2016 SIRC is pleased to be working together with Sport Canada to share current research on topics informing policy and promoting quality sport programming. This week we are sharing highlights of...
Blog Interested in sport participation research? Join us at SCRI 2016 October 19, 2016 Conference Background In 2005, as part of the Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI), Sport Canada launched a joint initiative with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)...
Blog USE OF COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH TO ENGAGE INDIGENOUS YOUTH IN SPORT RESEARCH October 5, 2016 SIRC is pleased to be working together with Sport Canada to share current research on topics informing policy and promoting quality sport programming. This week we are sharing highlights of...