News Canadian skaters in Japan for fourth stop on 2017 ISU Grand Prix circuit November 9, 2017 Skate Canada - OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will have five entries, for a total of seven skaters competing at the 2017 NHK Trophy, the fourth event on the 2017 ISU Grand Prix circuit. Canada will have one entry per discipline in ladies,...
News Canadians Toth and Thach Mai advance to finals at FINA diving Grand Prix November 9, 2017 Diving - GOLD COAST, Australia – Windy conditions didn’t deter Celina Toth of St. Thomas, Ont., and Peter Thach Mai of Montreal who qualified for their respective finals at the eighth and final stop on the FINA Grand Prix circuit...
Knowledge Nuggets relative age effect - SIRCuit Teaching Moment Relative age effects (RAEs) are developmental advantages experienced by those born in the early months of the year relative to an age-defined cut-off date. A recent study investigated the accumulated advantage of RAEs amongst Canadian male adolescent ice...
News Canada Snowboard and CASI Announce New Collaboration Arrangement November 9, 2017 Canada Snowboard - Vancouver, BC - Canada Snowboard and the Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors (CASI) are pleased to announce a collaboration arrangement that will see the two organizations work more closely than ever before in their shared goal to develop skilled, knowledgeable and...
News Team McCarville stays in playoff contention at Home Hardware Road to the Roar November 9, 2017 Curling Canada - SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — From the perspective of recent history, Krista McCarville’s team from Thunder Bay, Ont., arrived at the 2017 Home Hardware Road to the Roar Pre-Trials as one of the favoured women’s entries. That was only natural, considering...
News DIVING PLONGEON CANADA ANNOUNCES TEAM THAT WILL COMPETE AT THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES TEST EVENT November 9, 2017 Diving Plongeon Canada - Competitions will run from November 9-12 in Gold Coast, Australia Ottawa, November 11, 2017 – Diving Plongeon Canada is pleased to announce its team that will represent the country at the eighth and final Grand Prix of the...
News Team Flasch picks up crucial victory at Home Hardware Road to the Roar November 9, 2017 Curling Canada - SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Colton Flasch is relatively new to skipping, but he already knows one element of calling the shots and throwing last rock that he loves: the pressure. The 26-year-old Saskatoon resident delivered under pressure...
News RE-EXPERIENCE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF LACROSSE CELEBRATION WITH “OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GAME” VIDEO November 9, 2017 Canadian Lacrosse Association - OTTAWA, ON – The 150th Anniversary of Lacrosse Celebration, a once-in-a-lifetime event held in Montreal, Quebec in June 2017, can now be re-experienced through the video Our Country and Our Game: The 150th Anniversary of Lacrosse,...
News StFX’s Hayfield headlines U SPORTS men’s soccer major award winners November 9, 2017 U SPORTS - KAMLOOPS, B.C. (U SPORTS) – StFX striker Dan Hayfield was honoured with the Joe Johnson Memorial Trophy as U SPORTS men’s soccer Player of the Year Wednesday night, as the national award winners were celebrated at the...
News UBC’s Dhanda headlines U SPORTS women’s soccer major award winners November 9, 2017 U SPORTS - WINNIPEG (U SPORTS) – UBC striker Jasmin Dhanda was honoured with the Chantal Navert Memorial Award as U SPORTS women’s soccer Player of the Year Wednesday night, as the national award winners were celebrated at the annual...