News New Coaches and Athletes join Synchro Canada’s Regional Training Centre in Toronto, Ontario November 10, 2016 Synchro Canada - High performance centre begins its second year of operations Toronto, October 31, 2016 – The second year of Synchro Canada’s Regional Training Centre (RTC) is underway in Toronto, Ontario. The Centre, a new model in high performance development, opened...
News Preparing for Extremes: Sport Science in Action November 10, 2016 Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba - Winnipeg triathlete Kyla Roy is making the most of the unseasonably warm fall weather. After closing out an exciting season of competition, the 18-year-old says she’s been “going for casual runs and swims,” and has been...
News Breakthrough November 10, 2016 Canadian Sport Institute Calgary - For some athletes, moving beyond sport can be completing their education and finding a job. For others, the transition may evolve into a full-blown apocalyptic, existential crisis. Leaving competitive sport behind is a tough pill to...
News LEAP Together: Career and Life Transitions in Dance and Sport November 10, 2016 Canadian Sport Institute Ontario - TORONTO (November 9, 2016) – Leading Edge After Performance (LEAP) is holding an international conference, LEAP Together: Career and Life Transitions in Dance and Sport, bringing together the sport and dance communities to learn from each...
News U Sports men’s soccer: York’s Lao named player of the year November 10, 2016 U Sports - GUELPH, Ont. (U Sports) –Jonathan Lao, a fourth-year midfielder from York University, was named the U Sports player of the year in men’s soccer, Wednesday evening. The native of Unionville, Ont., became the second Lions standout to...
News U Sports women’s soccer: Laval’s Roy-Petitclerc named player of the year November 10, 2016 U Sports - WOLFVILLE, N.S. (U Sports) – Arielle Roy-Petitclerc, a fourth-year midfielder from Laval University, was named U Sports player of the year in women’s soccer, Wednesday night. Roy-Petitclerc, from St-Nicolas, Que., became the third Laval player to claim...
News ArcelorMittal Dofasco U Sports athletes of the week (#9): StFX’s McDaid, Saskatchewan’s Osayande honoured November 10, 2016 U Sports - TORONTO (U Sports) – Sabrina McDaid from St. Francis Xavier University and Shane Osayande from the University of Saskatchewan are the ArcelorMittal Dofasco U Sports female and male athletes of the week for the period ending November 6,...
News 2017 Summer Universiade: Pinsent named head coach of men’s soccer team November 10, 2016 U Sports - TORONTO (U Sports) – U Sports announced Wednesday UNB’s Miles Pinsent will lead Canada in men’s soccer at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Chinese Taipei. The 29th world university summer games are set for August 19 to 30...
News UNVEILING OF QUEBEC SAILING FEDERATION AWARDS November 10, 2016 Fédération de voile du Québec - Quebec Sailing Federation is pleased to announce the 2016 Awards winners that were revealed at the Sailor’s Night held November 5th during which around one hundred people. André-Dionne Trophy (Volunteer of the Year) : Paula...
News Media Accreditation for the Big White 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships is now open! November 9, 2016 Canada Snowboard - With less than a hundred days to competition, media are advised that accreditation is now open for the Big White 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships (Kelowna, British Columbia) taking place from 1-8 February 2017. Media are invited to...
