Knowledge Nuggets Subgroups vs cliques Athlete Development Coaching Coach Worried about the subgroup dynamics within your team? Subgroups represent those “good” groupings that show prosocial behaviours, and can be leveraged to positively influence the team culture. Cliques are debilitating, excluding or ostracizing teammates, lowering self-esteem, and promoting antisocial and...
Knowledge Nuggets Parasport coaching Coaching Para Sport Women and Girls Coach Coaches matter! Research with female youth parasport program participation revealed coaches can be sources of encouragement and motivation; or negatively affect athletes’ participation if they’re not experienced in parasport skills. The findings reinforce the importance of coach education for quality...
Knowledge Nuggets Temperature regulation for wheelchair basketball athletes Coaching Disability High Performance Nutrition and Hydration Para Sport Weather Athlete Coach Research with elite women’s wheelchair basketball athletes has shown playing time can negatively impact body temperature regulation, increasing the risk of heat exhaustion, heat cramps, and heat stroke. Coaches are encouraged to monitor the cooling strategies of athletes with high...
Knowledge Nuggets Return to Sport for Athletes Athlete Development Coaching COVID-19 Training Factors Athlete Coach Parent Returning to sport after months of isolation can take a mental toll on athletes. Athletes can expect to move through three phases of emotional challenges: managing the emotions associated with losing their bearings; making sense of the situation and giving...
Knowledge Nuggets National Coaches Week Coaching Coach It’s National Coaches Week! From practice design, to coach retention, to mentorship, peruse the SIRC blogs and SIRCuit articles for the latest coaching-related research. The SIRC team says #ThanksCoach to the influential coaches we’ve had in our lives.
Knowledge Nuggets Sport Team Communication Athlete Development Coaching High Performance Coach Effective teams communicate knowledge in a variety of ways, including the creation of transactive memory systems and shared mental models. Game and performance reviews, team training, and group planning sessions are three strategies that can enhance team communication skills and...
Blog The Role of Group Norms in the Underreporting of Concussions in Youth Sport October 27, 2020 Children and Youth Coaching Concussion Coach Parent This blog is the fourth installment in a series in collaboration with Queen’s University. As an assignment to build knowledge mobilization skills, Dr. Luc Martin, Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, tasked students in his third year team...
Blog Opportunities for mental health promotion in Canadian university sport January 24, 2022 Athlete Development Coaching Mental Health Athlete Coach Researcher Highlights Evidence suggests that university student-athletes experience poor mental health at higher rates than the general population.To better understand and support mental health in the university sport setting, a research team at the University of Alberta studied how mentally healthy...
Blog Unexpected, but not a surprise: Anticipating stressors in competition October 27, 2021 Athlete Development Coaching Mental Health Athlete Coach An athlete’s ability to cope with stress is crucial for performing well in competition. Many stressors can arise for athletes, including training demands, pressure to do well, conceding points, and discomfort. Most of the stress that athletes experience during competition...
Knowledge Nuggets Managing expectations Coaching High Performance Para Sport Paralympic Games Coach We often think about the stress that an athlete experiences before a major competition, but what about their coach? Research suggests that many Paralympian coaches set high expectations for themselves which can lead to stress and burnout. Strategies that help...
