Blog Developing Executive Functions and Social Emotional Learning Through Sport May 8, 2019 Athlete Development Children and Youth Life Skills Sport Participation Varsity Sport Athlete Coach Parent Researcher Sport Organization This blog was adapted from a SIRCuit article written by Dr. Vicki Harber. For the full article, click here. Within Canada, there is some concern that an ethos of “winning...
Knowledge Nuggets Leadership Children and Youth Coaching Leadership and Governance Life Skills Coach Parent Tri-level mentoring is a model in which coaches mentor youth leaders who then mentor their peers or younger youth. In this way, the benefits of effective mentorship cascade to influence...
Knowledge Nuggets Coaching Athlete Development Children and Youth Coaching Life Skills Coach Parent Coaches can support positive youth development by intentionally supporting #lifeskills transfer amongst youth athletes. Key strategies include the integration of structured opportunities for athletes to reflect on the transfer process;...
Knowledge Nuggets Life Skills Athlete Development Children and Youth Coaching Life Skills Sport Participation Athlete Coach Parent Life skills transfer in sport involves the application of skills learned on the playing field, such as teamwork, communication or honesty, to situations at home, school or work. This process...
Knowledge Nuggets Coaching Athlete Development Coaching Life Skills Mental Skills Quality Sport Athlete Coach Parent Research reported in the International Journal of Sport Coaching explored athletes’ perceptions of what coaches can do to build athlete confidence. Through surveys with collegiate student-athletes, five key categories were...
Knowledge Nuggets Did You Know? Children and Youth Life Skills Mental Health Sport Participation Parent Researcher Unstructured play contributes to the mental health of children and youth by promoting positive feelings through experiences of joy, thrill and competence; building children’s resilience through challenging or risky play;...
Knowledge Nuggets Funding Opportunity Canadian Sport Policies Community Sport Indigenous Life Skills Physical Health Athlete Coach Parent Policy Maker and Government Official Researcher Sport Organization The Government of Canada recently announced investments to expand the use of sport and physical activity programming as a means to improve social development in Indigenous communities. The application process...
Knowledge Nuggets Life Skills Athlete Development Children and Youth Coaching Life Skills Mental Skills Program Design and Evaluation Coach Parent A focus on winning at all costs has created sport programs in which building psychological, cognitive, social and emotional skills are largely ignored, yet these are essential ingredients for successful...
Knowledge Nuggets Play Children and Youth Life Skills Mental Skills Physical Health Sport Participation Parent Fear of injury and kidnapping, and a belief in the superiority of structured activities, have reduced the amount of time children engage in outdoor unstructured play. This infographic provides the...
Knowledge Nuggets Play Children and Youth Life Skills Mental Health Mental Skills Physical Health Sport Participation Parent Parents and other adults can place restrictions on the unstructured play of children, reducing child independence and limiting them to “boring” play spaces. Increasing access to outdoor, unstructured play promotes...
