Blog Bringing a Trauma-Sensitive Focus into Children’s Active Play September 3, 2020 Children and Youth Mental Health Physical and Health Education Sport Participation Parent It’s September – a traditional time of transition. This year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, children are confronting significant change and uncertainty. Children are at elevated risks of negative physical and mental health consequences for several reasons (Chanchlani et al.,...
Knowledge Nuggets Physical Literacy Children and Youth Life Skills Physical and Health Education Physical Literacy Program Design and Evaluation Sport Participation Athlete Coach Official Parent The development of physical literacy is essential to life-long participation in sport and physical activity. Learn how teachers and parents (and program leaders, coaches, and others!) can be allies in ensuring students develop the "motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and...
Knowledge Nuggets New Resource Children and Youth Physical and Health Education Quality Sport Sport Participation Women and Girls Coach Parent Sport Organization Research shows girls' participation in school-based intramural programs is low. PHE Canada's ReBoot Intramurals initiative is designed to boost the quality of programming to ensure girls have positive experiences that will shape their physical activity attitudes and behaviours for life....
Blog Mom and Me: Active Lifestyles Begin at Home! May 17, 2017 Mothers Physical and Health Education Sport Participation Parent A physically active lifestyle begins to develop early in childhood. Almost 31% of Canadian children and youth 5-19 years of age are overweight or obese and if the current trends continue, by 2040, 70% of 40-year-olds will be overweight or...
Blog Putting Multi-sport into Practice January 15, 2019 Children and Youth Community Sport Leadership and Governance Physical and Health Education Sport Participation Coach Parent Policy Maker and Government Official Sport Organization The Coaching Association of Canada’s 2018 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Conference focused on fostering positive change in the sport system through influence. One panel discussion attracted attention with the simple question: Is there a future for multi-sport in Canada? Led by...
Publications Influence of Structural and Psychosocial Factors on the Level of Physical Activity of Preschoolers Attending Daycare October 15, 2011 Children and Youth Physical and Health Education Physical Literacy Program Design and Evaluation Sport Participation Policy Maker and Government Official Researcher Influence of Structural and Psychosocial Factors on the Level of Physical Activity of Preschoolers Attending Daycare
Blog After concussion: Student-athletes return-to-learn March 11, 2015 Concussion Physical and Health Education Varsity Sport Athlete Coach Parent When a high school age student athlete receives a concussion, it’s important that all adults that interact with that student know how to provide the best atmosphere for them when they return to school. While health care professionals are increasingly...
Knowledge Nuggets Women and Girls Children and Youth Community Sport Physical and Health Education Sport Participation Women and Girls Coach Sport Organization An infographic from the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport identifies five stakeholder groups that play an important roles in advocating for, changing/developing, and implementing optimal sport and physical activity contexts for girls and young women...
Knowledge Nuggets Youth Children and Youth Community Sport Physical and Health Education Sport Participation Coach Parent Sport Organization Is there a future for kids’ multi-sport programming in Canada? This was the question during an interactive panel presentation at the 2018 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Conference. Learn more about the discussion in today’s SIRC blog, the last in a series...
Knowledge Nuggets P.R.A.I.S.E. Children and Youth Physical and Health Education Quality Sport Sport Participation Coach Parent P.R.A.I.S.E. is a tool to help teachers remember the key ingredients for making physical education experiences meaningful and motivational for high school students. The acronym stands for perceived competence, relatedness, autonomy, individuality, social support and enjoyment. Teachers can use these...
