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April 24, 2023

Cannabis and sport: What athletes and sport organizations need to know

Highlights With the exception of CBD, cannabinoids remain prohibited by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport during the competition phase of the athletic season and therefore are not to be used by athletes Although some cannabis and CBD products may be suggested to have the potential to aid with recovery or sports performance, very little, if any research exists to support these claims The risks of using CBD products to enhance performance or recovery largely outweigh the potential benefits, […]

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The Implications of Cannabis Legalization for Athletes

October 10, 2018

The legalization of cannabis in Canada will have significant implications on the Canadian sport system, ranging from anti-doping policy, to athlete and staff safety and wellbeing, to risk management for...

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The Development of Executive Functions and Social and Emotional Learning Skills Through Sport

October 10, 2018

One of the biggest stories coming out of the 2018 Winter Olympics was the success of the Norwegian Team, who topped the overall medal count with 39 medals (7.33 medals/million...

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Increasing engagement by addressing de-selection practices in youth sport

October 10, 2018

As researchers and educators who have been (and still are!) extensively involved in sport, back to school time also means back to school SPORT time! Through our personal experience and...

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Issues in Athlete Identification and Selection: Are We Compromising Talent?

October 10, 2018

Despite some important ethical and developmental concerns, early identification and selection is the modus operandi of high performance sport. Most sport systems internationally have limited resources for high performance athlete...

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Taking Athlete Development to a New Level: Understanding the Value of a Trauma-Informed Approach

October 10, 2018

Increasing attention in research and practice has focused on the physical and psychological impacts of trauma and violence, for example from living in conflict zones or experiencing family violence. In...

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A Year in the Making – Reflections on Canada Artistic Swimming’s new name, new brand and commitment to excellence

October 10, 2018

When FINA, the international body that governs aquatics, changed the name of the synchronized swimming discipline to artistic swimming, it sent more than a wave across the sport in Canada....

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Mission Impossible? Not for these 2018 Chefs de Mission

July 11, 2018

2018 has already been an exciting year, with four major international games – the Arctic Winter Games hosted in the South Slave region of the Northwest Territories, Canada (March 18-24,...

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Marginal Gains Reconsidered: How Sport Organizations Hold the Key to Boosting Sport Performance

July 11, 2018

The “aggregation of marginal gains” has become such a catchphrase that people have stopped questioning what it means. Science is meant to question, not to follow, and to look for...

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Fostering Leadership in Youth Sport through a Tri-Level Mentoring Model

July 11, 2018

Many coaches in youth sport understand the positive benefits of sport participation, in helping youth adopt social relationships, perseverance, and building life skills. However, it isn’t enough to simply thrust...

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There is no “I” in IST – An insider look at providing health and performance support to the 2018 Men’s Olympic Hockey Team

July 11, 2018

To the average fan watching international competitions, the finished product delivered to your television or computer screen does not always reveal the enormity of action that happens behind the scenes....