Mentorship in Para sport: The value of experiential coach learning

March 18, 2024

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Danielle Alexander-Urquhart & Gordon A. Bloom

Coach mentoring in Para sport  In many ways, coaching athletes with and without disabilities is comparable as their training, dedication, and motivation to succeed are the same. However, there are contextual differences that make coaching in the Para sport setting unique. For example, it is important for coaches to have…

Understanding the capacity of national sport organizations (NSOs) for gender equity: Recommendations for NSO Leaders and Policy Directors

March 18, 2024

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Swarali Patil and Alison Doherty

As leaders of amateur sport in Canada, national sport organizations (NSOs) are tasked with addressing gender equity and increased engagement of women and girls. NSO leaders may focus their efforts through new policies, initiatives or programs, but their ability to successfully develop and implement these new ideas is dependent on…

Shifting the narrative: Empowering parents and fostering understanding of their roles in the youth sport system

March 18, 2024

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By Jean Côté, Mia KurtzFavero, Haley Hunter Smith, Stuart Wilson, and Alex Murata

Parents as promoters of positive youth sport experiences  One of the key social agents within the youth sport environment is the parent. They are commonly called upon to facilitate critical components of youth sport participation, such as providing material (registration and travel fees, equipment purchases, volunteerism) and emotional support like…

Ski like a girl: Researchers reveal hidden histories of women in Nordic sport

March 18, 2024

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Oumar Salifou

From a U of A varsity ski club to the Canadian Birkebeiner and the Olympics, women have always been part of the landscape of winter sport. When Lyndsay Conrad dove into her archival research on early 20th-century ski history in Alberta, she found women were missing in the standard narratives,…

Looking back to go forward: 50 years of Canadian women’s sport

November 27, 2023

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M. Ann Hall

U SPORTS 2020 Swimming Championships at Saanich Commonwealth Place, Victoria, BC, February 2020 (Photo: U SPORTS) Looking back over the last 50 years of women’s sport in Canada, it’s amazing how we have progressed to bring equity, stability, and opportunity, not necessarily in all aspects of sport, but certainly in…

50 years of Indigenous sport in Canada: An overview of 2 key advancements and challenges

November 27, 2023

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Janice Forsyth

‘Girls’ Pole Push Competition at the Dene Games Competitions’, Arctic Winter Games 2010, Grande Prairie Alberta, March 2010 (Photo: Michael Heine) Imagine what sport in Canada might look like had Indigenous peoples and their cultures not been colonized? Imagine how Canadians might understand who they are and their relationship to…

The history of Para sport in Canada

November 27, 2023

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David Legg

Canada has long been a leader in sport and recreation for persons with disability, and it is astounding to consider the contributions made in the last century. This is found in every aspect of disability sport including those for persons with intellectual impairment, mobility disabilities, and deafness. But for the…

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