Knowledge Nuggets Safe Sport The Responsible Coaching Movement (RCM), coordinated by the Coaching Association of Canada and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, is a call to action that has the potential to...
Knowledge Nuggets Technology Technological innovation could be the next major growth opportunity for sports in 2019. To reach new audiences, attract new demographics, and convert casual viewers into passionate fans, sport organizations and...
Knowledge Nuggets Match Manipulation 2019 is the first year of legalized sports gambling in the US, after the Supreme Court overturned a federal law and put decision-making into the hands of the States. This...
Blog Developing Executive Functions and Social Emotional Learning Through Sport May 8, 2019 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...
Blog Concussion Risks in Your Sport May be Greater Than You Think May 7, 2019 For the athletes in this sport, the concussion risks are real even if brain injuries are rare. It may sound a bit counter-intuitive, but for Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC), concussion...
Knowledge Nuggets Workplace Wellness While many people have strong friendships with work colleagues, eventually everyone will be required to work with someone they just don’t like. To focus on effective collaboration, reflect on the...
Knowledge Nuggets Cannabis The legalization of cannabis in Canada in October 2018 remains a hotly debated topic. In the Spring 2019 SIRCuit, the Honourable Martha Deacon – educator, coach, Director of the Canadian...
Knowledge Nuggets Technology When many of us are trying to put down our phones and get off the couch, why did ParticipACTION create a mobile app? With over 88% of Canadians subscribing to...
Knowledge Nuggets Did You Know? In February 2019, federal, provincial and territorial Ministers responsible for sport committed in principle to developing a “strategy tailored to their own jurisdiction so that boards of directors of funded...
Knowledge Nuggets Did You Know? A psychological contract refers to the unwritten set of expectations that govern a volunteer/organization relationship. Research from Wilfrid Laurier and Western University examined the psychological contracts of community coaches to...