The Rainbow Resource Centre has compiled a resource kit for sport organizations seeking to create inclusive and welcoming environments for 2SLGBTQ+ participants. Some of the recommendations include collaborating with 2SLGBTQ+ organizations, considering how language is used in your sporting space, and ensuring that employees are offered inclusivity training.
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Coaches play an important role in supporting athletes’ mental health. Researchers found that providing positive reinforcement to athletes seeking mental health care can promote a team culture that supports athletes’ mental health. Additionally, coaches can foster positive mental health environments by encouraging athletes to take breaks from training as needed and by connecting athletes to mental health resources.
Paralympian Brianna Hennessy sees her combination of sports (wheelchair rugby and Para canoe and kayak) as inherently compatible. One sport relies on pushing, the other on pulling, making her an all-round better athlete. Experiences like Hennessy’s are part of the reason that the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Own the Podium are collaborating to develop an “Athlete Transfer System” that will provide support to athletes who wish to switch sports or compete in multiple sports.
The relationship between coach and athlete can make or break an athlete’s experience. Recent research shows that understanding an athlete’s attachment style can help coaches tailor aspects of their communication and behaviour to best suit the athlete’s needs.
Research shows that international sporting events can play a role in community development when local context and community members’ perspectives are taken into account. However, little research has been conducted regarding international events in post-war and post-conflict regions. Recent research on the Diving World Series in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina seeks to help fill that gap.
The importance of nutrition for developing athletes is being increasingly recognized. As such, many universities and colleges are adding nutrition services to their athlete resources. Researchers have proposed 4 sports nutrition models for post-secondary athletic programs to deliver nutritional services and education.
Research suggests youth sport training focusing on exploration is central for holistic development. An explorative approach to youth sport and physical activity is one that includes more opportunities for problem solving, autonomy and creativity, and engaging in different types of physical activities.
Coaches’ understandings of disability are crucial, not only to athlete development, but also to athletes’ experiences of inclusion and community. When athletes perceive coaches to be unaccommodating or uninformed, they may feel excluded. Leadership programs like the Steadward Centre’s Athletes2Coaches show how supporting athletes with disabilities in undertaking coaching development helps to fill a gap in inclusivity in the sport sector.
The Canadian Healthy School Standards offers tips and resources to create system-level changes for students, as well as the entire school community. By advocating for policies and investments that address health and well-being for students, staff and leaders, schools can chart their journeys toward improved health.
“At the end of the day, it’s about making sure that the sport sector thrives and is united in offering positive sport experiences for all Canadians. For sport to do good, it must be good. For people to realize the benefits, they have to have an opportunity to play. I think that’s what it’s all about.” Karri Dawson, Senior Director of Quality Sport at the CCES, discusses the new True Sport report and next steps to ensure that sport is living up to its full potential in Canada.