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When your kids play hockey, it’s okay to have expectations about their experience
When we sign up our kids for any sport or activity, we inevitably have some expectations that they will get reasonably good coaching and fair treatment. However, nothing can be guaranteed when it comes to coaching and instruction. Especially if we consider that so...
Why Those Who Exercise Have a Good Head on Their Shoulders
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Over Training
There’s no question that exercise is the key to health and longevity. Does that mean that the more training and exercise you do, the better the effect? The more benefits achieved? Well, not exactly. There comes a tipping point where too much is simply too much. The...
Most Common Injuries in Soccer
Lets just jump right to it; the top four time-loss injuries in soccer are: - ligament injuries to the ankle - ligament injuries to the knee - muscle strains to the hamstrings - muscle strains to the groin However, it’s tough to pin down which is the most common...
How Can We Encourage Youth to Participate in Sport?
Originally published in www.sirc.ca Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 09:00 There is extensive research on the health benefits of being physically active; despite this fact, a great number of Canadian youths are still not meeting the recommended level of daily physical...
Getting to the Core of Athlete Performance
Core strength and stability training is performed by most if not all competitive athletes these days. In fact, it is one of the few training forms that is effective for all sport disciplines. The core is central to all athletic movement, whether it is generated from...
Workplace Wellness
According to research by the Conference Board of Canada, workplace health and wellness was estimated to be a booming $6 billion industry and set to permeate 78% of workplaces in 2016. This trend has continued to grow throughout 2017 with workplaces exploring various...
The Placebo Effect: Why the mind is a powerful thing
The advancement of sport science and sport medicine has brought many fields to work to together in order to maximize athletic performance. Integrated Support Teams (IST) are the norm of today in elite athletics. Such teams consist of physicians, nutritionists,...
Coaching – Keeping Sport Fun for All
We all know how much sport can offer kids; we've got numerous research studies along with our personal experiences to back it up. Research also shows us that most sport participation rates peak at 13 years old and then continuously drop throughout the teenage years....
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