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The The Canadian Sport for Life National Summit will be taking place from January 28-30, 2014 at the Hilton Lac-Leamy hotel in Gatineau-Ottawa.Read more

The Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines recommend that children and youth participate in moderate to vigorous activity for an hour each day. Being active helps children and youth decrease their chances of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases associated with a sedentary lifestyle . Physical activity can help improve academic performance and lead to a healthy life...Read more

When you compare today's athletes to those from the past, you will notice that athletes of today tend to train pretty much all year round. Sports have become big business with a lot at stake and for this reason, the days of taking the summer off from playing hockey or any other professional sport and coming to training camp unfit are unheard of nowadays. This is the reality not only at the...Read more

In sport and exercise, biomechanics refers to the study of human movements, including the interaction between the athlete, sport equipment and the exercise environment. Athletes are always trying to find ways to get faster, higher and stronger with minimal injuries. Improving your biomechanics may be one important way of enhancing your athletic performance, minimizing injuries and in turn,...Read more

Active Start (0-6 years) Fundamentals (males 6-9, females 6-8) Learning to Train (males 9-12, females 8-11) Training to Train (males 12-16, females 11-15) Training to Compete (males 16-23+/-) Training to Win (males 19+/-, females 18+/-) Active for Life (enter at any age) The first three stages of the LTAD allows for children to learn the basics of various sports. These stages are the building...Read more

SIRC Newsletter now available online: Sport for Life Participation in sport and physical activity is extremely important for the development and the health of your child. We all know this, yet obesity rates are climbing and children spend more time in front of screens than they ever have before. For this and many other reasons, SIRC supports the sport for life movement and its principles for Long...Read more

SIRC hosted the "Governance and CS4L" session at the CS4L Summit today. Good governance is critical to the success of a sport organization. This session talked about how CS4L‐LTAD can be integrated into the Governance of a sport organization and where to find practical governance templates and resources that can be downloaded and modified for use. Panelists shared insights, including lessons...Read more

In support of the Canadian Sport for Life ( CS4L ) movement SIRC is hosting an interactive Resource Centre at the National Summit (Wed & Thursday, Feb 1 & 2, 2012) and the World LTAD Symposium (Friday, February 3, 2012) in Gatineau, QC. Among the resources we are making available: In print: Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) from over 30 National Sport Organizations SIRC Newsletters on...Read more

It is no longer a question of why should an organization use social media , but how should they use it. With social media the possibilities are endless. Social media allows for a sense of community and increases the speed for feedback and results. Organizations can have direct communication with their customers or members, coaches can send out training schedules and tips to their athletes,...Read more

Recently, the national governing body for the sport of squash, Squash Canada , announced an agreement with th e National Squash Academy (NSA) to create Squash Canada’s National Centre of Excellence. The union provides a much needed central training base for Canadian National Team members, who will now train under the guidance of Squash Canada’s new Performance Director, Jamie Hickox, one of the...Read more