Showing posts with label SPIN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SPIN. Show all posts

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Knowledge in Action!

November is a busy month in the world of sport information sharing and knowledge transfer. With a variety of conferences and summits on the calendar, SIRC will be present in the following locations:
  • Sport Canada Research Initiative Conference (SCRI) – Aylmer, Quebec (November 3, 2011)
  • SIRC hosts sport researchers, policy makers and practitioners sharing their knowledge and expertise with a vision to maximizing the practical applications of sport participation research and its potential contribution to sport participation policy in Canada. 

  • Sport Innovation Summit (SPIN) – Toronto, Ontario (November 8-10, 2011)
  • Be sure to drop by the SIRC Resource Centre booth and check out the latest issue of the High Performance SIRCuit. 

  • Petro Canada Sport Leadership Sportif Conference – Toronto, Ontario (November 10-12, 2011)
  • Debra Gassewitz, SIRC's president and CEO, will be presenting the Sport Management Stream Workshop 'Recruitment, Nominations and Orientation – How to attract and train sport leaders' on Saturday, November 12th. 

  • Canadian Sport Policy Renewal  
  • The discussion paper "Towards a Renewed Canadian Sport Policy" is now available along with other sport policy renewal resources on the SIRC website.
For more information on our resources for these events, please visit SIRC.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

SIRC au SPIN!

SIRC est heureux de participer au Sommet SPIN 2013 organisé par À Nous le podium. L’objectif de cette année a été mis sur «Repousser les limites de la performance» et nous avons eu le plaisir d’entendre plusieurs intéressantes présentations par d’anciens athlètes, entraîneurs olympiques et scientistes sportifs.

La conférence a commencé en écoutant l’ancienne skieuse de fond olympique Rebecca «Beckie» Scott parler de son expérience personnelle comme athlète en transition hors du sport. Les ateliers et les sessions ont été intéressants – voici des exemples de ce que nous avons entendu: Commotion: le retour vers le podium, l’Entraînement à intervalle de haute intensité et la Périodisation nutritionnelle pour l’athlète compétitif. Les présentations d’affiches montrent la nouvelle recherche dans le sport canadien et les exposants montrent la voie dans l’innovation avec l’objectif d’aider les athlètes canadiens dans leurs efforts pour atteindre une performance au sommet.

Pour compléter la conférence nous avons le plaisir d’entendre la paralympienne Michelle Stillwell et son entraîneur Peter Lawless partager leurs perspectives sur comment réussir la «Performance sur demande». Le SPIN attire plusieurs personnes de tous les domaines de la collectivité sportive et c’est vraiment merveilleux de rencontrer autant d’experts partager leurs connaissances et leur passion pour le sport. C’est une conférence excitante!

SIRC at SPIN!

SIRC is pleased to be participating in the SPIN Summit 2013 hosted by Own the Podium. This year’s focus has been on “pushing the limits on performance” and we’ve had the pleasure of hearing many interesting presentations from former athletes, Olympic coaches and sport scientists.

The conference began with hearing former Olympic cross-country skier Rebecca “Beckie” Scott speak about her personal experience as an athlete transitioning out of sport. The workshops and sessions have been interesting – some examples of what we’ve been listening to are: Concussion: Return to Podium, High Intensity Interval Training, and Nutritional Periodization for the Competitive Athlete. The poster presentations display the newest research in Canadian sport and the exhibitors are leading the pack in innovation with the aim of assisting Canadian athletes in their efforts in achieving peak performance.

Rounding off the conference we have the pleasure of listening to Paralympian Michelle Stillwell and her coach Peter Lawless share their perspectives on how to achieve “Performance of Demand”. SPIN attracts many people from every aspect of the sport community and it truly is wonderful to meet so many experts sharing their knowledge and their passion for sport. It’s been an exciting conference!