Advisory on COVID-19 from SMAC (Sport Medicine Advisory Committee): Dec 9, 2020
SPORT MEDICINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE: Disease Update: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is over 68 million with over…
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Obtaining anti-doping knowledge is critical to the success of any high performance athlete, coach, or service provider. This course will cover basic anti-doping concepts from the perspectives of Dietitians, Medical Doctors, Physiologists, and even former athletes to provide learners with a solid foundation of what to look for when navigating this complicated field.
To obtain this certificate, score 100% on the following tests:
- – Owning Your Victory: Anti-Doping Education for All – Susan Boegman, Hilary Stellingwerff, Trent Stellingwerff
- – Anti-Doping: Mistakes Can Happen and How We Can Avoid Them – Kelly Guest, Paddy McCluskey
- ¬- Anti-Doping: Do’s & Don’ts – Trent Stellingwerff
- – Avoid the Traps of Inadvertent Doping and Know Your Rights if it Fails – Marie-Claude Asselin
Event Description
Joanna (Jo) Irvine, Registered Dietitian, obtained her undergraduate degree in nutrition from the UBC and is also a graduate of the specialized Sport Nutrition program from the International Olympic Committee. Over the past several years she has been working with the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific providing nutrition support to a variety of teams including Canada Soccer, Cycling Canada, and Swimming Canada to help optimize athletes’ performance during both training and competition. Aside from her passion for work and drive to stay current with sport nutrition research, Jo enjoys being active and outdoors with her very energetic family.
Born in Vancouver, Canada, Sean Hayes was a competitive ski racer in his early teens. He brought his love of sports to the streets, where he picked up a skateboard and landed his first sponsor at 16. Sean traveled the world competing and doing demonstrations, as well being featured in many magazine interviews and cover shots. His keen interest in sports led him to enroll in the Sports Science program at Douglas College while recovering from a surgery. During this time he also took on the role Team Manager for DC Shoes (canada). 
Danelle holds a PhD in Social Psychology and an MA in Sport Psychology from The University of Ottawa, as well as BSc in Psychology and a BA in French from the University of Washington. For her doctorate, Danelle looked at how coaches and athletes communicate about training in endurance sport and how such communication affects athletes’ self-determined motivation. 
Currently In her fourth year as the Canadian Sport School Victoria Lead Coach, Jennifer has a strong coaching background that involves working with athletes at various levels: Youth, NCAA, CIS, Professional, and Olympic including a NCAA and World Champion. She has a BA from the University of California at Berkeley where she double-majored in American Studies and French while competing in NCAA Division I Track & Field. Her passion is working with high school and young elite athletes to help give them a strong foundation for success at the next level.