Victoria, BC, March 19, 2019 – On March 16th, Game Plan & Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) teamed up to host the first ever Athlete Advance Powered by Game Plan event. The event took place at The Westin Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria, BC. The Athlete Advance is a one-day event, free to all…
French to follow In order to ensure that Canada continues its strong placements at major games, it is key that Canada’s future star athletes are identified in an efficient and effective manner. On top of working closely with current and former Olympians and Paralympians, the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network (COPSI Network)…
When it comes to optimizing the performance of Canada’s top athletes, it’s important to know that it takes a lot of work, especially the collaborative kind. Much of this works goes on behind the scenes by a dedicated group of experts and specialists from a vast array of disciplines in sport science and sport medicine…
The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games were memorable for several reasons: seeing our athletes perform at home, experiencing the excitement up-close, not to mention the Canadian domination of all competitions (14 gold medals in 9 of the 15 disciplines). The Vancouver Games were also an opportunity to analyze the athletes’ preparation for the Games, their performance…
For the average Canadian the Olympic and Paralympic Games are events that occur once every couple of years. Exciting and captivating, they inspire fans of all ages and from all corners of the world for two weeks, making unknown athletes into hometown heroes and household names. However, for the athletes and their support staff the…
10-day countdown to the Winter Games begins as Vancouver Theatre Sports hosts February 1st fundraiser in support of the MindRoom™ mental training space for high performance athletes in British Columbia. VANCOUVER (Wednesday, January 31st, 2018) – Holders of seven Olympic medals and one of the country’s top wheelchair athletes will be among those called upon…
Gord Sleivert Young Investigator Award Winners (L to R): CSI Pacific grad student Sam Blades (2nd), Tara Whitten (3rd), Jon Kolb (presenter; Director, Sport Science, Medicine & Innovation, Own the Podium), Cameron Gee (repeat 1st place finish), Anne Merklinger (presenter; CEO, Own The Podium) The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific is extremely pleased to announce that…
Victoria, BC – As part of the Coaches Week celebration across Canada, the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific has handed out a pair of grants recognizing the contributions of Advanced Coaching Diploma graduates who have worked with Team BC at the Canada Games. The Advanced Coaching Diploma / Team BC Canada Games Bursary recognizes the commitment…
During July, staff at Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s Victoria campus stepped forward as participants in a pilot project, examining the effect of sodium bicarbonate in athletes. The study was orchestrated locally by Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s Nutrition Lead Susan Boegman, in collaboration with Jason Siegler from Western Sydney University. The Institute’s Elissa Alairie, Lindsay Jennerich,…
The Sponsorship Marketing Council Canada (SMCC) announced the recipients of the 2017 Sponsorship Marketing Awards (SMAs) at the awards ceremony held yesterday in Toronto. The annual awards event honours top tier properties, brands and companies who have positively shifted the landscape of sponsorship marketing through not only meaningful connections with communities across Canada, but also…