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Wildfire season is upon us and that means the potential for low air quality – read the following to find out more about how to deal with air quality this summer
The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s Innovation and Research team hosted the institute’s second annual Research Share Day on Wednesday, January 18. Ten projects were presented by CSI Pacific-supported graduate students and staff. Presentations: Effect of Carbohydrate Mouth Rinse during Prolonged Cycling. By Matt Jensen (MITACS, UVIC, OTP, CSI Pacific project) Design and Analysis in Wheelchair…
VANCOUVER – In a province-wide call to action, provincial sport organizations are being asked to erase bullying in sport by making it a more inclusive and safe environment. viaSport and the Government of British Columbia are encouraging all provincial sport organizations to sign a Declaration of Commitment to erase bullying in sport throughout B.C. Those who…
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s Athlete Advance returns in 2017 with double the excitement of previous years. For the first time, there will be two events: one each in Vancouver and Victoria. The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) Athlete Advance is designed to help educate and inspire British Columbia’s future and current…
Members of Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s physiology team took part in Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology‘s Twitter chat, “#CSEPGoldChat”, on Thursday morning, discussing high performance athletes and integrated support teams. Check out the questions asked and the answers given by James Brotherhood, Stacey Hutton, Paula McFadyen*, Wendy Pethick*, and Trent Stellingwerff. * Paula McFadyen and…
On Wednesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced an eight-year partnership with SAS Canada. This deal marks the COC’s first ever analytics partnership that will give the sport community the most advanced data technology available to help athletes reach the Olympic podium. The COC is the first National Olympic Committee to form a long-term partnership…
About 90 young athletes attended an open audition for potential Olympic competitors at the Langley Events Centre on Sunday. The Langley event was the first of five regional qualifiers in B.C. that aim to uncover young, untapped athletic talent. Kurt Innes, director of talent development at Canadian Sport Institute Pacific, described the RBC Training Ground…
On January 9, Catherine Chapell from the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport spoke at the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s Sport Performance Speaker Series. The “Anti-Doping 101” presentation was made at CSI Pacific’s Victoria campus and was also taught at the Canadian Sport School Victoria. Check out seven key points from the Sport Performance Speaker…
VANCOUVER – Five RBC Training Ground local qualifiers are set to take place across British Columbia in 2017, in the hopes of finding Canada’s next great Olympic athletes. RBC Training Ground is a program designed to help sport officials uncover athletes with Olympic podium potential, in sports they may not have considered. Athletes between the…
David Hill has dedicated his life to Sport and helping people become better teachers and leaders. He envisions a world leading coach education program that would be accessible to any coach around the globe who wants to further their skills and experiences in order to help athletes reach their full potential. A lofty goal for…