Want Your Kid To Be A Hockey Star? Then Let Them Play Lacrosse
Hockey and lacrosse have long been connected. Newsy Lalonde, one of the NHL's first superstars when the league was born in 1917, was also...
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- Jun 19, 2022
- 3 min
O'Sullivan Believes Changing The Game is of Benefit to All Youth Sports Athletes
Variety, as it turns out, is also the spice of sporting life. That's the opinion of John O'Sullivan, founder of the Changing The Game...
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- Jun 13, 2022
- 2 min
Olympian/NFL Receiver Devon Allen Nearly Set 110M Hurdle World Mark
Setting the third-fastest 110-metre hurdles time in history would be impressive enough in itself. For American Devon Allen, though,...
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- May 16, 2022
- 3 min
Jalalpoor Offered Own Case Study of The Impacts of Sport Specialization
When Phil Jalalpoor opted to major in Sport Science at university, he didn't require a guinea pig when it came time to analyze the...
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- May 15, 2022
- 2 min
Season-Ending Injury Taught Red Wings Dylan Larkin That Less Is More
A year ago, a neck injury put Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin on the shelf for the remainder of the 2021 NHL season. While surgery...
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- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
CMHA Expert Almeida Sees Value in Multi Sport As Athlete & Advocate
As a Canadian Mental Health Association counsellor specializing with youth and young adults, Jenny Lee Almeida witnesses the impact that...
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- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
Former NHLer Tkachuk's Advice To Young Athletes Is Try Other Sports
Keith Tkachuk was an NHL superstar who captained the Winnipeg Jets. During an 18-season career he played over 1,200 games with the Jets,...
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- Apr 10, 2022
- 3 min
Benefits Of Sport Sampling Far Outweigh The Path Of Sport Specialization
As parents, we all want our children to succeed. We seek for them to grow into young adults with the necessary social, emotional and...
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- Mar 30, 2022
- 3 min
Chiropractors See First-Hand How Multi-Sport Approach Helps Young Athletes
As president of the Royal Canadian Chiropractic Society, Scott Howitt is well aware of the benefits of the multi-sport lifestyle. “Sport...
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- Mar 27, 2022
- 3 min
CFLer Revenberg's Advice To Youth Sport Participants? Embrace Being A Kid
Offensive lineman Brandon Revenberg of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats is a five-year CFL veteran. He's played in the Grey Cup, the pinnacle of...
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- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Olympic Champion And MP van Koeverden: Always Be Open To Trying New Sporting Experiences
For Olympic champion turned Federal Member of Parliament Adam van Koeverden, his policy when it comes to trying something new is simple –...
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- Mar 20, 2022
- 3 min
Multi-Sport Participation Enables Youth To Learn More About Themselves
As co-founder of Respect In Sport, Wayne McNeil’s mandate is to help kids to recognize uncomfortable and even dangerous situations in...
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- Mar 16, 2022
- 1 min
Holland's Parting Advice? Let Kids Play
Peter Holland certainly wasn't an NHL star. He was, however, an NHL player with the Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, New York Rangers and...
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- Mar 5, 2022
- 1 min
Richard Monette: Multi Sport Participation A Great Way to Stay Active For Life
The mandate of the Canadian not-for-profit organization Active For Life is to help to foster the development of physical literacy among...
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- Jan 21, 2022
- 2 min
Getting Off The Ice Helped Lindros Become A Superstar On The Ice
Eric Lindros is remembered as a hockey phenom. He burst in the NHL as a teenager with the Philadelphia Flyers and was immediately...
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- Jan 8, 2022
- 2 min
School Offered Balance In Life Of English Tennis Sensation Raducanu
Teenaged British tennis star Emma Raducanu burst into international prominence in the past year. After reaching the quarterfinals at...
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- Jan 6, 2022
- 2 min
Former MLB Player Siddall Never Played Baseball All Year Round
Joe Siddall played baseball at the sport's highest level. He was an MLB catcher with the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins and Detroit...
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- Dec 16, 2021
- 2 min
Baseball Canada Encouraging Multi-Sport Participation For Their Athletes
On the surface, convincing athletes not to play their sport might seem counter productive for a sports organization. However, the way...
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- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
King James Could've Been Football Star
Had things worked out a little differently, it's entirely possible that King James might have worn his crown on the gridiron as opposed...
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- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
Olympian Small A Multi-Sport Sensation
Sami Jo Small went to the Olympics as netminder for Canada's women's hockey team, winning a gold medal. Small went to college at Stanford...
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