Weightlifting 101 – your unique chance to work with a CSIC specialist
The 2015 #YearofSport is inspiring new initiatives at WinSport’s Performance Training Centre. Weightlifting 101 will introduce weightlifting training methods and provide the confidence to continue pursuing it by establishing a foundation of knowledge and ability in key exercises. This class starts on March 3rd. A one hour training session will be held twice a week […]
CSIC Research Helps ACL Recovery Process for Alpine Skiers
Canadian Sport Institute Calgary’s Director of Strength & Conditioning, Matt Jordan, has had an interest in Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries for many years. As a Ph.D candidate at the University of Calgary and the sport science lead for Alpine Canada, the research Matt is conducting on ACL injuries will endeavour to assist Alpine athletes […]
Innovation in Concussion Research and Treatment at CSIC
Dr. Brian Benson completed his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Epidemiology with a focus on sport-related concussion and is a leader in the field. WinSport Medicine Clinic and Canadian Sport Institute Calgary (CSIC) offered him the opportunity to continue his research and clinical practice as part of its broader focus on athlete assessment, management and prevention. […]
Back On His Feet – Integrated Support Team at CSIC Steer Moffatt’s Recovery Following a Meniscus Tear.
Slopestyle skier Max Moffatt and his mother moved to Calgary, from Ontario, a few weeks before the beginning of high school to reduce his travel to and from Calgary- based training camps and take advantage of flexible education opportunities the National Sport School (NSS) offers. Max fell during training early in the fall tearing his […]
Calgary “Home” for the Canadian Sledge Hockey Team
The Canadian Sledge Hockey team started 2015 with a training camp hosted in Calgary from January 11th to the 17th. Made up of 19 players from across the country, their training centre is now at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park. Henceforth, Calgary is the city that the Canadian Sledge Hockey team can call “home”, says assistant […]
CSI Calgary Welcomes Canadian Olympic medallists from across Canada
A major asset of the Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network is that athletes visiting for training camps and competition benefit from access to facilities and sport services. Never has this been as evident as over the course of the past few weeks as CSI Calgary has welcomed athletes from all over the country to […]
From Olympian to PhD in Leadership Behaviour
Dr. Cari (Read) Din is an Olympic Silver Medallist in synchronized swimming. She also has a PhD in Leadership Behaviour and can link these two achievements to her involvement with the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary (CSIC). Cari believes that the CSIC impacted her synchro career, and now with her knowledge in Leadership Behaviour wants to […]
2014: A Year to Remember for the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary
2014 was always going to be a year to celebrate for the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary (CSIC). Celebrating its 20th anniversary and looking forward to the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, there were many events to anticipate. The year did not disappoint. From the Olympic triumphs of the athletes to moving into a new […]