Body Image: What we (want to) see and make of ourselves
Mindful Monday Blog by Frank van den Berg, Lead Mental Performance Consultant at the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary Disclaimer: Writing this article from a humanistic perspective, this information is meant for people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, spiritual preferences, sexual/gender orientations, and levels of (dis)ability. Body image is a subjective picture of how we, consciously […]
Statement Regarding the Responsible Coaching Movement and Abuse in Sport
What Could Be Next
Cool as a Cucumber
When Tragedy Strikes
Trials and Tribulations
Triangle of Trust
There is perhaps nothing more frustrating to an athlete than the experience of performing a certain way in training but not being able to find that same level of performance in competition. For Hamish Black, a Stage 4 speed skater (one stage before national team) who trains at CSI Calgary, this was just the state […]
Get Your Motors Runnin’
Riding 750km in five days around Puerto Vallarta, Mexico might not sound like a break to most people, but for Canadian long track speed skater Jordan Belchos it was just the thing to help him kick-start his Olympic season. Throw in a couple of days eating tacos on the beach though, and then maybe you’ve […]
Biathlon bronze is fuel for the future
A historic landmark in the Norwegian consciousness, the Holmenkollenn ski park in Oslo embodies more than a century of legendary Nordic skiing competitions. For one special day in 2016, it also embodied a historic result for Canada’s men’s biathlon relay team, who took home a first ever bronze medal in the 4×7.5km team event behind […]
Recovery Strategies Build Champions
For Olympic coach Les Gramantik recovery days are not optional, they’re a must. It wasn’t always this way for his training group, especially when Gramantik first came through the coaching system 40+ years ago. “Athletes were trained very hard and not enough thought was given to recovery”, says Gramantik. “Now as we know, recovery is […]