2015 Year in Review
As 2015 ends, the Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Calgary has chosen to look back on some of the success stories of the past year. We have compiled a list of the top five athlete performances of 2015. We began with a long list of athletes who achieved excellence by winning a medal at a major […]
Calgary Roughnecks Find Value in Comprehensive Testing
The Canadian Sport Institute Calgary (CSI Calgary) is excited to be part of a new venture with the National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) Calgary Roughnecks. The Roughnecks were at WinSport on November 27 to undergo testing at the CSI Calgary in preparation for the upcoming season, which gets underway on January 2. The Roughnecks are breaking […]
CSIC Athletes Thrilled with WinSport-Under Armour Partnership
The Canadian Sport Institute Calgary (CSIC) athletes and staff are benefitting from a multi-year partnership between Under Armour Canada and WinSport. The values of both WinSport and the CSIC are aligned with Under Armour’s brand mission of making all athletes better through passion, design and the relentless pursuit of innovation. Part of Under Armour’s role […]
Madell Leads Parapan Am Games Team
The Canadian Sport Institute Calgary (CSIC) would like to congratulate all of the athletes who competed at the Parapan Am Games in Toronto from August 7-15, 2015. Team Canada finished second in the medal count with a total of 50 gold, 63 silver, and 55 bronze medals. CSIC athletes contributed to the team’s results in […]
Anonymous Donor Upgrades Sport Performance Laboratory
The Sport Performance Laboratory has been upgraded thanks to a generous donation from a party who wishes to remain anonymous. The Sport Performance Laboratory is a critical component of the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary’s success because it is where much of the athletes’ training and monitoring takes place. Rosemary Neil, Director of Development and Strategic […]
Le président de l’ICSC reconnu comme un meneur international
Le 23 avril dernier, le président et directeur général de l’Institut canadien du sport de Calgary, Dale Henwood, a pris part à une rencontre réunissant les représentants du Comité international olympique (CIO) et des membres de l’Association of Sport Performance Centres (ASPC, association internationale de centres d’entraînement de haut niveau) à Lausanne, en Suisse. M. […]
CSIC’s President Henwood An International Leader
On April 23, 2015, the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary’s President and CEO Dale Henwood participated in meetings in Lausanne, Switzerland between representatives of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and members of the Association of Sport Performance Centres (ASPC). Henwood is the Chair of the ASPC, an organization that was formed in 1999 and is made […]
Erdman to Receive Honours
The Canadian Sport Institute Calgary (CSIC) is proud to announce that Kelly Anne Erdman will be awarded the 2015 Dietitians of Canada Ryley Jeffs Memorial Lecture Award. Erdman is being recognized for her passion and dedication as a registered dietitian. Her career as a Performance Dietitian began 28 years ago at the Canadian Sport Institute’s […]
Post Secondary Education Support For Athletes
Athletes at the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary (CSIC) are well prepared for life after sport thanks to tuition support provided by the Sport Canada Athlete Assistance Program (AAP) and services provided by the CSIC. Sport Canada supports carded athletes in Calgary by paying for up to $5000 in education fees annually. The AAP contributes to […]
Where Are They Now? CSIC Alumni Champions Girls in Sports
One year before Chandra Crawford’s legendary success as an Olympic Cross-Country Skiing Gold Medalist, she came to a realization: “We have to do something to keep girls in sports.” She had witnessed first-hand the plethora of talented girls that had stopped participating in sports because they felt pressure to conform to more traditionally feminine pursuits. […]