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Coaches are the most visible and influential leaders in sport. They shape the day-to-day lived experiences of participants and influence the growth and development of sport.
We can’t be what we don’t see. According to a recent study, women athletes who did enter coaching were 4.1X more likely to stay in coaching if they had a woman as a head coach.4 That tells us that representation and role models are integral to retaining women who are already in the field.
By working to ensure the Canadian sport coaching landscape is more equitable, will we see an increase in women’s participation in coaching and leadership roles, which will help to increase in girls’ participation in sport and physical activity.5
This webinar will feature a 40min panel discussion* and a Q&A session for audience members.
Panelists:
Joely Christian, Head Coach Royal Military College Women’s Volleyball Program, Head Coach, Canadian National Women’s Military National Team (CISM)
Joely Christian is an Antiguan-Canadian university Women’s Volleyball coach at The Royal Military College of Canada. Joely was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario and feels that volleyball inspired her to pursue both volleyball and academics. After a notable youth career competing with Provincial and Junior National team programs, Joely went on to join the Senior National Team directly out of high school. In her second year with the national team, Joely went on to compete for the University of Regina, earning their first and to date only First Team All Canadian selection in addition to helping the team earns it’s first ever berth to the CIS national championships. Joely completed her playing career at the University of Manitoba as conference all-star, All-Canadian Honorable Mention and two bronze medals at the National Championships.
Joely’s philosophy that her athletes should grow as individuals is reflective of the success her players have had in the classroom and on the court with multiple recipients of academic, community and athletic awards over her 14 years as a head coach in USport.
Alex I. McKenzie, MHK (he/him) – Research Assistant, University of Toronto, IDEAS Lab
Alex I. McKenzie, MHK is a recent Master of Human Kinetics graduate from the University of Windsor, after having completed his BA (Hons) in Psychology from Western University. Sport, community, and mental health are integral aspects to his professional and academic endeavours. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Black Canadian Coaches Association, alongside being a member of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association’s EDI committee. Alex conducts and consults on research projects aimed at addressing inequity in sport and bridging the gaps that exists within the mental health and performance aspects of sport.
Dr. Bettina Callary (she/her/hers) – Canada Research Chair in Sport Coaching and Adult Learning, and Associate Professor at Cape Breton University
Dr. Bettina Callary is the Canada Research Chair in Sport Coaching and Adult Learning and an Associate Professor in the Department of Experiential Studies in Community and Sport at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia. She researches coach education and development strategies, coach developers, and psychosocial understandings of inclusive coaching (e.g., coaching Masters Athletes, women coaches, Indigenous coaches). She runs the Community Active Sport Training and Learning (CoASTaL) lab. Dr. Callary is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Sport Coaching Journal. She is the co-editor for the books: Coach Education and Development in Sport: Instructional Strategies, and Coaching Masters Athletes: Advancing Research and Practice in Adult Sport, both published by Routledge. She is also an alpine ski coach for the past 20+ years and a coach developer.
Matt Allen (he/him) – Chief Innovation Officer – PGA of Canada, Head Coach – Laurier University Women’s Softball
Matt Allen is the Chief Innovation Officer with the Professional Golfers’ Association of Canada, overseeing coach education, player development, all special projects coming out of the national office as well as the key contact for the PGA of Canada’s nine zones and other key industry stakeholders both nationally and internationally. He is the Head Coach for the Laurier University Women’s Softball team in Waterloo, has been the Director of Scouting for the Dominican Republic Men’s National Softball Team from 2015-2018 and is the Assistant Coach with the USA Men’s National Softball Team. He sits on a number of sport development committees including the Softball Ontario Coaching Committee, a National Executive Committee member with the Coaching Association of Canada, Golf Canada Sport Development Committee, Co-Chair for You Can Play Canada-East and is the President of the Ontario Intercollegiate Women’s Fastpitch and founding member of the Canadian Collegiate Softball Association. Matt also works with a number of National, Provincial, and Club Sport Organizations on developing diversity and inclusion initiatives, policy development, and strategic direction to make their sport a safe place for all coaches and athletes.
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BIPOC women and girls experience sport in unique ways.
Canadian Women & Sport has partnered with E-Alliance to seek existing evidence to understand the lived experiences of Canadian women and girls from Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities’ barriers to sport participation.
We know that COVID-19 had a major impact on sport participation to the entire Canadian sport system. However, the experiences faced by the BIPOC community in sport are unique. If we don’t acknowledge those barriers, then we risk leaving BIPOC women and girls behind when sport returns.
Attendees will learn of the findings of this project from lead researchers:
- Janelle Joseph, Assistant Professor, Critical Studies of Race & Indigeneity at the University of Toronto
- Lynn Lavallée, Strategic Lead, Indigenous Resurgence, Faculty of Community Services and Professor, School of Social Work at Ryerson University
- Brittnee Habbib,former Canadian National Gymnast, Co-Founder of Girl Power’d
- Elisha King, Executive Director of Iakwa’shatste Youth Fitness
We would like to thank Sport Canada for funding this project.
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Join us for a conversation with sport leaders who have taken part in our Gender Equity Playbook Program as they share key factors that helped them create change.
Sport organizations face complicated challenges in trying to make their sports more inclusive to women and girls. If you’re a sport organization struggling to create change, you’re not alone!
For the last year, Canadian Women & Sport has been supporting sport organizations to understand their own gender equity opportunities and develop action plans through our Gender Equity Playbook program.
Join Canadian Women & Sport for a conversation with sport leaders who have gone through our Gender Equity in Sport Assessment with their organizations. Our panelists will share what they learned in their assessment experience, including how they built the right team to tackle gender equity challenges, worked to change the culture of their sport, and collaborated with other organizations to increase their success.
Our panel will include:
- Consuelo Zayas, Chief Financial Officer, Alpine Canada
- June Sterling, Project Coordinator, Baseball Canada
- Julie Gosselin, Vice President, Baseball Québec
- Richard Way, Chief Executive Officer, Sport for Life Society
Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of each of our panelists. Visit our website to learn more about the Gender Equity Playbook.
This event will be hosted primarily in English with bilingual (English and French) slides. Please log in to the Eventbrite account you used to secure your ticket and go to the event page to view the panel when it is live.
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That’s where Same Game comes in.
Same Game is an evidence based, step-by-step online toolkit designed to help sport organizations bring their gender equity vision to life. The toolkit walks through a systematic process for embedding gender equity into your organization – from creating your vision, to implementing initiatives, to reflecting and revising what you’ve done, and all the steps in between.
In this webinar, experts on gender equity, leadership, and change management from Canadian Women & Sport and Brock University will walk you through the Same Game toolkit, the research behind why it works, and answer your questions about how it can work for you.
Through Same Game, sport organizations will be able to:
- develop effective solutions to engage more women and girls in sport in the long term;
- collect and analyze data about their progress to help make strategic decisions;
- Create buy in from key stakeholders such as their board, staff, coaches, and volunteers, whom are instrumental in helping move gender equity projects forward; and,
- communicate goals and assess performance, so they can adapt and adjust as necessary.
The Same Game project was funded by Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) Canada.
Same Game would not be possible without our partners:
- Brock University’s Faculty of Applied Health Sciences (Sport Management)
- Ontario Soccer Association
- Ontario Basketball Association
We are grateful to Sport Canada for their support of this initiative.
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Join Canadian Women & Sport and She’s4Sports for a conversation about mental health and inclusion in sport.
Our panel of experts will address the importance of mental health practices and resource for athletes and those working in the sports industry. The discussions will take a holistic lens on approaches to health and wellness including: nutrition, mental performance coaching and Indigenous education.
Our panelists are:
- Nicole Forrester, Olympian and PhD, Mental Performance Consultant
- Sarah Nurse, Olympian, Women’s National Team Ice Hockey Player
- Kensa Gunter, Licensed Clinical & Sport Psychologist
- Maria Montejo, Mental Health Worker & Manager, Dodem Kanonhsa’
This will be a Zoom webinar and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions using the chat box. Participants will not be expected to be on video. Please ensure you are logged into the Eventbrite account you used to register in order to access the webinar.
About The Series
Canadian Women & Sport and She’s4Sports are collaborating again on a new series, We Are Sport: Conversations with leaders from the BIPOC sport community. The initiative from Ainka Jess, founder of She’s4Sports, will address race, inclusion, LGBTQI2S+ advocacy, leadership, and mental health, highlighting the perspectives of sport leaders who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of colour.
The We Are Sport series features interviews and panel discussions hosted on Wednesdays (July to September) on Instagram Live and Zoom.
We are grateful for the support of Sport Canada in funding this project.
About She’s4Sports
She’s4Sports is a Toronto-based organization that mobilizes women through digital platforms and events to have a larger voice in sports. The network represents a community of over 4,500 passionate women and men who celebrate the contributions of women in sports and address issues including gender diversity, equity and inclusion in sport.
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Join Canadian Women & Sport and She’s4Sports for a conversation about how movements for equity in sport are changing what visionary leadership looks like.
Our panel of experts will share their thoughts and expertise on:
- Representation of BIPOC people in sport at the executive level;
- The importance of mentorship and building a pipeline of BIPOC leaders in sport;
- Diversity policies and how they can support recruitment activities;
- How sport organizations can build inclusive environments.
Our panelists are:
- Kim Davis, Executive VP, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives, & Legislative Affairs, NHL
- Shireen Ahmed, Writer, Sports Activist
- Renee Hess, Founder, Black Girl Hockey Club
This will be a Zoom webinar and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions using the chat box. Participants will not be expected to be on video. Please ensure you are logged into the Eventbrite account you used to register in order to access the webinar.
About The Series
Canadian Women & Sport and She’s4Sports are collaborating again on a new series, We Are Sport: Conversations with leaders from the BIPOC sport community. The initiative from Ainka Jess, founder of She’s4Sports, will address race, inclusion, LGBTQI2S+ advocacy, leadership, and mental health, highlighting the perspectives of sport leaders who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of colour.
The We Are Sport series features interviews and panel discussions hosted on Wednesdays (July to September) on Instagram Live and Zoom. Learn more about the series here.
We are grateful for the support of Sport Canada in funding this project.
About She’s4Sports
She’s4Sports is a Toronto-based organization that mobilizes women through digital platforms and events to have a larger voice in sports. The network represents a community of over 4,500 passionate women and men who celebrate the contributions of women in sports and address issues including gender diversity, equity and inclusion in sport.
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Join Canadian Women & Sport and She’s4Sports for a conversation with athletes and leaders from the LGBTQI2S sports community on what inclusion and allyship in sport should look like to ensure that there is a place for everyone to participate.
Our panel of experts will offer their advice on what actions actions the sports industry can take to ensure that it becomes more inclusive for the LGBTQI2S sport community.
Panelists to be announced soon!
This will be a Zoom webinar and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions using the chat box. Participants will not be expected to be on video. Please ensure you are logged into the Eventbrite account you used to register in order to access the webinar.
About The Series
Canadian Women & Sport and She’s4Sports are collaborating again on a new series, We Are Sport: Conversations with leaders from the BIPOC sport community. The initiative from Ainka Jess, founder of She’s4Sports, will address race, inclusion, LGBTQI2S+ advocacy, leadership, and mental health, highlighting the perspectives of sport leaders who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of colour.
The We Are Sport series features interviews and panel discussions hosted on Wednesdays (July to September) on Instagram Live and Zoom. Learn more about the series here.
We are grateful for the support of Sport Canada in funding this project.
About She’s4Sports
She’s4Sports is a Toronto-based organization that mobilizes women through digital platforms and events to have a larger voice in sports. The network represents a community of over 4,500 passionate women and men who celebrate the contributions of women in sports and address issues including gender diversity, equity and inclusion in sport.
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One reason that girls often believe they don’t belong in sport is a fear of making mistakes. The potential to fail in front of their peers and jeopardize those relationships is perceived as more threatening than the potential enjoyment experienced in sport. Goal setting can help your participants to redefine risk as a means of taking control of their development as an athlete. This conversation will focus on how to lead activities that encourage your team and athletes to set productive goals that avoid productivity shaming.
With the current realities of social distancing, how can sport leaders and coaches continue to promote social connection for their athletes?
In this conversation with Baseball Canada, we will be exploring questions such as:
- How are you staying connected with individuals on your team or in your program?
- How are you keeping your team/group connected with each other?
- What are the biggest challenges your athletes are facing?
- How have the teams’ goals and the goals of individual athletes changed/adapted to the current circumstances?
The slides in this webinar will be bilingual but the conversation will be primarily in English.
Submit your questions in advance to [email protected]!
This conversation is part of our Experts Connect: Building Social Connection for Girls in Sport series, highlighting how organizations are bringing to life the guidance from our She Belongs resource. Each conversation focuses on a different principle for fostering social connection, with context provided by a guest expert who will discuss their current programming challenges and successes, as well as tangible tips and guidelines that sport and community organizations can use in designing their own programs.
Learn more about She Belongs.
Join the other conversations in the Experts Connect: Building Social Connection for Girls in Sport series:
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The social environment coaches and activity leaders create for their participants has a huge impact on how much girls engage in and enjoy sport. For girls who are LGBTQI2S+, the importance of social connection may be heightened at a time where they are unable to leave their home environment. This conversation will focus on how to create an inclusive and safe environment for girls that prioritizes social connection in a virtual setting, particularly for LGBTQI2S+ participants.
With the current realities of social distancing, how can sport leaders and coaches continue to promote social connection for their athletes?
In this conversation with Flags of Glory, we will be exploring questions such as:
- How do inclusivity practices in sport translate to virtual programming?
- How have the needs of your community changed?
- What supports/contingency plans exist for an athlete or program participant who is struggling with the current circumstances of physical distancing?
The slides in this webinar will be bilingual but the conversation will be primarily in English.
Submit your questions in advance to [email protected]!
This conversation is part of our Experts Connect: Building Social Connection for Girls in Sport series, highlighting how organizations are bringing to life the guidance from our She Belongs resource. Each conversation focuses on a different principle for fostering social connection, with context provided by a guest expert who will discuss their current programming challenges and successes, as well as tangible tips and guidelines that sport and community organizations can use in designing their own programs.
Learn more about She Belongs.
Join the other conversations in the Experts Connect: Building Social Connection for Girls in Sport series:
- Building a Positive Team Culture (May 6)
- Redefining Risk-Taking (May 20)
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The social environment coaches and activity leaders create for their participants has a huge impact on how much girls engage in and enjoy sport. This conversation will focus on how to establish and support a positive sport culture for your team that prioritizes social connection.
Given the current realities of social distancing, how can sport leaders and coaches continue to promote social connection for their athletes?
In this conversation with Kevin Wilson, founder of the National Basketball Youth Mentorship Program, we will be exploring questions such as:
- What is the impact of positive role modeling in building a positive culture?
- How does NBYMP program successfully created social connection in a virtual environment?
- How are your mentors trained to build meaningful connections by creating a safe environment?
- How have the needs of the youth and athlete community changed?
The slides presented will be bilingual (English and French) but the conversation will be primarily in English.
Submit your questions in advance to [email protected]!
This conversation is part of our Experts Connect: Building Social Connection for Girls in Sport series, highlighting how organizations are bringing to life the guidance from our She Belongs resource. Each conversation focuses on a different principle for fostering social connection, with context provided by a guest expert who will discuss their current programming challenges and successes, as well as tangible tips and guidelines that sport and community organizations can use in designing their own programs.
Learn more about She Belongs.
Join the other conversations in the Experts Connect: Building Social Connection for Girls in Sport series:
- Creating a Safe Environment for All Girls (May 13)
- Redefining Risk-Taking (May 20)
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