Schools Community
SIRC is a leading source for academic and medical sport research, providing educational resources and information tools to students, teachers, coaches, athletes, sports medicine professionals and sporting organizations worldwide.
Our collection covers sport, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, kinesiology, coaching, training, sport administration, officiating, sport law & legislation, college and university sport, disabled persons, facility design & management, intramural & school sport, doping, health, health education, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention, rehabilitation, physical therapy, nutrition, exercise physiology, sport & exercise psychology, recreation, leisure studies, tourism, allied health, occupational health & therapy, public health and more. The SIRC Document Delivery Service offers a variety of delivery methods to our customers of any of the information in our collection.
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Canadian Universities
The SIRC Research Award recognizes outstanding sport research by Canadians. Students and faculty are invited to submit their most recent relevant research benefiting the Canadian sport system for this award.
This year we received submissions from across Canada. There are a total of 39 Canadian Universities who are eligible to participate for this award. The award acknowledges research in two separate categories:
- The Impact of Applied Research on Athletic Excellence – High Performance Category
- The Impact of Sport on the Community – Community Category
Click here for more information about the 2006 SIRC Research Award.
Canadian Colleges
The Canadian College Athletic Association announced on February 22, 2005 the signing of a three year partnership with SIRC as the Title Sponsor of the SIRC-CCAA Academic All Canadian Award. This award is the most prestigious student-athlete award recognizes excellence in academics and athletics. To achieve this honour, a student-athlete must achieve 80% and/or honours standings, and be named to a conference All-Star Team in a CCAA Sport.
To achieve excellence in both sport and academics requires tremendous skill, dedication and perseverance. SIRC is honoured to recognize those outstanding college athletes who are also passionate about excelling in their education.
K-12 and Public Libraries
SIRC has the only comprehensive sport library in Canada and has one of the most unique collections of educational sport information in the world. Over the next five years, SIRC is expanding its role as the epicenter for sport information. A systematic approach for expanding our services to the grassroots, K-12 and to Public Libraries is a high priority.
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