Athletes

Adult Sport and Recreation Guide

Lethbridge Sport Council

Alberta Athlete Scholarships

Lethbridge Sport Council

Scholarships are vital to many students and student-athletes; they allow more time to be spent on their studies and their sport. Scholarships are tailored to award students that meet the expected criteria whether that be grades, background, program of study, or even athletic achievement.

Alberta Education and Career Opportunities in Sport

Lethbridge Sport Council

A career in the field of sport and recreation is often appealing to athletes. There are many post-secondary programs and careers within this field that are beyond physical education and kinesiology. This resource is a list of universities and colleges in Alberta offering programs with a focus on sport and recreation.

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport: What Coaches Need to Know

SIRC

Mary Cain, a former record-breaking phenom, made a different type of headline when she spoke up about the pressure she faced to lose weight that caused her to disappear from the running scene (Cain, 2019). Cain’s willingness to speak up started a social media movement that brought to the public’s attention the cost of under-fuelling to an athlete’s physical and mental health.

Long Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity - 3.0

Sport for Life

This resource provides a framework for the development of every child, youth, and adult to enable optimal participation in sport and physical activity. The objective of the framework is to promote both sporting excellence at the highest international level and life-long engagement in health-enhancing physical activity. This third edition brings a number of important updates and enhancements.