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- Category: Communications
- Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Welcomes New Team Member
- Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution and New Beginnings
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips During COVID-19 – Update 7
- Balancing Your Communications Approach During COVID-19
- Managing Your Sport Organization In The COVID-19 Environment
- Managing Risk Through Purposeful Communications
- Conversations Matter
- So you’ve got a Crisis, now what?
- Behind the Scenes at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon
- Emergency Preparedness Planning & Lessons from Recent Natural Disasters: Part 2
- Emergency Preparedness Planning & Lessons from Recent Natural Disasters: Part 1
- Sport Events & Risk Management – More Than Just a Broken Arm
- Developing a Sponsorship Package
- Hosting Successful Sport Events in Your Own Backyard
- Event Management, Marketing Services and Beyond
- The Proven Value of a Social Media Policy
- CASL Part II – What it Means for RCAAAs
- New Anti-Spam Legislation – What Does it Mean for Sport Organizations?
- Instagram and Vine: New Social Media Has Same Risks for Sport Organizations
- Does Your Organization Need a Social Media Policy?
- Socialympics – How Sports Organizations and Athletes Used Social Media at London 2012
- Guns, Athlete Behaviour, and Social Media
- Simplifying the Social Media Discussion
- PIPEDA Review Should Focus on “Networked Publics”
- Strategic Options in Social Media – Addressing Member Negativity
- Criticism, Reputation, Free Speech – Does Social Media Need to be Integrated into Codes of Conduct and Athlete Agreements?
- Private Information on Work Computers and the Need for Clear Policies and Procedures
- Saskatoon Blades (and Blades’ Fans) Get It Wrong on Facebook
- On Facebook – the “Coach Profile”
- Coaches – Not Just Organizations – Should Have a Social Media Strategy
- Defamation and Social Media – He’s the Worst Coach Ever!
- The Power of Social Networking and Social Media
- Coaching in the Age of New Media
- Social Media Deserves More of Your Attention
- Some Thoughts on the Rapid Growth of Social Media
- When Music is Played at Your Event, Who Pays the Piper?
- Backgrounder on “PIPEDA” – Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
- The Collection, Use and Disclosure of Pictures and Images: A Discussion Paper
- Category: EDI
- Category: General
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips During COVID-19 – Update 18
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips During COVID-19 – Update 17
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips from Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! – Update 16
- Run Therapy
- Life as Practice
- Highlights from Conversation Matters – You Ask, We Share!
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Highlight from Conversation Matters – You Ask, We Share!
- Conversation Matters Returns
- Updates from the SLSG
- SLSG Curated COVID-19 Information and Resources Available!
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips During COVID-19 – Update 6
- Launch Update of Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! Online Sessions
- Preparing for COVID-19 & Assessing Your Travel Risks
- Sport Law and Strategy Group Offers Free Interactive Online Sessions for Sport Leaders
- Travel Policy Suite for Managing Risks at Home and Abroad
- Two Sport Leaders Retreats Announced for 2020!
- Sport Law & Strategy Offers Sport Leaders Two Opportunities for Growth
- Sport Law & Strategy Group ‘Walks’ Its Values
- SLSG Announces New Associate – Lauren Brett
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Partners with Spirit North
- Sport Law & Strategy Group launches Sport Management Series 2.0!
- 2019 Sport Leaders Retreat – Register before Feb 15, 2019 to secure your spot!
- The Sport Law & Strategy Group welcomes two new Associates
- Dina Bell-Laroche to host ‘Women on Boards’ feature webinar for CAAWS
- SLSG and CCES to host Sport Leaders Retreat
- The Sport Law & Strategy Group Joins the House of Sport
- Adam Klevinas Joins the SLSG as an Associate
- SLSG Team Updates
- Once again Canada takes home more medals than any other country
- SLSG Professional Development Workshop for Sport Leaders – March 6th
- SLSG Celebrates Milestone 25th Year of Service to the Canadian Sport Community
- Happy 25th Anniversary and Farewell
- Rosanna Tomiuk Joins the SLSG as an Associate
- Calling all Sport Executives to Hone their Leadership Skills
- Join soccer legend Christine Sinclair and her iS4 partners to learn more about how they turned their failures into Olympic successes
- Free Management-by-Values Workshop for Selected Organizations
- Sport Organizations can access the Canada-Ontario Job Grant
- Applications being accepted for Risk Management Workshops
- SLSG supports PSOs applying for the Ontario Amateur Sport Fund
- SLSG and Risk Management Project featured in SIRCuit
- What We’re Watching in 2017
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Newsletter – February 2017
- Sport Law & Strategy Group proudly supports the launch of iS4
- PSO Risk Management Workshops
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Newsletter – April 2016
- What We’re Watching in 2016
- Resilience + Reach – Global Online Coaching Summit
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Newsletter – October 2015
- Ontario Fitness & Recreation Organizations targeted in upcoming government blitz
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Newsletter – March 2015
- What We’re Watching in 2015
- Tales from the Ivory Tower Six Months In
- We Are Expanding Our Team!
- Resources for Not-For-Profit Organizations
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Newsletter – July 2014
- What’s New at the Sport Law & Strategy Group
- With 63 gold medals Canada owned the podium again
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Newsletter – February 2014
- Following Olympic Disputes: 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games
- What We’re Watching in 2014
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Newsletter – October 2013
- Jurisdiction, Turbans, and Soccer in Quebec
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Newsletter – May 2013
- What We’re Watching in 2013
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Newsletter – November 2012
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Celebrates its 20th Anniversary!
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Now Offers Integral Coaching Services
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Newsletter – June 2012
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Newsletter – March 2012
- Dina Bell-Laroche appointed True Sport Fellow
- Harassment Issues in Sport – from 1994 to 2012
- What We’re Watching in 2012
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Newsletter – November 2011
- Reflections from Two Years with the Sport Law & Strategy Group
- We’re Changing Our Name!
- Reflections from the Team Canada Ombudsperson
- Rachel Corbett’s XIX Commonwealth Games Ombudsblog
- Some Thoughts About Sport’s Future
- Parents sue Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) after sons cut from team
- Olympic Success – when 24 athletes = 1 medal
- Hilary Findlay and Colleague Publish Several Articles
- Changes to Monetary Limits in Ontario Small Claims Court
- Full Team Ahead: The Benefits of Team Sport to Canadian Sport
- Coaches of Canada and CCES Roll Out National Code of Conduct and Canadian Policy on Prohibited Conduct
- Looking Forward – 2009
- Ontario Passes Apology Act
- Sport Canada Establishes a New Policy on Women and Sport
- Book Review – The Great Traits of Champions: Fundamentals for Achievers, Leaders and Legacy Leavers (2008)
- Keynote Address – Royal Canadian Golf Association
- Book Review – Legal Issues in Sport: Tools and Techniques for the Sport Manager (2007)
- Encourage Good Sports for Better Sports
- IOC Consensus Statement on Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport
- Changes to Ontario Human Rights Act
- Workplace Law Quiz!
- Copyright Quiz!
- Centre for Sport and Law Assists Amateur Athletes Across Canada
- Information Package on Legal Issues for Coaches
- The Future is Bright – LGBT Sport
- Centre for Sport and Law Newsletter – Inaugural Issue
- A Guide to Employment Contracts for Coaches
- Book Review – Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (1999)
- This Sporting Life: Lawyers in Amateur Sports
- Parents can Help to Cut Risk of Sexual Abuse by Coaches
- Category: Governance
- Conscious Completion
- Re-imagining Sport – The Conversation Continues
- Queen’s University Selects the SLSG to Conduct Review of Athletics & Recreation Department
- Virtual Meeting Roadshow – What We Have Learned
- Managing Your Sport Organization Through COVID-19 Updated!
- Re-imagining Sport
- Maintaining Safe Sport During COVID-19
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips During COVID-19 – Update 4
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips During COVID-19 – Update 3
- SLSG Accesses Simply Voting Platform to Support Sport Organizations in Hosting Online Meetings
- Hosting Your AGM Amidst COVID-19
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips During COVID-19 – Update 2
- Recruiting The Best Takes Effort
- New Certified Parliamentarian With The Sport Law & Strategy Group
- Inspired Governance – A Way Forward For Sport Leaders
- Governance Gremlins Threaten Sport’s Ability To Thrive
- Our 2019 Wish List for Safe, Respectful and Thriving Sport Environments
- Evolving Challenges with Police Record Checks
- Auditing the Auditors
- Does a Commissioner’s Office make sense for your sport organization?
- Rowan’s Law – Concussion Legislation Update
- ONCA Update – What’s New for Ontario Sport Organizations
- The Importance of Cybersecurity
- Is sport content with the glacial pace of change when it comes to diversity on Boards?
- Automotive Insurance and Sport Organizations: Why You Need to be Informed
- Audit time is just around the corner. Are you ready?
- What is a Parliamentarian and why sport organizations need one
- Financial Literacy – What is it and Who needs it?
- Cyber-attacks: The new risk on the block
- Harassment in Sport – Eradicating Harassment in Your Sport Organization
- BC Societies Act – Practical Guidance for Transition
- Managing Risks Makes Good Business Sense
- Game ON: Ontario’s New Sport Recognition Policy – 25-Point Checklist for PSOs
- Increasing Leadership Opportunities for Women
- Game ON: What proposed updates to Ontario’s Sport Recognition Policy could mean for your Organization
- The Silence of Our Friends
- Harassment in Sport Blog Series – Blog Three: Looking Ahead
- Governing Documents: Separating Constitution, Bylaws, Policies, and Rules
- Harassment in Sport Blog Series – Blog Two: Current State
- Criminal Record Checks – A Discussion For Every Sport Organization
- Harassment in Sport Blog Series – Blog One: Looking Back
- BC Societies Act to come into force in November 2016!
- Manage your Risks by Managing by Values
- Compliance Issues for 2015 – Ontario Employers Take Note!
- Accountability in Appeals Management: Who Watches the Watcher?
- Management by Values: A new way of doing business in Canadian sport – A discussion paper
- Coaches’ Liability and Responsibilities to Athletes
- BC Societies Act – Big Changes Ahead for BC sport organizations
- Sport Law & Strategy Group assists 75 sport organizations in their NFP Act transition
- NFP Act transition… down to the wire… only two months left!
- ONCA updates and current duties for Ontario-based organizations
- Under the Microscope in More Ways than One!
- NFP Act After-Care – Tasks after Transitioning to Compliance
- NFP Act transition… only six months left… are you on track?
- In Camera Meetings and Minutes of In Camera Meetings
- Smart Tips for Risk Management
- Managing Risks – Where Do I Start?
- Thinking About Governance Reform? Here are Some Questions to Get You Started
- The More We Learn the Less We Know?
- ONCA News
- Absentee Voting Survey Results
- Record Keeping Checklist Under the NFP Act
- Who’s the Piper: Dual Loyalties of Directors?
- It’s a Good Idea to Check with Industry Canada as Part of Your Transition Strategy!
- The Accidental Leader … Why Sport Organizations Need to Pay Attention to a Growing Gap
- Some Emerging Issues with Transition to the NFP Act
- Risk Management Questions for Directors
- What policies does my sport organization need?
- The Myths and Realities of Conflict of Interest in Sport
- Less Than 2 Years Left for Compliance with the NFP Act – Some Thoughts on Plans and Timing
- Idea for Annual Calendar of Board Meetings
- Transition Requires That You Dance the Two-Step
- Ontario NFP Act to Come Into Force
- Are There Problems with the Ontario Not-For-Profit Act?
- Your Organization’s Response to Hazing and Member Misconduct
- Timing of Annual Meetings under the NFP Act
- Risk Management Update
- Snapshot of Membership Fees of National Sport Organizations
- Snapshot of Voting Structures of National Sport Organizations
- Flying High… What Sport Leaders Can Learn from a Canadian Success Story
- Strategic Management + Good Governance = High Performing Sport Organization
- Why the new federal NFP Act is important to PSOs
- Don’t Overlook Some Financial Impacts of the NFP Act
- Simplifying Risk Management
- Sport Canada Introduces Governance Principles for Sport Organizations
- Violence and Harassment in the Workplace – Compliance
- Wait and Hurry Up! New Corporations Act to Take Effect October 17, 2011
- Embracing Risks – How Values-Based Decisions Can Help Sport Leaders Take Risks and Uncover Possibilities
- Renewal … It’s Not Just the Sport Policy That Needs It!
- Avoiding Uncertainty in Policies and Contracts
- Is the New Federal Corporations Legislation on Your Radar?
- The Role of Values in the Performance of National Sport Organizations
- Sport Governance – Some Thoughts on the Eve of a New Government
- Values … Let’s Get Personal
- New Corporations Act Creates Opportunities for NSOs
- Raising the Bar – Questions Directors Should Ask
- Case Comment: Voorhorst v. Canadian Soccer Association – A Bylaw That Went Too Far
- Interesting Snapshot of NSO Board Structures
- Some Thoughts on Governance Reform
- Why and When You Are Required to Re-Incorporate Your Organization
- Hallmarks of Good Governance
- Living Your Organization’s Values
- Risk Management Guide for Community Sport Organizations
- Moving from Values Inaction to Values-in-Action: An Exploration of How Values Can be Managed Intentionally by National Sport Organizations (NSOs)
- NFP Act is on the Way
- Intentionally Managing Your Organizational Values
- The Tragic Death of Georgian Luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili Reminds Us of Some Important Legal Lessons
- Olympic Reflections
- A Tale of Two Schools – Reflections on Risk Management
- Linking Sport4Life with Management by Values: How Values Can Improve the Performance of Sport Organizations
- Procedural Fairness in Sport – The Flip Side of the Risk Management Coin
- Balancing the Responsibilities of Multiple Roles
- Conflict of Interest – The Sport Organization’s ‘Achilles Heel’
- Renewal of Your Organization Through a Value-Based Governance Audit
- The Seven Sins of Board Dysfunction
- Risk Management Revisited … or, Values Matter
- Do You Know Who Your Members Are?
- Management by Values
- What is Fair? B.C. Schools Case Fails to Meet the Required Threshold
- What to Do When 1% of Your Members Cause 99% of Your Problems?
- Staying on the Lookout for Fraud – Some Risk Management Advice
- Form Follows Function – A Governance Discussion Paper for National and Provincial Sport Organization
- The Key Components of a Profession
- Legal Liability and Risk Management: A Handbook for Directors
- Risk Management for Sport Organizations and Sport Facilities
- Violence in Sport: Policy Considerations for the Amateur Sport Organization
- Policy Planning and Dispute Management in the Non-Profit Sector
- From Little League to Ben Johnson: Alternatives for Resolving Sports Disputes
- Responsibilities of the Coach/Director
- Coaches and General Liability Insurance
- Personal Risk Management
- Risk Management for the Recreation Professional
- Category: Leadership
- Mentoring, Femtoring, and Beyond
- Letting Go of 2020 With the Snow
- A Grief Expressed
- Beyond Cultural Competence
- Start with Heart
- Finding Our Way
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips During COVID-19 – Update 12
- Sport Law & Strategy Group’s Integral Coaches Supporting a Healthy and Holistic Return to Sport
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips During COVID-19 – Update 10
- Zoomed Out? Try Something New!
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips During COVID-19 – Update 9
- Strengthening Emotional Intelligence During Disruptive Times
- Dynamic Planning
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips During COVID-19 – Update 8
- Good Grief
- How Caring For Each Other Makes A Difference
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips During COVID-19 – Update 5
- From Me to We – How Coaching With Compassion Can Shift Our Way of Being
- Finding Meaning Through Grief
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips During COVID-19
- The Gifts Of Coaching Conversations
- Demystifying Integral Coaching™
- State of Flow – Fueling Meaningful Work
- Finishing Strong
- Stewarding Conflict – Part 2
- Another successful Sport Leaders Retreat!
- Stewarding Conflict – Part 1
- Rising Up
- Liberated
- Taking Coaches To The Next Level – What I Learned From Coaching the Coaches
- Lessons From The Mat – A Commitment By Wrestling Canada To Shape A World-Leading Culture
- The Risk Of Not Reconciling Grief – A Different Way For Sport Leaders To Integrate Loss
- A Journey To Safe And Thriving Sport
- Into The Deep – Accessing the 5th Dimension
- Trust – The One Thing That Makes Anything Possible
- How An Ancient Greek Promise Could Unite Coaches
- Investing in Leaders is Smart Risk Management Strategy
- Values-in-Action: What Sport Leaders Are Saying
- Hosting Purposeful Meetings
- Ensuring Fit: Tips to Create High-Trust Relationships with Service Providers
- How Learning From Others Can Help to Ensure Safer Sport Practices
- Aligning our sport system – A not so radical idea!
- National Training Centres: The Single vs. Multi Centre Challenge
- Transforming and Elevating the Consciousness of Humanity through Sport
- Emotional Intelligence – The secret ingredient to a fulfilling life
- Soul and Strategy – Both required to propel organizations to new heights
- The Power of Self-Awareness
- Leader! Know thyself
- Avoid sticking your head in the sand … deal with human resource problems proactively
- Respectful work cultures – what sport organizations need to know about creating productive environments for staff and volunteers
- Emotionally intelligent leaders – ways to unleash your organization’s full leadership potential
- Growth or Fixed: How your Mindset impacts your performance
- Measuring workplace happiness … it makes good business sense
- Human Resources – Challenges and Pitfalls in Managing this Vital Resource
- Coaching by Values
- Lessons in Leading
- Coaching isn’t just for athletes…
- The Ins and Outs of Unpaid Intern Positions
- Not Just Lip Service Anymore … Creating Space for People to Unwind and Unplug
- Dependent Contractors: A Third Employment Relationship with Legal Concerns for Sport Organizations
- Lessons on Leadership
- Values in Action: Questions about the e-book
- Thoughts on Leadership
- Authentic Leadership – Tips for Becoming the Leader You Want to Be
- Sport Leaders For Life? Supporting the Development of Individuals Working in Sport
- Are We Ready to Lead from Behind?
- Determining Notice Periods: Length of Service is Only ONE Consideration
- Employee or Contractor? A New Perspective
- Human Resources Guide for Community Sport: Managing Employees
- Tapping the Performance Potential of Your Organization’s Values
- Overtime: A Ticking Time Bomb?
- Book Review – Performance Appraisal for Sport and Recreation Managers
- Doing Something About Bad Coaches
- Job Descriptions
- References – Risks and Responsibilities
- Category: Legal
- Waivers: Format and Management During COVID-19 and Beyond
- Returning to Participation Under COVID-19: Updating Your Waivers and Forms
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Is Expanding
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Advises Whitecaps FC on Safe Sport Practices
- Sport Law & Strategy Group Offering E-Book on Managing Complaints
- Ontario Legislative Updates in 2019 (plus new PIPEDA reporting obligations)
- Preparing Your Sport Organization for Legal Cannabis
- Doing Law Differently, In the Best Interest of Sport
- Updates to Ontario Employment Standards: Impact for Sport Organizations
- An Update on Transgender Issues in Sport
- Getting the most out of your insurance programs
- Athlete Appeals: Should You Help?
- Update on the Use of Religious Headwear during Soccer Matches
- What Goes Around, Comes Around
- SDRCC Arbitrator Rejects Another Case for Being Out of Time
- When Rough Play Becomes Assault
- Athletics Canada – One Organization’s Experience with Dispute Management
- Discipline Decisions – To Disclose or Not to Disclose?
- CCES Publishes Exploratory Paper on Gender Inclusivity
- Gender Identity in Sport
- Including Transgender Athletes in Sport
- Off-Side: Additional Penalties for Doping Infractions Struck Down
- Olympic Team Selection – What Your NSO Needs to Know to Be Dispute-Ready!
- Income Tax Act Revisions Impose New Requirements on NSO Directors
- Defamation 2.0
- Lessons from the Ottawa Rapidz Case: Contracts that Help and Contracts that Don’t
- The Permanency of Social Media
- Tripped Up By Tape
- Reflections on Penn State, Scouts Canada and Graham James
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) – Compliance
- Proposed Changes to the Income Tax Act to Affect RCAAAs
- Important Lessons for NSOs in Recent CAS Decision
- International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Paves the Way in Creating a More Inclusive Sport Environment
- OFSAA Eligibility Policy Discriminatory? Or Just a Poor Fit With Organization’s Mandate
- Discussion Paper on Abuse, Harassment and Bullying in Sport
- The Transgender Athlete – A New Resource
- Case Comment: Alberta Soccer Association v. Charpentier (2010)
- Your Guide to the Updated Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)
- The Most Recent Buzz About Police Records Checks
- Case Comment – Clifford v. Ontario Municipal Employee Retirement System (2009)
- Taking the Lead: Strategies and Solutions for Female Coaches
- Perceptions of Fairness – the Case of the University of Waterloo Football Program
- Sport Organizations and the New Occupational Health and Safety Act
- When a Deadline is a Deadline
- The Complicated Jurisdictional World of Sport
- Degrees of Intervention in Sport-Specific Arbitration: Are We Moving Towards a Universal Model of Decision-Making?
- Girls Playing on Boys’ Teams
- Defamation Update – Grant v. Torstar Corp
- The Mini-Trial: A Concept Whose Time Has Come?
- Case Comment – Sagen v. VANOC Appeal (2009)
- Coaches’ Duty of Care Revisited
- What is the Standard of Care of Coaches Towards Athletes?
- Ontario Bans Use of Handheld Devices While Driving
- Case Comment – Hussack v. School District No. 33 (Chilliwack), (2009)
- Case Comment – Wong v. Lok’s Martial Arts Centre Inc. (2009)
- Including Transitioning and Transitioned Athletes in Sport: Issues, Facts and Perspectives
- Using Waiver Agreements in Sports
- Case Law Comment – Sagen v. VANOC (2009)
- It’s Just How I Feel: Lessons in Procedural Justice
- Harassment – Some Definitions and Guidelines for Coaches and Athletes
- Sex Discrimination in Sport: An Update
- Case Law Comment – Football Canada and the Taxman
- From Blainey to Pasternak: Are We Making Progress?
- Canada Raises Legal Age of Consent
- Preparing for Beijing: Are You Dispute-Ready?
- Improving Your Selection Policies
- Case Law Comment: CURIE v. CGU Insurance Company of Canada (2007)
- Case Law Comment – Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association v. Pasternak et al. (2008)
- Seeing the Invisible, Speaking about the Unspoken – A Position Paper on Homophobia in Sport
- What We Have Learned From Managing Appeals
- It’s an Olympic Year – What Coaches Need to Know About Selection Disputes
- Case Comment: AYSA v. Canada Revenue Agency (2007)
- A Little Knowledge Can Go A Long Way – Understanding The Principles Behind Doping Decisions
- Case Law Comment – R. v. AFC Soccer
- Case Law Comment – Resurface Corp v. Hanke (2007)
- Case Law Comment – Ceccol v. Ontario Gymnastics Federation (1999)
- So you want to be a contractor?
- To Coach or to Direct – Is There a Conflict?
- Maintaining ‘Fairness’ in Investigations and Hearings
- Increased Commercialization of Athletics Requires Sophisticated Athlete Agreements
- Case Comment – Pasternak v. Manitoba High School Sports Association (2006)
- A New View of Athlete Agreements
- Scope of Review, Standard of Review and Authority to Grant a Remedy: An Analysis of Three Policy-Based Rules in a Sport-Specific Arbitration Process
- Transgendered and Transitioned Athletes in the Sport System
- Suspending a Coach Before a Hearing
- The Coach-Athlete Relationship: A Legal View
- When Is a Deadline Not a Deadline?
- Police Records Checks
- A Reason for Coaches to Know the Rules and Stay Engaged
- Privacy Rights – It’s a New Age
- Case Law Comment: McKay v. Flin Flon Junior Bomber Hockey Club, Inc. (1999) Man. QB
- Case Comment: Michaud v. Grand Falls Golf Club (1990) 50 CCLI 264 (NBCA)
- Coaching Contracts – Do You Know What Yours Says?
- Coaches as Innovators
- Case Comment: R. v. Gollan (2000)
- Diagnosing Disputes
- Case Comment – Kettunen v. Sicamous Fireman’s Club (1999) British Columbia Supreme Court
- Defamation.com
- Provincial Laws and Screening
- Resolving Disputes Through Negotiation
- Violence in Sport Part II – Dealing With Violence as a Legal Issue
- Case Comment – Bazley v. Curry (The Children’s Foundation) 1999, 2 SCR 534
- Lessons From a Decade of Selection Disputes
- Violence in Sport Part I – It’s Your Responsibility Too
- Principles Underlying the Adjudication of Selection Disputes Preceding the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games: Notes for Adjudicators
- Case Comment: Pritchard v. Ontario Human Rights Commission, Ontario Divisional Court (1999)
- Case Comment: Robinson v. Fraser Wharves Limited (2000), British Columbia Supreme Court
- The Responsibilities of Supervision
- The Bully Problem
- Federal Law and Social Policy
- New studies shed light on nandrolone
- Defamation Part II – You Can’t Say That!!
- Playing Russian Roulette with Supplements: Coaches Need to Know
- Defamation Part I – You Can’t Say That!!
- Keeping Canadian Sport Drug-Free: Anti-Drug Programs in Canada are the Strictest to be Found Anywhere
- Case Comment: Szecket v. Huang (1998) Ontario Court of Appeal
- The Rights of Athletes, Coaches and Participants in Sport
- Waivers – A How-To Guide
- Case Comment: Mediated Agreement Between David Morrison, the City of Coquitlam, and the Deputy Chief Commissioner, British Columbia Human Rights Commission (1999)
- More Coaches Being Sued
- Vicarious Liability: Two New Supreme Court Decisions
- Whose Public Persona? – The Common Law Right of Publicity
- The Coach’s “Discretion” in Making Selection Decisions
- About Criminal Records
- What The Johnson Decision Means to Canadian Sport
- Coach Handed Lifetime Penalty
- Harassment – What We are Learning About What We are Doing
- Screening – It’s a Fact of Sporting Life
- Case Comment: Wallace v. United Grain Growers Ltd. (1997), 3 SCR 701
- Restraint of Trade: Breathing New Life Into an Old Legal Doctrine
- What Makes a Dispute Situation Fair – or Unfair?
- Employment Contracts for Coaches
- What is the Standard in the Standard of Care?
- Getting Your Policies in Order
- Fair Treatment
- Some Basics on Contracts
- The Coach and the Selection Process
- Waivers – A Risk Management Technique
- The Standard of Care of Coaches Towards Athletes
- Contributory Negligence
- The Legal Implications of Employment Status
- Using Waivers in University Programs and Facilities
- Could This Happen to You? Recreation Workers Can Take Steps to Prevent Injury and Avoid Liability
- Category: Strategic
- Engaging Athletes – the value of involving your most underrated stakeholder
- International Team Travel and Preparing for Risks Across Borders
- Making better decisions – Why having multiple perspectives reduces risks
- Sport Disputes After #MeToo: Now What?
- Strategic Planning – A Better Way for Sport Leaders
- Strategic Planning – Let’s Try Something New!
- Is Your Organization Ready for a Crisis?
Downloads
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - February 24, 2021
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - January 20, 2021
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - December 9, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - November 18, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - October 28, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - September 16, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - June 24, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - June 17, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - June 3, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - May 27, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - May 13, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - May 6, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - April 29, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - April 22, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - April 15, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! April 9, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - April 1, 2020
- SLSG Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share! - March 23, 2020
- Death Of A Dream
- What to Watch in 2020
- The Art and Science of Asking Powerful Questions
- Indicators of a Healthy Sport Organization
- Managing Challenging Meetings and Demystifying Parliamentary Procedure
- Managing Through Crisis
- Putting Safe Sport Into Action
- So You've Still Got a Complaint
- What to Watch in 2019
- Building High Trust Relationships
- Engaging Your Athletes
- Grant Writing Essentials
- Values-in-Action: Igniting Passion and Purpose in Sport Organizations
- Team Travel: Preparing for Risks Across Borders
- Safe Sport: Policies and Improvements to Make Sport Better for All
- Don't get Hacked and Stay Cyber Safe
- Turn your Breakdown into a Breakthrough
- Leader, Know Thyself: Changing the way we relate to self and others
- Unstoppable: Turning failure into Olympic medals
- So you’ve got a Crisis… now what?
- Financial Literacy 2.0 – Budget Management
- Ontario Legislative Updates: What Sport Organizations Should Know
- Managing Partnerships: Making Sponsorship a Priority
- Employees, Contractors, and Volunteers – From Hiring to Firing
- Financial Literacy for Staff, Volunteers, and Board Members
- Managing Risks: Your New Year’s Resolution
- Emergency Preparedness Planning
- Social Media With Colleagues
Webinars
Team Member
- Steve Indig
- Dina Bell-Laroche
- Kevin Lawrie
- LeeAnn Cupidio
- Kathy Hare
- Jason Robinson
- Rosanna Tomiuk
- LJ Bartle
- Lauren Brett
- Michelle Kropp
- Melissa Knox
- Stephanie Potter
- Myla McCormick