The impact of COVID-19 on sport is becoming increasingly worrisome and it has become THE story in 2020. Multiple world championship and Olympic qualification events, such as the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, the Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament, the Alpine … [Read more...] about Preparing for COVID-19 & Assessing Your Travel Risks
Travel Policy Suite for Managing Risks at Home and Abroad
Last year I blogged about the importance of preparing for team travel risks when travelling outside of Canada for competitions and training camps. I also co-hosted a webinar on this topic with my colleague Dina Bell-Laroche. When we polled participating sport leaders on the webinar to indicate their … [Read more...] about Travel Policy Suite for Managing Risks at Home and Abroad
New Certified Parliamentarian With The Sport Law & Strategy Group
The Sport Law & Strategy Group is pleased to announce that one of our associates, Jason Robinson, has successfully passed the exam to become a Certified Parliamentarian with the American Institute of Parliamentarians (AIP). The AIP is a not-for-profit educational organization founded in 1958 … [Read more...] about New Certified Parliamentarian With The Sport Law & Strategy Group
International Team Travel and Preparing for Risks Across Borders
The number of travel policy related requests and questions has increased at the SLSG in recent months, and the importance of preparing for international team travel feels greater than ever. Canadian sport organizations want to know how they can mitigate their risk for teams or delegations that are … [Read more...] about International Team Travel and Preparing for Risks Across Borders
National Training Centres: The Single vs. Multi Centre Challenge
I recently completed a project for Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) related to their existing National Training Centres (NTC) and the development of a long-term NTC strategy. The executive summary report from the project can be found here. The project included interviews with high performance funding … [Read more...] about National Training Centres: The Single vs. Multi Centre Challenge
Behind the Scenes at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon
I recently had the pleasure of joining the leadership team for the 2017 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (STWM) at its Forward Command Centre prior to the event as well as during the race. The marathon, organized by the Canada Running Series, is Canada’s second largest marathon, host to … [Read more...] about Behind the Scenes at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon