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annemarie
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For everyoneUnclassified
5 December 2022

Status of Women and Girls – Geneviève Jeanson to the House of Commons Standing Committee

Thank you madam Chair, I feel very fortunate to have been invited before the Committee to tell my story, because you all have a part in the safeguarding of athletes, and are extremely important in the development of the future generation of athletes. Please understand that what I’m going to speak about today are only my own experiences, and everything I say here is my personal opinion. I hope my testimony can give you insights on what can happen in the world sport, how abuse can take form, and the long term consequences of that abuse. For the sake of expediency, I’m going directly to the unedited version of my story - hence the blunt terminology.   For the purpose…
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Sport Aide
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CoachesCOVID-19For everyoneUnclassified
21 September 2020

When theory becomes practice: testimonials by diving coaches in their quest for well-being

Further to our series of blogs published as part of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sport’Aide wants to share with you a recent incident on the field experienced by a partner– Plongeon Québec – which wants to support its coaches in this unique context. So, let's make room for the third blog in an interesting series which summarizes this great initiative which deserves to be known – indeed – repeated elsewhere. (more…)
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Sport Aide
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5 August 2020

Sexual violence in sport (2) – Prevention is better than reaction

The first blog of this triad reported on the current situation in terms of sexual violence in a sporting context and putting certain aspects into perspective. The purpose of this blog is to share the understanding of such a phenomenon so that all players that evolve in the sports world can take preventive action. (more…)
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Sport Aide
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19 March 2019

Dear well-intentioned parents, caution!

As parents, we want the best for our children. We want to show them our love, that we are interested in them and what they are living, but we mostly want them to know that we will always be there for them. Basically, we only want their well-being and to help them make their way in life. That said, these desires for our children sometimes cause certain parents, who are very, if not overly well-intentioned, to adopt attitudes and behaviours which deviate from the target objective and which unfortunately cause problems which can get worse and/or degenerate. In these cases, it is the children who suffer the consequences. That is why we are exposing to you today the top five…
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