What Are The Limitations of Youth Resistance Training?
Despite numerous position papers, a growing body of research evidence, and the prevalence of school-based strength and conditioning programs, there continues to be significant concern regarding the use of strength training for youth athletic development. These concerns are fed by anecdotal beliefs that there is increased injury risk in this population, concerns about growth delay, and an overall denial of the adaptability of young athletes. Unfortunately, these beliefs do not match the research currently available, or the outcomes being measured in the sports such as weightlifting and powerlifting. The adaptations we are now observing in youth resistance trained athletes are [...]
COVID-19 Post Infection Return to Play Protocols (Quebec)
Canada just passed the one year anniversary of the first identified COVID-19 case in our country. While we are still learning what the after effects are, we trust the information below will be helpful when assisting the athletes you work with in their return to play planning post COVID-19 infection. We are very fortunate that Alain Delorme, Préparateur Physique en Chef, from the Institut National du Sport du Quebec, has agreed to share the return to play protocols post COVID-19 infection, that he and his team have created, with the CSCA. Documents below are presented in French first followed by [...]
CSCA Candid Conversations: Creating a High School S&C Program with Marcello Campanaro
Marcello "Campy" Campanaro completed his undergraduate degree in Physical Education at McMaster University and a Bachelor of Education degree at Queen’s University. Now retired, he was the Head of Physical Education at M. M. Robinson High School in Burlington, Ontario where he spent 24 years as a coach and teacher. He served as the QB Coach and the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator at McMaster University from 1996-2003. In 2004 he moved into the positions of Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator for the McMaster Marauders. In 2016-2017 he was the Quarterbacks Coach at the University of Guelph. His coaching career has [...]
Strength Training in the High School Setting: How to Make Strength and Conditioning a Priority in Your School.
Background I have been teaching and coaching for more than 20 years at the high school (HS) level and for 10 years at the USport level. I have also been in the Strength and Conditioning (S&C) field for 15 years or so, both at the HS and as an assistant at the USport level. I played University Football from 1992-1996 and trained without much guidance for a long time. As a student, my University strength program was inadequate and poorly supervised. Those with proper foundations and knowledge were not very common or accessible. We did a lot of lifting until it hurt and then [...]
From American Football to Rugby: A Practitioner’s Journey
Kris Robertson began his professional athletic career in 2013 by being drafted 11th overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League (CFL) draft. Unfortunately, his career was cut short as a result of a knee injury. After a period working as an Assistant S&C Coach with the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL, Kris began at the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario working with Rugby Canada. Kris is responsible for the physical development of the Senior Women’s National 15’s, as well as the Women’s Rugby Canada Development Academy. In this interview Kris answers four questions and shares his insights into how [...]
Meet Your 2021 Directors – Elliott Richardson, MSc, CSCS
As an athlete, Elliott played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for 3 years. Once his player career was over, he went back to his alma mater, Acadia University, as a volunteer S&C coach. Within a year it led to him becoming Acadia’s first dedicated, full-time S&C coach, a role that he fulfilled for 10 years before transitioning into the role of Manager, Sports Performance. Currently, Elliott works with Canadian Armed Forces members in the area of physical preparation. He holds an MSc. Strength & Conditioning (with distinction) from St. Mary’s University – Twickenham, London.
Meet Your 2021 Directors – Sam Eyles-Frayne, R.Kin, MSc, CSCS*D
Sam Eyles-Frayne is currently the Head Strength and Conditioning (S&C) Coach at York University. Prior to this position, she was an S&C Coach at the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO) for nearly four years, with a focus in working with Cycling Canada’s track sprint and endurance athletes. In addition to Cycling Canada, her experience includes working with athletes from 7 different national team programs who have competed at world championships, the Commonwealth Games, the Pan-American games, and the Summer Olympics. Sam spent three years at Sheridan College, managing their multipurpose Strength and Conditioning Research Centre and composed, implemented, and trained [...]
Meet Your 2021 Directors – Samantha Pritchard, BSc, MSc
Samantha is the Sr. Manager of Sport Science and Sport Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Prior to joining UBC in 2018, Samantha was lead, Sport Biomechanist and Performance Analyst for the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific. In her role, she worked with hundreds of provincial and national team athletes from a variety in sports ranging from freestyle skiing to wheelchair rugby. Samantha holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from McMaster University where she started her sporting career as a strength and conditioning coach.
Meet Your 2021 Directors – Shauna Forsyth, MS, CSCS, PN1
Shauna is the owner of Maritime Strength and Conditioning in Windsor Nova Scotia where her work primarily focuses on developing area youth and high school athletes. She also provides personal training and injury rehabilitative services to the community and is responsible for the strength and conditioning programming for the King’s-Edgehill School Prep Athletic Programs. Shauna has worked as a strength and conditioning coach for 15 years in both the private and university sector. She earned an Athletic Therapy degree from Northern Vermont University before obtaining a master’s degree in Applied Exercise Science, specializing in strength and conditioning from Springfield College [...]
Meet Your 2021 Directors – Sheldon Persad, MSc, CSCS, CPTN-CPT.M, SWC
Sheldon’s clientele has extended to four continents. Sheldon is an NCCP certified coach in several different sports and also a certified Stress and Wellness Consultant (Canadian Institute of Stress & Hans Selye Foundation). 2021 will be Sheldon's 35th year as a sport coach. As an S&C coach, his experience includes working with athletes who have competed at world championships, the Commonwealth Games, the Pan-American games, and the Olympics (summer and winter) from close to two dozen different national team programs. He is a co-founder of the Certified Professional Trainers Network (CPTN), a co-founder of the Canadian Strength and Conditioning Association [...]
