Leading up to the 2022 Canada Summer Games, we are featuring the dedicated coaches who spend countless hours giving back to sport. Let’s get to know Beach Volleyball Coach Chloe Reimer McCaughan! How long have you been coaching volleyball and why did you involved? 11 years. I started coaching while I was still…
Leading up to the 2023 Canada Winter Games, we are featuring the dedicated coaches who spend countless hours giving back to sport. Let’s get to know Biathlon Coach Mark Naylor! How long have you been coaching this sport? Three years. What is your favourite coaching memory/story/moment? Finally being able to travel this year to…
Pull-ups are a great compound exercise to strengthen the upper body and core. However, the idea of lifting your entire body weight can be a daunting task. But fear not! This blog will guide you through the progression to doing a standard pull-up. A Standard Pull-up A standard pull-up is performed by grabbing a…
Here are the winners from the 2022 Night of Champions presented by PlayNow.com. After years of missed games, cancelled tournaments, no high-fives, or sideline cheers, we honoured our sport community and delighted in stories of integrity, leadership, passion, and teamwork. “Night of Champions embodies the heart and soul of Manitoba’s sport community. It celebrates passion,…
Sport Manitoba’s first-ever President and CEO, Jeff Hnatiuk moved into his new role as the Province of Manitoba’s Deputy Minister of Sport, Culture, and Heritage in 2020. Because of the pandemic’s gathering restrictions, we weren’t able to formally recognize Jeff’s exceptional contributions to amateur sport, until now. In a special tribute at the 2022 Night…
Sport Manitoba has partnered with Sport for Life to deliver the 2022 Sport for Life Canadian Summit in Winnipeg! Sport Manitoba supports and plans sports programs to promote the development of vibrant citizens, athletes, and communities in Manitoba. Together, Sport Manitoba and Sport for Life will deliver a program that highlights and helps advance these…
There are a variety of ways to refine free-weight exercises in a strength program to make them more appropriate for younger or less experienced athletes. Adjusting the degree of movement through the addition or removal of references and constraints is one of the most common strategies we use. It keeps athletes working in a…
Due to the severity of the ongoing winter storm, we are temporarily closing the Sport Manitoba facility today at 2 p.m. with plans to re-open Saturday, April 16, at 8 a.m. The parkade will also be closed as of today at 5 p.m. and re-open Saturday morning.
The Canada Games Apprenticeship Programs provide coaches with a practical and integrated major national multi-sport games experience. Selected coaches have direct involvement in preparation and competition and receive support from an identified mentor coach throughout the duration of the program. Four Manitoba coaches have been selected to participate in the 2023 Canada Games with Team…
“Obviously you want to succeed. You want to come back with a medal, hopefully a gold medal, but at the end of the day, there’s many things you will learn through this experience with the Canada Summer Games that will make you a better person overall and a better part of our community,” said Hector…