What Is WASAC? What started out as two coaches, four leaders, and 40 children over 20 years ago, Winnipeg Aboriginal Sport Achievement Centre (WASAC) has surged to become one of the country’s largest employers for Indigenous youth, providing quality sport, recreation, and cultural programming for thousands of kids across the province. And the impacts…
Organized sport can be expensive. According to a 2016 Sport Resource Information Centre (SIRC) article, the most significant barrier for kids developing in sports was cost. This results in limiting the pool of athletes to those who can afford to play. Whether it’s soccer, hockey, gymnastics, or swimming – fees exist to get your kid…
The snow has melted and the grass is starting to turn green. It’s a sign baseball season is right around the corner. MLB teams are back in action and athletes in Manitoba aren’t far behind. Even with a new season, there are common injuries players might see during their season. Throwing and pitching injuries…
Welcome back for part two of our series on high performance recovery. As you will remember from part one on sleep, we have the Recovery Pyramid (shown below). Sleep is at the base of the pyramid, because it is during sleep that the majority of the rejuvenation and repair takes place to help us recover…
Team Manitoba’s women’s hockey coaches are making history behind the bench in PEI as the team’s first-ever all-female coaching staff. Head Coach Ashley van Aggelen (Winnipeg) is attending her fourth Canada Winter Games as a coach. Her assistants Karissa Kirkup (Virden) and Maddie Litchfield-Medd (Winnipeg) are both attending the Games for the first time. “This…
Building up to this week of competition at the 2023 Canada Winter Games didn’t happen overnight for Manitoba’s alpine ski team. Though they finalized their roster in January, there were months of competitions and training in the lead-up to sharpen their skills for the national stage. Over the last few months, the team’s hopefuls were…
When you think of recovery for athletes, what images pop into your mind? For many, they think of athletes soaking in an ice bath or hot tub, getting a massage or stretching, or using fancy gadgets like Normatec Compression sleeves, massage guns, foam rollers or even other compression garments. These things can all aid in…
November 3, 2022 – Winnipeg MB – For over four decades, the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame has celebrated sport by preserving and showcasing the extraordinary achievements of those who have made their mark on Manitoba’s rich sports history. Tonight’s Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honoured those who have dedicated their lives to…
The athletes who will represent Manitoba in cross country skiing, including Para-Nordic, will enter what Karin McSherry, Executive Director of Cross Country Ski Association of Manitoba (CCSAM) describes as ‘a different universe’ in the energetic Canada Games environment. And regardless of your competitive goals, Karin believes watching these athletes on the journey to the…
After two weeks of highly-anticipated competition, Team Manitoba finished off the 2022 Canada Summer Games with 37 medals: 10 gold, 10 silver, and 17 bronze. Today, 2 medals were added to the tally. The women’s volleyball team will bring home the gold medal after defeating Alberta in the finals, and diver Adam Cohen won a…