Athlete Honesty

Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood, Director of Sport Psychology

Accepting where I was and breathing allowed me to be my best – Isabela Onyshko, Artistic Gymnastics

Athletes often try to avoid noticing how they are feeling. They try to pretend that they are good and in fact are a bit afraid to admit when they are not. Champions have learned that their superpower comes from being honest with themselves. The more they pay attention, the more they learn what it means for them. And being honest allows them to use skills such as breathing to perform well even when things don’t feel just quite right. Don’t leave peak performance up to chance. Plan to check-in with yourself and have strategies available so that you can perform consistently regardless of the conditions.

Land Acknowledgement

The Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba acknowledges that our offices are situated on Treaty 1 Land, the original lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Ojibway-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation.

The Treaties made on these territories are respected by all those who work at CSCM. We acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past that were made. In a spirit of collaboration and reconciliation, we dedicate ourselves to continually move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities for ongoing education and learning.

We understand that acknowledging this truth, though important, is only a small part in cultivating the strong relationships we strive to build and maintain with Indigenous communities. We continue to work towards this, with particular attention being paid to the sport specific calls to action #87-91 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

We recognize we are not the first to live on this land, and thank these Nations for allowing us access to their land and water.