Blogs
Being Your Best Self
CSCM’s director of sport dietetics, Jorie Janzen, is no ordinary dietitian. In this Q&A, she shares some of what motivates her and what she loves about her job, and gives some advice for others interested in the discipline. When family and friends ask what you [...]
Fit for the Podium
CSCM’s Strength and Conditioning Lead, Kyle Turcotte, shares what a typical day looks like for someone in his discipline, and how he helps elite athletes achieve their performance goals. When family and friends ask what you do, how do you explain it? Strength and Conditioning [...]
Be grounded. Be amazing. Be well.
Interview with CSCM’s Director of Sport Psychology, Adrienne Leslie-Toogood Every athlete has performance barriers, even those in peak physical condition. They experience anxiety before competitions or tryouts; they have doubts about their training or about their ability to perform under pressure. The top elite athletes, [...]
“What do I do now?”
The lights have dimmed and the music has stopped. The celebration is slowly winding down. For athletes returning from the Olympic Games – after years of monastic devotion to their sport – what now? The post-Games world is not always an easy one to [...]
A Year in Review
Letter from the General Manager The 2015/16 year was notable as it was the final full year of training and preparation for Manitoba’s aspiring Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Canadian Sport Centre athletes and staff worked diligently in their preparation for Rio qualification and, hopefully, [...]
The Maple Leaf on My Oar: Rowing for Canada
I’ll be the first to admit that rowing isn’t television’s most watched sport. Most Canadians only come in contact with it once every four years when Canada captures a few medals at the Olympic Games. What that means is that Canadians get a picture in their [...]
