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Veronica Allan

Ottawa
As seen in: Taylor & Francis Online, The Conversation, The Toronto Star
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Veronica Allan’s Journalist Portfolio

Canadian universities find new models to boost funding for women's sports | The Star

Canadian universities find new models to boost funding for women's sports | The Star

One week before the final game was played in the now-defunct Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), the count…

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Enriching youth development in ice hockey through storytelling and role modeling: the story creation process for the 1616 program

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By Luc J. Martin, Veronica Allan, Karl Erickson
| Taylor & Francis Online
Abstract Simply participating in sport is not enough to guarantee the numerous benefits associated with involvement. Consequently, programs like 1616, an evidence-informed and practically relevant positive youth development (PYD) program, have been intentionally designed to improve the sport experience for youth, their parents, and their coaches.
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Play-to-win attitudes in youth hockey sacrifice personal development for victory

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By Veronica Allan
| The Conversation Verified
As Canada’s official winter sport, hockey is tightly woven into the fabric of Canadian identity. Canada has more registered hockey players and more Olympic and World Championship gold medals in hockey than any other country in the world. But recent trends suggest that hockey’s place in Canadian identity may be at a crossroads. After peaking at 639,510 members during the 2014-2015 season, Hockey Canada’s registration numbers have since declined.
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