Maji Shaikh is a doctoral candidate in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa. His primary area of research is in exploring positive youth development through sport and recreation. H

Kurtis is a Ph.D. candidate and assistant football coach at the University of Alberta. He previously worked with the Edmonton Canadian Football League team in mental skills and sport science. In this episode,

Caleb Smith is an elementary school teacher in Niagara Falls and has been instrumental in the development and growth of youth flag rugby in Canada. He helped develop the first intermediate elementary school flag rugby league in North America in 2004 an...

Christina Picton is an elite Para-Athlete that has been involved in Para Ice Hockey since 2004, playing at the local, provincial and national levels. She is currently the captain of the Canadian Women’s National Para Ice Hockey Team,

Andrew Q Quattrin joins Mike to talk about his experience transitioning to professional rugby. He currently plays for the Toronto Arrows (MLR) and recently represented Team Canada at the 2019 Rugby

After a series of knee injuries left her unable to continue to play stand-up sports, Danielle DuPlessis turned to ParaSport (wheelchair basketball) and quickly rose to the national team level. She was selected to the women’s national team in 2019 and p...

Katie is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research is focused on the effects of postural control and training experience on visual perception across the athlete spectrum.

Before Kristine honed her skills as an elite coach, she was an athlete on Canadas national volleyball and beach volleyball teams, and a 2001 inductee into the University of Torontos Sports Hall of F

Steph and Mike are joined by Registered Dietician and Sport Nutritionist, Katie Jessop to discuss how nutrition fuels performance. Katie is a Masters swimmer and endurance cyclist who works with elite athletes.

Graham is an M.Sc. student at the University of Toronto and a former professional baseball pitcher. In this episode, Mike and Graham discuss topics around elite baseball. These topics include performance metrics, pattern recognition,