Sport Performance Centre
What We Do:
Through the Sport Performance Centre, the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation offers a unique training and research environment in high performance sport. The Sport Performance Centre provides opportunities for our undergraduate and graduate students to engage with our renowned academic staff and Canada's most successful interuniversity athletic programs. Students are provided practical, hands-on learning experiences in a variety of applied sport sciences while developing an understanding of sport science research.
The Sport Performance Centre includes expertise in the areas of:
- Sport Conditioning
- Mental Training
- Return to Performance
- Fitness Testing
- Sport Nutrition
- Athlete Health
Through unique delivery methods the Sport performance Centre works with the following clientele:
- Green and Gold Sport System - Golden Bears and Pandas Varsity Athletics, Athlete Academy, Junior Bears and Pandas Clubs.
- Alberta Sport Development Centre - Capital Region*
- Canadian Sport Institutes/Centre's*
- National and Provincial Sport Organizations.
- Professional Athletes*
*Identified or Carded Athletes.
Sport Conditioning
- Sport Conditioning
Sport Conditioning includes the development of physical attributes, geared towards improved sport performance, enhanced athleticism, and robustness of our athletes.
Mental Training
- Mental Training
Our program helps athletes of all ages develop a variety of skills: focus, goal setting, and relaxation. It can enhance their ability to perform under pressure.
Sport Nutrition
- Sport Nutrition
Our Sport Dieticians provide appropriate sport nutrition support to all athletes, coaches, and parents within the Sport Performance Centre.
Athlete Health
- Athlete Health
Our Varsity Health Team comprises of a multidisciplinary group of healthcare professionals who provide service to all of our athletes and coaches within The Sport Performance Centre. Our Service Providers include Athletic Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Sports & Exercise Medicine Physicians, who provide our athletes with the appropriate level of care in order to pursue enhance sport performance.
Fitness Testing
- Testing
The Sport Health and Assessment Centre provides all aspects of physiological testing, data collecting and data interpreting for our athletes and coaches.
Return to Performance
- Return to Performance
Our experienced specialists are educated in athletic therapy and sport conditioning. We ensure a coordinated and seamless approach to an athletes' return to sport.
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