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Informing a culture shift in high performance sport in Canada: athletes’ unsafe and safe sport experiences

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  • Eric MacIntosh
  • Alison Doherty
  • Shannon Kerwin

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The sport system in Canada has been over-run with allegations from athletes that expose the issues of safe sport for participants. To better understand the culture underlying this phenomenon, we explored the manifestations of unsafe and safe high performance (HP) sport, the feelings they evoked, and the values shaping those manifestations from the perspective of HP athletes. We spoke with 28 athletes (18 years+) regarding their HP sport experiences, and their feelings about unsafe and safe aspects. Athletes identified a range of behaviours and practices associated with both unsafe and safe sport conditions. The interpreted values associated with those unsafe and safe sport manifestations are discussed. The findings provide a platform for addressing the needed shift toward a safer sport culture by highlighting the feelings and values that frame unsafe and safe sport, from the athletes’ perspective.

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  • Eric MacIntosh & Alison Doherty & Shannon Kerwin, 2025. "Informing a culture shift in high performance sport in Canada: athletes’ unsafe and safe sport experiences," Sport Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(3), pages 600-623, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsmrxx:v:28:y:2025:i:3:p:600-623
    DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2025.2493430
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