COPSI NETWORK – WECAN BEIJING
CAMPAIGN WECAN BEIJING FROM COPSI NETWORK
As part of the campaign WECAN Beijing, the Canadian Olympic and Parlympic Sports Institute Network (COPSI Network) will be releasing a series of stories (see below) on a true behind-the-scenes look into how our sport science and sport medicine expertise supports athletes and coaches in their quest for a podium performance.
About the COPSI Network
The COPSI Network provides world-leading training environments to elite athletes and coaches across Canada. The team of experts delivers sport science and medicine, coaching, research and innovation, education and Game Plan services to power podium performances and help Canada win more medals. The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network includes four Canadian Sport Institutes (Pacific, Calgary, Ontario and Québec) and three Canadian Sport Centres (Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Atlantic).
WECAN Be Nimble
Be nimble, be quick. Isn’t that how the old nursery rhyme goes? While Jack is busy jumping over candlesticks in preparation for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, we present lesson number one in the IST Lowdown: ISTs are nimble and ISTs are quick.
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WECAN Orbit the Stars
Picture this: a network of satellites zooming through space, in orbit high above Planet Figure Skating. They receive signals from “stars” on the icy surface below. The satellites then process these signals and transmit back key information to the surface, which is used by the stars to optimize and realize their best performance.
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WECAN Help You Heal
The Agony of Injury – Athletes get hurt, a lot — especially in high-risk sports — and the long road back to the field of play can be uncertain, challenging, and soul-crushingly hard. Knees, brains, shoulders, hips, and yes, hearts, are broken, damaged, strained, pulled, and torn apart. Physics always wins.
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WECAN Win with Science
When there is little available research to gain understanding of a particular issue — say thermoregulation impairment from a spinal cord injury — what do you do?
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