Matt Dolf

Matt Dolf mattdolf@gmail.com

Supervisor: Prof. Robert Sparks & Prof. Jan-Anders Månson
Current Program: PhD
Research Area: Sport Management and Environmental Sustainability

My passion is using sport to effect positive change in society; a philosophy that comes from being a competitive tennis player, sports administrator, coach, and official. My PhD research investigates how managers can measure and improve the environmental sustainability of their sports events using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Regenerative Design approaches. I have a Master of Advanced Studies in Sports Administration & Technology from the International Academy of Sports Science and Technology (AISTS) and a Bachelors degree in Recreation & Health Education from the University of Victoria.

In addition to my studies, I work as the UBC Director of Special Olympics Initiatives and as the Manager of the UBC Centre for Sport and Sustainability.

In my spare time I am a sports junkie including primarily: tennis, beach volleyball, kayaking, climbing, cycling, soccer and skiing.

Publications:

Dolf, M. (2012). Life Cycle Assessment of the UBC Thunderbirds teams, events, and venues. Vancouver, BC: UBC Centre for Sport and Sustainability.

Chard, C., & Dolf, M. (2012). Safeguarding the natural Environment in event management. In C. Mallen & L. Adams (Eds.), Event management in sport, recreation and tourism: Theoretical and practical dimensions (Second., pp. 166–180). London: Routledge.

Dolf, M. (2012). Navigating by night: Using life cycle assessment tools to help sport event managers chart a course towards environmental sustainability. Presented at the NASSM Conference, Seattle: North American Society of Sport Management.

Dolf, M. (2011). SSETing up Sport with Tools for Sustainability. In J. Savery & K. Gilberts (Eds.), Sustainability & Sport (pp. 33–42). Champaign, IL: Common Ground Publishing.

Dolf, M., Teehan, P., Vigneault, A., Zhang, S., & Storey, S. (2011). The Global Warming Potential Impact of a “Small” Basketball Event (pp. 142–148). Presented at the LCA XI, Chicago, IL: American Centre for Life Cycle Assessment.

Dolf, M., & Duffy, A. (2008). Sustainable Sport and Event Toolkit. Lausanne: AISTS, Vancouver 2010 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Inge Derom

derom@interchange.ubc.ca

Supervisor: Dr. Robert VanWynsberghe
Current Program: PhD
Research Area: Sport Sociology

Two years ago I moved from Belgium to Canada to pursue more education abroad. At the University of Windsor, Ontario, I worked with Dr. Marijke Taks as my supervisor. My thesis was entitled: “Identity and motives of participants at the 2008 Canadian Transplant Games”. After graduating, I traveled the East Coast of Canada, which was an amazing experience! In September of 2009, I started the PhD program at UBC and I am still in the process of figuring out what I want to research for the next four years.

I presented both my undergraduate and parts of my master’s thesis at the annual conference for the North American Society for Sport Management. It is definitely exciting to share your projects with others in the field!

Aaron Chew

Aaron Chew achew@alumni.sfu.ca

Supervisor: Dr. Maria Gallo
Current Program: MKin
Research Area: Speed, strength & power development; injury prevention & rehabilitation; tactical strength & conditioning

I am a Simon Fraser University (SFU) graduate, and have been working as a strength and conditioning coach in the industry for approximately four years. I am currently an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Simon Fraser University, providing training for NCCA Division II varsity athletes in multiple sports in aspects including weightlifting, power development, speed training, and injury management including post-surgical rehabilitation and re-integration into training. My private high performance clientele includes members of the Canadian Women’s National Badminton team, and the Canadian Junior Olympic Tae Kwon Do team.
I believe that in order to be a respectable and successful strength coach, one needs to be competent in both the art and the science of coaching. As a result, I decided to pursue a Masters in Kinesiology at UBC in order to expand my knowledge in sports science and to help stay up to date in contemporary strength and conditioning research. I also hope to be able to meet other coaches, exchange ideas, and work with UBC Varsity teams if the opportunity arises.

Outside of strength and conditioning, I have a keen interest in the tactical fields. I’m currently a serving member of the Canadian Forces, and a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) peace officer. Furthermore, I’ll be soon be completing requirements to become a certified firefighter with the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA). I hope to fuse my interests and use my strength and conditioning knowledge to help keep first responders safe and prepared to meet their occupational challenges.

In my down time, you’ll find me playing basketball, weightlifting (Olympic style!), snowboarding, or playing my acoustic guitar.

Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Names Class of 2014

By Jackie Hoffmann on April 29, 2014

TORONTO—Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame today announced the Class of 2014. The Athletes who were announced and recognized with Canada’s highest sporting honour are Ski Jumping champion, Horst Bulau, pioneer of the Superpipe event, Sarah Burke, dual sport champion, Pierre Harvey, Women’s hockey pioneer, Geraldine Heaney, Figure Skating superstar, Elizabeth Manley and Canada’s gift to rugby, Gareth Rees.

The Builders who were announced as inductees are wheelchair basketball pioneer, Tim Frick and renowned basketball coach, Kathy Shields both UBC School of Physical Education graduates

Tim Frick, BPE 1975

As Head Coach of the Canadian Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team from 1990 to 2009, Tim developed Team Canada into one of the most dominant teams in the history of all Canadian amateur sports. He led Team Canada to an incredible decade-long undefeated streak in major international competition, including an unprecedented three consecutive Paralympic gold medals (1992, 1996, 2000), four consecutive Wheelchair Basketball World Championship titles (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006), and bronze medals at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship (1990) and Paralympics (2004).

Early in his career, Tim coached Rick Hansen during his Man in Motion World Tour. Rick Hansen said, “Tim Frick was my friend, my coach, and my Difference Maker. Tim challenged me to be the best I could be, to find excellence through hard work and purpose. Tim helped me become the “Man in Motion”.”

Tim has a natural ability to bring out the very best in people. He inspires, motivates and encourages through his coaching style and believes in preparation of the athlete, not beating the opponent. Throughout his career, Tim has been a champion for the development of opportunities for sport and physical activity for persons with disabilities.

Kathy Shields, BPE 1980

Kathy Shields has had an incredible career as both an athlete and a coach, spanning over three decades. Her coaching involvement includes Assistant Coach with the University of Victoria Vikettes (1977-1978), Head Coach with the University of Victoria Vikes (1979-2001), Assistant Coach with Team Canada (1981-1994) and Head Coach for the Senior Women’s National Team (1992-1995). Kathy led the University of Victoria Vikettes/Vikes to 8 CIAU/CIS National titles and had a record of 320 wins and only 50 losses. She has been awarded the Canada West Coach of the Year nine times and has won the CIAU/CIS Coach of the Year.

Kathy has contributed to the landscape of Canadian women’s basketball where fourteen of her athletes have gone on to represent Canada internationally. Additionally, an unimaginable eight of her former athletes and assistant coaches have become head coaches of university teams. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001, Shields uses her skills shaped over her many years of coaching to counsel others going through breast cancer treatment.

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Raymond Wong

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Program: Kinesiology, Physical Education and Health
Activities: Coaching, teaching, healthcare

Lunges. Knee kicks. Jumping jacks.

Raymond Wong, a 2013 UBC kinesiology graduate, recently led a group of track and field athletes with intellectual disabilities through the warm up at Queen Elizabeth Elementary School in Vancouver, on the final day of a weekend long training camp. Read more >

KINners hit Rwanda for the Right To Play Global Youth Summit

Kinners hit Rwanda for the Right To Play Global Youth Summit!
Jason Wong (current 4^th year KIN Student.

In August, we had the chance to travel to Kigali, Rwanda, with Right To Play for the 2012 Global Youth Summit. The Summit, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency, allowed us to connect and engage with a large number of youth from all over Canada, as well as with amazing individuals from Western and Francophone Africa. Our love for Right To Play and the sport for development movement brought us together for a week filled with incredible experiences. We were so proud to be representing the best coast, UBC, and the best faculty KIN – here are some of our highlights!

Jason:

Coming back home from such an overwhelming and life changing experience, it has taken me quite some time to wrap my head on all that had happened but I have finally come up with insights I can share. First, I was struck by how friendly and welcoming the people of Rwanda are. They treat you like family and you could feel the genuineness in their hugs, their laughter, and their smiles. I learned so much from the time spent exchanging stories and learning about their culture/country. I learned that they really value interpersonal relationships, family, and the goodness of a person on the inside rather than on the outside. I also learned to my misfortune how amazing Rwandians can dance!

I was also struck by how happy the children in Rwanda were. We had an opportunity to visit a local primary school which incorporated Right To Play games into their curriculum. The moment we entered the school, we were swarmed by curious laughing children all eager to talk to us and to get our picture. I felt like a superstar! We then played games with the kids and it was difficult not to feel like a six year old kid again. Language was a barrier but we found it wasn’t essential, as we realized that we could communicate just as well through actions and play. I was amazed at how engaged and enthusiastic the kids where to participate and learn during the activities. I definitely learned a thing or two as well. It really made me appreciate how fortunate I am to be getting an education at one of the best universities (and faculty!) in the world and taught me not take it for granted.

The most surreal and memorable moment happened during our visit to the Ntarama Genocide Memorial. Less than 20 years ago, Rwanda underwent one of the worst genocide in history. Natarama Memorial was the site of one of the most gruesome killings and almost all the contents that were left after the attack were preserved including bones, clothing, books, and weapons. As we left the memorial feeling quite shaken and sad, I noticed a group of local youth passing by with a soccer ball made of cloth rags tied together with string. They stopped, came over, and without a word, passed the ball to one of the Canadian delegates. He kicked the soccer ball back to the youth and before you knew it a circle formed and everyone was smiling and laughing. Behind me was one of the most horrible killing sites in all of Rwanda; on the right, were a group of kids laughing as they rode by on bikes, oblivious (or perhaps accustomed) to the importance of the memorial, and more interested in the fact that so many foreigners were in their village; and even further in the distance, was an amazing view of Rwanda’s beautiful sunset. The reality is that in Rwanda, most people still carry with them the emotional burden of having lost family members in the genocide. Yet in less than 20 years, Rwanda has been able to rebuild its country dramatically. Somehow, the people have been able to look beyond what has happened in the past, and to display a continuous, genuine positive nature that makes the people so utterly inspirational.

So, lesson learned: there is immense hope and courage that exists in our world and limitless potential for all of us. Take it from an HKIN alum who suffered from an identity crisis post graduation… savour every moment you’ve got at UBC and let yourself be drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. If Development through Sport is an area that you’re interested in, talk to your professors in the area of socio-cultural studies or join the UBC Right To Play Club and explore what opportunities exist there! If you want to learn more about sport for development or hear more about our Rwanda adventures, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us!

Right To Play UBC rtpatubc@gmail.com
Introduction by Cameron Paul

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CAAWS announces its 2011 Most Influential Women in Sport

By Jackie Hoffmann

Dr. Wendy Frisby included on The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport (CAAWS) List of Most Influential Women (MIW) 2011

The title of “gamechanger” often brings public figures such as Sidney Crosby, Christiano Ronaldo, and LeBron James to mind. Dr. Wendy Frisby from the School of Kinesiology at UBC has now joined the ranks of such well-known names as a ‘gamechanger’ herself. Perhaps on a less public level but still achieving the status is Dr. Wendy Frisby of the School of Kinesiology at UBC.

Frisby was recognized by the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport (CAAWS) on their 2011 list of Most Influential Women in sport and physical activity across Canada.

Frisby’s work focuses on improving local sport and recreation to create more inclusive programming for immigrant women. Together with her team of research students, she works with immigrant women, community partners, and local government throughout the year to understand and build on health and wellness programs in North Vancouver. The impact of her programs include: involving immigrant women in generating knowledge and change in their own communities; developing greater understanding of immigrant women’s needs and interests in recreation; and creating a template for developing inclusive physical activity programs in other similar settings across the country. Her ongoing research is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

The list is aimed at recognizing women who are leaders and role models making a difference on the Canadian or international sport scene. Past and current inclusions on the MIW list include Olympians Charmaine Crooks and Beckie Scott as well as the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Minister of Health.

Find the full article here.

Awards and Achievements, UBC

Name Change Official!

As current students and faculty will know, the process of changing the name of the School of Human Kinetics to Kinesiology was not a short one. The School successfully rallied the support of both faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students to go forward with a proposal to the April Senate Meeting. As of the June Board of Governors meeting, the name change is official. Please be patient with us as we enter this process.

Congratulations for all parts of our community that were a piece of this puzzle. A special thank you to the Human Kinetics Undergraduate Society and it’s leaders of the 2010-2011 academic year for their support in getting Undergraduate Student support!

For more information on why the School has changed it’s name please press here.

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