Tara-Leigh McHugh

Professor, sport parent, researcher focused on enhancing sport and physical activity opportunities for women and youth

[Tara-Leigh McHugh @taraleighmchugh]

Thrilled to see that the Female, woman, and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) IOC Consensus is now published (open access)!

So proud to have been part of this monumental (and global) team effort!

[British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) @BJSM_BMJ]

📣 NEW #ConsensusStatement 📄

Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) practical recommendations ✅

International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus meeting held in Lausanne, Switzerland, 2025

#OpenAccess ➡️ https://t.co/jlR3DFE0Ax

[Emily Heming @Emily_Heming99]

New @BJSM_BMJ editorial! Raising girls in sport: unique considerations for injury prevention. It’s time to move beyond one-size-fits-all and design strategies that truly work for her.
🔗https://t.co/HFV4YKOFC3

#GirlsInSport #InjuryPrevention

[SIPRC @SIPRC_]

Join Professor Kay Crossley, Director of the La Trobe Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Centre, for a great talk on preventing and managing knee injuries in women & girls on Sept.17

For ZOOM info please click on the QR code in the poster below! @uofcknes @UCDinos @UCalgary

[Dr. Jackie Whittaker @jwhittak_physio]

ru ready for the Female, Woman & Girl Athlete Injury Prevention (FAIR) consensus? 5 systematic reviews, 1 scoping review, 1 concept mapping study & 1 consensus paper! 3 reviews already published 👇 @iocmedia @BarclaysWSL @SHEscoresbanger @NorthernSuperLg @NWSL @WomensGameMIB

[Doyle-Baker Lab, University of Calgary, Canada @KnowThyHealth]

@uofcknes @SIPRC_ @spiritnorthxc @YMCA_Calgary Share the poster and register for this free amazing event! Get the day off work and be part of this growing movement on safety that focus’ on girls, women and athletes!

[Women In Sport Congress 2025 @WISCongress]

🗓️ Registrations are OPEN for the Women in Sport Congress 2026!

📍 Brisbane | 8–11 March 2026
🌏 Focused on female athlete health & performance across the lifecycle.

✅ Early bird until 31 Oct 2025
➡️ https://t.co/2N59xJFEft

@theAIS | @ausport

[SIPRC @SIPRC_]

Have you booked your spot yet?? Seats are going fast. If you are in Calgary on September 22nd you don't want to miss this. Catriona Le May Doan will kick proceedings off on this special evening! @SportCalgary @UCalgary @UCDinos @girlsforwardca @InMotionNetwork @McCaigInstitute

[SHRed Concussions @SHRedConcussio1]

https://t.co/AQq9Eolxpn

@KathrynDane2 @SHRedMobile1 @CarolynAEmery @SIPRC_

[SIPRC @SIPRC_]

Happy to announce that registration is open for the "Athlete Health, Safety, and Injury Prevention: A focus on girls" symposium happening on Sept 22, 2025. SIPRC is hosting this great free event at UCalgary and all are welcome to attend! https://t.co/1antr18PD9

[Tara-Leigh McHugh @taraleighmchugh]

Yesssss Mboko!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[Devin Heroux @Devin_Heroux]

INCROYABLE 🇨🇦 MBOKO

Canadian Victoria Mboko defeats Elena Rybakina in electrifying fashion to advance to the National Bank Open final in Montreal.

Rybakina served for the match twice. Mboko broke her twice. And now the 18-year-old is heading to the final. Outstanding tennis.

[Doyle-Baker Lab, University of Calgary, Canada @KnowThyHealth]

@uofcknes We are (@KnowThyHealth, Laura St.John and @taraleighmchugh) off to NS and the Special Olympics provincial summer games in Antigonish to assist with the Healthy Athlete Mandate on Menstrual Health. #coachinterviews #brafitting

[BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine @BMJOpenSEM]

Just published:

👉 National team biathletes’ experiences of their menstrual cycle while training and competing, and factors to be considered in the development of policy and practice to support these athletes.

✍️ @ExercisePreg, @taraleighmchugh et al

ℹ️ https://t.co/FtVSSAp6NU

#WeAreBOSEM
#UnderTheSpotlight
#MenstrualCycle
#Athletes

[Margie Davenport, PhD @ExercisePreg]

NEW STUDY! Are you a #coach or #official (e.g., referee) who is currently pregnant, or has been pregnant at any time in the past 5 years? We want to hear from you!

We are trying to understand your experiences coaching/officiating while pregnant.
https://t.co/3jdl5Hdtms

[Margie Davenport, PhD @ExercisePreg]

NEW Open Access Paper!

We conducted a scoping review of international-level sport policies for pregnant, postpartum or parenting high-performance athletes to understand what policies currently exist, and to identify policy gaps to be addressed. Now available in @BJSM_BMJ

[Tara-Leigh McHugh @taraleighmchugh]

First female President in IOC history!

[IOC MEDIA @iocmedia]

The elections results are in!
Kirsty Coventry (@KirstyCoventry) elected IOC President, the first female President in IOC history.

[Tara-Leigh McHugh @taraleighmchugh]

HUGE congratulations to Margie @ExercisePreg and her team on this outstanding work!

[British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) @BJSM_BMJ]

📄 International Delphi study of clinical and exercise professionals’ opinion of physical activity prescreening and contraindications for participating in postpartum physical activity 🏃‍♀️ 🤰

Unsure whether you are ready to engage in MVPA? See the new Get Active Questionnaire below👇

#OpenAccess ➡️ https://t.co/q0LpgQjQkC

[Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport @uoft_tiss]

SAVE THE DATE: Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport is pleased to announce the 2025 TISS Conference will be held in Toronto on Sept 26-27, 2025. Stay tuned for more info

[Doyle-Baker Lab, University of Calgary, Canada @KnowThyHealth]

⁦@SIPRC_⁩ so wonderful to have Dr. Tara-Leigh McHugh ⁦@uofcknes⁩ with ⁦@tay_mcpherson1⁩ ⁦@CanadaGames⁩ speak to their research re:women and girls in sport today at oneday symposium #CARE.

[Tara-Leigh McHugh @taraleighmchugh]

@EricaGavel Thank you and all of the other amazing athletes for contributing to this important work!

[Margie Davenport, PhD @ExercisePreg]

🎉 Incredibly exciting news! Minister Qualtrough has announced new funding to support Canadian pregnant and postpartum athletes! 🤰👶 🏋️‍♀️