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KPE remembers Guido Geisler, mental training coach for the Varsity men’s soccer program
Posted:Previous to that he led theoretical and applied courses in sport/performance psychology at the University of Edinburgh and at the University of Toronto (U of T), where he taught the theory and…
Varsity Blues lacrosse team meets legendary stick maker
Posted:Alf Jacques demonstrates how to carve a wooden lacrosse stick, while coach Calder looks on
"I've played this game my entire life. I played at all levels, all over the world and as I got older, I got…
Wave your flags: U of T soccer coach on the World Cup
Posted:What’s so special about the World Cup?
The World Cup is widely regarded as the biggest sporting event in the world. There will be a worldwide audience cheering on their respective teams. It’s…
2018 U of T Sports Hall of Fame: A celebration of athletic excellence and special memories
Posted:“U of T's Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1987 as part of an ongoing effort to record and celebrate a legacy of athletic excellence at U of T,” said Ira Jacobs, dean of the Faculty of…
President Gertler hosts luncheon for Varsity Blues athletes
Posted:"This past year has seen its share of individual and collective victories, glorious achievements, personal bests and proud moments,” President Gertler said.
In fact, 11 Varsity Blues teams were…
Blues reach far with a little help from their friends
Posted:So Osvald Nitski described the athletes on his Varsity Blues swimming team while addressing the audience at the Varsity Blues Achievement Awards ceremony, hosted by the Faculty of Kinesiology and…
Blues join the conversation: Bell Let's Talk Day
Posted:Student athletes across the country have been helping spread the conversation about mental health at more than 100 varsity and collegiate games and on social media.
For example, the Varsity Blues…
Watch: Swimmer Kylie Masse shows us how to break a world record
Posted:At the world aquatics championships in Budapest, Hungary, in July, KPE student and Varsity Blues swimming super star Kylie Masse broke the women's world record for the 100-metre backstroke. In an…
Varsity Blues honour 2016-17 top student-athletes
Posted:The ceremony honours student-athletes who, while competing on a Varsity team, earned an 80% average or higher in all courses they were enrolled in during the previous academic year. Each recipient…
Kylie Masse: the Blues athlete of our generation
Posted:Kylie Masse begins the first day of class differently than most Kinesiology students. At a mid-morning media avail, she’s flanked by University of Toronto Varsity Blues Sports Information Coordinator…
How shock rock was born on Varsity Stadium and other historical facts about the home of the Blues
Posted:Ian Stephen was not present at the eventful concert, but as the assistant facility manager at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, he is privy to much of the Varsity Centre’s storied…
Masse helps Canada to bronze, earns 2nd medal of world championships
Posted:Masse swam the first leg of the relay in 58.22 and was followed by Richard Funk in the breast stroke, 2016 Olympic sensation Penny Oleksiak in the butterly and Yuri Kisil in the freestyle.
The team…