Empowering youth through sport

The 2026 Youth Sport Summit brought together nearly 110 students, researcher, community members and leaders in youth sport and physical activity to Brock University's main campus on May 12. Hosted by Brock's Centre for Healthy Youth Development through Sport (CHYDS), the summit focused on knowledge mobilization across a broad range of youth-focused topics, including sports gambling, inclusivity, healing through sport, safeguarding systems, mental health, ethics and leadership. Photo credit: Victoria Iwaniura.