Team Canada

Centres for High Performance

Wheelchair Basketball Canada's Centres for Performance is a unified, nation-wide Athlete Identification and Athlete Development Program. It is intended to identify potential elite-level classifiable development athletes in Canada (men and women) and to then give these athletes the opportunity to be coached and trained in the sport of Wheelchair Basketball under a standardized Centre for Performance curriculum. This teaching curriculum is aligned with our National Team programs (men and women) and is designed to best prepare our future National Team athletes in all aspects of elite development.

Centre for Performance Athletes will be selected at local Athlete Identification Sessions held in designated regions across Canada. Identified Athletes will then be invited to become a Centre for Performance Participant in their respective Region in Canada.

Athletes will receive coaching and instruction in skill development from National Level Coaches. Participants will also receive an introduction to Sport Science Principles (Nutrition and Sport Psychology) from Canadian Sport Centre experts where applicable.

If you are interested in attending a Centre for Performance Athlete Identification Session and you require further information, please contact:

Steve Bialowas
Centre for Performance Coordinator & Junior National Team Head Coach
sbialowas@wheelchairbasketball.ca