BCWSA Wheelchair Athletics Clinic

Date: October 4-5, 2025
Location: Richmond, BC
Contact name: Johnathan Luk
Contact email: Jonathan@bcwheelchairsports.com
Additional information:

BCWSA is pleased to announce our Fall Wheelchair Athletics clinic will run on October 4th & 5th at the Richmond Olympic Oval. This year’s event will include a weekend series of professional development sessions for coaches and club administrators, designed to provide practical, hands-on learning related to para athletics. Held in partnership with BCA, these sessions will include:

  • Becoming Para Ready information session delivered by Athletics Canada
  • An overview of the para athletics landscape in BC, including available support in athlete, coach, and club development offered through BCA and BCWSA
  • Ability to try wheelchair racing and seated throws equipment
  • Hands-on technical sessions working alongside provincial team coaches and athletes during training sessions, including guest para throws coach Ken Hall (para throws event coach with Athletics Canada for multiple World Para Athletics Championships & Tokyo Paralympic Games)
  • Hands on experience in delivering a Have a Go event for brand new participants with a disability.

 

In addition to receiving NCCP Pro D points, a travel bursary will be available for a member from clubs outside of the Lower Mainland to attend the clinic. To express your interest in attending, please complete the form below by September 19th – travel bursaries for registrations received after this deadline will be dependent on available funds. If you have any questions regarding the clinic, please contact Jonathan Luk at jonathan@bcwheelchairsports.com

 

Expression of Interest Link: https://bcwheelchairsports.typeform.com/to/tLy4v2yb

 

Tentative Schedule (roughly 9:00am – 4:00pm each day)

Saturday, October 4th:

AM: Becoming Para Ready & BCA/BCWSA Info Session

PM: Hands-On Technical Session w/ Coaches/Athletes, including opportunity to try Wheelchair Racing & Seated Throws

Sunday, October 5th:

AM: Hands-On Technical Session w/ Coaches/Athletes

PM: How to Deliver a Para Athletics Have a Go Event

 

This initiative has been made possible through Athletics Canada’s Becoming Para Ready Branch Grant