BC Wheelchair Basketball Association and BC Wheelchair Sports Association congratulate Wheelchair Basketball Canada on taking one step further to the launch of the Wheelchair Basketball Canada Academy. Mike Frogley, one of the brightest minds in the sport,
officially begins his tenure as the director of the new Academy, set to formally launch
in September 2013.
“It’s really great to get on the court and begin working directly with the athletes, because at the end of the day we are tying to leverage all of resources within Wheelchair Basketball Canada to maximize the potential of all our athletes. It’s about making them the best in the world,” said Frogley.
Beginning in September, a handpicked selection of elite Canadian wheelchair basketball athletes will train year-round at the Academy under the expert tutelage of Frogley to further their development along the high-performance pathway, with hopes of one-day representing Canada at the World Championships and Paralympic Games.Located at the University of Toronto Scarborough, the Academy will also be home to recurring training and development initiatives designed to support the growth of wheelchair basketball athletes, coaches and technical officials.
The Canadian Junior Men’s National Team will centralize at the Academy from July 28 to August 14 for a phase of rigorous training as Team Canada prepares to compete at the 2013 World Junior Championship in Turkey this September. From August 9-14, the Academy will host an athlete identification camp for select athletes with the potential to participate in the Academy program. Athletes attending the camp will have the opportunity to train and receive elite instruction from the Academy staff. The Academy will also be the backdrop to a coaching clinic from August 8-14. The clinic coincides with the athlete identification camp, allowing Canadian wheelchair basketball coaches to work with up-and-coming athletes while advancing their training within the National Coaching Certification Program.
“It’s really great to get on the court and begin working directly with the athletes, because at the end of the day we are tying to leverage all of resources within Wheelchair Basketball Canada to maximize the potential of all our athletes. It’s about making them the best in the world,” said Frogley.
Beginning in September, a handpicked selection of elite Canadian wheelchair basketball athletes will train year-round at the Academy under the expert tutelage of Frogley to further their development along the high-performance pathway, with hopes of one-day representing Canada at the World Championships and Paralympic Games.Located at the University of Toronto Scarborough, the Academy will also be home to recurring training and development initiatives designed to support the growth of wheelchair basketball athletes, coaches and technical officials.
The Canadian Junior Men’s National Team will centralize at the Academy from July 28 to August 14 for a phase of rigorous training as Team Canada prepares to compete at the 2013 World Junior Championship in Turkey this September. From August 9-14, the Academy will host an athlete identification camp for select athletes with the potential to participate in the Academy program. Athletes attending the camp will have the opportunity to train and receive elite instruction from the Academy staff. The Academy will also be the backdrop to a coaching clinic from August 8-14. The clinic coincides with the athlete identification camp, allowing Canadian wheelchair basketball coaches to work with up-and-coming athletes while advancing their training within the National Coaching Certification Program.
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