Para Sport Development
This page is designed to provide direction, materials and information to assist you in advancing your Paralympic sport practitioner skills. Content has been organized and developed by the HPAC Paralympic Sport Committee.
Committee Members:
- Tessa Gallinger (Chair) – Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Bryan Yu – Canadian Sport Institute Alberta
- Kayla Dodson – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific
- Dr. Andy Marshall – Canadian Olympic Committee
- Dr. Sommer Christie – Wheelchair Rugby Canada
- Dr. François Prince – University of Montreal
- Patricia Roney – Athletics Canada
- Dr. Steve Dilkas – Canadian Sport Institute Ontario
- Heather Hynes – Canadian Sport Institute Saskatchewan
- Melissa Lacroix – Canadian Sport Institute Ontario
Our Purpose
Sport Scientist Canada provides a Para Sport Practitioner Development Program that supports professional development opportunities for high performance sport scientists working with Paralympic sport in Canada. This is achieved through the development of practitioner skills and competencies underpinning the application of knowledge specific to Paralympic sport.
Goals
- Create professional development and educational opportunities to enhance the knowledge and learning experience for sport scientists in Canada working in high performance Paralympic sport.
- Promote our Paralympic practitioner competencies through national collaboration and sharing of best practice within our sport science networks.
- Increase the scientific body of evidence by contributing to Paralympic sport research publications, and create resource materials designed to support the implementation of evidence-based work.
Network Opportunity
Did you know we have a Paralympic Sport Professional Development Group? We use the Basecamp platform to communicate, collaborate and share resources amongst practitioners working with Paralympic athletes in Canada. The platform includes dynamic discussions on documents, articles, presentations, and research covering topics such as IST, SPIN, health and performance, and Major Games. You must be an SSC Member to participate.
This module is intended to provide foundational knowledge in para sport whilst also directing participants to best-practice resources as recommended by Canada’s leading practitioners in para sport.
This para-specific specialization builds upon the designation of High Performance Certification at any level. The objective is to evaluate both the practitioner’s knowledge and experience in HP para sport environments.
Want to connect with the experts? See example biographies below. Join the Paralympic Sport Professional Development Group to pose questions and learn about career paths in Paralympic sport.
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| Sport Analysis and Rules |
