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Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association – Promoting excellence and developing opportunities in wheelchair sport
Wheelchair Rugby Coaching Course

Coaching Association of Canada Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association The Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association and the Coaching Association of Canada are pleased to announce the Eastern Canadian pilot of the Wheelchair Rugby Specific Introduction to Competition Coaching Course.  The three day course will be held February 19th, 20th, and 21st, at the BMO Learning Institute in Scarborough, Ontario.

There will be no fee to take the course, but all participants will be required to cover their own expenses.  Rooms are available at the institute for $150.00 per day, including meals.  The Master Learning Facilitator will be Dr. Andy Van Neutegen with Kevin Orr and Patrick Côté training as facilitators for the program.  This course has been designed for beginning coaches including basic skills and strategy of wheelchair rugby, how to plan a practise, ethics of coaching, and teaching and learning techniques.

Participants must register with Duncan Campbell by e-mail by February 12th.  Duncan can be reached at:

2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Website Unveiled

Fans, Teams and Participants can easily keep up to date on the WWRC

Fans can now find out anything they want to know about the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships by going to 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships.  From event information and schedules to news updates and wheelchair rugby information, spectators now have a one-stop website to keep them informed and are encouraged to become fans on Twitter and Facebook.

Over 400 athletes, coaches, officials, delegates and volunteers representing the world's top 12 ranked wheelchair rugby teams will attend the tournament, the first international event to be held at the Richmond Olympic Oval after the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

"The site looks fantastic," said Director and Event Manager of the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, Kathy Newman.  "We have taken the approach to meld all our social media avenues into one convenient site.  With the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games just around the corner, we are excited that our world championships are now on the radar."

2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships The United States will be the team to beat in September.  They are the reigning world champions after defeating New Zealand 34-30 at the 2006 World Championships in Christchurch, NZ while Canada took the bronze with a 23-19 win over Great Britain.  Canada is the only team to have defeated the US doing so at the 2002 World Championships in Sweden where they won the gold medal and in Athens where Canada defeated the US on their way to winning the silver medal at the 2004 Paralympic Games.

2010 will be a busy time for British Columbia and the sport of wheelchair rugby will be the sport to showcase as we change our focus from winter to summer Paralympians.

Coalition forms to rally for team sports in Canada
The large majority of Canadians who participate in sport do so as part of a team, yet only 17% of the government's core athletic funding goes to team sport organizations. United in concern for the future of their sports, nineteen national sport-governing bodies have joined forces to raise awareness of the importance of team sport.

Canadian Team Sports CoalitionIn addition to communicating the unique benefits of team sports, the Canadian Team Sports Coalition (CTSC) will collaborate on common issues and opportunities including sponsorship, public policy, sport tourism, multi-sport event hosting, athlete services and funding.

"There is urgency for team sports to work together," said Wayne Parrish, Executive Director, Canada Basketball.  "The Canadian sport system currently focuses largely on medal count to determine funding.  This model does not reflect the many benefits of team sport, such as leadership, the physical development of children, economic impact, community development and patriotism.  In this coalition we have a new crop of leaders who are willing to work to bring these issues to the forefront."

In addition to publishing an independently researched report entitled Full Team Ahead: The Benefits of Team Sport to Canadian Sport, the coalition surveyed 572 high performance English and French Canadian athletes to help prove the importance of team sport.

The survey results reveal, among other findings:

  • Participating in team sports is the foundation from which almost all elite Canadian athletes emerge, whether or not they move on to individual sports later in their careers.
  • 90 per cent of the athletes surveyed participated in team sports in the developmental stages of their careers.
  • More information...73 per cent of the athletes surveyed indicated that participation in team sport was very important to their development as an athlete.
Team Canada earns bronze at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, CHN

Paralympic Games - Beijing, China Wheelchair Rugby National Team - Beijing 2008
 2008 Paralympic Games
 Team Canada - Wheelchair Rugby
 12 athletes, 3 coaching staff, 6 support staff

 September 12–16, 2008
 Beijing, China

Team Canada high-pointer Ian Chan battles his Australian counterpart Ryley Batt for the ball in the crossover game at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, CHN

Team Canada continued its success story at the Paralympic Games, earning the bronze medal after defeating European champion Great Britain in our final match at the Games.

Congratulations to all our players, coaches, and team staff for their hard work!


Full Contact: A Long-Term Athlete Development Model...
Full Contact: A Long-Term Athlete Development Model for Wheelchair Rugby in Canada - Publication now available from the CWSA, ISBN 9780980900309

FULL CONTACT
A Long-Term Athlete Development Model for Wheelchair Rugby in Canada


The long-awaited CWSA publication "Full Contact: A Long-Term Athlete Development Model for Wheelchair Rugby in Canada" is now available from the CWSA.  To order this publication, please click here for the MS-Word merchandise order form for the MS Word order form or click here for the PDF merchandise order form for the PDF version.

The publication is in full-colour, and is spiral bound. The cost is $50 + $5 shipping/handling (within Canada), regardless of the number of copies ordered.

© 2007, Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association, ISBN 978-0-9809003-0-9

Domestic Tournament Results

Several wheelchair rugby tournaments have been held across the country this past season.  Here are the results of some of the more recent events:

2008 Ontario Paralympic Winter Championships 2008
Ontario Winter
Paralympic
Championships

2009-2010 Quebec Rugby League (St. Jérôme - Quebec City - Ste-Thérèse) 2009 - 2010
Quebec
Rugby
League

2009 Vancouver Invitational (Richmond, BC) 2009
Vancouver
Invitational

2009 Murderball Classic (Winnipeg, MB) 2009
Murderball
Classic

2008 Crash Test (Regina, SK) 2009 Regina Crash Test

Crash for the Cash (London, ON) 2009 Crash
for the Cash

Murderball DVDs and balls available from the CWSA

Murderball - DVD available from the CWSA

MURDERBALL
The award winning
rugby documentary

The CWSA offers individual or bulk purchase opportunites for you or your association to purchase the highly acclaimed "Murderball" movie.  Individual copies of Murderball can be purchases for $15, or at $10 each when ordering 5 or more copies at a time.  Regardless of the number of copies ordered, a $5 shipping/handling fee (within Canada) is added to your order, unless you arrange for a local pickup.
Molten wheelchair rugby ball (not exactly as shown... ours has the CWSA logo and a 'Canada' flash on the ball)

2 styles are available

Also available from the CWSA national office are regulation Molten wheelchair rugby balls, which sell for $25 each.

Please contactCathy Cadieuxat the CWSA to order these items.

Online Donation through the Shoppers Optimum Program TM
Shoppers Optimum Card - online points donation site

We have a great opportunity for you to support us, made possible by Shoppers Drug Mart through their Shoppers Optimum ProgramTM.  By donating some (or all) of your Shoppers Optimum PointsTM to the CWSA, you are enabling us to use your points at Shoppers Drug Mart® toward the purchase of much needed products and supplies that our athletes need while on the road at national and international events.

To donate your Shoppers Optimum PointsTM, please double click on either of the Shoppers card logos, and then click on "donate your points".  Shoppers Optimum Card - online points donation site You would then select the 'Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association' from their list of national charities.  If you are not yet have one of their cards, you can request one for free at any Shoppers Drug Mart, and it will be issued to you on the spot.  With your support, this initiative has the potential for us to «optimize» our fundraising dollars through this unique program.  We thank you in advance for your kind support!

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Rugby Results
Results - IWAS Americas Zone Championships - Buenos Aires, ARG (October 26-31, 2009)
American Zonals
Buenos Aires, ARG
(Oct-09)
Results - 2009 GB Cup - Sheffield, UK (August 14-16, 2009)
The GB Cup
Sheffield, UK
(Aug-09)
Results - 2009 Trevor Williams Memorial Tournament (August 7-9, 2009)
Trevor Williams M.T.
Birmingham, UK
(Aug-09)
Results - 2009 Coloplast Canadian Wheelchair Rugby Championships - Richmond, BC (May 7-10, 2009)
Canadian Nationals
Richmond, BC
(May-09)
Results - 2009 Demolition Derby - Birmingham, AL, USA (January 30 - 1 February, 2009)
Demolition Derby
Birmingham, AL
(Feb-09)
Results - 2009 Knock and Roll - Lake Worth, FL, USA (January 23-25, 2009)
Knock and Roll
Lake Worth, FL
(Jan-09)
Results of the IWRF sanctioned 2008 Canada Cup (June 25-29, 2008) 2008 Canada Cup
(Jun-08)
Results of the International Super Series, Melbourne, AUS (May 22-25, 2008) 2008 Super Series
(May-08)
Results of the 2009 Défi Sportif 3.5 Wheelchair Rugby tournament (May 1-3, 2009)
Défi Sportif
Montreal, QC
(May-08)
Results of the 2008 Coloplast Canadian Wheelchair Rugby Championship (May 8-11, 2008)
Canadian Nationals
Toronto
(May-08)
Results - Oceanic Zonal Championships, Sydney, AUS (Nov. 17-25 2007)
Oceanic Ch'ships
Sydney (AUS)
(Nov-07)
Results - Para Games Breda, Breda, NED (Oct. 12-14 2007)
Para Games Breda
Breda (NED)
(Oct-07)
Results - National Championships, Edmonton, AB, CAN (May 4-6, 2007)
Canadian Nationals
Edmonton (AB)
(May-07)
Results of the 2006 North America Wheelchair Rugby Challenge - Orlando, FL, USA
N.A. Challenge
(Nov-06)
Results of the 2006 Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, Christchurch, New Zealand
World Championships
Christchurch, NZL
(Sep-06)
Results of the Coloplast 2006 Canadian Wheelchair Rugby Championships, Halifax, NS, CAN (May 12-14, 2006) Canadian Nationals
Halifax, NS
(May-06)
Results of the 2005 World Wheelchair and Amputee Games (Sep. 20-25, 2005)
WWAG
Rio de Janeiro, BRA
(Sep-05)
Contribute
If you would like to donate time, money, or your expertise to the CWSA, please contact Catherine Cadieux, CWSA Executive Director, at our National Office.  Thank you!
Buy and Sell
We now have a Buy and Sell Gallery for your used sporting model wheelchairs.  Contact us if you a member of one our Provincial Associations and would like to buy or sell a second hand sports wheelchair.
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