September 5, 2022 – Wheelchair Rugby Canada (WRC) is continuing the tradition of recognizing coaches in our sport. Nominate your coach by September 17th, honorees will be rewarded with a WRC prize pack.

WHAT IS COACHES WEEK?

National Coaches Week is a time to celebrate the positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities across Canada. This annual campaign is an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play, and to take time to say #ThanksCoach (Coach.ca)

Wheelchair Rugby Canada is extending an invitation to its partners to help celebrate your coaches! National Coaches Week is a week to celebrate the tremendous positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities across Canada. It’s an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play by simply saying #ThanksCoach. Writing a profile about a coach who has had a positive impact on your community is a great way to say thanks.

The #ThanksCoach profile initiative is part of National Coaches Week that helps celebrate the diversity of coaches across Canada and the positive impact they have across the country. Below are some questions you can provide your athletes with to get information about coaches in your community that you want to profile. Share the profile on your website, eNewsletter, or by social media, and tell us about a coach that deserves a big thank you. Don’t forget to add a great action shot of your coach!

Lets recognize Wheelchair Rugby Coaches, nominate your coach here.

Share your words of support, and the reasons why is extra important to say #ThanksCoach this year. Use the hashtags #ThanksCoach or #CoachesWeek to share on social media!

Coach Education

Enjoy FREE or discounted NCCP education: During National Coaches Week, coaches can diversify their coaching knowledge with free or discounted NCCP education. Connect with your local P/TCR, or National Sport Organization to learn more about their National Coaches Week events, or log into the Locker to access specific eLearning modules for free from September 17 – 25, 2022.

Coach.ca teamed up with Petro-Canada to recognize and celebrate coaches from coast to coast to coast. Join us to say #ThanksCoach for a chance to win one of twenty pairs of $100 Petro-Canada gift cards for you and your coach!

Learn more about Coaches Week from Coach.ca

Testimonials

All players deserve the opportunity to participate. We are able to work as a team and not as individuals.

This is an opportunity to get back into the sport and share my knowledge of the game.

Bruce Crosby

Alberta Roughnecks

I love helping people.

I see the power of sport positively change people’s lives.

Byron Green

Team B.C. & National Team Athlete

Previous Honorees 

• Bruce Crosby, Alberta Roughnecks (2021)
• Byron Green, BCWSA (2021)