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PARA POWERLIFTING EDUCATION

World Para Powerlifting in co-operation with its education partners, IPC Academy and World Academy of Sport (WAoS), is committed to the continued learning of all parties within the Paralympic Movement. 

Para powerlifting educational courses held in Dubai

 

With the number of athletes and competition opportunities continuing to rise within Para powerlifting, we have identified the need for increased learning support across in a number of areas. 

Through the relevant links you can find more information on how to become a classifier, technical official, coach or educator.

World Para Powerlifting will support you through your further and continuous training and development. Our pathway programme outlines how you can progress in your training and development through national, regional and international sport events. 

World Para Powerlifting will continue to inform NPCs of all upcoming education programmes via this website and by email. We welcome initiatives from National Paralympic Committees, National Federations and Local Organising Committees to host education programmes.

If you have an interest in becoming involved in one of our education programmes, please complete the relevant expression of interest to participate or similarly, if you would like to host an education event, you can complete the host application form.

The World Para Powerlifting team will review your application and, if you are eligible for participation, add your name to a candidate register for future programmes.

If you have any questions regarding World Para Powerlifting education programmes, please contact us at education@paralympic.org.

TECHNICAL OFFICIALS AND CLASSIFIERS
Please see below for course dates and application forms.

COACHES
The World Para Powerlifting Introduction to Coaching Programme is designed for Para powerlifting coaches that are just getting into coaching Para powerlifting or coaches who have been coaching Para powerlifting for some years but are looking to advance their skill level. Please see below for course dates and application forms. World Para Powerlifting envisions to create an advanced level coaching course in the coming years. That course will target coaches that are working with/are interested in working with their elite national team.

COURSE LOCATION DATES COURSE TYPE LEVEL
She Can Lift: Coaching Eger, Hungary 20-22 April 2019 Coaching Introduction
She Can Lift: Technical Officials Eger, Hungary 20-22 April 2019 Technical Officials Level 3
Technical Officials Course: Road to Lima 2019 Lima, Peru 30 Apr - 2 May 2019 Technical Officials  Level 3
She Can Lift: Coaching Cancun, Mexico 6-10 May 2019 Coaching Introduction
She Can Lift: Technical Officials Managua, Nicaragua 28-30 June 2019 Technical Officials Level 3
She Can Lift: Coaching and Training Camp Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 7-10 July 2019 Coaching Introduction
She Can Lift: Technical Officials Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 8-10 July 2019 Technical Officials Level 3
Technical Officials Refresher Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 8-10 July 2019 Technical Officials Level 2
She Can Lift: Introduction to Para Powerlifting Kathmandu, Nepal 30 August - 1 September 2019 Introduction Introduction
She Can Lift: Coaching Lima, Peru 5-7 September 2019 Coaching Introduction
Technical Officials Refresher Tokyo, Japan 22-25 September 2019 Technical Officials Level 3
Technical Officials Course Cairo, Egypt 26-28 September 2019 Technical Officials  Level 1
Referees Course Cairo, Egypt 26-28 September 2019 Referees Level 3
Technical Officials Course Anisa, Oman 1-3 October 2019 Technical Officials  Level 3
Referees Course Rabat, Morocco 11-13 October 2019 Referees Level3
Technical Officials Course (German Foreign Office) Rabat, Morocco 10-14 October 2019 Technical Officials Level 3
Introduction to Coaching Cardiff, Great Britain 18-20 October 2019 Coaching Introduction
Technical Officials Course Hawthorne, Australia 24-26 October 2019 Technical Officials Level 3
Technical Officials Course Toyko, Japan 1-3 November 2019 Technical Officials Level 3
Technical Officials Course Pattaya, Thailand 21-23 November 2019 Technical Officials Level 3
Elite Coaching Tokyo, Japan 22-24 November 2019 Coaching Level 3
Elite Coaching Santiago, Chile 27-29 November 2019 Coaching Level 3
Technical Officials or Coaching Santiago, Chile 29 Nov - 1 December 2019 Technical Officials Level 3
Technical Officials Course Chesterfield, USA 16-19 January 2020 Technical Officials Level 1
Technical Officials Course Manchester, Great Britain 16-18 February 2020 Technical Officials Level 3

FORMS AND DOCUMENTS

 

Referees


Classifiers


Coaches


Technical Officials

 

IPC ONLINE ACADEMY

The IPC Academy online programmes are open for everybody who wants to learn more about the IPC and the Paralympic Movement. You might be an athlete, a coach, a technical official, sport medical practitioner, event organiser or generally just an interested supporter of Paralympic Sport or the Paralympic Games looking to test their knowledge. 

Furthermore, the online programmes are the entry levels (Level 1) to the World Para Powerlifting pathways on technical officiating, classification and coaching. There are different online programmes available, depending on your area of interest.

Highly discounted voucher code packages for the online courses are available for purchase by NPCs and NFs. Please contact us at education@paralympic.org for more information.