• Para Powerlifting Athlete Assessment Form

    Para Powerlifting Athlete Assessment Form

    Evaluate the athlete's training, support, and environment for optimal performance.

  • One of the requirements of Sport Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee for elite athletes is that we gather and retain information regarding your training, training environment, support systems, and general ability to compete and peak for competitions. This form is designed to gather that data.

    This data is kept confidential. If it is used for statistical purposes, the names and any even remotely identifying details will be removed. Should we need to share it to make a case for a bipartite nomination, for instance, your permission will be asked first. 

    With all that said, please tell us about yourself!

  • How's training going?

  • Average weekly sessions*
  • Typical loading exposures: Are lifts above approximately 85-90% in this training block?*

  • Para Powerlifting is a weight class sport, so we're wondering how managing that part of your training is going.....

  • How comfortable are you in maintaining your weight category sustainably and healthily over the Games cycle?*

  • Consistency is the bread and butter of training. To that end, how is that aspect of your training going?

  • What's your training environment like? Is it helping you build in the best possible ways? What professionals are on your team?

  • Can you reliably access the training space?*
  • What type of bench is used in daily training?*
  • Is the rack and environment such that you can replicate setup consistently, safely and with reasonable ease?*
  • What is the quality of plates & bar?*
  • Does the setup / transfer burden of training impact the volume of work you can do or your recovery from training? Basically is getting set up for or cleaned up after training a workout in itself?*
  • How would you rate your coach's experience with WPPO powerlifting events and programming?*
  • How would you rate your coach's familiarity with WPPO powerlifting rules & commands?*
  • How often are you exposed to officiating simulation?*

  • How's recovery and injury mitigation going?

  • Do you do strength & conditioning beyond bench work?*
  • Do you have access to and use Physiotherapy / rehab?*
  • Do you have Para-knowledgeable medical oversight?*
  • Do you have a shoulder / elbow injury management plan?*
  • Have you been classified?*
  • Are you able to be classified? If you select "review risk", someone will contact you to prescreen the reasonable likelihood of your classification being approved.*

  • Are there any long-term stressors that impact your ability to train to compete?

  • Are your employment / education demands relative to training:*
  • Do you have stressful financial demands related to (check any that apply)*
  • Are you currently experiencing any medical issues or do you have medical routines affecting recovery?*

  • Thanks for filling this out! We use this information to assess what resources we need to build to help you, to advise the CPC on what supports are needed, and to provide to the CPC in the case that they need to assess nominations for IPC events. 

    We really appreciate the time you took to fill this out!

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