What do they have in common? They are either current or former athletes, coaches, officials, supporters, or fans of sport.
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Meet Janet. She lives in West Vancouver, BC and competes in Germany. Currently she is gearing up to compete in Toronto in the World Wheelchair Basketball Championship. (If you are in Toronto, it’s June 20-28.)
She played basketball and rugby until she sustained an career-ending injury to her knee. A rugby teammate suggested she try wheelchair sports to stay in shape while recovering her knee, and thus began Janet’s wheelchair basketball career.
She has been a member of the national wheelchair basketball team since 2008 and has since participated in the Paralympics.
McLachlan has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta. She attended the University of Alabama where she began a degree in interior design and discovered a love for the structural, spatial aspects of the discipline. In particular, she really enjoys residential design and looking at such things as accessibility and longevity.
She says “Sport has given me so many things, from life long friendships to travel opportunities and unforgettable experiences but the biggest things I will take away are patience, determination, and self motivation. Sport has exposed me to the people and experiences that have helped shape me into the woman I am and for that I will be forever grateful.”
What has sport given her?
[lead_p]Patience, determination, self motivation, and life lessons learned through sport.[/lead_p]
Meet Bea and Laurenne.
Goalies for the UBC (University of British Columbia) Women’s Field Hockey team – Champions in the CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) League.
Bea is a 4th year Kinesiology student; Laurenne is a Masters student in Zoology specializing in fisheries.
What has sport given them?
[lead_p]Joie de Vivre (Bea) & Friendship (Laurenne).[/lead_p]
Meet Scott from Surrey BC.
A former national-calibre track athlete from the ’80s and ’90s, he ran the 800m with enthusiasm!
Now he is a firefighter and giving back coaching with several clubs and schools.
What schools /clubs you ask? He coaches the track team at Earl Marriott Secondary High school, his own private club called Coastal and is with the Trinity Western University.
His son, Justin, is arising athletic star himself running for UBC (University of British Columbia) while his daughter, Brittany, is helping him coach.
We asked Scott what sport has given him.
[lead_p] His answer – ENRICHMENT[/lead_p]
Meet Brittany.
She used to run track as a sprinter. Think 100m, 200m, 400m.
She happens to be Scott’s daughter. She’s still in track, just as her father. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!
We asked Brittany what she likes about being involved as a coach.
Meet Stephen from Vancouver, BC.
He grew up in the North Vancouver / Mount Seymour area and is now the Manager at JJBean Coffee Roasters & Cafes.
Growing up he played an endless list of sports including hockey, snowboarding, tennis, surfing, golf, soccer, skateboarding and more.
His favourite sports now are hockey and surfing. The only thing that limits him from doing more sport is time!
[lead_p]His answer to ‘what has sport given me? “Determination & I’ve taken something from each sport to make me well-rounded.”
We went on to ask him if he’s thought about ways of giving back to sport.
‘Yes, in whatever sport I am doing I try to pass on my knowledge of the sport. Someday I hope to coach kids in hockey.’[/lead_p]