The Academy Programme provides support to ParaFed Canterbury's leading Para athletes, coaches and officials, on their pathway to high performance programmes, and ultimately representing New Zealand at World Championships and the Paralympic Games.

Those selected in the programme will receive a funding grant, have the opportunity to attend academy seminars (such as media training, nutrition and drug free sport education), and have their achievements promoted through the year.

Do you have any questions about the Academy Programme?

Hadleigh Pierson
Sports Manager
022 064 3001
Email

2020 PARAFED CANTERBURY ACADEMY PROGRAMME

LUKE ALDERTON
Sport: Powerchair Football
Club: Canterbury Powerchair Football
Coach: Steve Alderton
Class: P1
Birth Date: 09 Nov 1999

ELLA BENN
Sport: Para Swimming
Club: Selwyn Swim Club
Coach: Ben Close
Class: S9, SB8, SM9
Birth Date: 13 April 2003

IEUAN EDWARDS
Sport: Para Swimming
Club: Selwyn Swim Club
Coach: Rhys Pryde-Wall
Class: S9, SB8, SM9
Birth Date: 16 Oct 2002

LILIAN EXTON
Sport: Boccia
Club: ParaFed Canterbury Boccia Club
Coach: Thomas Chin
Class: Kiwi
Birth Date: 26 Feb 2001

ALISHA MILL
Sport: Boccia
Club: ParaFed Canterbury Boccia Club
Coach: Matt Mill
Class: BC4
Birth Date: 28 Mar 2004

MIKE TODD
Sport: Wheelchair Rugby
Club: Canterbury Wheelchair Rugby
Coach: Greg Mitchell
Class: 2.0
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1977

MONTANA BROWN
Sport: Para Athletics
Club: Selwyn Athletic Club
Coach: Alexander McIntyre
Class: T34
Birth Date: 26 Apr 2003

BEN GOULD
Sport: Para Swimming
Club: Geraldine Swim Club
Coach: Shane Jones
Class: S10, SB9, SM10
Birth Date: 24 Dec 2003

ZACK LAPPIN
Sport: Para Athletics
Club: Papanui Toc H
Coach: Hayden Hall
Class: T37, F37
Birth Date: 30 Sep 2005

LILI-FOX MASON
Sport: Para Swimming
Club: Wharenui Swim Club
Coach: Matt Houston
Class: S10, SB9, SM10
Birth Date: 28 May 2005

JASPER MOSS
Sport: Para Athletics
Club: Port Hills Athletic
Coach: George Edwards
Class: T38
Birth Date: 29 Jun 2004

GABRIELLA SMITH
Sport: Para Swimming
Club: Wharenui Swim Club
Coach: Matt Houston
Class: S10, SB9, SM10
Birth Date: 14 Jun 2006

CELYN EDWARDS
Sport: Para Swimming
Club: Selwyn Swim Club
Coach: Ben Close
Class: S8, SB8, SM8
Birth Date: 15 Apr 2001

CODY EVERSON
Sport: Wheelchair Rugby
Club: Canterbury Wheelchair Rugby
Coach: Greg Mitchell
Class: 1.0
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1995

SCOTT MARTLEW
Sport: Para Canoe
Club: Arawa Canoe Club
Coach: Leigh Barker
Class: KL2, VL3
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1992

WILLIAM STEDMAN
Sport: Para Athletics
Club: Port Hills Athletic
Coach: George Edwards
Class: T36
Birth Date: 05 Dec 1999

THOMAS CHIN
Boccia Coach
Thomas has 13 years experience as a boccia player, competing internationally and winning many national titles. Over the past 12 months he has taken on the role of coaching many of our local players. He will use his coach scholarship towards developing coaching and testing structures, along with attending the key boccia competitions with his players.

ALEXANDER MCINTYRE
Wheelchair Racing Coach
Alexander has 20+ years of experience in wheelchair racing and is now coaching several of our young wheelchair racers. His coach scholarship will be used to attend the Summer Down Under Wheelchair Racing Series in Australia, where he will be supporting one of his athletes and also competing himself.

KAYNE TUKAPUA
Para Swimming Coach
Kayne has six years experience coaching Para swimming and has played a key role in the development of some of our top junior and senior athletes. He will use his coach scholarship towards running specialised sessions for our club based Para swimmers, along with furthering his own development working alongside other Para swimming coaches.

DEBRA EDMONDS
Powerchair Football Classifier
Debra is a classifier in the sport of Powerchair Football. She will use her scholarship towards furthering her classifying experience at the Australian Powerchair Football Association Club Championships in Sydney.

HELEN TAIT
Para Swimming Official
Helen is a Swimming New Zealand National Referee and a Swimming Canterbury West Coast Technical Committee Member. She will use her scholarship towards attending the World Para Swimming Level 2 Technical Officials Course in Auckland.