POWERCHAIR FOOTBALL
Powerchair Football is a team sport designed and developed specifically for electric wheelchair users. These participants include persons with quadriplegia, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, head trauma, stroke, spinal cord injury and other disabilities.
Capital Football has successfully run development days in Canberra along with the assistance of the Australian Powerchair Football Association and is now looking to implement more regular games and training sessions throughout 2023.
Are you interested in playing Powerchair Football in 2023? Fill out the form below.
canberra united powerchair
Powerchair Football is a team sport designed and developed specifically for electric wheelchair users. These participants include persons with quadriplegia, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, head trauma, stroke, spinal cord injury and other disabilities.
The Canberra United team is a mix of the best Powerchair players in Canberra.
The team competes in the Australian Powerchair Club Championship, against teams from all over Australia and a team from New Zealand.
meet the team
Coaches
Phil Booth
Katie Woodman
Marcello Tiyce
Kelly Stirton
Players
Brandon Stroud
Jamie Larsen
Rob Oakley
Cooper Hadley
Michael Foster
Giovanni Tiyce
William McLennan
Lilly Sharrock
trainer of the week
After each training session all the coaches come together and decide which Powerchair player at training made a great effort in all drills. The trainer of the week gets announced each Monday after the weekend training via the Canberra United Powerchair Facebook page and Instagram page.
Powerchair Football League
2023 is the third season for the Powerchair Football League in Canberra. At the moment we currently have two clubs on board: Woden Valley Soccer Club and Gungahlin United Football Club.
The teams for the competition are as follows:
Woden Valley Soccer Club – Brandon Stroud, Jamie Larsen, Rob Oakley, Cate Lyons, Cooper Hadley and coached by Phil Booth.
Gungahlin United Football Club – Michael Foster, Giovanni Tiyce, William McLennan, Lilly Sharrock and coached by Marcello Tiyce.
Games and training sessions will be held on alternate weeks.
2023 Powerchair Football Season Schedule:
| ROUND | DATE | TIME |
| Training | Saturday 4th February | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 11th February | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 25th February | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 4th March | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 18th March | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 25th March | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 1st April | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 15th April | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 22nd April | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 29th April | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 20th May | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 17th June | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 24th June | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 22nd July | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 29th July | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 5th August | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 12th August | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 19th August | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 26th August | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 9th September | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 16th September | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 23rd September | 10.00am – 11.30am |
Location: National Hockey Centre, 196 Mouat Street Lyneham ACT 2602
For more information on how to get involved in playing, coaching, refereeing or volunteering please email Brandon Stroud or Mark Barnes or contact them via phone: (02) 6260 4000.
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