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 2024.
Are you interested in playing Powerchair Football in 2024? 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
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.
2024 Powerchair Football Season Schedule:
| ROUND | DATE | TIME |
| Training | Saturday 24th February | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 2nd March | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 16th March | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 23rd March | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 6th April | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 4th May | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 11th May | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 18th May | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 1st June | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 15th June | 10.00am – 11.30am |
| Training | Saturday 29th June | 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
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