Happy New Year Everybody,

January is already almost over and we are back in the swing of work and school. It has been an exciting start for me as I decided to refocus my energy in building my coaching business.

I spent a lot of time towards the end of last year applying for position with national and provincial sport organizations in an attempt to gain more stability in my income and lifestyle. It was a bit of a stressful time with preparing for interviews and getting myself excited about a position that I might potentially end up in.

During the process of applying for positions I realized that I have many qualities that are very beneficial to my business but don’t fit in with the sport organizational structure. I’m very driven and can work independently with anybody telling me what to do.  What I’m looking for is flexibility and potential for growth and making a big impact in the sport world. I realized that being employed might force me into a position where I might not have the impact that I would like to make and it would take away from my creativity.

So what does that have to do with my studies?  Let’s just say since I have realized that the best way of making an impact is through my coaching practice, I have also realized that I need to become even better in my coaching approach and also putting my knowledge out there for people to be seen. I have a clear vision of what I want to do for my thesis and hopefully will be able to directly apply this with my coaching business. It will be a great tool to increase my credibility as a coach and educator for Wheelchair Racing.

I believe that there has not been much research when it comes to wheelchair racing and I’m determined to become a world leading expert when it comes to wheelchair athletics. Spreading the knowledge about wheelchair athletics has become a integral part of my coaching business and I will be creating content on youtube and social media.

I have a wide network of experts and coaches and I’m looking forward to connect with the people to discuss my research ideas and practices and potential get some guidance on what would make sense in terms of research design and methods. Again using my resources to further educate people about wheelchair racing and become the go to person when it comes to wheelchair racing.

I’m excited what 2019 brings and will keep you updated.

Coach Ueli