SportWORKS - Making a Difference & Becoming Different
sends qualified and experienced Canadian
sport leaders (administrators, coaches, officials, etc.) to assist their counterparts in their fields/sports of expertise in countries around
the world.
Graham Barton
Leader Bio: Graham Barton is currently a high performance advisor at Own The Podium. He has almost three decades of experience working at various levels within the Canadian sport system including 11 years as High-Performance Director at Canoe Kayak Canada. While at Canoe Kayak, Graham led Canada's national teams to almost 30 Olympic and World Championship Medals.
Placement Date: April 10-20, 2013
Placement Details: During his first two days in Botswana, Graham used a workshop format to work with participants from the organization to brainstorm a number of issues. They identified several main areas in need of improvement, including: talent identification of athletes, high performance center overview, high performance sport and athlete targeting, and strategic planning for the high performance sport system. Following the workshop and the departure of the majority of the participants, Graham remained in Botswana to work with ZoneVI staff. The primary objective for the remainder of his placement was to work with ZoneVI staff to add detail to the concepts discussed at the workshop, share expertise and information in developing High Performance Plans and finally to assist in establishing a plan for the next six months.