Overview

The Grande Prairie Regional College in partnership with the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation will provide emerging and elite athletes from North West Alberta programs and services to take them to the next level in their sport.

The Alberta Sport Development Center will be located on the campus of the Grande Prairie Regional College.  Through their partnership, the College has kindly donated office space, office furniture, office equipment, and office setup requirements for the operations of the Center.  The Center is a regional training center that offers programs and services to emerging and elite athletes and coaches throughout the northwest region of Alberta.  The Center operates with an Advisory Board that represents many different aspects of the sports needs of this region.

Mission

To support regional and provincial level athletes to achieve podium performances in National competition through the education and delivery of sport science services.

Vision

To enhance sport in Alberta

Goals

The ASDC Northwest Region will work towards attaining the following goals:

1. Education- Members of the sport community of Northwestern Alberta are knowledgeable in the areas of Athlete, Coach and Sport Development
2. Performance- Athletes and Coaches are given resources and support to achieve success
3. Leadership- The ASDC-Northwest works both locally and provincially to promote best practices in Sport, Athlete and Coach Development
4. Organization- ASDC-Northwest maintains financial and in-kind support

We will achieve these goals by offering a fully integrated sport science environment providing programs and services to all emerging elite athletes, coaches, administrators and organizations.  These programs and services will focus on a holistic approach while partnering with local sport organizations to identify gaps within specific training cycles.