Basketball Queensland is committed to providing visible and clear pathways for Wheelchair athletes to progress from participation into a High Performance environment.

This role is a collaborative position between QAS (Queensland Academy of Sport) and Basketball Queensland that will be embedded in the QAS environment and work in collaboration with the performance service team. This role will work between the Basketball Queensland office (Crestmead) and QAS office (Nathan).

The Queensland Wheelchair Basketball Coach will be responsible for delivering a decentralised program that maximises the development of elite Queensland wheelchair basketball athletes, to achieve National and International success in line with the national program direction and targets.

The key focus will be to coordinate and deliver the daily training environment scheduling for categorised athletes supported by the QAS, the identification and nomination of athletes to the national wheelchair basketball program.

The role requires remote supervision and regular visits to on court training sessions throughout Queensland including Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast. Increase the number of Queensland athletes and coaches representing Australian teams on the international stage, while driving the individual development and improvement of athletes to the next level of AIS categorisations.