PARKSVILLE – As one of the world’s top wheelchair rugby players, Trevor Hirschfield knows it’s important to capitalize on your opportunities. It appears that lesson will last beyond his playing days.
Hirschfield, 41, was named head coach of Canada’s national wheelchair rugby team last month thus concluding a brilliant playing career which included five Paralympic Games appearances. “I hadn’t given much thought to the coaching position,” said Hirschfield, the head coach of B.C.’s provincial squad for the past several years.
“Until Patrick Côté (Canada’s previous longtime head coach) decided to move on and there was an opening, then my mind started thinking about the opportunity.
“I hadn’t told anyone about it because if I didn’t get the coaching job, I still wasn’t sure what I was going to do as an athlete.” His long-time teammate Mike Whitehead, who recently retired from competition, says Hirschfield’s presence as head coach assures a great future for Canada.
‘’Trevor is a student of the sport,’’ Whitehead said. ‘’You can talk to him about three second play in a game for hours. He’s a wheelchair rugby nerd, he knows the game and he is a leader.’’
Source: https://paralympic.ca/news/