In this episode, Alex and Nathan chat with Dr. Erik Groves. He is the Director of Research and Innovation at the Canadian Sport Institute Alberta, and he leads PARAREACH, Canada’s Para Sport Research and Accessibility Collaborative Hub. The discuss how this new hub will work to bridge gaps in research, collaboration, and knowledge sharing in the para sport world. The guys also share their hot takes on the official Paralympic Gear reveal from Lululemon. Lastly, Nathan is in the hot seat for another game of blind power rankings, where he ranks non-paralympic para sports.
Erik Groves, PARAREACH Canadian Sport Institute Alberta, Red Deer Polytechnic, Canadian Paralympic Committee, research, accessibility, AMI, para sport, Lululemon, Milano Cortina Paralympic Games, Paralympics, Paralympic Gear, Vancouver 2010, 2015 Parapan Am Games, adaptive sports, sports training, winter sports, winter gear, sports media, upcoming Paralympics, Blind Power Rankings, non-Paralympic sports, para bobsled, para surfing, showdown, para arm wrestling, blind hockey.