The SWA agrees to facilitate the Weightlifting Program to provide access to weightlifting to its clients. This project is to run in conjunction with the SWA “Adaptive Athlete” and “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy”. Although this program will be structured towards Olympic Weightlifting, it will provide general strength training for the overall wellness of the participants. By using movements from the sport of Olympic Weightlifting, the goal of this program is to improve functional movement patterns and physical literacy through weight training. Through learning these movements, participants will gain knowledge of the sport and functional movement patterns for daily life.

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