About Elitewave.com

Elitewave.com, under the direction of international level elite coach Dan Proulx, continuously accepts applications from motivated athletes who are interested in achieving their personal best in cycling or multi-sport events. Athletes under Dan’s guidance have represented Canada at the Olympics, World Cycling Championships, World Triathlon Championships and countless Ironman events.

Current members include aspiring age-group/masters, National Champions, National Team Members and International level elite competitors. There are also several Elitewave athletes who are simply interested in pursuing their fitness goals at the highest level they can achieve.

It’s the personal attention and care that makes the Elitewave program so different from what is being offered by other coaches. The programs are highly personalized and built around the athlete’s goals, lifestyle and specific event demands. At Elitewave, you can be sure that you will get much more than a training program. You will get an experience that will change the way you look at sport and life.

Please note: Coach Dan has been appointed as the Canadian National Team Head Coach for Mountain Bike.  New athletes will work with Elitewave Certified Associate Coaches. If you are interested in being coached, please contact Elitewave’s coaching development coordinator at coaching@elitewave.com

Coach Dan’s Coaching Experience (Click Here)

Coach Dan’s Philosophy

Sport teaches us about ourselves. Discover what you are capable of. Pursue your dreams and push your limits. Be inspired. Be Dedicated. Persevere.

Never forget the emotions experienced in success or the tears shed in failure. Be an athlete for life.

Core Values

Honesty and Integrity
Responsibility
Sincerity
Loyalty

The Athlete and Sport

The pursuit of excellence in sport should be focused on the needs and development of the athlete. Coaches have a professional obligation to provide an environment, which recognizes and meets these needs. Sport is an athlete-centered endeavor.

The coach has a responsibility to ensure that athletes are developed in a way that will enhance their life beyond sport. The coach must work to instill several qualities in their athletes. These include (but are not limited to):

Dedication – setting and achieving goals

Self-Reliance/Self-Confidence – resourcefulness and confidence in one’s ability and experience

Athlete for life – understands that sport is the beginning of a life long pursuit of health and physical fitness. Fitness is a lifestyle, not a chore.                                                  

Positive outlook – help athletes to create a positive frame of mind when faced with challenges and difficulties

Athlete as an Active Participant
The coach has a professional obligation to encourage the athlete to be an active participant in the training environment. Much of this responsibility centers on educating athletes in the fundamentals of the training process. The athlete must be able to reciprocate this communication in order to make the coach-athlete feedback loop effective.

Athletes should understand basic training concepts. This should include a basic understanding of energy system training; loading and recovery principles; competition preparation; mental training skills; nutritional skills; self-monitoring skills. Through knowledge in these areas, athletes should be able to provide informed feedback to the coach. The athlete should also be able to make informed training choices in the absence of the coach.

Athlete and Individual Potential

Every athlete has unique talent and ability that can be developed to its maximum potential. Athletes must work hard to identify their specific talents and weaknesses in each area of the sporting endeavor. Athletes must pursue these areas of development with commitment and purpose. Athletes will experience success at their own level.

The Role of the Coach

In order to achieve success, it is important that the athlete and coach work together in a cooperative and positive environment. The coach has a duty to be:

• Approachable
• Highly motivated and creative
• Knowledgeable & Confident
• Professional
• Punctual
• Delivers on promises
• Fun - energetic
• Coaches athletes as individuals
• Creates strong team identity through creation of strong individuals
• To improve each person and him/herself
• Sees coaching & sport as a passion – not a job
• Willing to show as much or more commitment to sport than athlete
• Does not try to live through the athletes results
• Acts as a role model as much as possible
• Interacts in a positive manner with other athletes, coaches & officials
• Treats athletes fairly
• Supports athletes as much as possible in sport, life, career etc.