Marc Antoine Ducharme
Biography
Athlete turned coach, Marc Antoine Ducharme is no stranger to the game. Being introduced to wheelchair basketball by his parents who were influential builders of the sport in Quebec, Ducharme was always at the gym- he grew up on the courts.
Having played stand-up basketball at the age of seven, it wasn’t until he was 14 that Ducharme took up wheelchair basketball. Since then, he has played on the Quebec junior team (1997-2003) and the Quebec senior team (1998-2007).
Ducharme is also the general manager of Parasports Quebec and has been with the organization for more than a decade.
At the national level, he has coached and spearheaded the development of some of Canada’s finest athletes within the junior and women’s provincial team programs in Quebec. He began coaching with the provincial women’s team in 2004. Ducharme recently led the junior team to a fourth consecutive gold medal at the 2015 Canada Games and he remains undefeated in two appearances as the head coach of Quebec at the Canada Games in 2011 and 2015.
Ducharme has previously represented Canada as an assistant coach with the Senior Men’s National Team from 2006-2007. In that role he was behind the bench as Team Canada claimed the gold medal at the world championship in 2006 and the silver medal at the 2007 Parapan American Games.
He loves how much of a team sport wheelchair basketball is and the great speed that comes with it. As a coach, he states that he loves being able to pass on his knowledge and passion for the game and teach players to be independent on the court. He believes in focusing on the game at hand in order to produce the best results, rather than planning out the games to come.
Interesting Facts
- He lists legends Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson as his role models.
- He is a very big family man and believes outside of basketball, his children are his greatest achievement.
Awards / Highlights
- Named Team Sport Coach of the Year at the 47th Gala Sport Québec (2019)
- Recipient of the Wheelchair Basketball Canada Leadership Excellence Award (2016)
Major International Competition
Tournament | Other | |||
Assistant Coach- Senior Men’s National Team | ||||
World Championship | 1 (’06) | – | – | – |
Parapan Am Games | – | 1 (’07) | – | – |
Head Coach- Senior Women’s National Team | ||||
World Championship | – | – | – | 5th (’18) |
Competitive Experience
Level | Team | Location | Year |
International | Head Coach, Canada (SWNT) | Canada | 2017-Present |
Club (Domestic) | Assistant Coach, Quebec Women’s Team | Quebec | 2014-2015 |
Club (Domestic) | Head Coach, Quebec Women’s Team | Quebec | 2004-2010 |
International | Assistant Coach, Canada (SMNT) | Canada | 2006-2007 |
Club (Domestic) | Head Coach, Quebec Junior Team | Quebec | 2007-2015 |
Club (Domestic) | Assistant Coach, Quebec Junior Team | Quebec | 2003-2007 |
Club (Domestic) | Gladiateurs de Laval AA et AAA | Quebec | 1998 |
Career Notes
2021: 5th place finish at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
2019: 1st place at Lima 2019 Parapan American Games (Head Coach, Team Canada)… 1st place at the 2e open feminin handibasket international (Head Coach, Team Canada)…1st place at the Nations Cup (Head Coach, Team Canada)…1st place at the 2019 NWBA Finals with the Toronto Rollin Raptors in Cleveland, Ohio (Head Coach)
2018: 5th place at the 2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships (Head Coach, Team Canada)
2017: 1st place at Americas Cup in Cali Colombia (Head Coach, Team Canada)…
2015: 1st place at the 2015 Canada Games in Prince George (Head Coach, Junior Quebec)…
2011: 1st place at the 2011 Canada Games in Halifax, N.S (Head Coach, Junior Quebec)…