Program Areas

ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge

ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge

ParticipACTION is Canada’s physical activity promotion brand encouraging Canadians to move more throughout their day. Enjoy a variety of fitness classes and movement breaks to get you moving!

Lichel Hirakawa-Kao – Hitting

Lichel Hirakawa-Kao – Hitting

Played for the UBC Thunderbirds 2015-2019 Played for the Whalley Chiefs of the PBL 2013-2015 T12 Tournament Attendee 2014 Canada Cup Champion

Christian Raytek – Hitting

Christian Raytek – Hitting

Head Coach of the Bantam PBL Thunder 2021 Played for the U18 Senior PBL Thunder 2017-2018 BC Elite baseball alumni

Devery Van De Keere – Hitting

Devery Van De Keere – Hitting

Played 2 years in the Kansas City Royals system Certified Hitting instructor by ONBASEU Coached in Europe for 8 years as a club team head coach, team Europe U19 selects head coach, and MLB International envoy coach UBC Kinesiology Graduate Student, High Performance Coaching

Mitch Hodge – Pitching

Mitch Hodge – Pitching

Drafted by Kansas City Royals in 2007 Head Coach U18 Senior PBL Thunder Driveline Baseball Certified Rapsodo Pitching Certified

Instructors | Baseball
Vinny Martin – Hitting

Vinny Martin – Hitting

Played for the UBC Thunderbird 2013-2017 All-Conference First Team All-Star 2019 NAIA West Gold Glove Award 2017 Head Coach U16 Junior PBL Thunder

The Move U Crew — Thank you for Making it Happen!

The Move U Crew — Thank you for Making it Happen!

The school year is officially a wrap! Despite the pandemic, the Move U Crew continued to promote movement—here is who made it happen!

Staff & Faculty Sports Week Wrap-Up!

Staff & Faculty Sports Week Wrap-Up!

What a week it was for our first ever virtual UBC Staff & Faculty Sports Week! On behalf of UBC Vancouver & UBC Okanagan Athletic & Recreation & HR teams, we just want to say…

Get a head start on your Sports Week adventure!

We’re now only four days away from the official kick-off to this year’s Staff & Faculty Sports Week! While we won’t be celebrating in-person, we’ve brought along some new tricks to make the virtual experience as fun as possible.