Devlin, Kraig

Kraig Devlin is a high-performance karate coach and former High-Performance Director for Karate Canada. Kraig believes that the UBC MHPCTL program armed him with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to prepare and lead Karate Canada’s Team to Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Kraig has also coached or led teams at dozens of international World Cups, numerous Pam American Champions and two Pan American Games.

“Being able to study and interact online with the student cohort and professors while still continuing to work made the entire endeavor possible,” states Kraig. “I can’t say enough positive things about the content and structure of the program, I completed each assignment and was almost immediately able to turn around and begin to apply it in my high-performance sport context. The instructors and curriculum are top-notch.”

Kraig took a brief hiatus from the program in 2019 to focus on preparing for Tokyo while also supporting Karate Canada’s HP program through the COVID 19 pandemic but returned post-Olympics to finalize his program-culminating research into scoring in the women’s karate kumite events at the Tokyo Olympics.