EDINBORO, Pa – No stranger to the national spotlight, Edinboro wheelchair basketball head coach Jim Glatch has tacked on increased responsibility of NWBA leadership role.

Glatch has agreed to take on the leadership role of the NWBA High Performance Committee.

In addition to the breadth and depth of experience that he brings from his role at Edinboro, Coach Glatch also brings a variety of coaching experience with Team USA.

Coach Glatch helped return the Men's Senior National Team to the podium at the London 2012 Paralympic Games after an 8-year stretch without Paralympic hardware. In that same quadrennial, he led Team USA to a bronze medal performance at the 2010 World Championships in Birmingham, England.

His Senior National Team experience was preceded by a successful campaign leading the U23 Men's National Team. That team won a gold medal in 2009 at the U23 World Championship in Paris, France.

"I am both excited and grateful for Jim's willingness to take on this leadership role on behalf of the NWBA. He brings decades of expertise that will help us tap into our pipeline and prepare for continued success on the international level. Our National Teams and their performance on the world stage help drive awareness for our sport, and the success of these programs make us an attractive organization for sponsors and donors,"

- NWBA President, Tim Fox.

Edinboro Director of Athletics, Dr. Katherine Robbins, said no one deserves the honor more than Glatch.

"Jim has given his all to the sport of wheelchair basketball. Whether it was training extra with Paralympians in the off-season, guiding Team USA, recruiting future professionals to Edinboro, or running a camp teaching young folks and veterans the game, he's always been willing to give back. This honor is well deserved, and we wish Jim luck in helping Team USA bring home the gold."

For Glatch, he looks forward to the added responsibility in advance of a more normal 2021 in terms of the Edinboro wheelchair basketball team re-taking the court.

"It is a great honor to be considered for this position," said the head coach hired in 1995.

"I want to thank the NWBA for asking me to chair the high-performance committee and Edinboro University for their incredible support of me and our wheelchair basketball program."

- Jim Glatch

Glatch, who was already a member of the High-Performance Committee, will work with the National Office and NWBA Leadership to identify a backfill for his prior role on the HPC. The other members of the HPC are Dr. Andrea Woodson-Smith, Gail Gaeng and Eric Barber.