Hi Folks,
A quick update as we are working our way through a very busy
Spring.
We just finished eight 2-hour practise sessions over the
last four days with Canada’s Olympic
Coaches, Allison and Mike McNeill. The sessions were outstanding and will help
set the course and tone for our team moving forward. In addition to their extensive knowledge,
Coaches Allison & Mike are excellent teachers and motivators. Between our on-court practise sessions, Bob,
James and I had the opportunity to sit and chat hoops for 3 hours each day with
the McNeills -- fantastic learning
opportunity.
Out of the pan and into the fire – we are preparing to host
the OUA All-Star Game this weekend in conjunction with the JUEL and JUEL-Prep
Championships. Jenny Wright, Robyn Pearson and Myriam Fontaine will be featured in
the All-Star game set for Saturday, May
14 at 7:30pm in the Main Gym of the ARC.
Admission is free. Last year the gym was packed for the game,
creating a great atmosphere!
The JUEL
Championships get underway on Friday (May 13) with games starting at
10am. The banquet will be held Friday
evening, with Robyn Pearson as a Keynote
Speaker, before games resume on Saturday at 9am. The Championship final is scheduled for
Sunday at 2:30pm. JUEL charges $6 per
day or a $10 weekend pass.
Our basketball camp
season is set to get underway later this month with the Elite Training
& Scrimmage Camp first out of the blocks on May 26th. The very popular camp registered full prior
to hitting May, with our other camps following in a similar vain. In July we have two sessions of our Half
Basketball/Half Volleyball Camps (girls & boys entering Grs. 2-5) and in
August we have our Basketball Camp (Grs. 2-5) and Basketball Academy (Grs.
6-8). September 10 marks our Jr. Girls
Team Camp. For details on all of our
camps, please visit: http://rec.gogaelsgo.com/sports/2016/2/23/SummerCamp2016.aspx
Updates on some exciting developments with the Alumni
Weekend (October 14-16) will come in the next Newsletter.
That’s it for now.
Enjoy the rest of Spring!
Dave.
