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Why Parents Coaching & Shouting from the Sidelines is Bad for Kids
When your kids start playing basketball, there’s no doubt you’ll be excited to go watch them play. It can feel natural to call out instructions and yell your opinions from the sidelines, after all, you’re just helping your child play their best game!
But what you don’t realize is that your sideline coaching (or […]
Strength and Conditioning for Youth Basketball: 9 Tips
When improving your basketball skills, it’s not just about working on plays on the court or getting your passing game down. Improving your overall strength and ability to play a full game without your body giving out is a big part of your ball game. Especially during the off season, you want to […]
What are the Most Important Basketball Skills?
Mastering the game of basketball is a never-ending process. There are many skills that will factor into how good your game is. While most of these main skills are considered fundamental in a good basketball game, it’s likely that you aren’t a master at every one of them. Although you don’t have to be a […]
U10 #1 FORCE Girls Earn D1 Ontario Cup Spot to Cap a Great Season
U10 FORCE Girls End Season Battling in Division 1
The U10 #1 girls FORCE team had a fantastic season led by Coach Jon and assistant Jess! The girls made new friends, had tons of fun…and of course learned immensely. Their skills improved incredibly as did their teamwork!
With tournament wins along the way, […]
U10 #2 FORCE Girls Go 4-0 at Ontario Cup, Get to Championship
U10 #2 FORCE Girls Go 4-0 at Ontario Cup, Finish Second
The U10 #2 girls FORCE powered their way to 4-0 in division pool play at the recent Ontario Cup finals tournament. In the end, they lost a squeaker in the finals by a score of 22-20 to the Barrie […]
Basketball Season Cancelled? Stay in Shape, Motivated and Improve Your Skills!
With sports seasons on pause across the board right now, likely your recreational or rep basketball season has been affected as well. Even though you may be restricted from getting together with your team to work on your skills in person, there are many things you can do to stay on track with your […]
Basketball IQ: What It Is and How to Improve It
When it comes to playing basketball there are many skills to learn and plays to master. While it can be pretty easy to track stats and take note on which skills need more work, there’s one aspect of a great ball player that is nearly impossible to measure and track: basketball IQ.
Though this skill […]
U14 FORCE Boys Win Blessed Sacrament Major Bantam Tournament
More Great Results from U14 FORCE Boys!
The FORCE U14 Boys – Lucyk team carried on their strong season performance with a GOLD medal win in Division 1 of the Blessed Sacrament Major Bantam Tournament in Hamilton on March 3-5.
The boys achieved an undefeated 5-0 result by beating Ancaster, Milton, Tecumseh and Brantford in pool […]
FORCE U14 Girls Win Gold at Blessed Sacrament Tourney
U14 FORCE Girls Win Gold in Hamilton
The U14 Force girls (Steiner) GOLD in Pool B competition at the Blessed Sacrament Tournament this weekend (Feb 7-8 2020). Way to go girls – fantastic results!
The FORCE Girls keep rolling in 2020. Look out for them and all our 2020 FORCE rep teams and show […]
FORCE U16 Boys Win Again, Bring Home Gold from Gloucester
U16 FORCE Boys Bekker Win Gloucester-Cumberland Gold!
The U16 Force 2 team traveled to the nation’s capital last weekend for the Gloucester-Cumberland tournament and came back with gold! The team dominated both ends of the court with contributions from all players (including coaching support from injured player Alex Marenick). Oscar St. James-Kush (00) was named player […]