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MARCH 2012 www.durhamcitybasketball.ca nam ALLdolor ipsum:WE DO IS WIN, WIN, WIN Litterarum formas human NO2 MATTER WHAT! Bantam Bulldogs Central Major Bantam Chameleons DCBA Slam Classic Champs IEM Tournament Champions and DCBA Slam Classic Silver Medalist Novice Bulldogs East Blessed Sacrament Tournament Midget Chameleons West Champs DCBA Slam Classic Silver Medalist Major Atom West Bantam Chameleons DCBA Slam Classic Champs and DCBA Slam Classic Champions and SBA Mississauga Monarchs Tournament Tournament Champs Silver Medalists Midget Chameleons Central Atom West Toronto Lords Tournament Finalists and Blessed Sacrament Tournament hustle team is ranked #1 in the province Silver Medalist march break camp
The DCBA hosted a March Break camp at Henry Street HS in Whitby. The players were put through a variety of drills and improved upon their skills in every area. We received lots of positive feedback from our players.
Check it out!!! NOVICE EAST: CHAMPS AGAIN!
The Novice East boys capped off a great weekend at the Blessed Sacrament tournament going 5-0 and bringing home their second tournament championship. Along the way the boys beat CKATT, Chatham Kent Wildcats, Welland Warriors and St. Catharines! Team Members are... Alijah Hunter, Davion Jones, Odae Hall, Ben Keep up the good work boys! Snydor, Marcus Murrell, Jhaleil Scott, Jaden Robinson, Elijah Slater, Ajay John, Alex Sioutis, Shane Fearon and Kurt Euraj.
April 11, 2012 @ 7PM General Motors Centre, Oshawa, ON
Durham City Bulldogs & Chameleons are being offered a discounted rate for this game. Ticket prices are $22.50.
Tickets are limited, so if you’re interested, get your order in today!
Email ticket requests to: Ross Cadasse [email protected]
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Tel: (905) 427-4253 [email protected] www.durhamcitybasketball.ca In addition to Coach Parfitt, the program will also include DCBA Coach and Oshawa Power Assistant Coach Herold Excellent. Both coaches are looking forward to working with current and prospective rep players. The sessions will focus on skill development and specific basketball techniques. There is no fee for these sessions. extrasessions novice||atom Extra Training Sessions (Wednesdays)
Small Classes (5-7 players only) Develop individual technique Overall skill development Work on specific weaknesses Low coach to player ratio Intense individual development
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springtraining The DCBA will hold 4 spring training sessions with Coach Ron Parfitt throughout the month of April. Open to Bulldog players. There is no fee for these sessions. Novice/Atom Boys Major Atom Boys Fridays - 6pm - 8pm @ Pine Ridge S.S. Wednesdays - 6pm - 8pm @ Notre Dame C.S.S. April 13 April 4 April 20 April 11 April 27 April 18 May 4 April 25 SUMMER PROGRAM 2012
The DC United Summer program is proud to partner with Complete Sports Performance and Starting 5 Basketball Academy to deliver a comprehensive development and athletic training program for players during the offseason. The program is open to athletes born in 1998, 1999 and 2000 (Major Atom/Bantam/Major Bantam).
The program will focus on 3 components
Athletic Training - Complete Sports Performance
Complete Sports Performance (CSP) is one of Durham's leading fitness centers. Complete Sports is privately owned and operated and an owner is on site 6 days per week. We offer a hands-on approach with a high degree of personal service from experienced coaches and trainers who are committed to helping you reach your full potential. We are fully equipped with state-of-the-art strength training equipment, cardiovascular machines and athletic training equipment.CSP’s core business is sports training; it’s our foundation. Our programs are customized, intense, and sport-specific. We offer performance training designed with the goals of making athletes faster, stronger, agile and explosive. We stand apart from other athletic training companies by enabling athletes to train specifically for the sport that they compete. This training philosophy produces better results, faster. We will be moving to a new 25,000 square foot facility off Notion Road in the Ajax/Pickering area. 8 sessions
Basketball Training - Kirk Salesman and David Joseph
Intense training for players wanting to improve on all facets of their game during the offseason. Players will have the opportunity to be trained by Kirk Salesman (former national team and pro player) and David Joseph (father and trainer of NBA player Cory Joseph - San Antonio Spurs, University of Oregon player Devoe Joseph, and countless other players) Looking for serious players who enjoy being pushed to the limit. Thursdays @ Lincoln Alexander P.S. 8pm - 10pm 10 Sessions
Training will cover ball handling, footwork, shooting techniques, defence, passing, offensive moves, hand-eye coordination, etc
AAU Tournaments
We plan to participate in two U.S based tournaments throughout the summer. Extra charges may apply for those interested in participating in the tournaments. Tournament locations and dates to be announced.
Registration
Monday May 7th, 14th and 21st @ Pickering High School - 7pm - 9pm Cost - $225 early bird on or before May 7th, $250 after May 7th Includes a reversible jersey U15 Chameleons WIN! WIN! WIN! Ranked #1 The U15 Midget Chameleons participated in two AAA tournaments in January and won both of them to start the season with three straight tournament wins.
SBA Tournament - January 6-8, 2012 This tournament didn’t start out well with a 47-39 overtime loss to the Advantage Titans on Friday Night. However, the girls showed their toughness and determination with two impressive victories on Saturday to get back into the tournament, 58-33 over KW Lightning and 46-15 over Sudbury Jam. The Gold medal game was a rematch against Advantage which was a very physical game with both teams determined to win. Victoria Anderson had another great game with 14 points leading the Chameleons to a 43-37 gold medal win. IEM Tournament – January 27-29, 2012 This tournament format was four games guaranteed and then the two top teams would meet in the final. The midget girls earned their way to the finals by going 3-1 with a 50-18 win over the Barrie Royals, 31-23 win over the Advantage Titans, 50-44 win over the Cornwall Lions and narrow 47-46 loss to the Brampton Warriors. The Gold medal game would be a rematch against the Advantage Titans. This was the fourth time these teams played each other within the month so the game was very intense. The midget girls made a statement beating Advantage 43-19 and winning the IEM tournament for the third straight year. Rachel Woodburn had her best game of the tournament with a double-double, 17 points and 10 steals. This team currently has a 22-5 record and was ranked on March 12, 2012 as the #1 team in the province for U15 girls. Keep up the good work. U13 Bantam Chameleons for the WIN!
The DCBA Chameleons U13 Bantam Girls team played At the DCBA B-Ball Slam Classic Tournament the very well at the SBA AA Gold level tournament the weekend of March 3-4 2012, the Chameleons U13 weekend of January 27-29 2012. A er wins against Bantam Girls team started off the tournament with a the Scarborough Blues (27-17), the Bran ord Briers close win against IEM (33-37) in their first game. The (51-13) and Sudbury Jam (38-22), they played hard for team then followed with two wins with wide point a strong 51-23 finish against Sudbury Jam, making spreads (67-14 and 33-13) against Scarborough them the AA Gold Champions. Kelly Hunter was Basketball Associa on and Bran ord Briers named MVP. Well Done respec vely. The Sunday a ernoon game for Gold against IEM proved to be an intense compe on with an eventual win against IEM. Congratula ons team for your hard work! Abigail Kangudie was named MVP and Kiara Shaw named All Star. Well done!
ATOM WEST WIN!! On March 3-4th the Blessed Sacrament Basketball Tournament, was held at several locations in Hamilton. Durham City Basketball Bulldogs teams participated. Congratulations! to the Atom Boys West team on winning Silver in their division against the fierce Mississauga team. the boys put in work, and lost by 1 point in the final 38-37. A special thanks to our coaches and to all of the parents for their support at their games!
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TOURNAMENT Photo:Back row from the left- #15Trae, Assistant coach Tom, #22Keon, #21Myles,#12Darius, #10Ross, Assistant coach Aaron, #13Jesse, MVP #5Preston,coach Herold, Front row from the left-#7Jonah, #6Kasheem, #23Nathaniel,#8Diontae, #4Marco Bantam Bulldogs: Dominating Defense!
The old adage that defense win The surprise of the tournament was an turnovers and before you knew it the championships was on full display in the upset win by REDA HYPE over the top Bulldogs were up by 20 points. Bantam AAA DCBA Slam Classic ranked CKATT team and because of the Tournament . The Durham City Bulldogs upset loss it left CKATT out of Sundays Although the Blues tried to make a Central team came out victorious with 5 medal round. The four teams that made it couple of runs, on this day they were no straight wins over some of the top ranked to the medal round was Scarborough Blue match for the Bulldogs. By the forth Bantam teams in the province. The versus Oakville Venom and DCBA quarter the game wasn't in doubt as the tournament field included the number 1 Bulldogs versus REDA HYPE. Bulldogs ended up winning 62 to 47 and ranked CKATT, the number 2 ranked In the first game Scarborough Blues proved throughout this game and the Scarborough Blues, the number 3 ranked outplayed the Oakville team and ended throughout the entire tournament that DCBA Bulldogs, the number 5 ranked up winning going away by 15 points. In defense still wins championships. Bounce #1, the number 6 ranked REDA the second semi-final game, the Bulldogs Hype and number 7 ranked Oakville went into the game knowing that they Venom. would have there hands full as although Major Atom West they had defeated REDA two times this On Friday night February 24th, the season, they had only won those games for the WINS! Bulldogs first game was against the by 8 points combine and they knew it 's Bounce # 1 team and the Bulldogs started always very hard to beat a quality team The DCBA Boys Major Atom West entered the out in a very sluggish manner, they just three times in a row. With that being said DCBA Slam Classic with one goal in mind, to win the championship. They met with some fierce couldn't seem to get it going, at the half the Bulldogs came out ready to play and competitors, but the team fought hard and both teams were deadlocked at 15. In the there defensive intensity was on full played each game with determination which second half the Bulldogs came out to play display from the start to finish. The resulted in a 5 and 0 tournament record. During with a sense of purpose and ended up Bulldogs played a combination of half the finals against Fire Basketball Association the going on a 39 to 19 run to end the game court zone pressing defense and a stifling team executed the game plan and remained with a 20 point win. man to man defense that seemed to focus until the final whistle to become the 2012 confuse the REDA team. By the end of the DCBA Slam Classic champions. A well deserved On Saturday morning the Bulldogs game it seem as if REDA had had enough win for the team. The boys continued their played the Gary Durrant Heat and ended and the Bulldogs ended up winning by a strong play into the Mississauga Monarch and up winning by 10 points but the score was score of 68 to 37. Blessed Sacrament Tournament. Over the last two tournaments the boys have gone 8 and 2 a lot closer than the game itself as both earning a silver and bronze medal. In the teams emptied there benches by the end The Championship game was going Mississauga tournament the boys breezed of the game. The night game was against to be a dog fight as it was going to be the through pool play and the semi’s only to run into the red hot Oakville team that figured one fifth meeting of the season between the a strong Oakville team in the finals and lost by 4 of the best bantam players in the province Bulldogs and Blues with both team points. It was a well played game with our I. Bradedeikis. Bradedeikis put on a winning 2 games apiece. The Bulldogs Bulldogs leading the entire game until the final scoring display in the first round game had a very bad taste in there mouth as shift. The Blessed Sacrament Tournament was where he hit 7 three pointers and showed the Blues had beat them by 13 in the last much of the same with the boys out play their the poise and basketball IQ well beyond game that they played in the IEM opponents in pool play. In semi-final game we his years. The Bulldogs knew that they championship game a month earlier. The ran into a determined St. Catherine’s team which saw a heated back and forth contest had there work cut out for them but in true game started with both team exchanging between two rivals come down to the last shot form the Bulldogs make Bradedeikis earn baskets and it seemed as if it was going to with 1.6 seconds left. With 1.6 seconds left the every point and came out with a hard be another back and forth affair that both coaches drew up a master full play, which the fought 13 point victory. teams seemed to play through there last 4 team ran to perfection. It was not meant to be, meetings but the vaunted Bulldogs defense the ball bounced off the front of the rim as time took over and force the Blues into several expired. february march birthdays birthdays
Elijah Anderson - Novice Central Isaiah Adams - Novice West
Maxwell Baker - Novice Central Camron Longmore - Novice West Tyrell Wood - Novice West Kole Scott - Novice West Alijah Hunter- Novice East Elijah Slater - Novice East Alexander Sioutis - Novice East Keony RedHead - Major Atom West Vaughan Roberts - Atom Central Jaredd McRae - Major Atom West Jordan McKenzie - Atom Central
Matthew Simeon - Major Atom Central Varun Raghu - Major Atom West
Kamal Thompson - Major Atom Central Cash Dillion - Major Atom East
Zachary Vidal Henry - Major Atom East Gereth Anstess - Bantam Central Vadim Bafoly - Major Atom east Arjun Sidhu Maor - Bantam East Raquim Dockery - Bantam West Jeremie Shirandi - Midget Central Joseph Deplaa - Major Bantam West Daniel Taylor - Midget Central Alexander Cawsey - Major Bantam East Treshaun Abrahams - Midget Central Lukas Mangunatmadjo Major Bantam East Elijah Green - Major Midget central Tarique Nanton Fraser Major Midget West Erika Evangelista Major Bantam Chameleons Todd Bryce - Major Midget West Aliyah East Aidan Bird - Major Midget West Midget Central Chameleons Taejah Simpson - Bantam Chameleons Kate Lindsay - Juvenile Chameleons Alexandra Floras Matic - Major Bantam Chameleons Moyinoluwa Thanni - Juvenile Chameleons Emily Balkissoon - Midget Central Chameleons
Raquel Clayton - Juvenile Chameleons