The Delta Pacers welcomed head coach Kyle Julius from the Vancouver Bandits in back-to-back basketball training sessions for coaches and players recently.
The coaching clinic was part of an opportunity extended by the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)team to assist with year-round development of high school basketball programs in the region.
The training sessions, which included provision of strategies, practice drills, and team building exercises, were well attended by coaches and players at each of the high school levels and the feedback provided to Delta Pacers’ athletic director Kayla Jow, was overwhelmingly positive.
“Pacer Athletics really enjoyed having coach Julius put on the training sessions. It was such a special experience for our athletes and coaches to work with a professional basketball coach,” said Jow. “Kyle Julius is known as Canada’s most experienced and talented basketball mind, and the training tips and knowledge he shared will go towards igniting our basketball teams to have a successful season.”
The community of Delta and Delta Secondary have had a long-standing history of support for its basketball programs, the outcome of which have led to many a victory for coaches, players, and directors alike.
It is something that brings Pacer Basketball coach and alum, Grace Skovgaard, much pride.
“So many people have come together, decade after decade, to keep basketball thriving at DSS,” said Skovgaard. “It takes many volunteers, fundraisers, and parent drivers year after year to make the sport available for kids and to make the practices, matches, and tournaments happen. To see the amount of love that pours in for this game is amazing.”
Supporting basketball in Delta can easily be done.
Jan. 26 marks the 35th anniversary of the DSS Pacer Basketball Alumni Tournament. All viewers are welcome and encouraged to attend the tournament, which starts at 6 p.m.
