Podcasts about ofsaa

Awesome to welcome legendary Canadian college basketball coach and current Senior Director Sr. Director of Basketball CEBLJoe Raso is Senior Director of Basketball Operations for the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He leads the league's player procurement program both domestically and internationally, oversees the CEBL Draft, directs team and player compliance issues, supervises officiating, and plays a key role in the CEBL's relationships with FIBA, Canada Basketball, other basketball organizations, and player agents.As a college coach, Raso is the all-time winningest coach in McMaster University history and one of the most successful coaches in Canadian University Sports history, with a record of 389 wins against only 155 losses (a .715 winning percentage) over 18 seasons, including 17 seasons with 20 or more wins. Raso's basketball resume includes four OUA titles, 12 CIS National Championship tournament appearances resulting in four Silver medals, and six OUA Coach of the Year awards. He has produced five All Canadian players and two National Player of the Year winners while leading McMaster.Raso has been a national and international consultant, clinician, committee member, speaker, and basketball analyst for the past 25 years. A former National team assistant coach, he has coached in World Championships and Olympic qualifiers, working with some of Canada's greatest players, including NBA two-time Most Valuable Player and Hall of Fame inductee Steve Nash. He has also served as Head Scout with the Canadian Men's National team and is an advance scout with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, and Denver Nuggets.Raso has been instrumental in developing basketball at the grassroots level in Canada and has served in various roles, including Technical Director with the World International Children's Games, where his Hamilton teams won international Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals. As a high school teacher for 32 years, he coached St. Mary's high school in Hamilton to an OFSAA championship in 1991 and represented Canada at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany.

Graham and Scott chat with a Kenner high school student who ran for gold recently at the OFSAA championships; Oilers are on the brink of elimination; not a good start at home for the Century 21 Lakers

Team Canada Men's Sitting Team member Nasif Chowdhury joins the show! We talk about Nasif love for sport at a young age, OFSAA, club volleyball with TWest, Wheelchair Basketball with Team Ontario, and Team Canada Sitting Volleyball. Nasif was nice enough to break down some tactics so we can all become bigger fans of the sitting game!  We hope you enjoy this episode. If you've read this far please, please, please leave a comment, a 5 Star review and the best compliment you can give the show is telling your friends about us! 

Catch up with me about this past month of May and what's been happening in my life these days. From recovering from my ankle sprain, getting valedictorian, my last piano lesson, playing in soccer OFSAA, planning the Athletic Banquet, to getting promposed and choosing my university, everything is discussed.

OFSAA championships and festivals returned in October for the first time in 19 months. How did we get here and what does an OFSAA event look like in 2021? Two integral members of the OFSAA leadership group - President Carolyn Chesney And Acting Executive Director Shamus Bourdon - provide clarity and background on how the organization reached the point of a return to provincial championships.

In this episode, Nkechi sits down with Richard Stewart, owner of Advanced Basketball. Richard has over 20 years of experience as a player and coach. He is a former Top Division 1 NCAA player and played professionally for travelling club teams with NBA players. He is known for guiding the 2007 King's Christian Collegiate Major Bantam boys team to win GOLD at provincials and has been picked by Inside Sports Magazine as one of the "Most Profilic Dunkers in America". He is a Canadian Team silver medal winner at World Championships in Sheffield England in 1991. He also led King's Christian Collegiate's Senior Men's Basketball team to the Halton Div. II Gold Medal & OFSAA qualifier.Richard opens up to us in this interview and we truly love how vulnerable he allowed himself to be. While his love for basketball is a huge aspect of his life, it's his faith in God that propels him forward and amplifies his best. Whether with his boys, or the youth that he coaches, his goal is to impart wisdom in them to be more than a "title", but rather the best that they can be in their lifetime.If this episode resonates with you, then remember... SUBSCRIBE • 5* Rate • COMMENT • SHARE this Podcast!! Richard's Book Recommendation:Art of War" by Sun TzuFind Richard Online:Website: https://advancedbasketball.ca/IG: https://www.instagram.com/advancedbasketball2476/Find us online:https://linktr.ee/nkechinwaforrobinson 

Coach. Teacher. Mentor. Friend. All of these words aptly describe this episode's special guest to those of us in the school sport community. A former high school teacher with a 37 year background in coaching has seen it all. The highly-respected Peter Morris reflects on a career in this episode that will entertain aspiring coaches and ones that have been around the block a time or two. Over the years, Peter's dedication to school sport allowed him to connect with so many people outside of the coaching channel as well. He forged strong relationships with convenors, athletes, volunteers, event organizers and the overall OFSAA community during his tenure as a valuable OFSAA staff member from 1998 to 2019. What was his most rewarding coaching moment? How does the "hidden potato trick" work in baseball? It's all here in our 10th episode!

Taking a look at the Men's and Women's NCAA Final Four, Post NBA Trade Deadline talk and local issues with OFSAA vs Prep scene!

UTTC middle-distance and cross-country coach Terry Radchenko joins us on the podcast today. Over the past 2 decades of his career, Terry has coached numerous athletes to national teams, pro teams, and international competitions including the Olympic Games. He has helped his athletes achieve many individual and team OFSAA, OUA, USPORT, and National medals. During our discussion, we cover how growth occurs over a coaching career, coaching at the development versus the elite level, and of course workouts on workouts on workouts!

Dedication Leads To Opportunity Mallory Mackesy, 16, is multi-sport student-athlete at Saltfleet District High School in Stoney Creek and her dedication to field hockey has not gone unnoticed. Hear about her motivations and her thoughts on what it has been like for one high school athlete to miss out on OFSAA championship due to COVID-19 over the last calendar year. Not one to sit still, Mallory has produced videos that put her backyard field hockey workouts on full display. The YouTube videos can be viewed on the homepage of ofsaa.on.ca. The grade 11 student is pleased to share that she will attending the University of Maine on a scholarship. We wish her well in her academic and athletic pursuits at Saltfleet and with the Black Bears beginning in 2022. Follow Mallory at @mallory_fieldhockey on Instagram, /MalloryMackesy on Facebook and YouTube.

In this episode, Daryl Devonish and Matt Young speak with Barbara Lyon-Stewart about The need for business experience in managing sport.Barb has over 35 years of sport experience which includes; National level Coach, National level Official, President, Technical Director and Executive Director of a Provincial Sport Organization along with working at the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport (MHPS) for almost 20 years. During her time at the government, Barb worked with 50 of the 63 organizations that are funded by the provincial government. As a sport consultant, Barb worked with all recognized Combative Sports, hockey, football, snowboard, OFSAA and the OUA to name a few. Hear this honest discussion on why it is critical to have a business background to develop a strong foundation in sport. Without that business experience, progress is stalled and every moment, season, and year is lost forever. The topics you will hear Barb's perspective on include:Why you need more than just love for a sport to be part of the organization Where misalignment is in the systemWhat Parents don't know and what they need to knowWhy kids drop out Why assessing is important to see where the gaps are in attracting, retaining, and growing sportsBe inspired by the open discussion with Barb and her insight into the gaps in the system and where we need to make significant changes to provide quality sport experiences across every sport to stay active for life.Follow Just Go Play on Instagram @qualitycoaching to receive coaching insights and information.Just Go Play is the resource for parents, teachers, coaches, and athletes to understand how sports will help build skills for life. The mission is to help and encourage kids, parents, and coaches to enjoy sports and participate for life.

It's a STUDENT TAKEOVER on this edition! Sort of... The female and male recipients of the 2020 OFSAA Character Athlete Award - Grace Petsnick of Fort Frances High School and Tristan Smith of École secondaire publique Maurice-Lapointe in Kanata - share high school memories, thoughts on their unusual graduation year and let us in on their post-secondary plans. Both will receive a $1,000 grant from Jostens as they stood out in the minds of the voting panel for their commitment to OFSAA's values of leadership, equity, respect and sportsmanship.

Saeed is a high level basketball official based out of Ottawa, ON. He has now done several OFSAA championships, and recently was promoted to officiate college and university level basketball games as well. He talks about the life of a referee, what goes into becoming a high level official, and why it is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit and retain officials across a variety of sports.

In this spirited episode of Athletic Insights Brockville native Chris Cauley discusses his experiences at OFSAA, medaling provincially in multiple track events at Western, and warns athletes about burn out in elite sport.

This week’s podcast has been a long time in the making. The rep hockey partnership between Simcoe, Port Dover and Waterford is a topic I’ve wanted to talk about for quite some time. I have Pat Meahan, who is Port Dover Minor Hockey’s immediate past president, and is the vice president of the new Norfolk Minor Hockey Association. SHOUT OUTS A big shout out goes to Maté Marschalko. The Holy Trinity swimmer captured a silver and bronze medal at this week’s OFSAA swimming championships in Toronto. Congratulations! Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to listen. It really is appreciated. To find out more about our local sports scene, make sure to check out the Smart Sports Podcast Facebook page for more local sports news, scores and more. And Make sure to like and share Smart Sports Podcast, so we can continue to grow this thin into the place for all things local sports. Thank you again for listening.

March 5 2020 Hey Vikes! Just a reminder that the honour roll pizza lunch is today outside the auditorium. See you there! Hey Vikes, would you like your art to be displayed at the Arts and Cultures festival? If so, submit your art in room 124 on the black cart or on the google classroom by March 13th. any and all art is welcome and will be displayed. Girls' Soccer! If you are interested in trying out for the Girls' Soccer Team, please attend a brief meeting TODAY at lunch in Room 200. Again, anyone interested in Girls' Soccer please attend a brief meeting TODAY at lunch in Room 200. If there are any questions, please see Ms. Ramsewak or Ms. Notarfranco. Congratulations to all swimmers who came home from OFSAA last night with an overall 7th place ranking in the open girls division. Tori M. won SILVER MEDALS in her 100 and 200 free and her open relay with Chapman, Katherine and Elle. Ian F. took home 2 medals -- a Bronze and a Silver in his Freestyle events and Thomas, Omar, Hugh and Nathan finished 5th in their relay. It was an awesome Meet for everyone especially our grads Kelton, Katherine, Hannah, Elizabeth Elina & Bakker

February 24 2020 The annual ACF Brush Off is starting up again for this year's ACF! If you're interested in having fun and competing in this year's brush off, sign up sheets are in room 124 or in front of room 129! All boys rugby players, please come to our preseason meeting Wednesday, Feb. 26 in room 308. All new players welcome. Congratulations to all swimmers who competed at CWOSSA !! The vikings came home with a first place finish. The junior boys relay team members Nathan/Thomas/ Hugh and Omar captured first place and Tori M continues to dominate with red ribbons in her individual events. Omar A qualified in 4 events for ofssaa!!! And Ian F is a triple threat heading to OFSAA!! over 14 swimmers qualified - Please come on down to the library right now to pick up your ofsaa paperwork. Did you know that there's an agency called oneROOF in Kitchener that supports youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness? Come to the main foyer at lunch on Tuesday to buy a cup of hot cocoa for only $1 or for 50 cents with your own mug to support this worthy cause. Together, let's make a difference!

Shannon Kennedy was a dominant runner as a teenager, beating girls many years her senior. She aspired to become an Olympian. Instead, she disappeared from the track. Inspired by Mary Cain's recent op-ed in the New York Times, Kennedy wrote a guest essay about why she walked away from running. Here, she elaborates on her experience. Read her essay and subscribe to our weekly newsletter: thexc.substack.com

November 25 2019 Hey Vikes! December Intramurals are just around the corner and for this month it’s Badminton Doubles! Find a friend and sign up for a team today to compete for the coveted Badminton Champion! Intramurals will start December 2nd so make sure to sign up beforehand! Sign up sheets are located in the hallway going into the main gym! Hope to see you there! It's almost here vikings - the WCI Drama production of Peter Pan is next week, on Nov. 28th, 29th, and 30th. Tickets will be on sale every day at lunch in front of the cafeteria. For only $5 for students, you can come out to see some amazing displays of WCI talent - Get your ticket today! Attention French-speaking Vikings! If you are going on the Québec City trip this March, please attend a very important meeting at the beginning of lunch in room 323 today. If you have not signed up for this French trip and are interested, please come to the meeting as there are a few spots left! See you in 323 at lunch today. Girls Hockey - Girls Hockey - Girls Hockey!!! The Girls Hockey Team with continue their try-outs this week on Tuesday and Thursday at 3:00 pm at Albert McCormick rink. That's Girls Hockey this week Tuesday and Thursday at 3 pm at McCormick rink!!! Block-Spike-Dig-Roof Congratulations to the Sr. Boys Volleyball Team who's season ended at the OFSAA Volleyball Championships on Saturday in Scarborough. The team played some amazing volleyball throughout the 4 day tournament but were finally ousted in the Consolation Championship semi final by Lisgar from Ottawa. Truly an amazing season of volleyball -- 3 tournament championships, WCSSAA Finalists, CWOSSA Champions and OFSAA participants - a season of volleyball that will never be forgotten!! I am happy to announce this week’s Viking of the Week: congratulations to Daniel M. Daniel is always kind to his peers and is always willing to help out his classmates whenever he can. Daniel is also very involved and excels in all aspects of life at WCI. Once again, congratulations Daniel!

This week on The Rundown Maddy Kelly and Kate Van Buskirk bring you all the excitement from OFSAA cross-country and provide the ultimate predictions for the U Sport Championships. They break down the drama from the NYC and Hamilton Road2Hope Marathons. And they share some feel-good stories from the trails and track! [1:33] The best high school runners in Ontario braved the sloppy Sudbury conditions at the OFSAA Cross-Country Championships where big breakthroughs abounded. Now that high school XC is done, we make predictions for this weekend's U Sport Cross-Country Championships. [13:37] Blazing times were run at the New York City Marathon, including surprise results in both the men's and women's elite fields. Kate and Maddy recreate American Des Linden's hilarious post-race interview. And they recap the Hamilton Road2Hope Marathon. [26:19] Ever wonder what it would feel like to run sub-2 hour marathon pace? A relay team of 44 runners in Michigan did just that in a team effort to chase down Eliud Kipchoge's super-human time. [29:20] Finally, we share some feel good news from the American trail scene, including pumpkin-costume-clad endurance phenom Jim Walmsley, aka Jimpkin, getting beaten by a 4-year old! Learn more about The Shakeout Podcast and Canadian Running Magazine on our website https://runningmagazine.ca/category/shakeout-podcast/ Follow The Shakeout Podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/ShakeoutPodcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shakeoutpodcast/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/theshakeoutpodcast/ Subscribe to our weekly show on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-shakeout-podcast/id1224828899

Hello friends and welcome to Episode 21 of Smart Sports Podcast. This week we talk football on the podcast. Leroy Foster is one of the founders and a coach with the Port Dover Steelheads. He looks back at the season that was in the Ontario Football League, girl power within the organization, the growth of the Steelheads, and where he sees it going in the future. SHOUT OUTS First shout out goes out to the members of The Pitt Martial arts club. As usual, the little martial arts club that could is showing the rest of the world what they are all about this week at the WKC World Championships in Niagara Falls NY. Be sure to tune in to Smart Sports Podcast with all of their results. Another shout out goes to Kyler Pehlke. The Grade 9 student at Simcoe Composite School wrapped up a brilliant first high school cross country season with a very impressive 37thplace finish at the OFSAA championships in Sudbury. In his first full cross-country season, he won the Young Canada Day road race and the NSSAA novice gold, before placing fourth at CWOSSA to qualify for this past weekend’s provincial championships. On top of it all, he and his SCS Sabres teammates won the NSSAA junior boys volleyball title Wednesday night. Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to listen. It really is appreciated. Make sure to head over to the Smart Sorts Podcast Facebook page. There you can find much more local sports news and scores. Also remember to LIKE & Share Smart Sports Podcast so we can continue to grow this thing. Thank you again for listening!

Hello friends and welcome to this week’s episode of Smart Sports Podcast. This week we have a great story to tell on the podcast. Brianna Spanics was a great athlete that did it all at Valley Heights Secondary School. One of those things wasn’t rowing. And now the fifth-year student at Brock University is an OUA gold medalist in rowing. SHOUT OUTS First shout out goes out to last week’s guest Landon McCallum. A couple of days after being on the podcast, Landon scored his first OHL goal. Congratulations. We know it’ll be the first of many. Another shout out goes to Maddox Callens. The forward from Langton got his first OHL point, with an assist against the Sarnia Sting. And a huge shout out goes to Kyler Pehlke. The Grade 9 SCS student is going to be the lone competitor from Norfolk running at the OFSAA cross country championships in Sudbury this weekend. Good luck Kyler. Well, that’s about all the time we have for this week. Thank you so much for listening. It really is appreciated. Remember to head over to the Smart Sports Podcast Facebook page for much ore local sports news and scores. While you’re there, make sure to LIKE and SHARE the posts and page. So far, together we really are growing this thing, which is awesome. Thanks for listening!

This week on The Rundown, we bring you results from the Scotiabank Bluenose Marathon weekend and the Comrades Marathon in South Africa. We also dish on the top performances from OFSAA, NCAA's, the Speed River Inferno and the Rome Diamond League.

This is our first Podcast from Almonte & District High School. This podcast includes information about Dr.James Naismith but more so about the ADHS senior boys basketball team winning the OFSAA Championship. The following is a series of interviews by players and coaches about winning the Championship. We hope you enjoy listening to this podcast and we hope to have more podcasts in the near future.

Welcome to Episode #76 of the Sydenham Current Sessions. The date is Saturday, March 8, 2019. Dana Haggith and Aaron Hall present the weekly podcast, which you can now subscribe to for FREE on your Apple device through the Podcast app. * Canada Day event switching locations, Dresden Kinstock is no more and a pancake supper was held in Wallaceburg on Tuesday. * Wallaceburg Tartans swimmer Shona Branton has captured OFSAA gold. * Wallaceburg Wellness Centre – who now carries compression socks and have a certified fitter. Visit them at 222 Wellington Street in Wallaceburg or call 519-627-9355. * Weekend weather forecast. * Emergency Animal Fund fundraiser, March Break activities at the Wallaceburg Museum.

The second episode of Not Your Monkey! Zach and Eman talk on a range of topics including: OFSAA, Oscars, Black History Month, spring break plans, “being down for the swirl” and Ariana Grande. Plenty of laughs and Thank U nexts. Enjoy!

Two weeks ago, Cameron Ormond of Aurora, Ontario became the first girl to win four consecutive OFSAA cross-country championships.  OFSAA, the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations, boasts the most competitive provincial championship in the country. Its rare for athletes to win more than one OFSAA cross-country title during their high school career. Those who win two are considered standout athletes. And winning four lands you in the company of Olympians. This week we chat with Cameron and her coach Sue Deighan about the success and development of young stars. We discuss the power of teamwork and how to prevent burnout, and we relive the race that cemented Cameron's name in history.

Sydenham Current Sessions - Episode #13 - Saturday, November 24, 2017 Welcome to Episode #13 of the Sydenham Current Sessions. The date is Friday, November 24th, 2017. Aaron Hall and Dana Haggith recap what made the news this past week on sydenhamcurrent.ca. The Dresden Slots possibly moving to Chatham, a new traffic light in Wallaceburg and wind projects discussed at Queen’s Park, all made the headlines. In sports, Tartan basketball OFSAA action, SWOSSAA football, and more coaching changes for the Wallaceburg Lakers. Dana caught up with Barry from Arctic Heating and Cooling in our Featured Business of the Week segment. They also run down some upcoming events and they take a look at some job opportunities available in the community.

AnneMarie Fortner from Explore Pelee gives us a tour of Pelee Island in preparation of the Big Race! Rob Moore joins us by phone to explain the OFSAA Track Event that is the largest High School event in the Country and the third largest in North America is in Windsor this weekend.

I chat with Madison Clayton, a local wrestler and OFSAA silver medalist from Thunder Bay, and daughter of head coach, Francis Clayton. She is the second OFSAA finalist to commit to Lakehead Wrestling in 2016.