No limits for Yash Kumar in Basketball
At 15-years-old Yash Kumar is looking at a future filled with possibilities. Not only is he a talented basketball player,
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Community Basketball Builder P.H.A.S.E.1 Launches Several Fundraisers
In 2009, Canadian-based Non-Governmental Organisation P.H.A.S.E 1 Youth Association (P1YA) held its 9th annual tournament featuring a Shamba event fundraiser.
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Dwayne Smith-Focused on Fatherhood
When Dwayne Smith decided to shoot the basketball for the last time in 2019, he was thinking about his 12-year-old
Read moreInternational Women’s Day – The All Canada Classic-Rumble Girls Legacy 2004-2012
Happy Women’s Day! These young women represented in P.H.A.S.E. 1’s All Canada Classic-Rumble in the T-Dot national all-star game as
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Kayla Alexander: “The Magic of Basketball”
As a child, Kayla’s first love was drawing, then as a pre- teen basketball entered the picture and she fell in love with that too. At University she studied to be a teacher due to the influence of a great second grade teacher who had a profound impact on her life. So how does one combine a passion for basketball, art and teaching? Simple, you write a book.
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Pt. 1 – 2010 All Canada Classic-Rumble – 10th Anniversary – The 2010 Posters
On Monday, June 14th, 2010, 40 talented young athletes will got the amazing opportunity to play on the very same
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Tristan Martin- Basketball Player to Financial Advisor
When Tristan was on the floor every time a lane opened up or a ball got lose and he was headed out on a break-a-way, the whole gym was standing ready lose their minds. His teammate on-hand will never forget during an open run in “Jungle” Lawrence Heights Community Center, in front of Jim Calhoun, Head Coach U. Connecticut, Tristan jumped over 6’7″ Jemino Sobers and flushed a dunk with ease. The packed gym went silent with disbelief, then quiet chatter before erupting into a frenzy. Tristan Martin’s legacy would forever be crystallized from that day forward.
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Wayne Dawkins, The Home Team’s Toronto Raptor
10 years ago, inspired by my work in the community, Canada’s #1 children’s author Eric Walters collaborated with Johnnie Williams
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Evan Pellerin – 15 Years of Professional Basketball
As Evan Pellerin approaches the final stretch of his 15-year basketball career, and looks back on his journey-the highs, the
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Shamar Coombs – Home Is Where The Basketball Is
Spending months away from home is the sacrifice most professional basketball players have to make to live their dreams. This
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Shaquille Keith – Don’t Count Him Out
When Shaquille Keith hits a basketball court, he is transformed from the reserved young man who enjoys writing poems, and
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Ryan Wright: The Example of Hard Work
Basketball coach Tim Notke once said, “hard work beats talent, when talent doesn’t work hard,” and it is by these
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Ashton Khan – Born to Lead
Basketball was just a fun pastime activity for Ashton Khan. Playing the game with his older brother and friends on
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Canadian Contribution to Women’s Basketball – All Canada Classic
The basketball court is where many female professional athletes call their workplace, but the legitimacy of their work is overshadowed because of their gender. The sudden loss of ambassadors to the women’s game, Kobe and Gianna Bryant has been a crushing blow on so many levels. For women’s basketball the hopes is their legacy will continue to propel the talent of the athletes and the work of those trying to elevate the women’s game forward until equal footing has been achieved.
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Basketball: Still An Open Chapter for Oditte Odisho
In everyone’s life, there comes a time when you must make a decision so critical that it determines the course of your future. For Oditte Odisho, that decision was choosing between being a pro basketball player and going back home to take care of her ailing mother.
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Wumi Agunbiade: On A Mission To Inspire
In many cultures, it’s believed that a name connects you to your past and can predict your future. For Wumi Agunbiade (given name Omawumi), the latter would seem to be the case. The name ‘Omawumi’ literally translates to ‘a lover of children’, and what better name could there be for a woman who spends her life enlightening and empowering young women?
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Mckenzie Sigurdson – Journey to the Air Canada Centre
As a trainer you know not every child possess the same athletic gifts, some are blessed with quickness, some natural strength and some leaping ability. Mckenzie has many gifts but her great hand eye coordination and a natural feel for the ball in her hand separated her from her peers.
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Black History – 20th Anniversary of Canada’s 1st National High School All Star Basketball Event
The All Canada Classic (a.k.a. the Rumble in the T-Dot) National High School All-Star Basketball Celebration run by P.H.A.S.E. 1 still stands as Canada’s 1st and longest run national high school all-star game. From 2001-2012, the All Canada Classic consistently featured the biggest names in Canadian boy’s and girl’s high school basketball under the same roof
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Alice Davis “The Mad Stepper”
It’s that camaraderie that allowed Alice and the rest of the team to spearhead the fundraising initiative to pay for the backboard shattered by Tristan Martin in the 2003 All Canada Classic – Dunk Contest at the Centennial College, Scarborough ON.
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