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Congratulations to our VSC Family for a great star

Congratulations to our VSC Family for a great start to the 2023 Spring / Summer Season! Our community, including all coaches, trainers, parents, players and our amazing sponsors, have put in work and done their share to creat a culture of excellence. We may not always win but we will always strive for excellence!

Vancouver Sports Club Tryouts begins this week, Fe

Vancouver Sports Club Tryouts begins this week, February 13, for players in grades 4-7. With our elite level coaches and an exciting schedule, the 2023 Spring & Summer season promises to be an awesome basketball experience for our members. Visit us online at, www.vancouversportsclub.ca for registration details.

In support of this year’s Black History Month th

In support of this year’s Black History Month theme in Canada, “Ours to tell”, VSC would like to acknowledge and celebrate Black History through a commitment to learning more about our local Black Community, namely Hogan’s Alley.

Coaches, mentors and parents, we ask that you keep the conversation alive with your players through the month of February and beyond. Two possible questions you might want to engage your players in as discussion primers are:

1. What is the significance of having a community to be a part of?

2. Why is it important to know your history and that of others?

Vancouver Sports Club is excited to release tryout

Vancouver Sports Club is excited to release tryout information for the upcoming 2023 Spring & Summer Season. Our programming will include exciting opportunities for young athletes in grades 2-12, including competitive team play, skills academy and private & group training sessions. Program registration is now linked in our bio.

Various teams at the U12-U14 levels will have the opportunity to compete in the Under Armour Futures Circuit, while our Canada Elite Vancouver U15-18 teams will showcase their talents on the most competitive stages that can be found both here in Canada and in the United States. Selected athletes from various divisions will once again represent Canada Elite on the UAA Circuits in Arizona, Indiana, South Carolina, Kansas, Atlanta and Chicago!

Please visit us at www.vancouversportsclub.ca to register for tryouts, or for more information about our 2023 Spring & Summer programs.

As we begin the new year, we would like to share w

As we begin the new year, we would like to share with you some of VSC’s most memorable moments in 2022. Building character through sport, is our mission. These moments epitomize this core value and we congratulate our athletes, coaches and parents for all that they bring to our VSC community and beyond.

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Vancouver Sports Club caps off the 2022 Fall Seaso

Vancouver Sports Club caps off the 2022 Fall Season for teams at the U15-U18 divisions with great success. The VSC rosters will be well represented across high schools throughout the province. We wish our athletes and coaches all the best and look forward to cheering them on. Stay tuned for updates on individual players, their school teams and information on the coming 2023 Spring / Summer club season.
Many thanks to the Champions League and BC Basketball Events for providing a competitive, fun and well organized platform for BC ballers.

Coming off a most impressive AAU Circuit this past

Coming off a most impressive AAU Circuit this past summer as the only Under Armour Association team in Canada, Canada Elite is looking to expand their reach by identifying elite level basketball players in British Columbia. Directors Shane James and Chris Skinner will be on hand on September 21, 2022 to identify talent in age cohorts born in 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006. These tryouts are open to all athletes, regardless of their club affiliation.

Those selected will be invited to the 2nd round of tryouts taking place in Toronto, Ontario on October 8-9.

To register online and to learn more about the Under Armour Association Circuit, please visit www.vancouversportsclub.ca

Canada Elite Instagram: https://instagram.com/canada_elite?igshid=NmNmNjAwNzg=

Canada Elite Website: https://www.canelite.ca

It’s a wrap! Jerome Randle and DaShaun Thomas’s first, and certainly not last, visit to Vancouver was met with huge success. Campers were exposed to another level of accountability on the court and were challenged to push themselves to their limits. Making a positive difference to those around them was an important theme that resonated throughout the camp. Thank you UNLMTED for the “Tune-Up”, as our athletes now move into the coming Fall with a refreshed outlook on what sport is all about! See you during Spring Break 2023!

Vancouver Sports Club (VSC) 2022 Fall/Winter Tryou

Vancouver Sports Club (VSC) 2022 Fall/Winter Tryouts begin the week of August 29. Register online at www.vancouversportsclub.ca or click the link in bio.

Vancouver Sports Club bids farewell to Malcolm Tyl

Vancouver Sports Club bids farewell to Malcolm Tyler, as he embarks on his basketball journey at Orangeville Prep in the coming days. It has been an absolute pleasure having Malcolm and his family a part of our VSC program, for his unwavering work ethic, combined with his love for the game, has been nothing but inspiring to us all.

As you open your next chapter Malcolm, consider these sage words from Tony Awards winner, André De Shields's (3 rules of longevity).

“1. Surround yourself with people, whose eyes light up when they see you coming…2. slowly is the fastest way to get to where you want to be…and 3. the top of one mountain, is the bottom of the next so keep climbing!”

Coming off a most memorable summer of basketball,

Coming off a most memorable summer of basketball, Vancouver Sports Club is excited to rollout programming for the 2022 Fall / Winter season.

In addition to 2-3 practices each week, players in grades 3-7 will be involved in league & tournament play from September to February 2023…Our athletes in grades 8-12 will train and compete from September to mid-November 2022. This includes our Canada Elite teams at the U15-U18 divisions.

The primary focus for our high school students will be on skill development and training, strength and conditioning, and competitive play—ultimately leading to preparation for the coming high school season.

Be sure to also check out our Skills Academy sessions for youth in grades 2 - 7 on Saturdays, conducted by our top trainers and coaches at VSC.
To register visit us at: www.vancouversportsclub.ca.

VSC and Canada Elite is excited to begin a new sea

VSC and Canada Elite is excited to begin a new season of basketball for the 2022 Fall / Winter Season. Athletes in grades 1-8 will engage in programming from September 2022 to February 2023.

Those in grades 9-12, will train and compete from September to mid-November 2022. The focus for the older high school students will be primarily skill development, conditioning and high level competitive play—all in preparation for the coming high school season.

Please stay tuned for confirmation of the tryout schedule and for registration details.

Vancouver Sports Club and Canada Elite are excited

Vancouver Sports Club and Canada Elite are excited to bring Jerome Randle and DaShaun Thomas (see below bio) to Vancouver to provide high level training and basketball instruction to athletes in preparation for the coming Fall season. This event will also serve as an evaluative opportunity for those who are interested in playing with VSC and Canada Elite teams in the fall.  
Combined, Coach Randle and Coach Thomas bring invaluable currency through playing and training experiences in the NBA, Overseas, NCAA Division 1, and working with youth the world over. Camp participants will be taught the fundamentals and advanced skills for ball handling, separation moves, pick and roll scenarios, finishing through contact, playmaking, creating high percentage shots for teammates and decision making under pressure.

Brief Instructor Bios
 Jerome Randall
•35 Years Old
•Born in Chicago, IL
•Current professional player in France and previously in: Turkey, Israel, Ukraine, Belgium, Australia, Lithuania, Germany, and Russia
•Played college basketball at UC Berkeley where he was a two-time first-team All Pac-10 honouree and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2010. Also named to the Pac-12 Hall of Honor in January 2017.
•Pro Trainer (NBA/NCAA/High School)

Dashaun “D.T” Thomas
•33 Years Old
•Born in Chicago, IL
•Pro Trainer (Pro Trainer (NBA/NCAA/High School)
•Founder of DTermined Athletics
•President of UNLMTED Training
•Director of CP3 Middle School Combine/ Rising Stars
•Staff for NBA Combine/NBA Cares

Learned the game through some of Chicago’s Greats: Sonny Parker, Don Starks, Wolf Nelson, Lauren Foster and more……

The 2022 Basketball Canada Men's National Champion

The 2022 Basketball Canada Men's National Championships held in Edmonton, AB proved to be an impressive showcase for our BC U15 & U17 athletes. Both teams played brilliantly throughout the tournament, leaving no doubt about the calibre of basketball being played in our province.

The U15 Boys made it to the championship game by defeating Team Alberta in the semifinals and going on to loose in a hard fought battle against a formidable Ontario team by a score of 90-68. The teams’ grit combined with their relentless efforts on both sides of the ball, was awesome to witness!

The talk of the tournament was certainly the unyielding pressure and uptempo style of play exhibited by the U17 BC squad. The team averaged 127 points per outing, with a record breaking performance versus Nova Scotia, scoring 60 points in the 2nd quarter, shooting 14 of 20 from 3 point range and tallying 159 points by the final whistle of the game. The team then went on to loose in the semi-finals to the eventual national champions, Team Quebec, who defeated Team Ontario, taking home the Nation Championship title. Team BC took home 3rd place honours, defeating Team Alberta in the Bronze medal match.

Congratulations and well done to all the coaches, players and parents who were able to be apart of the unique experiences of the 2022 Canadian National Championships. You have done us proud.

“Self-belief and hard work will always earn you

“Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.”

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Canada Elite 15U is on a mission at the UAA Champi

Canada Elite 15U is on a mission at the UAA Championships.

The Vancouver Sports Club/ Canada Elite Vancouver

The Vancouver Sports Club/ Canada Elite Vancouver program had a strong showing at the West Coast Championships in Las Vegas this past week. This, coming off an impressive 6-0 record by the Canada Elite Vancouver U16 team in California the week prior at the West Coast Elite Summer Classic (16U GXL). West Coast Championships Results:

•U17 CEV —5-0...1st Place
•U16 CEV—6-0...1st Place
•U15 CEV—4-2...2nd Place
•U16 VSC—3-2...4th place
•U11-12 VSC— 3-2...2nd Place

Also in competitive play this past weekend, three of the Vancouver Sports Club teams; VSC U12 Selects, VSC U13 Elite and VSC U14 Elite, participated in the James Johnson 1st Annual Invitational held in Auburn, Washington. These teams showed grit and played solid team ball throughout the event. Although these teams did not place in their respective divisions, they all gained the experience of competing at a higher level.

As proud as we are of the win/loss record amassed during the final vestiges of the 2022 summer season, we are even more inspired by the manner in which our teams have come together in their play and the support they showed for one another throughout the events.

Key Takeaways =
1. Strengthened Relationships
2. Character Development
3. Memories and the joy of playing this beautiful game of basketball.

Next up: The Canada Elite UAA 15U and 16U representatives will be heading to Chicago, IL on Monday, July 18 to participate in the National Under Armour Association Championships. Good luck, boys!

VSC off to a great start in Vegas… Over the pas

VSC off to a great start in Vegas…

Over the past week our VSC team have participated in a number of tournaments including:
Blaine High School Invitational •U17 Champions 5-0 record
West Coast Elite Summer Classic in California
•Canada Elite Vancouver U16 Campion 6-0 record

Up next:
James Johnson Annual - Seattle
VSC U12 Selects, VSC U13 Elite, VSC U14 Elite
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