COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Unique camp ready to boost Ottawa Valley’s Indigenous basketball – 104.9 Pembroke Today

Jun 23, 2024

A team of coaches with impressive resumes wants to build strong character and good habits in the Ottawa Valley’s young Indigenous athletes.

Former men’s national basketball team player Richard Stewart says he’s found a like-minded partner in local coach Gerry Benoit for a basketball skills development camp coming to Pikwakanagan’s Makwa Centre on July 6th.

Stewart says he began scouting the Ottawa Valley back in January and felt there was talent in the area that could use his expertise. It only took a brief discussion with Benoit, fellow local coach Logan Wright, and Pikwakanagan council to hit the ground running on the camp.

The camp is open to Indigenous youth aged 8 to 17, with Stewart taking the younger athletes through the basics of basketball early in the morning before drilling the older group on what they can expect at the collegiate level. The kids will then get a chance to put the practice to use with an afternoon of games to close out the day.

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