COACH DANIELLE is an educator, parent, former athlete, coach and life-long learner.  She is an active sport enthusiast and consummate volunteer. Sport is, and always will be, an integral part of Danielle’s life.

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Danielle fell in love with the sport of basketball at age 8 when she started playing for her elementary school.  She then went on to play at both the secondary and post-secondary levels.  Throughout her career she has had exceptional coaches who not only taught sound fundamentals and principles of play, but also made the game fun.

 

But the one thing that was missing throughout Danielle’s playing career was someone who knew about the array of opportunities for girls in basketball. So, she has dedicated her coaching career to teaching young girls basketball fundamentals, and various strategies and tactics of the game, while also being mindful of their social-emotional well-being and athletic development.

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Danielle has two daughters who play at an elite level, so she understands the current basketball environment as a parent and coach and recognizes the support system needed to prepare and guide young female players through the various pathways.

 

For over 15 years, Danielle has been involved in the Rep and AAU systems, and has coached many high-performance athletes, some of whom have gone on to play for provincial and national teams. Her formal basketball coaching career began in 2009 and since then Danielle has been a Head Coach with the Etobicoke Thunder Basketball Association with prior experience as an Assistant Coach with the York South Silver Knights.   She has also served as a Head Coach with the OSDP program where she took a team to the Ontario Summer Games and she has coached in the CP program.  Most recently, Danielle has been a coach in Basketball Canada’s Junior Academy, and was named to the Team Ontario coaching staff.  As a Technical Lead with Etobicoke Basketball, she continues to provide guidance and support to several rep coaches. 

 

Several years ago, Danielle identified a void with respect to elite programming for girls in the Etobicoke area.  As a result, with support from the Board of Directors of the Etobicoke Basketball association, she created an elite stream by establishing the JUEL Prep program for the Etobicoke Thunder.   She also co-founded the Father John Redmond Redhawks which competes in the OSBA.  Since its inception, all graduating Redmond players have moved on to play at the post-secondary level in Canada. 

 

Danielle has been instrumental in creating a high-performance path for young female basketball who play in Etobicoke.

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Danielle is also credited with developing an age-appropriate curriculum for the Etobicoke Basketball Association which is incorporated into the vast girls house league program and girls camps offered by the club.

 

As an educator, Danielle is experienced in developing, teaching, and evaluating curriculum for a diverse student population.  From a sports management perspective, she is an effective communicator with athletes and parents, and has extensive experience in the development and implementation of programs and logistics associated with sport events and training programs from the grass roots to the international levels. 

 

Danielle has also dedicated her time to advancing her own coach development path, focussing on various educational and coaching opportunities offered by both Canada Basketball and Ontario Basketball.