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Swish Schools Annual Basketball Summer Camp
By Christine Ouellet Schools Annual Summer Camp.
Our camp consists of two groups;
om Legallais started thinking the beginner/intermediate group,
Tabout a new business venture where we create a fun and engaging
during the 2019 pandemic. He took environment for players who are
advantage of the downtime and new to basketball or have just a
isolation to set up a business plan few years of experience, and the
on basketball training, a domain elite afternoon group, where we
that had long been part of his life create a high-level environment for
and in which he excelled. players serious about taking their
game to the next level. What makes
Being a graduate alumnus of
Swish Schools Camp so unique is
St. Francis Xavier University in
the high level of experience our
Nova Scotia and a member of the
staff brings and their desire to help
famous basketball team, the idea
local players. I’m incredibly proud
of coaching and helping young
of this because the campers get to
athletes learn about basketball was Xavier Gault, Tom Legallais and Edward Jacobs Photo Submitted
experience something I wished
growing in his mind. Thus, Swish
was available in Cornwall when I fifty in the morning, and thirty in Tuesday to Friday. For the rest of
School was born. The term ‘swish’
was growing up. It brings me great the afternoon. In the morning, the the summer, he offers individual
refers to the sound made by the ball
as it goes through the basketball pride to provide local hoopers with kids aged 7 – 11 are beginners or small-group training during
net. high-level coaching. This year, all who don’t have much experience, the day, and in the fall and winter,
last year’s coaches are returning and they are starting to learn the he holds evening sessions, 2-3
Tom, a native of Cornwall, said, to camp. We have four coaches game and the basics. The afternoon times per week. Tom Legallais is
“When I was growing up, there who played collegiate basketball group, aged 13 – 17, are part of a grateful for the support he receives
was no one to train me so I had to in Canada: Tom Legallais (St. FX traveling team and are older and from the Cornwall Lions. You
drive to Ottawa for my training, and alumni), Maria Walsh (Nipissing more serious players. can reach him on his Facebook
after my second year at university alumni), Tristen Ross (St. FX The summer camp takes place site. https://www.facebook.com/
in Nova Scotia, I started looking alumni), and Michael Otoo swishschooll?mibextid=LQQJ4d
for coaching resources for others (MTA alumni). And we also have
in the area, but there was not much Sarah Croney (Western alumni), Match Your Area Knowledge
available.” joining us. That makes for five ex- Play Thom’s Trivia
Back in 2020, he was doing collegiate players who want to give
individual coaching outside in back to basketball players right 1Q - In August 1977 the Royals moved their affiliation
parks, and then in 2022, he launched here in Cornwall! A special thank with the Rockland Nationals to which city?
the week-long indoor camp with 65 you to all our sponsors, especially 2Q -What did former Cornwall Police Officers Georges
kids joining. the Cornwall Lions, who have been Levere and Danny O’Reilly do on August 30, 1977?
very generous.”
Legallais says, “This year 3Q - What cost hockey fans $117.00 in August of 1977?
marks the third year of Swish Swish has eighty kids registered, Page 35 for Answers