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presents BEHIND

THE BENCH

An Interview with James Fourney

By Molly Kett for the last twenty years and still wrapped up, and both teams saw
loves every minute. some serious success.
ocal coach James Fourney has “It’s just the kids. The energy they “My senior team tied for fourth
Lhad a passion for basketball for give me, it makes me feel young,” and missed the playoffs because
as long as he can remember. He’s says Fourney. “I am 66-years -old the team we were tied with beat
been coaching the sport for 38 years, and it just makes me feel young. It’s us by one in the regular season,”
after refereeing for ten. really nice to see their expressions says Fourney. “My juniors actually
“I have always wanted to help when they try something new in made it to regionals which is called
kids love the game of basketball as a game that they’ve been doing in EOSSA, and we actually won a game
much as I do. I played high school practice and they are successful.” at EOSSA. It has been a long time
sports and one year of basketball Naturally, as he’s been coaching for since we had a junior team do that so
at St Lawrence College. I wasn’t so long, he has a few great memories. it’s a good step in our program.”
very good, but I wanted to stay in “With the travelling team, I was Just because the season is over,
ball,” says Fourney. “I thought I’d presented with an award at a Turano though, doesn’t mean he stops
really like to try coaching. I got the Raptors game, before the game Photo Submitted playing for the winter.
opportunity to be an assistant coach through Ontario basketball, so that learn. “What I do for the wintertime to
on a travelling team and when the was fun,” says Fourney. “And then “We don’t focus on winning. We run a program on Tuesday nights at
coach retired, I took over the team one of my teams about ten years ago, focus on work ethic. If you work as the high school,” says Fourney. “I
and coached it for 30 years. This is we had actually gone to OFFSA, and hard as you can, whether you win or run a grade seven and eight team and
my 38th year as a coach.” won silver at OFFSA, so that was a lose doesn’t really matter because I run a grade nine, ten, eleven and
The team Fourney coached for 30 pretty special moment.” you know that you’ve done your twelve team. We try to play about
years was the Cornwall Lions. Now, As far as where his coaching best,” says Fourney. “Our motto fifteen exhibition games during the
he spends his time coaching the junior success comes from, Fourney says he is ‘Belief Faith Trust.’ Believe in winter to focus on skill development,
and senior girls at Char-Lan High has had great assistant coaches and yourself. Have Faith in the system. so I’m never out of it.”
School, which is the same school he mentors and has been lucky enough Trust your teammates.” Cornwall is lucky to have so many
attended. He’s been coaching there to have willing players who want to His recent seasons have just dedicated coaches like Fourney.
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