Ontario Coach’s Bermuda Highlight
The coach of a visiting Canadian basketball team which played in an international schools tournament held here last week says the best experience for his players in Bermuda occurred off the court — when they addressed Bermudian children about life choices.
Georgetown District High School senior basketball coach Steve Pettit — whose Georgetown District Prep Rebels finished fourth in last week’s eight-team Bermuda Thanksgiving Classic — told InsideHalton.com the Ontario youngsters’ trip to Bermuda was peaked by a visit to Harrington Sound School.
“The highlight may well have been when the co-ordinator took us to a feeder school of Grades 1 to 5 and we did a presentation on being a student athlete making the right choices, and what these kids want to achieve doesn’t involve going on to play in the NBA,” said Mr. Pettit, who wore pink socks and Bermuda shorts while overseeing the GDHS bench in Bermuda.
Bermuda’s CedarBridge Academy basketaball team is visiting the Ontario community this week to participate in a tournament being staged by the Rebels.
“This trip had a different feel in the sense that Bermuda is trying to promote high school sports and sports in general,” said Mr. Pettit. “For our kids to be giving life lessons and exploring their own sense of teamwork was good for a team with just one starter returning this year. More importantly, (the Bermuda) kids coming here this week has created an international link to our community and in all my years of teaching this ranks right up there for being a successful educational experience.”
