Coach Graves - Testimonials
Coach Graves has been lucky enough to have been coached by or have worked with other great coaches in the basketball community. Below are some testimonials from those who have worked first hand with Coach Graves in the basketball world and from those who have been coached by Coach Graves.
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Steve Hanson Head Coach - Men's Basketball, Simon Fraser University Beryl Braun -
Parent of Grade 8 - Chilliwack Basketball Club Joe Mauro -
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"I've had the pleasure of competing against Coach Graves at the high school level where his players competed extremely hard, were fundamentally sound, and played as a unit. At the Centre for Performance, Kyle and I had an opportunity to work together with BC's elite high school players and I really enjoyed learning from him and sharing ideas about coaching. Most importantly, Kyle understands long-term athlete development and what it takes to improve." " Kyle has an excellent, constructive way of instructing the kids and giving them pointers as to how to improve their skills and games, and is committed to seeing them grow" “I have known Kyle for 18 years and in that time he has been devoted to the game of basketball in Chilliwack. First as a player and now as a coach. As a coach I’ve observed him always bettering himself through conferences, clinics and talking to established coaches. Since his coaching debut at Sardis Secondary, he has achieved tremendous success early on by going to the BC Championships twice. His team placed 4th on their second visit to the BC’s. This can only happen because of his time, work ethic and dedication to his team and to the basketball community of Chilliwack” |
Edward Lefurgy -
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"I have worked with Coach Graves in several capacities over the last six years. During that time I have seen him successfully guide an unknown school to the provincial elite in back to back seasons, develop University players to the national level and further his knowledge, coaching capacity and passion for the game of basketball. He has also helped develop my high school players into some of the provinces best players for their age. I look forward to seeing how Coach Graves can improve the level of basketball in the club, high school, University and Chilliwack basketball world. I fully endorse Coach Graves as a mentor to young people though the game of basketball" |