Who are the Junior Olys? 

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​Junior Oly’s was originally founded in 2014. In 2024, Junior Oly Basketball established a Board of Directors and became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The goal of Junior Oly Basketball is to give youth basketball players in the Sprague Community a high-level youth basketball experience encompassing, but not limited to:

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Goals of the Junior Olys Basketball Program

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1. Future Sprague Basketball Players Playing Together: One of the primary goals of the Junior Oly Basketball program is to have kids that live in the Sprague School Boundaries play together and create continuity before they reach high school. This will create increased team chemistry and understanding of systems once the student-athletes reach Sprague High School. 

 

2. Competitive Basketball Environment: Through playing really good prep teams from around the state of Oregon (6 tournaments per team) we hope to create a competitive basketball environment that fosters players and teams getting better week by week throughout the course of the season. 

 

3. Increased Skill Development/Athletic Development Trainings: Through our partnership with “The PAC” and their state of the art facilities - we are able to offer skill development and athletic development training sessions throughout the course of the season. Hopefully this will take our student-athletes to the next level of developing their game. 

 

4. Create a Vertically Integrated Basketball Program: In an attempt to create a “vertically integrated basketball program” Junior Oly Basketball coaches will meet with the Sprague Basketball staff and talk about offensive/defensive philosophies that the Sprague Basketball Program runs. The hope is that all players will start learning the basics of the offensive/defensive philosophies that the Sprague Varsity basketball team runs. 

 

5. Access to the Sprague Basketball Program: Junior Oly Teams will have an opportunity to sit behind the bench during a varsity basketball game, meet the coaching staff/players, and have a chance to come into the locker room before a game. 

 

6. Have Fun and Create a Passion for Basketball In Our Athletes: Throughout the course of practices, games, events, clinics, and camps our hope is that as many players continue loving to play basketball and create a passion for basketball that lasts through their life.  

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Junior Oly Basketball 2024 – 2026 Board of Directors 

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​President: Emily Trussell

Vice President: Calen Kolb

Treasurer: Kirk Sund

Secretary: Mary Carlisle

Director (Boys Teams Liaison): Jordan Graneto ​

Director (Girls Teams Liaison): Andy Sydow  

Director at Large: Jason Carlisle

Director at Large: Steve Adams

 

Contact us via email at:  juniorolybasketball@gmail.com

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