ELEVATE Club Team Coach Eiman Raouf is a passionate and strategic basketball coach committed to developing athletes both on and off the court. With a coaching philosophy rooted in fundamentals, teamwork, and mental toughness, Eiman creates an environment where players thrive and grow into confident leaders. A lifelong athlete, Eiman grew up playing soccer, basketball, … Read more
Chris began his playing career at St. Michael’s University School under long-time legendary coach Ian Hyde-Lay, before competing for five years at Capilano University as a shooting guard under Coach Paul Eberhardt. After graduating, Chris moved immediately into coaching as a lead assistant at Capilano, working with two different head coaches in Coach Eberhardt and … Read more
Natalie grew up playing a variety of different team sports in the community and in the school setting, including soccer, basketball, volleyball, and track and field. She fell in love with basketball, in particular, and it became her focus throughout high school. She went on to play two years at Capilano University. She dabbled in … Read more
ELEVATE Basketball presents a special opportunity this Christmas Break! ELEVATE will be hosting 2 Christmas Holiday Camps at 2 different locations to provide a camp in an area near you! The camps will be fun and exciting and players will be coming home excited to play and continue their development in basketball. All age and … Read more
ELEVATE BASKETBALL U13 Club Team Coach & Current Middle School Vice Principal & Coach Coach Alison is a former high school and club basketball player. In university, she played varsity field lacrosse for the Queen’s Golden Gaels and The University of Western Ontario Mustangs. She began her teaching career in Toronto and coached both U13 … Read more
ELEVATE BASKETBALL Club Team Coach & Current Secondary teacher Coach Brown is a former Douglas College point guard and product of Steveston Packers basketball in Richmond. After completing his Human Kinetics degree at UBC, Coach Brown has spent the last 30 years teaching and coaching in Richmond, Vernon, and currently at Semiahmoo Secondary in Surrey. … Read more
ELEVATE BASKETBALL Camp Coach & Former College Basketball Player & Current Elementary School Teacher & Coach Coach van der Waarde is a former Trinity Western Spartan Varsity Rugby player winning a championship in his junior year and co-captaining the team in his senior year. After completing both his Bachelor’s and Teaching degrees, he pursued his … Read more
ELEVATE BASKETBALL Hoops Night, Camp, Small Group/Private Training & Current Secondary Teacher Coach Allen was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She is the youngest of eight children, and her earliest memories include playing sports or watching her siblings play. Coach Maria played basketball, volleyball, and softball beginning in grade school. She attended Regina High … Read more
ELEVATE BASKETBALL Hoops Night, Camp, Small Group/Private Training & Current Secondary Teacher Coach Vaughan is a former Division I basketball player, playing at Santa Clara University before transferring back to her hometown to finish her playing career at Simon Fraser University. While living out her dream of playing basketball at a high level, Coach Vaughan … Read more
ELEVATE Basketball is proud to announce that Carter Van Der Waarde has been given a red shirt position on the 2024-25 Trinity Western University roster! Carter Van Der Waarde started playing basketball at ELEVATE in the Hoops Night and loved coming each week. He would lay his reversible jersey on the ground in his room … Read more