David has been involved with Elite Camps since its inception in 1999. Since joining our camp full-time in 2008 David has become the Camp Director for programs running in: Thornhill, Richmond Hill, and Newmarket. David played for the McGill University men’s basketball team during his undergraduate studies, and went on to obtain B.Sc. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Toronto.
At Elite he is responsible for hiring new staff and is continuously working on ways to improve our skill development techniques, our programs offered, and our business processes and technology operations. During the year he volunteers as a rep coach for the Northern Kings in the Ontario Basketball Association. David is also the founder and Head Strength Coach of Progressive Performance Training (PPT), a division of Elite Camps dedicated to helping athletes train smarter, move better, and perform better.
He is an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), a Certified Speed and Agility Coach (CSAC), a Precision Nutrition Certified Level-1 Coach (PN1), NCCP Certified Learn to Train Coach, as well as a certified personal trainer (Can-Fit-Pro Certified PTS), a Gold level Twist Sport Conditioning Coach (TSCC-Gold), an International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA) Resistance Band Instructor, and TRX Suspension Training Certified.
In 2011, David played for the Canadian Maccabi Masters Basketball team that won a silver at the Pan American Maccabi Games in Brazil. He takes pride in working at Elite Camps and in our ability to provide youth with high quality basketball programs and in the way Elite provides its staff with opportunities to grow both personally and in their professional and basketball careers.