THE PURSUIT...: March 2012

Wednesday 21 March 2012

U-17

So I'm going to try-out for the U-17 BC provincial team, I'm kinda, just a little scared. Because I'm going to probably younger then all of them by three or four years.
But I guess that's how it's going to be from now on.... But I'm also very excited, 'cause I know that I deserve to be there and I'm ready to kick some a**!!!!!!!!

Sunday 18 March 2012

Wish me luck.....

March 18, 2012

I am currently on my second week of Spring-Break, I have had a lot of fun so far. I actually just came back from Victoria BC to pick up my dog Tuck.

He's a pure bred Border collie, he's four years old and I absolutely love him to death....

This weekend coming up, 24-25, is a huge deal for me. I will be trying-out for an amazing team called the Columbia Cascades, that is based out of Portland.
The coaches names are Al Aldridge, Angie Sun and Gary Wilson. It would be such an honor to be able to play for them, they are one of the best programs there is. I have been in contact with them for about a year and a half now, and they are amazing coaches and people. So for the next week I will be training and practising as much as possible.... Wish me luck!

Columbia Cascades

Friday 16 March 2012

Where it all Began....

March 16, 2012

Hi! My name is Ace, and I'm going to start off with where my career, however small, began.

Before I can Remember: My dad ran a travelling team called Next Level Athletics, the team travelled all around the States, and I was there water girl. I even practised my dribbling on the side, while they ran drills.And I got to see some amazing places and meet some interesting characters.

Kindergarten - Grade 4: I had always been a soccer player, wasn't very talented, but man was I fast. After five years of standing in the rain, my parents finally had enough! They convinced me to start basketball.

Grade 4 - Present Day: I loved it! And I was good at it! Basketball came to me naturally, I was tall for my age and I was fast. My first game I was so excited and I scored a bunch of points. Forget about soccer, I'm a baller now and I have never regretted it

Frank

My dad, Frank is my biggest fan and my biggest critic, and I don't know what I would do without him always pushing me to improve.

He grew up in Prince George, BC. My dad was a hockey player when he was younger, but he started to see that his hockey career was coming to an end. So he turned to his next favorite sport, Basketball. In nineth grade he played with the Senior team, he wasn't very good but he worked his arse off.

He practiced every day 10 hours a day and because he worked so hard he got to play Div. 2 at West Virginia.

After his career as a player was finished, he coached Next Level Athletics for my uncle, then for me and maybe some day for my little sister Mack. This year he was the second assistant at SFU.

He now works full-time at a company called ADP and is my father, my coach, my trainer, my critic and a very large part of my life.

Tanya

My mom, Tanya grew up in Prince George along with my dad, they met in Pre-school. She has three sisters and one brother and all of them played basketball, even my grandpa still goes and plays pick-up. Basketball pretty much runs in my blood.

My mom always played basketball but never thought of using her talent to get into a college or university. until her final year of highscool when a coach came up to her and asked if she would be interested in playing basketball for him.

In the end she went to West Virginia with my dad. She has coached me along with my dad, and is now finishing up her first praticum in Penticton to become a radiographer. She is my emotional support, my coach, my fan, my critic but most of all she's my mom.

She also has a blog: guywahjohnson.blogspot.com