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 | Art Leach | |
 | 1994 | |
 | Builder | |
 | Coach | |
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Art started his coaching career in 1945 at Glenlawn Collegiate, while
teaching at Glenwood Junior High. The team did poorly. Art's reaction
was to spend the summer planning, reading, and developing an approach
to the game. The result was that in a few years there was basketball
program in St. Vital from elementary through high school, a program
that focused on skill development. The Glenlawn teams, both boys and
girls, were now consistently among the top teams in the province. The
varsity boys' teams were Provincial Champions in 1952 and 1953.
Committed to providing an outlet for players graduating from
Glenlawn, Art, with the help of others, created the St. Vital "Grads",
an organization which provided the opportunity for St. Vital youth to
play organized basketball at the bantam, juvenile, and junior age
levels.
teaching at Glenwood Junior High. The team did poorly. Art's reaction
was to spend the summer planning, reading, and developing an approach
to the game. The result was that in a few years there was basketball
program in St. Vital from elementary through high school, a program
that focused on skill development. The Glenlawn teams, both boys and
girls, were now consistently among the top teams in the province. The
varsity boys' teams were Provincial Champions in 1952 and 1953.
Committed to providing an outlet for players graduating from
Glenlawn, Art, with the help of others, created the St. Vital "Grads",
an organization which provided the opportunity for St. Vital youth to
play organized basketball at the bantam, juvenile, and junior age
levels.