Louise Forsyth is attending a second national cadet girls’ basketball assessment camp later this month.
Forsyth is a key member of the Brookswood Bobcats senior girls basketball team, despite being in just Grade 10.
She will attend the camp March 27 to March 30 in Toronto. Forsyth, previously attended an identification camp back in December, is one of 26 players invited from across the country who were born in 1999 or later.
There are also 24 junior-aged (born in 1996, 1997 and 1998) female players at the camp.
“We look forward to this opportunity to assess the progress made by these young nationally identified athletes and for our coaches to provide further direction on their individual performance plans,” said Denise Dignard, Canada Basketball’s director of women’s high performance.
The players will be joined at the camp by coaches, technical leaders and mentors from across the country who are all committed to the long-term development of athletes for the senior national team.
“When we gather individuals who are all striving for excellence, the energy is tremendous and sparks the passion for continued growth,” Dignard said.
Forsyth, who stands six feet tall, primarily plays shooting guard for the Bobcats, helping Brookswood win the B.C. 3A senior girls championship earlier this month.
She was a key part of the team, playing every minute in both the semifinal and championship final.
She also helped the ’Cats win the title in 2014 as a Grade 9 member of the senior team.
Forsyth, who is 15, spent last summer playing club ball with the BC Elite Basketball program.
She will spend this summer with Basketball BC’s U17 squad.
Gary Ahuja
Brookswood Bobcats’ Louise Forsyth goes up for the jump shot during her team’s opening round victory against the North Peace Ookapiks at the B.C. 3A senior girls basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre earlier this month.
