Excel Hoops Prep Academic Support Staff
Excel Hoops Prep refuses to lose focus of the STUDENT in student athlete. Our players will have our Academic Support Staff at their disposal to help guide and shape their academic careers to ensure they are as ready for the next level in their careers academically, as they are athletically.
Peel District School Board Liason
Jeff Famme - Director of Operations
Jeff grew up in Cambridge, ON where he developed his craft as a player and coach. Cambridge Basketball had many former university players and coaches affiliated with them, helping mold Jeff into a Regional All-Star. Exposure to high level players and coaches developed a high Basketball IQ which Jeff tries to impart on the athletes he coaches. At the University Of Western Ontario, Jeff obtained a BSc in Kinesiology and played two years on the top ranked Western Varsity Football team. Here he learned what it takes to be an elite program, from both a player and coaching perspective.
In Peel, Jeff worked as a Science and Phys-Ed teacher for 10 years and for the last 8 years has been a guidance counselor. For 18 years he has coached boys basketball at the Tier 1 level going undefeated during the ROPSSAA regular season in 2010-11 and 2011-12. Jeff has been active in ROPSSAA by serving on various committees related to basketball. For the last two years he additionally coached the TFSS Jr. Girls team and drove them to the playoffs(single tier).
Jeff is the founder and has been the convener for the Trojan Invitational Tournament for the last 14 years. The Jr. and Sr. boys 16 team Tournaments have become a staple in the pre-season schedule for coaches in the Peel Region. Excel Hoops is now the perfect outlet for Jeff is to elevate basketball in the Peel Region.