{"id":17598,"date":"2017-06-21T16:58:47","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T20:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=17598"},"modified":"2017-06-21T16:58:47","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T20:58:47","slug":"aurora-basketball-team-trains-like-the-raptors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-basketball-team-trains-like-the-raptors\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora basketball team trains like the Raptors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jake Courtepatte <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An Aurora basketball team won the chance of a lifetime last weekend after being chosen as leaders in their community.<br \/>\nElliott\u2019s Avengers, a Bantam-level team coached by Dave Elliott, spent a day at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto learning how to train, eat, and condition like the NBA\u2019s Toronto Raptors, thanks to the Ford Skills and Drills competition.<br \/>\n\u201cThe entire Elliott&#8217;s Avengers team is excited to spend a day training like their basketball heroes,\u201d said Coach Dave Elliot before the big day. \u201cThe kids have done so much work in giving back to our local community and it\u2019s nice to see they\u2019re being rewarded with such a great experience offered by Ford of Canada and the Toronto Raptors.\u201d<br \/>\nOne of sixteen teams from across Southern Ontario to earn the grand prize, Ford and the Raptors worked together to single out minor basketball teams that showed \u201cdedication to their communities through charitable contributions.\u201d<br \/>\nElliott\u2019s Avengers have dedicated many hours to volunteering at the Newmarket Food Pantry, sorting food, stocking shelves, and cleaning.<br \/>\nWorking with coaches, trainers, and nutritionists from the Raptors organization, the team was given lessons in Skill Development, \u201cTrain Like a Raptor\u201d, and \u201cEat Like a Raptor.\u201d<br \/>\nEach athlete was also given a Raptors-branded jersey to bring home. 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