The Basketball Edge is dedicated and committed to excellence in the sport of basketball. Our services focus on providing training and development opportunities to athletes and coaches during the off-season. We deliver a quality program by placing a high priority on teaching basic fundamental skills, drills and performance enhancement strategies needed for athletes and coaches to progress to a higher level of competition. We refer to this as The Basketball Edge.

Once upon a time in Strathcona County there was a man who wanted to share his passion and love for the sport of basketball with young people. He wanted them to have opportunities to have fun and learn to play basketball and develop skills to progress to a higher level of competition. This man is: André Lussier.

So in the year 2000 he established The Basketball Edge, a company dedicated to excellence and commitment in the sport of basketball. We started out by offering summer camps in Sherwood Park for youths ages 10 to 14.

In July 2000 we held a one-week camp in Sherwood Park. Twenty boys participated. By 2001, the Edge grew to two summer camps and 60 boys and girls. This pattern continued in 2002 with 80 youths attending two summer camps. In 2003, we added an Elite High School camp to the summer line up. This fall camp consisted of 8 weekly sessions and was attended by a dozen boys.

In 2006, The Basketball Edge continues to offer summer camps for youth in Sherwood park and St Albert as well as high school camps for players in the Edmonton area. The summer and fall programs in Sherwood Park continue to fill up several weeks prior to registration deadlines. We employ several coaches every year, many of whom have worked with the Edge for several years and look forward to returning year after year.

Our Philosophy of Success has been to bring together a group of highly experienced coaches that have a love for the sport and enjoy working together. This enthusiasm is contagious and is the foundation for teaching basic fundamental skills, drills and performance enhancement strategies needed for athletes and coaches to progress to a higher level of competition. We refer to this as The Basketball Edge.

In the next year, The Basketball Edge will add a program for U10 kids to the summer camp lineup and will continue with the current offerings in Sherwood Park and St Albert. Something new for the fall of 2007 is a coaching clinic for the Greater Edmonton area.

The Basketball Edge continually evaluates the needs of both athletes and coaches and will provide services accordingly.