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🔥 FORGE FALL SKILLS x HOUSE LEAGUE 2026 🏀

Get ready to BUILD. COMPETE. FORGE GREATNESS. 💪🔥

A perfect mix of skills development + game experience designed to help young athletes grow their confidence, fundamentals, and love for the game!

💰 FEE: $200
📅 Register by September 14
👕 1 Jersey Top
🏀 4 Skills Training Sessions
🎮 4 House League Game Days
📍 Oshawa

🔥 Spark Starters: Ages 6–10 | 6–7 PM
🔥 Flame Makers: Ages 11–14 | 7–8 PM

🎟️ DRS / Sibling Discount Available
⚠️ LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE!

To Register:
📧 forgebasketball.ca@gmail.com
Google Form: Link in our bio.

Don’t just play the game. FORGE YOUR GAME. 🔥🏀

#ForgeBasketball #ForgeFall2026 #SkillsTraining #HouseLeague #DurhamBasketball by @mjeffv

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2 months ago

Happy Canada Day from the Forge Family! 🇨🇦🔥🏀

Today, we celebrate the country we proudly call home and the amazing basketball community that brings us together.

Here’s to growing the game, building lasting friendships, and inspiring the next generation—one practice, one game and one player at a time.

Stay safe, enjoy the celebrations and keep forging greatness.

Built on Fundamentals. Forging Greatness. 🔥🍁

#ForgeFamily #HappyCanadaDay #CanadaBasketball #ForgeBasketball #ForgingGreatness by @mjeffv

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4 months ago

Coach Jeff working with 2014-born Jude O.🔥🏀

Our one-on-one sessions have officially started—focused reps, real development and game-ready skills.

📩 PM for rates & available dates on One-on-One.

Group Skills Training is also kicking off:
📍 Pickering
🗓 Starts Tuesday & Friday, April 21

💰 $200 – 8 sessions
💰 $300 – 12 sessions

Let’s build confidence, discipline and next-level play.

#ForgingGreatness #ForgeBasketball #YouthDevelopment #BasketballTraining #Durham by @mjeffv

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6 months ago

Forged to finish. Crowned in fire. 🔥👑 Congrats for winning 🥇🏆 at the Inaugural Forge Invitational Tournament!

U-11 Flame Builders Division
Champions — DRS-Eddie

Dominance. Discipline. Destiny.
From the first whistle to the final buzzer—this squad owned the moment and sealed their legacy.

Built different. Forged champions. 🏆🔥

#ForgingGreatness #ForgeBasketball #YouthDevelopment #BasketballTraining #Durham taken in Whitby, Ontario by @mjeffv

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6 months ago

Forged in fire. Built for the moment. 🔥🥈Congrats for winning at the Inaugural Forge Invitational Tournament!

U-11 Flame Builders Division
Silver Medalists — DRS-Max

A powerful run, relentless effort and heart all the way to the finals. You didn’t just compete—you forged your place. 👊🏻🥈

Respect the grind. Celebrate the journey. 💪🔥

#ForgingGreatness #ForgeBasketball #YouthDevelopment #BasketballTraining #Durham by @mjeffv

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6 months ago

Easter is a reminder that strength isn’t just built in the spotlight… it’s built in the quiet moments, in the unseen work and in the choice to rise every single time you fall.

Basketball teaches us the same truth. You miss shots. You face tough losses. You get tired. But champions are forged in how you respond, how you push through, how you stay disciplined and how you come back stronger the next play.

This upcoming season, we will see growth, grit and heart. That’s what Forge is all about — building not just better players, but stronger people.

To our new athletes, trust the grind. Every rep is shaping you.
To the families, thank you for being the fire behind the flame.

Today, we celebrate renewal, purpose and the power to rise again.

Stay hungry. Stay humble. Stay forged in the fire. 🔥

Happy Easter,

Coach Cedric, Coach Jeff & Coach Girrard
Forge Basketball Development by @mjeffv

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6 months ago

Forge Tournament Ready!🔥

We’ve built this tournament with one goal in mind — fair play for every athlete. 👊🏻 Thus…

• No Forge developmental coaches / organizers on the team benches to coach during games.
• Matchups generated through a neutral system (chatGPT).
• Games led by an independent referee team with no affiliation to our forge organizers. Thank you @reflucian & team! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Everything is set so the focus stays where it belongs — on the players.

Let them compete. Let them grow. Let them shine. 🏀

Thank you to all our parents for trusting the process and supporting the journey every step of the way.

Forge Basketball — Trust the Process. Earn Everything. 🔥🏀

#ForgingGreatness #ForgeBasketball #YouthDevelopment #BasketballTraining #Durham taken in Whitby, Ontario by @mjeffv

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6 months ago

Locked in on two game-changers: ball handling and finishing. Tightening control under pressure, changing pace, protecting the ball and attacking with confidence. Every rep is about staying low, staying sharp and making the right move at the right time.

We finished every play strong—through contact, off balance, and at full speed. Because in real games, it’s not just about getting there… it’s about completing the play.

Details matter. Confidence grows. This is how we build. 🔥🏀

Book your group skills training! Only few slots left for April 21-May 29

#drs #earnednotgiven #weriseup #basketballfamily #durham by @mjeffv

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7 months ago

Putting in real work at our Forge group skills training—where every rep has purpose.

We locked in on the details today: crisp, intentional passing, finishing strong through contact, building explosiveness in every first step and committing to defensive intensity on every possession.

No shortcuts here—just players learning to play the game the right way, pushing each other and growing together. The focus isn’t just on drills, it’s on habits that translate to real game situations.

This is how we build confidence. This is how we develop complete players. This is Forge. 🔥🏀

#ForgingGreatness #ForgeBasketball #YouthDevelopment #BasketballTraining #Durham by @mjeffv

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7 months ago

Progress isn’t instant.
It’s built through reps, patience, and trust in the process.

Parents…. development takes time. Growth isn’t overnight.

Stay committed. Stay consistent.

We’re not chasing quick wins…
We’re forging long-term success. 🔥

#ForgeBasketball #TrustTheProcess #PlayerDevelopment #BuiltNotBorn
#ForgingGreatness by @mjeffv

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7 months ago

“Great players don’t skip the basics. They master them.” 🏀🔥

Dribble with purpose. ⛹🏻‍♂️
Pass with precision. 🏀
Shoot with confidence. ☄️
Defend with pride. 🙌🏻

Fundamentals build champions.

#ForgingGreatness #ForgeBasketball #YouthDevelopment #BasketballTraining #Durham by @mjeffv

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7 months ago

Build your game your way. 🔥

Whether you thrive in a competitive group setting or want that personalized one-on-one attention, Forge has you covered. Our training is designed to sharpen skills, boost confidence and translate directly into game performance.

Group sessions bring energy.
1-on-1 builds precision.
Both build players. 💪

Spots are limited… lock in your development.

#ForgingGreatness #ForgeBasketball #YouthDevelopment #BasketballTraining #Durham by @mjeffv

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7 months ago