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This section will allow you to meet Dominique Soucy, founder of this organization, on more of a personal level.

Personal Information

Name: Dominique Étienne Soucy
Place of Birth: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Home: Québec, Canada
Date of Birth: October 15, 1981
Height: 6'3 (1,90m)
Weight: 200 pounds (91 kg)
Dominant Hand: Right

Favorite Artists
Iam, Wyclef Jean, Sniper, Les Cowboys Fringants, Cold Play

Favorite Movies
The Matrix, Kill Bill, Jerry Maguire, Brown Sugar, Wedding crashers, 24

Favorite Books
Roots, The Little Prince, The Count of Monte Cristo, Da Vinci code

Sports
Basketball, squash, yoga, tennis

Hobbies
Chess, Movies, Reading, Cooking


In High School

Dominique's career as a basketball player started humbly as he played the part of a young Alerion at his high school of choice, Petit Seminaire de Quebec. As a quick and aggressive player, he grew and improved from season to season, thanks to a strict practice schedule throughout the off-season. Striving to reach the highest potential to his game, he would cherish every bit of mentoring and coaching that he received from various coaches. As the years went by, following his departure from this school, Dominique continues to hold a place in his heart for this institution that gave him a concrete foundation as an athlete and most of all as an individual.

1992
- Entrance to his high school, Petit Seminaire de Quebec (PSQ)

1997-1998
- Selected to take part in the All-Star Game in the region of Quebec, and also given honors as the Player of the Game.

2006
- Dominique was honored with an award that exemplified his contribution to humanitarian and also athletic life within the entire region of Quebec.

Junior College Life - Slowly but Surely

Despite his success throughout his high school career, Dominique entered through the "back door", into the world of junior college basketball at his school of choice; Cegep de Sainte-Foy. Completely ignored by the recruiters and coaches of most AAA teams at first, Dominique goes all in and attends try-outs for the AAA team at his junior college. With much determination and effort, he is given a spot on the team. His determination lead to a great amount of surprise amongst the players and coaches, as he finds himself after a few months as one of the key players in this squad coached by Stefan Fradette. In March of 1999, with the help of Dominique, Samuel Audet-Sow and Korran Rivers, this talented team makes the playoffs: a first for Cegep de Sainte-Foy. It was the summer of 1999 where Dominique, who was still fond of his intuitive coach, discovers, via a video cassette, the creative ball handling skills of Pistol Pete.

1998
- Entrance to Junior College at Cegep de Sainte-Foy (Dynamiques AAA).

2000-2001
- Named MVP of the Junior College AAA basketball league of Quebec
- Named student-athlete of the year in Quebec
- Academic distinction on the National level
- Selected on the first team all-star team in Canada (CCAA)

University Level-Brilliant Beginning with the Rouge et Or

At this point the doors were wide open for Dominic Soucy, as he entered the place in which he could call home for the next five years; Univeristy Laval. Greeted with arms wide open from his coach, Jacques Paiement, Domiqnique grows as a player from day-to-day in his new found environment, and throughout his first year at the university he realizes that he is soon given the chance as starting point guard on the team. On the side of many impressive athletes such as; Charles Fortier, Samuel Audet-Sow, Marc-Antoine Horth, David Brownrigg and David Ruel, Dominique brings home the first of three Quebec championships. He participates in five university provincial finals throughout his career at Laval.

2001
- Entrance to University Laval as a recruit of the Rouge et Or

2003-2004
- Second Team All-Star Team of Québec universities
- Distinguished academic achievement within Canada

2004-2005
- Second Team All-Star Team of Québec universities
- Distinguished academic achievement within Canada

2005-2006
- Named Most Valuable Player of the Quebec university Basketball League
- First Team All-Star Team of Canadian universities
- Recipient of the Ken Shields Trophy, given for excellence in social implication
- Distinguished mention for excellence in academics throughout Canadian universities
- Named Player of the Year by the Rouge et Or - team sports
- Obtains his baccalaureate in the department of physiotherapy and a certificate from the department of psychology

Professional Basketball - A career with the Kebs on the horizon

With great anticipation, the presidents of the new professional basketball team of Quebec sign their first player: Dominique Soucy! Anxious and proud to have the possibility of growing as a professional player in his home town, Dominique accepts the challenge to be the first to wear the colors of the Kebekwa (Kebs) of Quebec. He can fully commit himself to the passion he has for sports while pursuing his career as a physiotherapist (Clinique de physiothérapie du Campanile). We must not forget the social work he commends himself to throughout the city, province and ultimately the country.

2006
- Drafted by the Kebekwa (Kebs) de Quebec (ABA)

Social Implication -Devoted to his values

The 20^th of December, Dominique met, inside a church in Levis, the orphans of Watoto Child Care Ministries of Uganda Choir. Overwhelmed with the children's stories and overjoyed with the children's smiles, Dominique decides to launch a company to which the proceeds will go towards aiding various families in Uganda. He would like to raise enough funds, by means of fundraisers within sporting events, to be able to build a home for 8 Ugandan children. By using his experience and talent, throughout the summer of 2005 he creates a basketball DVD; Handle your game.

With the hope of investing the maximum amount of revenue to the humanitarian part of the project and not the production and directing, he decides to take care of all factors regarding the production of the DVD. Therefore, with the help from his mom, his girlfriend, and a few friends, in August of 2005 he records the eight hours of video recording necessary for the creation of his DVD on ball control and dribbling. Inspired by his own personal experience and work in this sport, Dominique expands his montage which eventually becomes, some 400 hours later, Quebec's first educational basketball DVD ; Handle your game. This DVD includes more than 2 hours of drills which will challenge and also heighten your dribbling abilities and also your ball control.