coach Jim Rear SALINAS, Calif., — Jim Rear believes the word “hero” should be bestowed upon soldiers, veterans, police officers, firefighters and emergency responders. Not basketball coaches. Yet as a coach for more than 30 years, Rear impacted countless lives, teaching basketball skills that translate easily into life skills. “If, as a … [Read more...] about GBA to honor longtime Salinas coach Jim Rear with Heroes Award
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GBA Summer Field Trips 2018
2019 GBA Open House
Gil Basketball Academy and Partners for Peace- Step-Up Mentoring Program collaborated during our final Academy night of the year. We had Mayor Joe Gunter and his lovely wife attend, other notable distinguished guests were Butch Lindley, Miguel Cabrera, DJ Rick Gomez, Officer Lalo Villegas and many other Salinas PD and Law Enforcement officers. It … [Read more...] about 2019 GBA Open House
GBA Fitness Night
This past Monday night September 24, 2018 @ 6 PM, GBA had a guest speaker and presenter Jeremy McCauley. He is from Australia and was gracious enough to host a "GBA Fitness Night". We had over 600 parents, grandparents, and academy players doing exercises. Everyone had a great time working with Jeremy. … [Read more...] about GBA Fitness Night
GBA Summer Camp 2018
GBA collaborated with the Boys & Girls Club of Salinas and hosted a free Summer Basketball Camp. We were surrounded and supported by great people in our community that care about our youth. We had 125 kids participate. We were honored to have a special guest speaker from Watsonville HS, Adrian Zamora. He is originally from Gomez Farías … [Read more...] about GBA Summer Camp 2018