Naofall (Ming) Folahan stared glumly at the logo of his Halifax Prep basketball club that lay among shattered glass in front of his new training facility on a downtown side street. A different hoops modelHalifax Prep stands out among most basketball programs, not just in Nova Scotia, but across Canada. Halifax Prep offers services that are unusual for a youth basketball club in Canada, such as an in-house massage therapist and even a barber. "With the Halifax players, they're always leaving to America or they're leaving for Ontario because they didn't have it in Nova Scotia until Halifax Prep was born." Nuanced receptionOne veteran local basketball coach had a nuanced view when asked about Halifax Prep.

Source: CBC News April 01, 2021 20:17 UTC