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| Ganon Baker on the left pictured with NBA Standout LeBron James, with the Cleveland Cavaliers |
World traveled Nike Skill Development Trainer
and Workout Director, Ganon Baker will be arriving in Apalachicola tonight, to pay a visit at the
City of Apalachicola’s Youth Center, known as the Matchbox on Monday, March 14.
Baker will be in town to meet and hold a workout
session with the Franklin County Seahawks Boy’s and Girls’ Varsity and Junior
Varsity Basketball teams and their coaches inside the Matchbox.
From 10:00am – 1:00pm
and from 3:30pm - 6:30pm, Baker will host a workout session with the teams and
from 1:30pm – 3:00pm with their coaches. He will be going at it again on
Tuesday from 9:00am - 12:00pm, and anyone wishing to come out on either days to observe the workout sessions are encouraged and invited
to do so.
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Ganon Baker on the right pictured with NBA Superstar Kobe Bryant,
with the Los Angeles Lakers
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Baker has
worked with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, Chris Paul, Deron
Williams and Vince Carter. He trains the top 80 boys and girls in the country
for Nike Basketball and Directs Skill Academies all over the world, including
The Michael Jordan Brand Classics in Europe.
In 2008 Baker was
hired as Amare Stoudemire’s Personal Skill Development Coach and trained
players such as Jarryd Bayless, Tyson Chandler Harrison Barnes, Grant Hill,
Brandon Knight, James Harden, Demya Walker, Angel McCoughtry, Natalie Novosel,
and many more.
“This is an amazing
opportunity and combined with what GameSpeed already offers and the heart
behind what we're doing is unmatched anywhere that I know of”, said Helen
Willis-Escobar, Manager of the Matchbox and oversees programs at the center.
For more information about the workout
sessions and other youth development programs at the Matchbox, please contact Willis-Escobar at either (850) 273-0854 or via email at hwillisescobar@me.com.
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