Daisy Eyegetok
- Team Name: Cambridge Bay Wolverines
- Sport: Basketball
- City: Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
- Nominated By: Dawn Currie
- Added: December 21, 2009
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Daisy Eyegotok started coaching youth girls basketball 10 years ago in the remote community of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. While initially coaching the junior girls team, she has since developed a community program for both girls and boys from ages 10-19 years. The community deals with many challenges and issues, including youth suicide and drug and alcohol abuse. However, because of Daisy’s commitment to the basketball program, an outlet is provided for the youth to build leadership, develop skills, set goals, challenge themselves and more importantly have fun…all through sport. Her determination and commitment to youth basketball program comes from a strong belief that youth are the leaders of tomorrow and must have the skills to meet that challenge. Daisy believes sport provides many skills to meet not only sport challenges, but the challenges of everyday issues. Daisy’s my main focus is setting achievable individual and team goals. She believes this is fundamental in the success of a team or in a broader sense the strength of a community. Building relationships and recognizing each of our personal strengths, has led her team to be successful on and off the court. On the court, her team strives to win, however the real success is in how well they play as a team. Daisy believes learning to recognize the importance of respect and appreciation for others is fundamental in team success. Daisy also believes the importance of recognizing strengths and not weaknesses, and that everyone has the right to play. Community pride falls quietly into place with the confidence of the individual, as an active member of the team. When you have a leader and when the community sees the success of the program, the result is community pride. In a community of 1400 people, over 500 cheer in the stands, wearing “wolverine” pride jerseys…it is deafening, but it is amazing!! Daisy believes this confidence allows players to appreciate others and that sport allows the opportunity to broaden personal and team experiences. Daisy currently is certified level II for Basketball. She has been the head coach for Team Nunavut at the 2006 and 2008 Arctic Winter Games, and will once again be the coach in 2010. She continuously provides opportunity for her players to grow by hosting regional development camps, ensuring players attend summer camps in southern Canada, and even took two teams to a tournament in Jamaica, of which CBC documented the tremendous efforts taken to raise enough money to travel and learning opportunity each player received as a result of participating. Daisy has a “no tolerance” policy…if you don’t go to school, you don’t play on the team…and if you participate in inappropriate activity, you don’t play on the team. She also requires older players to get involved in coaching the younger kids in the community. Daisy is a great role model in the community. Both she and her basketball program are most deserving of the recognition that the Chunky MVC program provides.
Tanner
We want to add our voice to your Admiration Team! Daisy, your sense of commitment and responsibility are second to none in this community! You show every day through your actions and your attitude that it is important to care... care about each other, care about being your best self, care about sport, care about living a rich life. Your example is an inspiration to young people and adults alike. We all get inspiration from you! Hopefully the outpouring of support for you will help to inspire you to keep doing what you are doing! Continue to Rise Up! We love you! Kathy and Paul Tanner
Aitaok
Daisy is not only a coach. She is a mother, a wife, a young lady, an ambassador for Cambridge Bay and for sport, a volunteer, a fundraiser, a secretary, a student...and so much more! Daisy gives her all to everything she signs up to do. You rock Daisy!
Robinson
Daisy, Since my son joined basket ball he has over come his impalse control disorder and has learnt to control himself, I have you and Terry to thank for that. You are a great coach, and very well respected in our community. Thank you for all the hard work you have put into the kids here in Cambridge and around Nunavut. You desreve this!
Kootoo-Wood
Good luck Daisy, you really do deserve this award. You are a valuable person to the kids and do so much for them. Once again, good luck you have my vote.
Keating
this is an awesome video.. good luck daisy
LeBleu
Daisy, No matter what the outcome of this contest is, I think I speak for everyone in saying that the community of Cambridge Bay is extremely proud of you for your continued support of the teams. I am very glad that you are getting the recognition that you very much deserve. Way to go!
Tierney
Best of luck Daisy!! I absolutely loved the video and love what you are doing in Cambridge Bay! You have my vote!!
gray
My grade six students wanted to play baskeball and Daisy was an accompliushed player and showed a great deal of interest in the sport. She was a rstudent herself and a role model for the youth around her. When asked if she would teach my students to play she agreed. She worked tirelessly with these kids and has never stopped. I am very proud of her and her accomplishments since then. She deserves this honour.
Daniel
Daisy works tirelessly to provide opportunity for the youth in Cambridge Bay. She fundraises the massive costs it requires to FLY her players out to tournaments, camps and coaching opportunities, as we have limited resources for basketball here in Cambridge Bay. She promotes a healthy, positive and productive lifestyle to everyone she meets. Daisy has been a positive influence to kids and adults across the north. BUT, if you ask Daisy, she'll tell you she's not doing enough. Daisy Eyegotak deserves to win becuase she inspires those around her to live better, do better and be better than they ever thought they could. She's a modern day hero, someone give that woman a cape. Ha, Daisy my mom wrote you a song! How's that for fanaticism???
Daniel
Daisy, Daisy, you'll get my vote for sure I'm half crazy, hoping your team endures It won't be a stylish marriage Of basketball and carriage But we're your fans Upon the cans Of Campbell's Beef Chunky Soup!!