{"id":11625,"date":"2025-06-10T19:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportottawa.ca\/?p=11625"},"modified":"2025-08-27T01:29:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:29:53","slug":"community-sport-hero-bgc-thunderbolts-coach-kian-nejad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportottawa.ca\/fr\/community-sport-hero-bgc-thunderbolts-coach-kian-nejad\/","title":{"rendered":"H\u00e9ros du sport communautaire\u00a0: Kian Nejad, entra\u00eeneur des BGC Thunderbolts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Le Conseil des sports d'Ottawa est heureux de vous pr\u00e9senter Kian Nejad comme notre tout dernier h\u00e9ros du sport communautaire!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kian dirige le programme des Thunderbolts de BGC Ottawa, qui est devenu une force et une source d'inspiration sur le circuit canadien de basketball pr\u00e9paratoire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le programme BGC Ottawa Thunderbolts offre gratuitement aux jeunes des opportunit\u00e9s exceptionnelles dans les domaines du sport, de l'\u00e9ducation et du leadership. Il comprend notamment de l'\u00e9quipement de qualit\u00e9, un entra\u00eenement de haut niveau, le transport et des tournois \u2013 une exp\u00e9rience sportive comp\u00e9titive compl\u00e8te.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c0 l\u2019image de la mission de BGC Ottawa \u2013 qui \u0153uvre depuis plus d\u2019un si\u00e8cle aupr\u00e8s de nombreux enfants et jeunes de la r\u00e9gion, principalement issus de milieux d\u00e9favoris\u00e9s \u2013, ce programme ne se r\u00e9sume pas \u00e0 faire gagner des matchs de basketball aux Thunderbolts. Il repose sur l\u2019engagement, la personnalit\u00e9 et le respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c Le basket est important pour tout ce qu'il implique \u201d, souligne Kian, pr\u00e9cisant que les joueurs doivent maintenir une moyenne g\u00e9n\u00e9rale minimale pour int\u00e9grer l'\u00e9quipe. \u201c Mais nous ne vous mettrons pas la pression sans vous apporter l'aide n\u00e9cessaire. Si j'exige de vous de bonnes notes, je vous propose \u00e9galement un soutien scolaire. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le club-house du BGC propose des repas apr\u00e8s l'\u00e9cole et un lieu s\u00fbr pour se retrouver entre amis le soir, ainsi que des opportunit\u00e9s \u00e9ducatives et de b\u00e9n\u00e9volat suppl\u00e9mentaires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c C\u2019est plus qu\u2019un sport, c\u2019est une fraternit\u00e9 \u201d, souligne Lucky Lubangi, joueur des Thunderbolts, qui a r\u00e9cemment\u2026 s'est engag\u00e9e \u00e0 rejoindre les Thunderwolves de l'Universit\u00e9 Lakehead la saison prochaine<\/a>. \u201c On a tendance \u00e0 rester un peu trop longtemps apr\u00e8s l'entra\u00eenement, mais c'est parce qu'on a juste envie de discuter entre nous. On s'aime comme des fr\u00e8res. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le basketball a une longue histoire au BGC Ottawa, mais ce n'est que r\u00e9cemment que les Thunderbolts ont commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 jouer parmi les clubs et les programmes pr\u00e9paratoires les plus comp\u00e9titifs de la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kian a allum\u00e9 la bougie pour la premi\u00e8re fois lorsqu'un groupe de jeunes joueurs, en manque de loisirs pendant la pand\u00e9mie de COVID, ont commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 jouer et \u00e0 s'entra\u00eener ensemble au club-house Ron Kolbus sur l'avenue Dumaurier, pr\u00e8s de Pinecrest Rd, dans l'ouest de la ville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En quelques ann\u00e9es de comp\u00e9tition seulement, les Thunderbolts sont pass\u00e9s du statut de laiss\u00e9s-pour-compte \u00e0 celui de concurrents respect\u00e9s et de champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ils ont remport\u00e9 de nombreux tournois de haut niveau ces derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es et sont actuellement en t\u00eate du classement de la North Pole Hoops Showcase League Grade 12 avec un score de 7-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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En plus de l'\u00e9quipe masculine U19 qui les a fait conna\u00eetre, une \u00e9quipe f\u00e9minine des Thunderbolts \u00e9volue dans les rangs comp\u00e9titifs de l'Eastern Ontario Basketball Association, et il existe \u00e9galement une \u00e9quipe masculine junior des Thunderbolts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kian sait pertinemment que de nombreux jeunes de sa r\u00e9gion n'ont pas les moyens d'acc\u00e9der \u00e0 des opportunit\u00e9s de basketball de haut niveau, ni de b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier du soutien scolaire et pratique n\u00e9cessaire pour obtenir des bourses d'\u00e9tudes sup\u00e9rieures. Il en a fait l'exp\u00e9rience lui-m\u00eame, ayant immigr\u00e9 au Canada \u00e0 l'\u00e9cole primaire et ayant \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9lev\u00e9 par une m\u00e8re c\u00e9libataire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c J\u2019adore \u00eatre l\u00e0 pour les jeunes, parce que j\u2019\u00e9tais moi-m\u00eame un jeune \u201d, confie Kian, qui esp\u00e8re inspirer les futurs leaders gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 son engagement dans le d\u00e9veloppement des Thunderbolts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c C\u2019est presque un cycle \u201d, ajoute-t-il. \u201c Quelqu\u2019un a fait \u00e7a pour moi \u2014 de diff\u00e9rentes mani\u00e8res \u2014 mais j\u2019esp\u00e8re que certains d\u2019entre eux grandiront et feront de m\u00eame pour la prochaine g\u00e9n\u00e9ration. \u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Ottawa Sport Council is pleased to introduce Kian Nejad as our latest Community Sport Hero! Kian leads the BGC Ottawa Thunderbolts program, which has become a force and an inspiration on the Canadian prep basketball circuit. The BGC Ottawa Thunderbolts program provides youths with life-changing opportunities in sport, education and leadership at no cost. 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