Meet William Donkoh, As a former Pro basketball player, Will discusses some of the challenges players face as they climb the basketball food chain from high school to university & university to the Pros. We discuss misconceptions about work ethic, the difference between in season, offseason training & how it can take your game to the next level. Transferring programs is never an easy decision for a young athlete. Will sheds light on transferring from the Carleton Ravens to the St.fx X-Men, his perception on basketball players outside of the Carleton system, what led to his decision & how he went about it. He talks about the importance of understanding roles within a team structure, the struggles that come with expectations as a young, highly recruited player and how to manage these expectations while simultaneously trying to exceed them. Despite his success, Will’s journey has had its ups & downs. We talk in depth about his run-in with law enforcement & how it almost derailed his life, at one point he was ready to return to Ottawa and give up. Instead of running from the consequences of his decisions, he dealt with them & eventually overcame one of the most challenging times of his life. Fast forward to the present, Will is an assistant basketball coach for the X-Men and is about to graduate with a bachelor of education. Will is well on his way to helping educate our youth and future generations.
Will is the founder and creator of Top of the Food Chain with an education in kinesiology and a background of high-level sports performance. He's used his background and passion for fitness to create custom programs specifically designed his clients. A 5-year varsity basketball player for St. Francis Xavier University, Will's story is built on the foundation of working his way from the bottom and proving the doubter's who didn't believe in him. Tristen is a close friend of Will's who is a recent graduate of St Francis Xavier University too. He also played 4 years for the school's varsity basketball team. Tristen attended high school in Vermont when he was just 13 years old in hopes of playing division 1 basketball some day. After returning home and graduating university, he decided to move to London, England in hopes of becoming uncomfortable once again as he was while attending boarding school. Together, Will and Tristen share a passion for fitness, growth, and the importance of being uncomfortable. This podcast is a platform for us to have conversations with those who share the same passion and see it from a different perspective. This episode was shot on March 28th, 2020,
