Meet Our Coaches

 

Born in Boise, Idaho, Carmen grew up playing basketball, softball, volleyball and running track. After graduating from Greenleaf Friends Academy, she went to The Masters College in Southern California, where she played basketball and softball. After graduating in 1988 with a BA in Education, she taught for a year in Palmdale, California at Bethel Christian Academy followed by a return to Idaho where she coached at several local schools and worked as a substitute teacher. 

 

In 1994, Carmen joined the Army National Guard, which eventually landed her in Morrisville, NC where she became acquainted with Cary Christian School (CCS) and coaching the girls basketball team. This was just a brief encounter before being called up to serve our country with a deployment to Afghanistan. Upon returning in 2004 she returned to coaching at CCS and has now coached basketball there for the past 5 years. Her proudest achievements over the last 4 years include appearances in the State Tournament, each year doing better than the previous year to include playing in the State Championship game in 2009 with a final season record of 29-4.

 

As a part of her commitment to player development, Carmen and her team members also run basketball camps for rising 3rd-5th grade girls as well as for 6th-8th grade girls each summer. This has been a wonderful experience for Coach Javaux, her team and the young girls who come to play and learn. It has been especially rewarding to see her campers move on to play basketball on their High School and Middle School teams. 

 

“I am very excited to take a group of girls who love to play basketball, who desire to improve their skills playing the game as well as get this incredible global experience in Australia. This is just an amazing opportunity to see this beautiful part of the world, coach basketball, and use the skills the Lord has given me in this arena.

 

 

 

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Craig Douglass was born in Sydney, Australia where he lived for most of his life until relocating to the USA in 2002. Residing in Cary, North Carolina, Craig has been involved with the operation and planning of over 70 international tour groups. Craig has coached basketball extensively in Australia including a 2 year stint with the Sydney Comets in the Women’s semi-pro CBA league. In 1994 Craig also served as an Assistant Coach at Lafayette Jefferson HS in Indiana, and in 1995 & 96 he coached at the Australian Junior Camp. From 1995-99 he worked part-time in Australia’s Olympic Athlete Development Program as an ITC Head Coach in Sydney’s Southern Region. More recently (to our knowledge) he became the first Australian to Head Coach a USA college basketball program. Craig enjoyed 2 years as the women’s basketball coach at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. In March 2006 Craig resigned from Flagler to return to the travel industry where he worked full time for 6 years prior to 9/11/2001. While at Flagler, Craig was still involved in international group travel on a part time basis.

 

Craig graduated from the University of Western Sydney in 1995 with a degree in Sport Management and majors in sports psychology & communication.

 

Craig is married to Amanda and has a 2 year old son named Jake with another baby due in May 2010.