Long before Origin had a name, the work was already happening. Mark spent years training athletes in community gyms across the GTA, fundamentals, IQ, the parts of the game that don't show up on a highlight reel. Some of those athletes went on to play professionally. Most didn't, and that was always beside the point. The work didn't change based on who was on the floor.

Fifteen years in, Mark still trains with the people teaching the game at the highest level. Phil Handy's 94 Feet of Game coaching certification in Los Angeles, shooting work with BriAnna Garza. The kids he coaches are learning. He's still learning too.

Clive brings the long view. He's seen the full arc, from grassroots fundamentals to college recruitment to the professional game. He knows what travels and what doesn't, what coaches sell and what actually shows up under pressure.

On the floor, his coaching looks different from what most people expect. He's calm. He doesn't fill every silence with instruction. When a player gets stuck, wrong read, blown rotation, fumbled handle, Clive doesn't always step in. Sometimes he watches them work through it. The understanding a player builds for themselves lasts longer than the understanding handed to them.