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As a skills and development trainer. I take pride in the process in seeing players get better. Improving their mental approach to the game is very important to me. Being able to overcome the challenges of not executing the drills the right way in the beginning, or not properly shooting the ball correctly in the beginning, builds mental toughness. And that's the skill every great player has....mental strength. So I focus alot on the mental part which will allow for them to do the physical work that they thought was not possible.
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About Me:
I am a former McDonald's All American nominee from Lithonia High school. 1st and 2nd team all-state teams. I am the 2nd all-time leading scorer in Lithonia history with close to 2000 points. I played my collegiate ball at Auburn University as well as Southern University.
How I can help you improve your game:
I believe the best players to ever play this game are the most fundamentally sound players to ever play this game. So fundamentals for me are very important because they are the bases from which we can build everything else onto.
What a typical training session looks like with me:
A typical training session for me starts and finishes with ball handling. In between we work on base and balance. Establishing a strong foundation. Finishes, passes and shooting drills would follow. But everything depends on the individual player on how I would layer the workout.
Career summary and accomplishments:
I have been a coach and trainer for 17yrs. I am currently at Greenforest Christian Academy, where I have been the last 8yrs. Of those 8yrs we have 2 State Championships.
Best coach I ever had:
The best coach I ever had would be my 10u coach. Coach Thomas non related. I was very skilled as a young kid, so much so that at 8yrs old my parents had to find me a more competitive league because the ymca said that I was to advanced and it wasn't fair. The one thing that I didn't do was shoot left hand lay-ups. Coach Thomas was not concerned about what I did well but more about my weakness and challenges me ever practice to work on it and I hated it. He told me to start eating with my left hand at home which would get me comfortable in just using it. I did and needles to say my left had became stronger than my right and until thus day there are things that I do better left handed than I do with my right.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
What you should know about me is that I'm hard but I'm fair. I challenge and push but I love and praise. I believe the key to a good coach and trainer is knowing and having the balance of when to and when not to..
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