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Hello my name is Jaelyn Johnson-Coston, I am a very experienced basketball player and coach. I have a great basketball mind. I played basketball on the highest levels, D1 basketball, Professionally overseas in many different countries and even several workouts with NBA basketball teams. I have experienced everything when it comes to basketball, playing at a small B division school in high school many odds were stacked against me and I persevered. I have been cut from teams, came off the bench on teams, gotten limited minutes on teams, played behind other players I feel like I should have been in front of, and even started. I mention these things to let you know that I have made it through every dynamic with basketball so you will not just be getting a basketball coach, but you will receive a basketball and life mentor who can relate to everything you will go through on your journey. Basketball is much more than the physical and athletic tools. Those with great mental fortitude succeed. I look forward to helping and being apart of your basketball and life journey.
Garnerville, NY
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About Me:
SCHOOL EXPERIENCE
High School- Metropolitan High School
College- Monroe College, Weber State University, and Florida Memorial University.
Professional Countries Played- Italy, Germany, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Lebanon, Venezuela, Iraq.
2013-14 Monroe College Juco All American
2013-14 Monroe College MVP
2016-17 Florida Memorial University 1st team all-conference
2018 Dominican Rep. Superior de La Romana Scoring Leader.
2018 Dominican Rep. LNB Superliga Scoring Leader.
2019 Colombia DPB Championship runner up.
2021 Venezuelan Superliga First Team All League
2022 Colombia DPB leader in 2pt percentage.
2022 Colombia DPB Championship Runner up.
2023 Dominican Rep. Torneo Superior de Santiago League MVP
2023 Dominican Rep. LNB Superliga Championship Runner up.
How I can help you improve your game:
I am a really detailed coach. The fundamentals matter above all. I make sure that you are able to be great at the fundamentals before we even get to the more advanced things within skill development. I will help you improve by focusing on all aspects of the game of basketball, most importantly your mentality and confidence. We can work on all these things to help your game but if you do not use it then it is going to be a waste. I do not want it to go to waste so I will make sure to help you be confident and strong mentally so that no matter happens when you are playing that you stay confident in the things that you work on even when it not working at times.
What a typical training session looks like with me:
Depending on what we cover as far as what you want to improve on, I tail all workouts according to that. Making sure you become greater in your strengths and good in your weaknesses. Whether that's speed, agility, strength, ball handling, shooting, game reads, defence, footwork. So let's say you wanted to get better at ball handling and shooting. I will put together a plan where we start with ball handling weak and strong hand because you need to be able to dribble with both hands stationary and movement. We will move on to form shooting and get a consistent shooting release. If I notice you need work on other little things that are the reason for you not dribbling well or shooting I will then add that to your workout sessions. For example if you are not low enough when dribbling the ball causing you to not have control we will work on that as well. Or the reason you are not able to shoot consistently is because your feet are never squared to the basket we will then add that to your sessions.
Career summary and accomplishments:
Ran Clinics when I was in College at Division 1 institute Weber State University. Orchestrated individual sessions and clinics with and for City Program Steady Buckets. Coached AAU basketball games for Nyack YMCA as well as ran basketball clinics from beginner to expert level all ages.
Best coach I ever had:
The best coach I have ever had in my life is my father Cecil Coston. I don't feel like anyone coached me better and he was the reason for the foundation of my work ethic. Nothing was given to me, I had to earn everything. No favouritism, and that laid the path for me to be successful and all my future endeavours.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
I am very passionate about basketball and helping others improve in life. The great thing about basketball is it has taken me all over the world and I have been blessed to meet a variety of people and I have been able to learn life skills not just basketball skills. So I implement that in my training. Im not interested in just helping others improve as athletes but as upstanding individuals.
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