Book Private Basketball Lessons with Coach Tanita
With the experience I’ve had within the game, from playing with guys in middle school, to playing D1, to playing professionally, turning to a player development styled coach, I have been apart of the game in both aspects. My training is specially designed to make your strong points stronger and work on your weak areas. If you want to improve your shooting, passing, defense, teamwork or downhill work I am here for you. Additionally, I believe that there is always new skills that can help elevate your style and from what you possess, I will make it my goal to not only create the growth but to make the athlete feel the elevation. I do not stop at teaching only but I also inspire you to break your limits while building self-belief and toughness. I enjoy the saying, its you against you, you’re best competitor is yourself We will have numerous acknowledgements of victory such as when we learn new moves or win games together. we will explore different fields putting you in the best situation to always be better than the week before. With that being said, lets elevate together and have some fun while doing it.
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Get to know Coach Tanita
About Me:
Attended Whitney young high school- 2x state champ
Attended DePaul University - 6 woman of the year
Played professionally in Paraguay , Copenhagen Denmark, Romania , and Portugal
Coached high school girls - helped bring the program to a higher division
Attended Hofstra University as an Graduate Assistant
How I can help you improve your game:
Foot work and spacing is extremely important within the game so I focus a lot on the small details. In many athletes the small details are overlooked , causing the athlete to make the same small mistake many times. I will focus on all the points most see and less important , helping the athlete to be more in control of each in have decision they take.
What a typical training session looks like with me:
A typical training session involves ball handling, attack counter moves , and different types of shooting drills. I attempt to hit all aspects, forcing the athlete to be put in live situations.
Career summary and accomplishments:
I’ve helped coach the youth in DePaul Camps for many years, learning from Doug Bruno himself. I became the head coach of a varsity high school girls team for a year. I became a player development assistant while attending Hofstra university as the Graduate Assistant.
Best coach I ever had:
It’s difficult to pick a best coach because everyone was able to teach me different pointers that helped me advance my game to the next level. These coaches consisted of Corey Irvin, Doug Bruno, and Mac Irvin. I enjoyed these coaches because of 2 specific things: there coaching style and the family aspect of the game. It was more than basketball to them and now that’s the way I coach.
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