During my time at UChicago, we have been one of the best D3 programs in the country, and I have been blessed to have been a key contributor on two NCAA tournament teams, and this year on a team ranked in the top 5 most of the season. I have always loved to mentor younger athletes throughout high school and college, and think it's a great way to give back to the community and sport.
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Available: Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
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I have played basketball since I was 8 years old. I broke several school records and was an All-State player during my high school years, and I am a two year starter at the University of Chicago. This year I averaged 11 points and 8 rebounds a game.
I will focus on the fundamentals of shooting, dribbling, and passing and how to build around them.
A session will typically be 60 minutes. We will always warm up (dynamic warmup + warmup drills = 15 minutes). Then we will work simple but necessary fundamentals/skills for around 20 minutes. For 15 minutes we will do more complex drills/movements. The last 10 minutes will be a game or self-competition.
High School : All time leading scorer, rebounder, shot blocker in school history. All State, District MVP, All-Midstate x 3.
College: NCAA tournament x 2, started both years as underclassman, team reached #1 in the country at one point
My elementary school coach, who taught me how to work/play hard! I am still super close with him today.
I truly look forward to meeting and working with athletes and families - but I am very busy during the school year. I am willing to coordinate outside of my scheduled hours, if that works better for you. I don't believe there is any one program that every basketball players should follow - if your family or athlete wants to focus on one aspect of the game, I am happy to work with that.
Monday
Unavailable
Tuesday
8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Wednesday
8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Thursday
Unavailable
Friday
8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Saturday
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Sunday
6:00 pm - 12:00 am
This is only general availability - more times may be available when booking!
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