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Whether you 5 years experience or no experience at all From a lot of talent to just starting at , together we can get you to where you want to be . From balling handling , post moves , defense , rebounding and everything else you may want to work on. As a former athlete and college coach I know what it takes and the work that needs to be put in , as long as your ready to work , the goal will be accomplished . I won’t ever give up on you we are in this together
Inkster, MI
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About Me:
How I can help you improve your game:
Depending on what the athlete needs are and the areas they want to work on
We will go over everything the first meeting and have a run through so I can see where starting point is and where it should be when we finish
What a typical training session looks like with me:
Every session starts with what I call a stretch convo which is the warm up and how are you feeling today , any thing sore , hurting etc
Then we start with our goal of the session whatever we decided the previous time what would be our goal to work on
Different drills and skills making sure we hit the right points
Always end in a cool down free throws
Career summary and accomplishments:
I have been coaching since I was 18 , this years marks my 11th year coaching at different levels I have been the head coach of AAU , middle school , high school and College teams Along with the assistant with a few programs as well
Best coach I ever had:
The best coach I ever had was my high school varsity coach . At the time I didn’t really understand why she was the way she was but she saw things in me that I just never believed for my self
Till this day if I could go back I would
What athletes and parents should know about me:
While I am a coach I am also a teacher. My life is building connections and getting to know people . My school and parents demand on me to give students a good education in a good environment . My coaching style and skills go the same way. I refused to be just someone you hired. I wanna follow you along on this ride and celebrate every goal reached with you !
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