Book Private Basketball Lessons with Coach John (Jack)
I will help you acquire the skillset, mentality, and conditioning level required to be successful at any level of basketball. I have experience at the high school and semi-pro levels as a basketball player, am currently the Head Assistant Coach for the Varsity Girl's Basketball Team at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, and have spent the last two years as the former Varsity Girl's Head Coach at Calvary Christian Academy (CCA) and skills trainer for Isaiah Oluajayi (Former SF at Susquehanna University (D3) now playing at Liberty University (D1)). In addition, while coaching at CCA I was able to help train 4 different players to All-Conference honors in one season. If you are serious about your game send me a message and let's get to work!
Philadelphia, PA
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About Me:
I played high school basketball at Greenbrier Christian Academy as a center and in college played semi-pro for the Mambas from 2019-2022 as their starting shooting guard. In 2022, my team and I were the 3x3 Hoop it Up Philly Pro-Am Tournament Champions.
How I can help you improve your game:
I have experience as a player and a coach which means I know what works and what does not on the court. I specialize in helping you break down the details of your game to master the fundamentals and fine-tune them to help you be confident, impactful, and successful on the court. My main areas of expertise are footwork and shooting.
What a typical training session looks like with me:
Training sessions are specialized to each player and what they need to work on individually. In general, we would start with a short 5-10 minute warm-up, followed by 15-20 minutes of ball handling, then at least 200 made shots (game speed and form shots), and lastly about 15-20 minutes of work on any details that player needs to fine tune.
Career summary and accomplishments:
I started doing basketball private coaching in the summer of 2022 with Isaiah Oluajayi who at the time was the small forward at Susquehanna University which was a Division 3 school. He had the aspiration to go play Division 1 basketball at Liberty University and over the past two years of working together I was able to help him achieve that goal. After that, I accepted a job as the Varsity Girl's Head Coach at Calvary Christian Academy and helped train 4 of our starters to achieve All-Conference honors and bring the women's program to their first district playoff appearance in seven years. In 2024, I got hired as the Head Assistant Basketball Coach for the Varsity Girl's Baskteball Team at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and am looking forward to my first season there. As I enter my third offseason, I am looking forward to continuing private coaching and helping players achieve their goals.
Best coach I ever had:
My high school basketball coach Coach Beckworth. He instilled a culture of hard work, discipline, accountability, and a 1% better each day mentality. He was a prominent father figure in my life and much of what I accomplished in life and basketball I can trace back to what he taught me.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
I am a student of the game that wants to see you succeed. My mission is to find out what your goal in basketball is, communicate how I can help you, put together a plan to help you achieve that goal, and then put in the necessary time/effort to see that goal come to fruition. As someone who has a deep love for the game and has been playing since I was 5 years old I am passionate about helping the next generation succeed and continue to grow the game.
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