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Played for the Spain National Team winning Bronze at The Youth Olympic Games in China, 4x Euopean Champion, and one Bronze. Twice MVP of Catalonia (Spain), Spain Champion, played College Basketball Division I at Fairfield University and Academy of Art University (Division II.) MVP of Venice Basketball League 2022 (co-ed league with professional men athletes) and currently playing for commercials, and movies and partnering with the Hoopbus.

First of all, by creating an atmosphere where the players feel safe to try new things, unafraid to make mistakes, and where besides getting better, they will always be having fun.

1) In every practice, I include one of the following: agility drills, footwork, explosiveness drills (jumping and sprinting), balance (ankle and knee mobility), core exercises, and strength. 

2) Dribbling: It is imperative that the athletes feel comfortable with a basketball. Therefore, a variety of drills will be done to improve the quickness and width of the dribble and make efficient choices using less amount of space and dribbles to finish. Moreover, I like to teach the athletes different scenarios to be able to make decisions in a short amount of time reading the defense. 

3) Finishing: I am a big fan of Miken drills. The athletes feel so comfortable afterward finishing with either hand. We would work on lay-ups, pier lay-ups, reverse lay-ups, post moves, floaters, and more. 

4) Passing. In my opinion, teams do not emphasize this area and it is incredibly important to ensure a good ball movement. For this reason, I like to strengthen one hand passing and to be able to decide what kind of pass is better for each situation.

5)Defense: Feet quickness is the key to be able to stand in front of the offensive player. Defense is the most humble part of basketball and it is important to teach that this area does not require any special skill more than wanting and willing to give your best for oneself and the team. Boxing out is also a big factor in which I like to work to be a good rebounder. 

6) Technical area: I can not stress enough how important is to read the game, to be able to understand where is the advantage, how to move without the basketball, how to set screens, and where are the openings. 

7) Shooting: The athletes must get used to shooting in the right technique. Once they learn to shoot well, we could focus on increasing their effectiveness.

Throughout my career, I had incredible coaches. When I was playing at Femeni Sant Adria, Dani Jose was my coach for 6 years making me bring the ball up the court even tho I was the tallest in the team (6ft1). Jordi Vizcaino taught me how to be an intelligent player making me play with players 2-3+ years older than me when I was only 16. Then Jose Ignacio Hernandez, the Head Coach of The Spain national Team gave me so much confidence to carry the Spain national Team on my shoulders. I am currently training with COach Ve, who is teaching me how to become a good, fast, athletic, and unstoppable 6ft 1 shooting guard.

Nobody ever taught me how to have a supportive mentality with the sport. I adopted the strict and destructive voice of many of my coaches to the point that I ended up burning out in college. Because not only I didn't have the support of my coaches, but my mentality was destructive as well. Basketball is a sport, a beautiful sport, but it is a game. And athletes should always be enjoying the sport they chose to play. Thats why besides working on basketball fundamentals, I will also address their thought process, their mentality to make sure they have a good mindset that will support them in every area of their life forever.