Book Private Basketball Lessons with Coach Kevin
Develop Your STARTING 5
Develop Your STARTING 5
Players wear numbers, but are not numbers. I care about and plan for whole player development. Through relationship, challenge, patience, discomfort, and encouragement, I seek to help develop YOUR STARTING 5- 1) Physical Skills- Agility, Athleticism, Shooting, Passing Dribbling, Defending & Tactics, 2) Mentality- Habits, Toughness, Decision Making, IQ, 3) Leadership- Accountability, Initiative, Mistake Response, Resiliency, Attitudes & Relationship, 4) Culture- Work Ethic, Teamwork, Coachability, 5) Learning Technique- Looking, Listening, Learning & Launching. Based on your strengths weaknesses and goals, I am confident I can help move you forward as a student-athlete.
Trains in Kendall, Hilton, Hamlin
Flexible Availability
Works with Elementary, Middle School, High School
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Get to know Coach Kevin
About Me:
I enjoy spending time with my family, being in the outdoors and learning and growing in my faith and as a coach and teacher. I have a strong desire to help guide and direct my players and students to a fruitful, faith-filled life.
How I can help you improve your game:
DEVELOP YOUR TOOLS AND USE YOUR TOOLS
The TOOLS: The TOOLS of shooting, passing, and dribbling are all for nothing if that player, does not know when and how to use them. They are all for nothing if a player can't be coached, has a poor work ethic or struggles to work with a team. The USE: I will work to help you to know how and when to USE your basketball tools through growing your decision making ability and confidence in using your TOOLS in time and space.
“It is essential to have good tools, but it is also essential that the tools should be used in the right way.” Wallace D. Wattles
What a typical training session looks like with me:
1 HOUR Session- (5-7 min )-Dynamic warm up, (20-25 min) TOOLS (Fundamentals) work & challenge, (30-35 min) USE (Decision Making) work,
(3-5 min) - LOCK-IN (Recap and homework assignment for the week)
Career summary and accomplishments:
I have coached basketball for 20+ years in recreation, elementary, middle school, high school and AAU. I currently serve as a Head Coach for a Varsity Boys Basketball program in the Rochester, NY area. I am certified as a coach through the state of NY, PGC Coaching, American Coaching Academy and I am First Aide/CPR/AED certified.
Best coach I ever had:
I was mentored by Coach Joe Marchand as an assistant and JV coach in his program at the Charles Finney School in Rochester. He had and still continues to be a wonderfully positive influence in my faith, coaching and life.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
You can trust me to do my very best to help you reach your goals. However, it is important to understand that many failures are necessary to achieve success. Be patient with and fall in love with the process. I will work to fail forward with you.
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