Book Private Basketball Lessons with Coach Art
Discipline, Enthusiasm and the Ability to Overcome Challenges
Discipline, Enthusiasm and the Ability to Overcome Challenges
Training with me is all about making you a better and more disciplined athlete. I will make the most of your skills. This will set you apart and give you confidence. You will be in great shape and most importantly, you'll enjoy basketball and have fun-which is Number One!
Irvine, CA
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Weekly Availability
Monday
10:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Tuesday
Unavailable
Wednesday
10:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Thursday
10:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Friday
9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Saturday
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Sunday
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Get to know Coach Art
About Me:
Notre Dame High School-Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Played 4 years of Varsity High School-Two under acclaimed coach Brian Beauchemin. Coach Beau who also coached at Glendale Community College is one of the most accomplished coaches in the community college system. The GCC-Vaqueros court was recently named after him due to his winning record and player development methods. I was privy those techniques that Coach Beau learned from the greats like Coach John Wooden and Laker player coach Jerry West who won many championships with the Lakers and Golden State Warriors. He was responsible for drafting Kobe Bryant and negotiating the acquisition of Shaquille O'Neal.
Attended player symposiums and camps at the University of Southern California.
Played two years in the A level adult league of West L.A.
Assisted Notre Dame JV and Varsity coach Charlie Perkins' with implementing strategies and drills. Coach Perkins has coached many prep and college stars.
How I can help you improve your game:
I will asses a players' skills by noting for example left and right hand dexterity, shooting technique, footwork, basic understanding of commands, interaction with fellow athletes, etc. I will give confidence to an athlete by having him or her lead and then praise them when appropriate. I am building a foundation.
What a typical training session looks like with me:
-Shootaround
-Gather players and talk about what we want to accomplish at practice and ask players what individually they want to work on-hands together and motto for the day (i.e. Focus, Teamwork, Winning, etc.)
-Stretching, squating, running in place, jumping in place, imaginary jump shots, fake drives and then set, offensive rebounding with twisting and then put-back, defensive rebounding, rotating and then fake outlet from both sides of the court, bounce pass and then over head outlet, defensive sliding across the court from key to sideline and back
- Change of pace forward running full court, quick stop and start jump stops full court, defensive sliding-positioning hands in an appropriate hand up and one hand up-playing defense against a left hand dominant dribbler and a right hand dominant dribbler, backpedaling to the right and to the left-one on one with ball and without -player vs player
-Dribbling-right handed half court and then left handed half court-right hand full court and then left hand full court, then rotate from right hand to left hand-emphasize slow and then quit dribble -speed-sprint, control and maneuvering
-Rebound off of board-turn and outlet on left side and then right side-outlet to man from key over
-Layups right side and then left side-use left hand and right hand
-Jump shooting/jump shot-from baseline, 1/4, elbow, free throw line, 1/4 and then baseline
-Use the board-jump shot from left and right side
-Fake the drive and pull up-left side from elbow and then right side from elbow
-3 on two working from 15 feet in
-Throw to wing and cut for a layup-work left side and right side
-3 on three scrimmage until they are ready to go full court
-Run around the court three times
-Run three sets of full court lines/suicides and then make 5 free throw in a row and if not run two sets of lines and then shoot and try and make 3 free throws and then one more line and then make one more free throw
CLOSE-all players in and then recite opening Motto
Career summary and accomplishments:
Assisted Notre Dame coach Charlie Perkins with in depth strategy and drills. Coach Perkins has coached many prep and college stars. Spearheaded drills for Coach Perkins.
Best coach I ever had:
Coach Beauchemin-Notre Dame High School-he was just what I needed in my life. Great at the details and very in tune with me as a person. He cared and eventually it shows on the court and in life.
What athletes and parents should know about me:
I am fair. I believe teammates and opposing players should respect each other. Be competitive but be respectful. I believe basketball players should be in good shape first and foremost. Parents should know that I believe that although techniques and drills are universal not all athletes are the same and that is key to knowing what will make them the best of who they are. I like getting the opinion of my players, it important to their growth and maturity. Also, I speak Spanish fluently so if you want that in your training for your child you can have that too!! Lastly, I like to video my athletes because I want to demonstrate to them or show them what they have done right and what they need to work on.
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