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Aj R., Aventura, FL Basketball Coach

Aj R.

Basketball

SILVER
11 reviews

Former Mr. Basketball of Indiana and player at Indiana University. Current coach of an 8th grade team at an academy school. View all coaching experience

This coach is unavailable to take clients at this time.

Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. Aventura, FL

Coach is willing to travel up to 10 miles

  • 5 years

  • Qualified Private Coach

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Center, Forward, Guard

  • Post Moves, Rebounding, Shooting, Ball Handling, Defense, Footwork, Moving Without the Ball, Agility, Attacking the Rim, Pick and Roll

Credentials

  • 5 years

  • Qualified Private Coach

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Center, Forward, Guard

  • Post Moves, Rebounding, Shooting, Ball Handling, Defense, Footwork, Moving Without the Ball, Agility, Attacking the Rim, Pick and Roll

More About Coach Aj

During the 2011-2012 season, I decided to begin coaching at a private christian school academy, where I coach 8th grade boys basketball. Along with coaching, I train local high school athletes on ball handling, core streghth, form shooting, and basic fundamentals. In some sessions, we have decision making drillls to work on basketball IQ for defense and offense.

As a player, I was awarded Indiana Mr. Basketball and Player of the year in 2004. I was also a McDonalds All-American Honorable Mention player. Because of my success in high school, I earned a full athletic scholarship to Indiana University in th Big Ten. I played under Mike Davis for 2 years, 2004-2006, and Kelvin Sampson from 2006-2008. In 2009, I was drafted by the NBDL to the Fort Wayne Mad Antz and was later cut in the season. I then went on to play in some semi professional leagues in the 2010-2011 season. All State, all-conference, all American.

My session usually starts with a basketball warm up. (mikin drills, form shooting with movement, intense stationary ball handling, then stretching.) This will be followed by skill work pertaining to the players game. If they are a shooter, we will work with moving without the ball, or getting your shot off. If they are a post player we will work on face ups, things of that nature pertainting to the style of the player. Conditioning is key to being the best player you can be so we will work on game like situations, especially when the player is tired. Core strength development for explosiveness and speed will also be worked on. At the end of every work out we play 1 on 1 with 4 dribbles, to incorparate the thing he or she has learned in the session, making them practice good basketball habits. I want my players to feel they are getting better and looking foward to the next session so they can get better everyday.

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Client Reviews

Great first session. Both my son and I are very impressed with AJ and we are looking forward to future sessions.

Working with coach Aj was a lot of fun. He is very motivating, encouraging, inspiring, and really challenges you, through pushing you to your maximum in game like simulation drills and when he defends you and puts you to the task. I think working with Aj will definitely be beneficial towards helping me improve as a basketball player.

My son's first session with Coach Aj was very impressive. My son was super pumped after a very upbeat and rigorous session. Coach Aj is clearly very knowledgeable and positive. His ability to relate to the kids he works with is a powerful intangible. See you soon coach!

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Coach AJ is an exceptional coach, he truly wants to see you succeed, and even after the first session I already witness results. I would recommend him to everybody.

Coach aj is amazing you can mass up so many time n he will be there helping you on till u get it all right tells you to believe in yourself he make things so much easy as the more you train with him coach aj is a great coach he knows what is need to be better.

The best we could possibly hope for. Coach aj has all the tools and shares them with great energy and joy.

My son had his first session with Coach AJ and he is very happy. Very professional and good attitude towards the student. The training is hard but that is exactly what my son needed.

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Coach AJ applies his Division 1 experience with a solid focus on fundamentals, good intensity and outstanding motivational skills that encourages you to work on your weaknesses. He knows the game and has elite level experience that will help to improve your game after training with Coach AJ.

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