Brian D.

I am the oldest brother of three boys and most of my life I have been teaching them the game of basketball. They both went on to play high school and college basketball and I couldn't have been more proud as a mentor and brother. I have coached kids from ages 6 to 15 as part of the C.B. South basketball summer camp and also assisted at Philadelphia Sports Club during basketball summer camps. I was a health and physical activity major with a focus in exercise science and graduated in 2015 from the University of Pittsburgh. During my four years there I was the Intramural Supervisor for basketball. In 2016, I became the assistant coach for the Palisades High School basketball team where I coached a variety of students from 9th to 12th grade. I then moved on to Delaware Valley University where I just graduated with a Masters in Business Administration and worked as the video coordinator for the basketball team for two years. Through these experiences I have gained immense knowledge from the high school level and the division three college level that I can take forward with me and build on when training young basketball players who strive for the next level.

I played basketball at C.B South High School where we had immense success. In 2009 we made it to the state tournament and knocked off Roman Catholic who was the number one seed. I won the unsung hero award as a junior and I believe that was because of my hard work in practice and my tenacious defense and hustle during the season. I was second on the team in steals and third in rebounds my senior year and averaged five points and two assists per game. I played center and power forward during high school but in college transitioned to guard positions giving me versatility as a player and a coach. Many of the drills and techniques passed down from Coach Jason Campbell at C.B South High School are still fresh in my memory and I would love to be able to pass down that knowledge as a basketball trainer.

I would specifically focus on shooting, dribbling, and defensive/offensive footwork. A few drills I like to focus on are the triple threat position where you are always ready to (dribble, pass, shoot) making you a triple threat to the defense. I also like to focus on a great shooting drill and acronym called B.E.E.F. (Balance.Elbow.Eyes.Follow Through.) If you can learn this acronym and repeat the proper shooting technique you will be successful as a shooter. I like to teach defensive footwork and post position footwork with cone drills as well as showing by example and repeating. Dribbling is something everyone needs to excel at as a basketball player so I have a variety of at least twenty different dribbling drills that I can go through depending on skill level, and progress from there.