DeAndre W.

This spring was my first year coaching AAU Basketball with "Team Build Up" 7th and 8th grade boys. Ive been training for about a year now. I am from Long Beach, California and have had the pleasure to not only play, but also train some of the top prospects in the Los Angeles County area. I genuinely have a passion for helping others and inspiring the youth. I work with all age groups, boys and girls!

I graduated from Ontario High school where I played varsity since 10th grade, making the 2nd team all conference my 10th and 11th grade year then by my senior year I made it to 1st team all conference. Went on to continue playing at Santa Barbara City college where I was made captain due to my leader skills and positive energy.

Any time a player registers with me for a personal basketball training session, I always conduct a short interview with all of my clients and their parents.This interview is done in person in order to find out background information on the player. This information includes but is not limited to their age, their ability level, and years of experience.Furthermore, we look into what skills the player feels that they need to work on the most and what their goals and expectations are for the duration of the training itself. Personally, I never enter a basketball training session without a written practice plan. I use the information provided from the interview in order to plan out exactly what skills need to be worked on and what drills I believe will work best to achieve that skill. My goal is to make all of our basketball training workouts positive, passionate, and purposeful. I come in with a plan, create a wholesome environment where a player is welcomed, encouraged, corrected, praised and evaluated. This guarantees that are players are welcomed into the build up family, enjoy the experience, and most importantly improve.