Derrick Hicks

My experience as a Coach, Trainer, and Player include:
● Over 30 years of experience as a player, athlete, and coach
● 2010-Present- Middle School Basketball Coach and Dean
● 2005-2010-Rising Stars/Crossover Academy Basketball Coach and Trainer
● 2009-2010-Varsity and Assistant Sophomore Coach at South Elgin High School
● 2008-2009 AAU 7th grade Head Coach for Velocity Sports
● 2007-2008 Head Sophomore Coach Plainfield Central
● 2005-2007 Head Freshman and Varsity Basketball Coach at Aurora Christian High School.

● 1985-1986 Played at University of Missouri-St. Louis as a forward on Scholarship, while averaging about 10.0 pts a game, while playing only half of the season, due to knee surgery after Colby College.
● 1983-1985 Played at Colby Community College on scholarship, in Kansas as a small forward and power forward, while averaging 12 points and 7 rebounds on a team that advanced to the regional finals.
● 1980-1983 Played Forward and Center on a balanced West Aurora High School basketball, which finished 28-3 in the Upstate 8 Conference, and retained #1 rating for Chicago land.
● Played Semi-Professional with Aurora team
● ASEP Certified

My Awards and Honors include:
● Lead the team in field goal percentage, free-throw, and rebounding through his career at West Aurora
● Lead team in rebounding, scoring, and field goal percentages as a freshman at Waldo Jr. High, while average 28 point and 11 rebounds a game as a freshman.
● Named 1st and 2nd team all-conference junior year and senior year.
● Rated as one of the top 300 players in nation as a freshman.
● Played up as a freshman on the sophomore and Junior Varsity for East Aurora High.
● Honorable Mention All-State in 1982-1983
● Recruited by Iowa, Michigan, Boise State, and St Cloud State as a freshman in High School.
● Played up as a sophomore on varsity at West Aurora High School.
● Most Valuable player during Fox Valley Park District Summer League 1981 and 1982

We always start our session off with stretching exercises.
Then we go into ball-handling and dribbling.
Next, we do shooting drills and fundamentals of form shooting.
Fourthly, we work on offensive moves and attacking the defense.
Finally, we do competitive offensive and defensive drills.