Destiny Byrd

In the fall/winter of 2022 I was blessed with the opportunity to coach a high school girls varsity basketball team in Henderson, NV. Since then, I have been accepting individual clients for private training around the middle school and high school age group. I have also had 3 years of experience coaching youth basketball at camps and clinics from elementary ages all the way through high school. The majority of my coaching experience has taken place in Las Vegas, NV. However I am beginning my coaching journey in Macon/Warner Robins, GA area as well as Jacksonville FL.

My experience as a college basketball player started at the NAIA level, attending San Diego Christian College in 2019. There, I gained incredible experience as a freshman playing in the extremely competitive GSAC conference. Next, during the world's unprecedented times of Covid-19, I was the starting point guard and captain of the women's basketball team for the College of Southern Nevada during their first two years as a program. In our second year as a NJCAA, our collective efforts lead to us beating multiple nationally ranked teams. This set the stage for future Las Vegas hoopers to take interest in CSN as a platform to get to 4-year schools. In December of 2022, I gratefully earned a full-ride scholarship to play at Edward Waters University. I was able to participate in EWU's first year as an NCAA Division II school in the historic SIAC conference. We made it to the final four in the conference tournament taking our place as the conference underdogs. I am looking forward to starting the 2023-24 season as we are determined to get a ring.

Once you book your sessions with me be ready to work. I will program a series of game-like drills and scenarios that cater towards your specific goals as a basketball player. My sessions are carefully structured in a progressional style so you can learn skills at the fundamental level, then master them in a game. The agenda will also be based upon the position you play so we can combine what needs improvement and how you can be an effective ball player for your coach. After our essential dynamic stretching, we will hop right into our fundamental routine as a defender, ball handler, and shooter. Then, we will have a focal point of the workout and apply it to an in-game scenario. My specialty in footwork, ball-handling, defense, and shooting mechanics has helped young basketball players elevate their game and I am excited to work with more of you this summer.