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University of Houston--Downtown (TX)
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23 years
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Qualified Private Coach
Duane B.
Basketball
I have been involved in organized sports since I was nine years old and I totally enjoy the entire process. View all coaching experience
This coach is unavailable to take clients at this time.
Training Locations
Coach is willing to travel up to 25 miles
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Adults, Kids, Teenagers
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Center, Forward, Guard
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Rebounding, Shooting, Ball Handling, Passing, Defense, Footwork, Moving Without the Ball, Agility
Credentials
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University of Houston--Downtown (TX)
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23 years
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Qualified Private Coach
Services
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Adults, Kids, Teenagers
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Center, Forward, Guard
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Rebounding, Shooting, Ball Handling, Passing, Defense, Footwork, Moving Without the Ball, Agility
More About Coach Duane
I have three years of experience coaching on the high school level and over twenty years in the community with the YMCA, AAU, and the city of Houston. My most recent experience was this summer at the YMCA. I also do individual training sessions. My summer teams consisted of 5th through 7th graders for one team and 8th through 10th graders for my other team.
I played four years of college basketball - two years at Selma University and two years at Rice University - I briefly competed in an NBA Free Agent League. My college awards include best all around player and all tournament selection. I also served as a sparing partner for former NBA All Star Ricky Pierce. In high school I made Most Valuable Player and All City.
My focus for my players are on conditioning and fundamentals, each session starts with stretching and then light running, I like to see where my players are in their conditioning, then we go into specific drills. I always start my players out with a one on one so I can evaluate their skill level. From there I can see what types of drills we will start with. I do shooting drills passing drills defensive slide drills rebounding drills. I also spend a lot of time teaching the proper fundamentals
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Client Reviews
Ronique (CoachUp client)
Coach Berry was very energetic and patient with my son. I would highly recommend!
Radha (CoachUp client)
My son really liked Coach Duane and is highly skilled and provided excellent training at the first session itself.
We will definitely have at least one session with him per week and planning and doing it the whole summer. We are
really blessed to find him as our sons coach.
Amado (CoachUp client)
We really enjoyed the time spent with Coach. We know that it was time well spent and this is what’s going to help take my son to the next level. Coach really understands the game and his ability to transfer his knowledge to the student is the best. I highly recommend coach to anyone looking to strengthen up there basketball IQ.
Michele (CoachUp client)
Duane is incredibly patient and helpful. My daughter is 13y and plays PG at school and #2 on her AAU team. He knows the positions and skills needed to be successful in these positions. I would highly recommend. Most important is that my daughter found her time beneficial with Duane and wants to schedule additional sessions.
Verynec (CoachUp client)
My son was happy with coach Berrys techniques, he really is looking forward to the next time.
Generra (CoachUp client)
Good with 5 year old
Rusk (CoachUp client)
Coach Duane did a wonderful job helping my son fine tune his skills . He provided some pointers to improve his shot off the dribble as well some other fundamentals . It was overall a good all around workout. My son looks forward to working again in the near future !
Mike (CoachUp client)
Very patient and did a great job working on the fundamentals with my son.
Nermine (CoachUp client)
Great coach!
Mynovangelis (CoachUp client)
Coach Duane improved my sons shooting skills dramatically in just one lesson. He is very experienced and has remarkably great patience. My son had a lot of fun as well as technique enhancement.
Otisi (CoachUp client)
Coach Duane, connected well with my kids and worked on the fundamentals.. looking forward to more sessions.
Sabby (CoachUp client)
The best !
Mimi (CoachUp client)
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Nancy (CoachUp client)
Very patient and encouraging with my 7 year old. Gave him the confidence he needed!
Vanessa (CoachUp client)
Professional, attentive, positive and patient. My daughter originally wanted a female coach, but Coach Duane's reviews were so good that I couldn't pass him up. I convinced my daughter to give him a try and after one session she forgot that she preferred female coaches. Ha! She really liked him and we've decided to book 10 more sessions.
Ozell (CoachUp client)
We like Coach Duane because he is a great trainer and teacher of the game of basketball. Coach listen to what the athlete needs are and focus on turning the needs into strengths. My son is getting better ever week.
I recommend Coach Duane to any basketball player who want to work hard to get better.
Ozell
Kristina (CoachUp client)
We enjoyed working with Coach Duane! We worked on offense defense and conditioning. Definitely give him a try !
Darwin (CoachUp client)
My daughter enjoyed her training sessions with coach Duane. I will be rescheduling training sessions with you in the future.....Thanks Coach!
Nellie (CoachUp client)
Coach Berry was great! My son is not an athletic kid, but he loved his session with Coach Berry. He got in the car and asked when was his next session:)
Russell (CoachUp client)
Coach Berry did exactly what he said he would do. Had my son stretch, run, and drills. He is patient and really works with the young athletes.
Laura (CoachUp client)
First session with Coach Duane Berry was great, worked on many different things w/ my son. Covered lots of ground in 90 minutes and he was very patient as well. Looking forward to our next session!
Alexandre (CoachUp client)
My son just had his first session with Coach Duane. I consider him a pretty focused 7 years old kid. It was a nice workout/trainning session... stretching first , running laps to warm up, shooting and passing drills, always with coach paying attention and giving him a lot of incentive. In one of the water breaks, my son said to me: "Dad, i like this coach...he is good...let me go back to work." For me, this is enough. Just booked his second session...and let's see how it goes.
Cesar (CoachUp client)
My 9yr old son really enjoyed his 1st session with Coach Berry. He stressed conditioning which is very important when trying to take your child's game to the next level. My son was sweaty and spent after the session, but is looking forward to the next one. The Coach also gave us a few tips afterward to help work on his conditioning at home. Money well spent!
Zay (CoachUp client)
He was great and has helped me a lot 10/10 recommend. He's very nice and will help you out on what you need.
Raad (CoachUp client)
My son really enjoyed his session with Coach Duane. He had him working drills and didn't let him take it easy. Full sweat that lasted long after the session!
Erick (CoachUp client)
This was a great experience for both me and my son. Coach was flexible with schedule and always professional through talk sessions. My son expressed that he really enjoyed the sessions because he felt coach really wanted him to get better. As an observer, coach was always patient, encouraging and intensely focused on developing the skill(s) identified for each session. Coach Berry is the right teacher if you're looking for someone that's knowledgeable about the game and able to push an athlete to the next level.
Michelle (CoachUp client)
My daughter had her first session with Coach Berry today and he was wonderful! He was very professional, asked what her intentions were and got right down to business. We will be working with him again!
Sergio (CoachUp client)
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Robert (CoachUp client)
Great work out for my daughter Ava.
Eugene (CoachUp client)
He is great! Very dedicated and knowledgeable.
Jerald (CoachUp client)
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Prosper (CoachUp client)
I engaged Coach to help with my son and after one session I already see improvement with his shooting and conditioning. Coach Duane is a great coach because his training and techniques are top notch. Not only did he work on basketball skills but at the same time he incorporated strength and conditioning so you train at game speed. He is patient, and very encouraging even though he pushes you to get out of your comfort zone. Above all he is a teacher and works well with kids by explaining the rationale for every technique so the athletes understands the importance of applying it come game time. I will definitely recommend Coach Duane to anyone.
Bram (CoachUp client)
Coach Duane was a great coach who not only helped our daughter play basketball much better but also also understand the game and the physical requirements to become a great player. He understands that playing basketball is both a mental and physical training and he excelled at this.
Elise (CoachUp client)
Great Coach!
Krystal (CoachUp client)
He was awesome! Very knowledgeable and patient!
Dan (CoachUp client)
Coach Duane Berry is just the type of coach we were looking for. He really knows the game and his warm ups and drills were excellent.
Xavier (CoachUp client)
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Mother of an Aspiring Strake Jesuit Basketball player (Testimonial)
Coach Berry's depth and functional knowledge of conditioning and B-Ball play training is a blessing to my child. Through his training my son was able to try-out and make the Junior High School 8th grade team and we are planning on continuing with his training and camps. My son eventually wants to try-out for Strake Jesuit High School team. In my eyes Coach Berry makes your Dreams into Goals and helps you make your goals come true.
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