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Earl Mclaurin, Huntersville, NC Basketball Coach

Earl Mclaurin

FSA BASKETBALL

Basketball

SILVER
22 reviews

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Played Division 1, Coached Division 1, now helping players reach the next level! View all coaching experience

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Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. Blythe Elementary, 12202 Hambright Road, Huntersville, NC

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  • United States Naval Academy (MD)

  • 5 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Guard, Forward

  • Passing, Moving Without the Ball, Defense, Shooting, Ball Handling, Pick and Roll, Footwork, Reading the Floor, Agility

Credentials

  • United States Naval Academy (MD)

  • 5 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Guard, Forward

  • Passing, Moving Without the Ball, Defense, Shooting, Ball Handling, Pick and Roll, Footwork, Reading the Floor, Agility

More About Coach Earl

Coach McLaurin is partnered with Coach Kaleo Kina as co-director of basketball operations for Full Speed Ahead Basketball where they strive in developing young student athletes to reach their best potential through the game of basketball. Coach McLaurin has been developing Division 1 caliber athletes for 6 years starting in NC his hometown and recently moving to VA. Majority of his student athletes are in the NC (704) and VA (757) area. A few are currently ranked in the state of NC at the high school level (Deangelo Epps #41 2019, Rylan McLaurin #56 2019,Triston Miller #73 2019, ). Since relocating to Virginia, Coach McLaurin is now an assistant coach at Tallwood HS where he has coached and help multiple athletes take their game to the college level (Tyree Golston - Wesleyan University, Adrian Beasley - Christopher Newport University, Brian Brennan - Hampden Sydney). He has been around the game of basketball his entire life and has competed against (Seth Curry -Dallas Mavericks, Kris Dunn - Minnesota Timberwolves, Kris Middleton- Milwaukee Bucks) and with professional players around the world (JJ Avila -Chicago Bulls, Brandyn Curry- Harvard/Belgium, De'mon Brooks - Davidson/Germany, Anthony Gill UVA/Turkey).

Coach McLaurin played 4 years at the United States Naval Academy (Patriot League). Seeing action in 64 games and making 18 career starts. His passion for the game can be seen in his desire to spread his knowledge to other athletes and helping them achieve their goals.

Before college, Coach McLaurin began his high school career at Charlotte Country Day School (Charlotte,NC). He was a three-year varsity starter before transferring for his senior season. Before leaving he was able to set the all-time career records in assist in a career (476), assist in a season (176) and free throws made in a game (20).

Coach McLaurin was a 2010 graduate of Hopewell High School (Huntersville, NC) where he led them to a 23-3 record. Upon completion of his senior year he scored his 1,000th career point, won the US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award, and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Different packages are available based upon how you want to develop your game.

Package 1 ALL- AROUND DEVELOPMENT
Variation of ball handling, shooting, footwork drills, and conditioning.

Package 2 HAND DOWN MAN DOWN
This package is a shooters best friend and offers an hour of a variety different shooting drills. Good shooters can shoot off the dribble, coming off screens and knock down open shots. With this package we try to take game shots for 50 minutes with a 10 minute segment of footwork drills.

Package 3 FLOOR GENERAL
This package helps enhance point guards basketball IQ. With this package you will learn how to read defenses, work on footwork, develop ball handling skills, and learn a new combo move each session. As you improve, in this package you will then begin to learn how to better use ball screens to create offense while dribbling.

Package 4 JUMP OUT THE GYM
This package is for athletes trying to improve their explosiveness. We will use different athletic drills to improve your vertical leaping ability, foot speed, and mid range jumper. We will spend 20 minutes with athletic drills and 40 minutes with a combination of mid range shooting drills.

Package 5 BACK 2 THE BASICS
This package is for athletes that are just beginning the game of basketball and are looking to learn the basics or athletes who want to improve their form and focus on the small details of their game. With this package we will do basic dribbling and shooting drills and also go over terminology with an emphasis of the day.

Package 6 OWN THE LOW BLOCK
This package is for athletes that want to learn or develop better post moves. We will learn two moves a session and also develop foot work to put you ahead of other athletes. As your game expands we will move to mid range and face-up development.

Package 7 STUDENT OF THE GAME
This package is for athletes with a desire to be true students of the game. Coach McLaurin will critique game film of your play and show you the simple do's and don'ts of your game. This is critical for players wanting to play on the next level.

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Client Reviews

Amazing Coach. As I watch Coach Earl train my daughter I can hear coach explain reasons why they do certain drills and he will also ask questions and have my daughter answer him why. Soo awesome. Recommended times 100

Coach Earl is the best. Well qualified and provides great fundamentals.

My son just had his first session with Coach Earl. Both my son and I were very impressed. He is easy to talk to and my son connected with him right away. He already has him working on several things to improve his game. My son said it was the best workout he has ever had. He is very much looking forward to more sessions. I would highly recommend Coach Earl to anyone looking to up their game!

Coach Earl is outstanding. My son will definitely benefit from his work with Coach Earl

Excellent trainer. My daughter's confidence improved after just one session. We will continue booking more sessions.

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Coach Earl made a great impression on my son. He was patient and motivating. My son is looking forward to his next training session :-) Thanks coach!

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Coach earl was on time for the training. He communicated the entire time leading to practice. My son enjoyed the workout.

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Coach Earl did amazing job and really made things simple for my son. The small things footwork and balance.

Coach Earl did a great job . My son had a lot more confidence after one session. He is 7 and on a local team that does not provide real training for him to learn how to play or skills. Coach Earl had him learning passes, the names of the passes, and enjoying it. Absolutely will re-hire him.

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Coach Earle is the epitome of coaching excellence. He has wisdom, patience, skill, and knowledge of the game and connects with his players beyond his years. He is a positive role model, as well as an encouraging and motivating coach. We are glad he enjoys working with the youth as he reminds us of some of the great college coaches we have worked with in higher education.

Coach Earl was excellent! Our son had a great workout and looks forward to the next time he can train. Coach Earl was professional, and easy to talk with. Our son learned a few new moves and looks forward to practicing them on the court. We would recommend Coach Earl to anyone!!

Coach earl's a great coach, highly motivated and very knowledgeable on the game. From his session he targeted some of my weaknesses And help build more confidence with running the point guard position. Overall great session and cant wait for the next !

Great session, look forward to more training for my son.

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Game changer--this is the coach you want. The transformation in my son's attitude, skill, agility and speed--in only a short time--is simply unbelievable. Best basketball decision you will make.

Great workout! First workout met all of our expectations!! My son is even more motivated to get better!

Earl McLaurin is a true point guard and leader. He is a teammate before self player and that will go a long way in life
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