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Gabriel C., San Jose, CA Basketball Coach

Gabriel C.

Basketball

SILVER

My athletes don't just learn how, they learn when and why. ***USA Basketball Certified Coach*** View all coaching experience

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Training Locations
  • Pepperdine University (CA)

  • 20 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Center, Forward, Guard

  • Post Moves, Rebounding, Shooting, Ball Handling, Passing, Defense, Footwork, Moving Without the Ball, Reading the Floor, Agility, Pick and Roll, Attacking the Rim

Credentials

  • Pepperdine University (CA)

  • 20 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Center, Forward, Guard

  • Post Moves, Rebounding, Shooting, Ball Handling, Passing, Defense, Footwork, Moving Without the Ball, Reading the Floor, Agility, Pick and Roll, Attacking the Rim

More About Coach Gabriel

I am a USA Basketball Certified Youth Coach. With over 30 years of playing and coaching experience I focus on development of student athletes from 3rd grade to high school. I am a board member and coach for Willow Glen NJB.

In high school I played four years of varsity basketball, winning the league title 3 times. I was team captain, MVP, and still own the free throw and three point shooting percentage record for my high school. Walked on at Pepperdine University But had to quit playing competitively due to injury.

We focus on solid fundamentals for shooting, dribbling, passing, and defense. We work hard on getting footwork and balance right, so everything else will be balanced and strong. We use individual and multiplayer game situation drills to reinforce what is being taught. Most importantly we make it fun by making it competitive with "Gatorade" contests. (Winner gets a Gatorade.) We also focus on recording the players' improvement by tracking time to complete, shots made, etc. Our mantra is, "It's my job to make my teammate successful." We apply this to the court and talk about what it means off the court as well.

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Client Reviews

Coach Gabriel has a way to bring kids at any basketball skill level a notch up. My son enjoys his coaching and is willing to put in some hardwork after each session to exchange for his next session with coach Gabriel.

Thank you for coaching Daria! She can't wait for next session

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He is the best coach ever because my son started playing professionally just after one session with coach Gabriel. I am so happy to meet him. My son is very lucky to have a coach like him. Very nice, professional, and knows what to teach and how to coach.

Coach Gabriel is awesome. He knows when to push and encourage. With two sessions I can see my son improved his game and got his confidence back. Coach Gabriel is very vocal and share his knowledge of why and how which I think players will benefits the most down the road. Most importantly the trust between them is built thru this process.

Gabriel really clicked with my son and motivated him to improve his game.

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Coach Gabriel is a great coach, I am absolutely happy that he is coaching my Son. Great techniques, dedication to the sport, knows exactly which buttons to push to get the student to up their ante. In short, you just can't go wrong. The sweetener for me was that he could teach at a location very close to my house near Cambrian Park in San Jose. But I would say this coach is worth traveling a bit to learn from. It's not just me, I have had others who know basketball much better than me, come tell me that this coach is great. 👍

Gabriel helped me a lot from the moment we stepped onto the court. He showed me helpful drills to improve my shooting form and dribbling skills. I've already rapidly improved with only a one hour session with Gabriel. 10/10 would book again

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Coach Gabriel was definitely a right choice as a coach for my son this summer. My son wanted to improve in overall game of basketball and was looking for someone to help him. I purchased eight lesson package and am glad it was such a great decision. Gabriel taught new skills in each lesson every week. He provided feedback on what to practice on for one week before next lesson. This helped my son to build on his skills gradually and overall turned out to be a very positive experience for him. Gabriel arrives on time and stays beyond his committed time to continue to deliver skills. I found that teaching skills is his highest priority. He is flexible in scheduling lessons. He has a very positive attitude and very pleasant to interact with. I definitely recommend Gabriel as a basketball coach. I will definitely have my son have Gabriel as his coach in future since he had such a great time with him this summer.

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Coach Gabriel was excellent! This is what exactly I was looking for my sons.I am truly happy.

I was very impressed with Coach Gabriel. He was very pleasant and knowledgeable in the field of basketball. His patience with the kids was outstanding. I highly recommend him as a coach. Very imoressive.

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Our son Zaid came in lacking confidence in his basketball skills. But under the guidance of Coach Gabe, Zaid has been able to imprrove his shot and learn drills to practice at home. It has made his time on the court much more enjoyable. Thank you Gabriel!

My daughter played in local Basket ball league last 18 months. Her skill level wasnt improving at all. Decided to get her trained by a professional and went with Coach Gabriel last couple of months. Couldnt have asked for a better coach. She is training well with him , enjoys the game and has improved quite a lot

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Coach Gabriel is awesome coach. My daughter is always excited to go to his class and very motivated to Practice and do her best in game. I highly recommend Coach Gabriel.

Coach Gabriel is very patient with my son who just started trying basketball. His coaching is tailored to kids of all levels in the same session, as a result, nobody felt left out and everyone gains confidence and collaborates really well. We would recommend coach Gabriel to all our friends and family!

Great coaching, super patient with my son. Would definitely recommend Gabriel to anyone with kids loving basketball.

My son loves training with Coach Gabe. He looks forward to it every week. His skill and technique are definitely improving and he's having fun which is really important to me as a parent. Highly recommend Coach Gabe & Rise!

Coach Gabriel is a great coach. After even one session I see a major improvements in the stuff he worked on. He knows how to motivate and drive the point home. I would recommend him without any hesitation.

Girls really enjoyed it and have been do their 200 dribbles for homework.

My son Lucas just turned 8 and he absolutely loves working with Coach Gabriel!

Gabriel has amazing coaching experience and finds a perfect balance of fun, skill building, and discipline that keeps Lucas happy, improving, and wanting more classes.

I highly recommend Coach Gabriel to all ages.

Our son really enjoys and benefits from working with coach Gabriel. His coaching style is positive and enthusiastic and meaningful. Our son is always tired out after time on the court with Gabriel and is improving his skills with every session.

I just had my first lesson with coach Gabriel and couldn't be happier. I liked the fact that he was patient and always looking for different ways to communicate to my son on what he wanted. If my son didn't get the concept the first time he gently reminded him by using trigger words to prompt him to make the corrections needed. Coach Gabriel was very encouraging, observant, and easy to work with. We will continue to use him and look forward to growing this relationship.

Coach Gabriel has worked with both my kids who are in 8th and 10th grades. He has been excellent in providing specific guidance on how to improve their shooting and movement on the court. He also gave them detailed programs and drills to practice and the reasoning for why they work. He has a great grasp of the mechanics of the game. He's enthusiastic and works well with kids. I highly recommend him!

Good initial session with Coach Gabriel. Hope to continue!

Coach Gabriel has done an outstanding job working with my son to improve his shooting technique, ball handling skills and more. My son is preparing for tryouts on his high school basketball team and is feeling much more confident about his prospects after working one-on-one with Coach Gabriel.

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Coach Gabriel is a great coach. He makes kids very comfortable, learn techniques and have fun at the same time. My son loves his basketball session and looks forward to it every week.

Just what we needed.. A perfect with for my 12 year old son.. His session had an equal amount of drills, fundamentals, burpees and fun!

I was hesitant to learn basketball but that turned into confidence after starting first session with Coach Gabriel.

Coach Gabriel being very patient on correcting the footwork and shooting act. I learnt a lot from my first session.

Thanks you so much for all of your enthusiasm. (My son) has learned so much! We appreciate it.
You are great! Thanks for teaching the fundamentals and being so encouraging. Because of you (our son) has developed an affinity for basketball!
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