John Campbell

I started coaching during my time in the US Army. The first team I coached was a baseball team at the community Center at Ft Polk, LA. I continued to coach basketball and billiards for the next few years. After returning from the Gulf War, I came back home to California and focused primarily on youth basketball for the next decade or so. For the last 8 years, I have been coaching basketball, football and track & field. I anticipate starting another club basketball team in the near future. I am also contemplating an indoor volleyball team.

In regards to competing in the sport of basketball, I have had a lifelong love with the sport. It was always about where to play not who to play for. I played on my junior high school team and we won the city championship. I played in numerous men's leagues throughout the years. In 1992 I was hand picked out of a recreation basketball class by the Head of the Ventura College Women's Basketball Team. I assisted the ladies in practice on the court, face to face, daily, to prepare them for the championship they took that year. I have also done referee work for the city of Ventura on numerous occasions. I continue to play pick up games at local parks in Southern California.

The first session is used to determine the current skill level of the athlete. I am the type of coach that likes to tackle the weaknesses while reinforcing the strengths. Depending in a players skill level, my trainings may vary. The fundamentals are the basis for all moves and I do my best to work on those with all players first. With all my trainings, I try to get the athlete to understand the "why" as well as the "what". This approach gives me the opportunity to build smarter athletes.