Joseph D.

I first started coaching with youth about eight years ago. For a time trained as a semi-professional basketball player. Now, I am Iooking to incorporating all my knowledge as a basketball coach. My coaching is based on the principles & drills I learned from my own time as a minor league player, my training with professional NBA players, and other coaching experiences.

I look to working with players of all ages and levels, but I especially enjoy the challenge of coaching beginners, because with them help I can truly help them develop their basketball skills, and meld them into the player they want to be. I specialize in 2 & 3 point shooting, dribbling, passing, footwork, inside-pivot moves, playing off screens, the pick-and-roll, and incorporating a strong sense of competition. I start my sessions with a stretch and light jog, followed by dribbling, footwork, shooting and practice, practice and more practice.

For youth & toddlers I work on basic and fundamentals. I want each trainee to feel like they gained something new each and every day, and improved on their game. I love the game of basketball and I hope to transmit that love of the game to others.

- Jr. Clippers League Assistant Coach - Worked with Toddlers & Elementary School Aged Students on Fundamentals and In Game Settings
- One-on-One Basketball Coach - Taught Kinder, Elementary & Middle Schools All Over Long Beach (2014 -2015)
- "Best Athlete Award" (Basketball) at Fremont Elementary School
- NJB (National Junior Basketball) League Player & Won All-Star Selections
- "Best Player on Team" Freshmen Year of High School, Woodrow Wilson High School
- "Most Improved Player" Senior Year of High School, Woodrow Wilson High School
- Coached Youth for 2 years at Christian Summer Camp, First Friends Church, Long Beach, CA (Integrated City Youth Camp)
- "Midnight Basketball League," Won 2 Championships of 5 years, Long Beach, Ca
- Named "All- Star Player" of "Long Beach Midnight League," Long Beach, CA
- Played in NBA Summer Pro League, Scouted by International Teams (Germany)
- Trained with Sacramento Kings Players, Summer 2011

One-Hour Session

1) Stretching & Conditioning - 10 minutes
2) Fundamental Footwork - 10 minutes
3) Dribbling Drills - 10 minutes
4) Shooting & Passing Drills - 15 minutes
5) Defense Drills -15 minutes

*Minutes will be increased based upon numbers of hours in session.