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Michael H., Boone, NC Basketball Coach

Michael H.

Basketball

SILVER
5 reviews

I hold bachelor's and master's degrees in Coaching/Sport Science and currently am Director of Player Development with App WBB. Have worked with all ages in various settings. View all coaching experience

This coach is unavailable to take clients at this time.

Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. Holmes Convocation Center, Rivers Street, Boone, NC
  2. Varsity Gym, 530 Rivers Street, Boone, NC

Coach is willing to travel up to 10 miles

  • West Virginia University (WV)

  • 5 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Guard, Forward, Center

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

Credentials

  • West Virginia University (WV)

  • 5 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Guard, Forward, Center

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

More About Coach Michael

I am heading into my second season as the Director of Player Development with the women's basketball team here at App State. Before coming to App, I served as assistant coach on high school staffs for girls' basketball in Ohio in addition to volunteering with the Akron Zips women's basketball program. Prior to my coaching in Ohio, I coached individual lessons, AAU teams, and rec league teams while working at the Nate Smith Basketball School in Morgantown, WV. I have worked with athletes, male and female, from 4-30+ years. I earned my bachelor's degree in Athletic Coaching Education from West Virginia University, where I started coaching by teaching basketball classes to other undergraduate students in physical education classes, and then went on to the University of Akron to complete my master's program in Sport Science with areas of concentration in coaching and sports administration. Prior to coaching basketball, I coached football at Springfield High School in Ohio and West Fairmont Middle School in West Virginia.

I played football for Green High School in Ohio from 2005-2009 and have played basketball recreationally since the age of 5. No collegiate playing experience, but I have been coaching sports since my graduation from high school in 2009.

My sessions are about the work that needs to be done. In individual lessons, I like to focus on dribbling, shooting, post moves, and the other important skills of the game that players need to be successful. Of course different players will have different skills that are more important to their success on the court, so all lessons are individualized to that player's playing style. With group lessons, we are able to work on more advanced things like pick and rolls, help defense, moving without the basketball, and general gameplay. But there will always be some sort of dribbling and some sort of shooting drills in every lesson (at least 25-30 minutes combined), as these are the important fundamentals of the game and should be practiced daily.

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Client Reviews

My grandson ,Max, was very impressed with Coach Michael Organized and very patient. Seems like he is going to be a very successful coach .c

Awesome coach and teacher

The gym you will practice at is really nice. Nice floors, water really close by if you did not bring your own and nice hoops and the other stuff in the gym is nice. For Coach Michael he is a good coach to me so far. He had a nice session planned for me for the first time and has some good ideas going forward.

Great first session! I feel this is exactly what my daughter needs to improve her skills.

Michael was a favorite with the younger kids but the high school students enjoyed his instruction because he would jump in and participate in the drills with them. When giving a lesson, Michael always provided the knowledge of the game but more importantly the confidence to keep the kids motivated to work on their own.
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