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Jory Rife, Grundy, VA Basketball Coach

Jory Rife

Basketball

SILVER
4 reviews

Motivated and dedicated veteran who has seen success in basketball with two state championship caliber teams, and knows what it takes to get there again, and again, and again! View all coaching experience

This coach is unavailable to take clients at this time.

Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. Twin Valley High School, 14555 Desmond River Rd, Pilgrim's Knob, VA

Coach is willing to travel up to 50 miles

  • Liberty University (VA)

  • 3 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Guard, Forward, Center

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

Credentials

  • Liberty University (VA)

  • 3 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Guard, Forward, Center

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

More About Coach Jory

Training athletes started with my 8 years of military service, lead physical training programs. During my time I also worked as a little league and middle school coach in whatever local area I was stationed at that time. After completing my military service, I continued my passion for coaching and basketball as an assistant for the Varsity basketball programs at Hurley High School and Twin Valley High School in my home area of Virginia. I've worked with both girls and boys from ages of 9-18 years old.

I played college football at Concord University before transferring to JUCO at Southwest Virginia Community College to pursue playing basketball. During my time as a football athletic, I rushed for a 1,000 yards, played on 2 state teams and my class has that highest winning percentage of any class in Twin Valley history. I was All-District in 3 sports Baseball, Basketball and Football. All-Region in Basketball and Football.

Very organized and use every minute wisely. I focus on developing the "global player" that the 21st century requires in the game of basketball. Euro Steps, Quick Release and most importantly decision making. My philosophy is "become the tip of the spear", our kids in the area of southwestern Virginia are stuck back in time and the game has evolved, so they much evolve and lead from the front and become the tip of the spear.

Sessions typically start with dynamic stretching and lead into ball handling. Where I start with one ball into two ball work for warm-ups then flow into teaching when to use a punch dribble, in-out dribble or etc. After identifying when to use which attack, we move into finishes, one foot finish, two foot finish...Which is best in different scenarios. Then into advanced finishes such as euro steps, spins and runners. Then we move into moving without the ball, how to read screens and knowing how to set feet for a jumper, during this time we work on releases and footwork. Finally if the athletes want, we finish with their pick of agility, extra defensive work or free throw form.

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Had him as a team coach and as a personal coach. He knows and loves the game. He will push you to make you better. He's a hard worker and I would recommend him to anyone.

One day you'll find something you'll love and you'll want to just surround yourself with it. It could be your wife, kids or work but you'll fall in love with it everyday and want to be involved with it at all times." -Coach Brain Moore after a VA State final four loss. I remember those words everyday and it motivates me to want to coach basketball and coach kids to be successful both on and off the court. I want to have an impact on kids and encourage them to always choose the hard right verses the easy wrong. If they learn these lessons young they will make the better life choices later.
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