How to Play Basketball: A Guide to Getting Better By Playing Pick-up Games: Volume 1

Are you always at the gym but never getting better? Do you feel like you are picking up bad habits at the park? Is the competition in your area just not competition? We have all been there! You know you could just workout but eventually you have to play against people in a real game. I had to learn the hard way but you do not! How to Play Basketball: A Guide to Getting Better By Playing Pick-up Games will help you get more from your open gyms and pick-up games. I will share the 17 strategies that will improve your fitness level, increase your offensive skills and improve your defensive skills.

My mission is to help people live T.he S.marter W.ay. Through Hoops Education I can share the knowledge, secrets and advice to players and coaches that will help them become smarter, better, and ultimately more effective. My vision is to give players and coaches the best information so that they can improve their skill sets. When it comes to basketball, I have been involved in just about every aspect imaginable. Through a lot of hard work and a handful of lucky breaks I was able to live out one of my dreams of playing Division 1 basketball. One of my most well-known accomplishments was walking on at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and playing for the Tarheels during the 2005-2006 season. During that season we went 23-8 and made a 2nd round NCAA Tournament appearance. I also started at point guard for the Junior Varsity basketball team at UNC from 2002-2004. During my tenure as a Tarheel I played for Roy Williams (Head Basketball Coach at UNC/College Basketball Hall of Fame/Basketball Hall of Fame), Jerod Haase (Assistant Basketball Coach at UNC) and Doug Wojick (Head Basketball Coach at the University of Tulsa). I also played against numerous McDonald’s High School All-Americans, Final Four MVPs, a Naismith Award Winner, 3 AP-All Americans, a Bob Cousy Award Winner, 1st and 2nd Round NBA Draft Picks, NBA players and other phenomenal basketball players. I was fortunate enough to coach with Mickey Bissette at Green Hope High School (4A classification) in Morrisville, NC off and on from 2002-2007 where we made 2 state playoff appearances and had 3 Division 1 players. I also coached an AAU team the Apex Force from 2005-2007 where we made appearances in 2 AAU National Championships, the Charlie Weber Invitational and the AAU Super Showcase in Orlando, FL. We also were ranked in the top 5 in our state during that time, won the North Carolina 17-U State Games Championship and the North Carolina USBA State Championship. I have also coached at the Roy Williams Basketball Camp, Herb Sendek Team Basketball Camp, Stanford University Basketball Camp, Elevate Basketball Clinics with Keith Moore (Assistant Basketball Coach at Iowa State University) among other camps and clinics. My goal with Hoops Education is to share this knowledge with other players and coaches to help them develop into the best person they can be and ultimately help them achieve their goals inside and outside the game of basketball.