Career

My biggest dream of all dreams is to one day become the head coach of the New York Knicks lead them to multiple NBA championships. This dream may be very hard to attain, but I try to keep it alive as much as possible. I currently coach middle schoolers (Grades 6-8), every Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday for two hours each class. Each class is a different grade, consisting of 20-25 kids each class. My main way of coaching them is to have them play full court scrimmages against each other. Drills are obviously important too and thats how each class starts but my belief is that there is no better way to learn than experience. As they their scrimmages, I call out each player for what they are doing wrong. For example, if I call a foul on someone and he does not understand the call, I explain it to him so he knows not to do that in the future. Also, setting an illegal/moving screen is something that I have to call them out for a lot. I see a lot of them even after a short time progressing, and understanding the game more each time they come out. Drills to me only focuses on a specific thing, while scrimmaging focuses on everything. Not just being able to play with teammates, or playing full court games, but also understanding the atmosphere of the game. I put on the scoreboard with a designated time for each game. So there are buzzer beaters and late game fouling. You cannot do drills on how to handle late game moments, you could only practice those moments that win and lose you the game through experience. Not only are my players learning, but I am learning. Not just how to be a better coach, but also how to communicate with players and help them get better. Hopefully one day I will be the Head Coach of the New York Knicks, but for now, as an 18 year old, I am happy with coaching middle schoolers.