JLT Fieldhouse, Inc. - Coaching And Mentoring The Leaders Of Tomorrow

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I have coached every level with the exception professional basketball. I am not one to boast about accomplishments, but understand that it is necessary to inform you of my abilities to help you become a better basketball player, teammate and person. I have coached over 30 years.

My career began in Chesterfield, Va. coaching 10-11 years olds for Falling Creek Athletic association. I coached with this organization for four years, with us winning the county championship once and finishing second another time. Meadowbrook High School was my next coaching opportunity, where I coached the freshmen team for four years and the junior varsity team for two years. During my coaching tenure there, the freshmen teams had three winning seasons and two district championships. The junior varsity teams won the district championship once and finished second the following year.

The varsity coach that I coached under at Meadowbrook, Mike Sutton, would go on to coach with Tubby Smith at Tulsa, Georgia and Kentucky, the year they won the National Championship. He then became the Head coach at Tennessee Tech.

For four years, I fortunate enough to coach AAU basketball with Richmond Metro Basketball. My first two years, I coached the "B" teams, not qualifying for the national tournaments. The following two years, I was given the privilege to coach the 14 and under and 15 and under teams. These two teams had never qualified for the national tournaments, coming up one or two games short. The 14 and under team not only finished second in the Va. state tournament, but went to the nationals in Kingsport Tn., but finished 10th overall. We entered the tournament seeded 46th. The 15 and under team also finished second in the Va state tournament, qualifying for nationals. unfortunately, we did not place in that tournament that was held in Baton Rouge, La.

The opportunity of a lifetime came, when I was asked to be an assistant coach at Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA. I was an assistant under Clay Nunley for those two years, gaining unbelievable knowledge about the game. My professional career pulled me away from the game for a few years.

I have been coaching at Salisbury Academy for 9 years, the last seven as the varsity boys coach. For the past 6 years we have been in the championship game, having won it four times, with two undefeated season. We just won our third consecutive championship (2021)

I started JLT Fieldhouse Inc. , a year round basketball academy. I welcome the opportunity assist you with improving your skills, knowledge, confidence, work ethic and overall game. We help bring the game back to basics, while also teaching how practice makes "permanent", not perfect.

By far the most enjoyable part of what i do is "teaching" young people "how to play the game", while building and improving their skills. Seeing the confidence and self esteem rise with every session, is a joy that I never get tired of experiencing!

1- I am one that shares with kids what they need to hear to improve and not what they want to hear.

2- Personal development goes along with the athletic development. This is important to me because I want to also prepare young people to be better individuals and not just better athletes.

3- There are three major components to my coaching/teaching philosophy:

a) Simple- I like to keep things simple to allow for faster and consistent growth and retention

b) Effort- I provide and expect maximum effort from all of our participants. Again, you get out of it, what you put into it.

c) Attitude- I bring and expect a positive attitude with each session, be it private lesson, clinic or camp.