If you have a son or daughter who plays basketball or is interested in playing, I hands-down recommend reaching out to this Coach Deon and his effective training programs! He works with youth – high school and even college players.; his demeanor is pleasant and professional, and his coaching style is warm, engaging, and extremely constructive.
I’d been curious about his basketball training and programs for over a year now, especially since I noticed his programs are located right here in The Woodlands (at Woodlands Sportsplex on Gosling Rd. and various other private locations and parks nearby). My 12-year-old daughter has ZERO (yes, all caps!) experience / skill with handling a basketball, so I was expecting a 45-minute private one-on-one lesson to be a bit fruitless, if not comical, but I was so wrong. I also expected more “talk” time before my daughter was able to really start the active part of the lesson, but… wrong again! Coach wasted no time. He got her warmed up quickly and they spend a solid 45 minutes doing WAY more than I thought possible in that length of time.
They went over jump stops, pivots, dribbling, shooting, and footwork, and I was amazed at what my daughter was doing in less than an hour. Coach explains things so well, and I watched my daughter successfully execute everything he showed her. I was also thrilled to see her make basket after basket when applying his techniques.
I counted over a dozen phrases Coach Deon constantly used throughout the session to encourage my daughter and build up her confidence. I know this is basketball, but I can’t help but thing how much better off the world would be if all adults spoke to kids like this. “Pretty good, That’s okay, Perfect! That’s the right idea! I like how that looks! There you go! Great job! Let’s go – we need five of those!” And the list goes on and on. If she messed up on a move, Coach would tell her what she did that could have improved, and say something like “Think about it like this…” before explaining another way to approach the objective.
It takes a lot to impress my pre-teen, but after the lesson, she was eager to express how much she enjoyed it, and when we got home she reminded me to check into his programs so we could sign up again. Coach Deon offers private one-on-one training, group training, league play, summer camps, and other special programs. VISIT THE WEBSITE and/or the Facebook page to see all the details, but as a highlight, the summer camps are coming up soon and I know we’ll be signing up for at least a week!
