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🏆 172-87 Career College Coaching Record
⚡️ Nike Youth Camp Co- Director
🏀 Founder @creationbasketballacademy
📍 Weston, FL

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A point guard’s job isn’t dribbling — it’s READING. The 5 reads to own before 16: 1) The on-ball defender (up = drive, sagging = shoot). 2) The help on a drive (kick to the open man). 3) The ball screen (pull, attack, or hit the roller). 4) The break (numbers = attack, even = organize). 5) The game (score, clock, fouls). Coach on the floor. ⬇️ Save this.#pointguard #basketballiq #basketballtraining #youthbasketball #playerdevelopment by @hoopsbyjm

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Is that not why we came? And if not, then why bother? #ChampionshipOnly @thisismiamipro by @hoopsbyjm

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Friday Night Lights 🏀🎥🎬 We had a great debut in last week’s opener. Stay tuned as we keep working towards our goal 🏆Check us out this Friday at 7:00PM at the Scott Galvin Center! Get your popcorn ready cause it’s going to be a show 💯🍿 #ProLeague #ProHoops #Development #Team #miamipro by @hoopsbyjm

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A workout can make your kid look amazing in the gym and do NOTHING on Game Day. The fix is one word: transfer. My formula: 1) Skill — clean reps. 2) Pace — game speed, not showcase speed. 3) Read/Defender— react to a signal, make a decision. 5) Fatigue — you’ll play tired. Layer those in. ⬇️ Save & redesign your next session. #basketballtraining #playerdevelopment #basketballdrills #basketballskills basketballworkout by @hoopsbyjm

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You should NOT train an 8-year-old like an 18-year-old. Development has stages: 🏀 8–10: the athlete — coordination, both hands, FUN, play other sports. 11–13: build skills — footwork, form, first layer of IQ. 14–16: refine + introduce strength. 16–18: specialize, condition, film, recruiting. Broad to specific. Athlete → skills → specialization. ⬇️ Save this. #youthbasketball #playerdevelopment #basketballtraining #basketballparents #athletedevelopment by @hoopsbyjm

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Kids don’t lose in the 4th quarter because they’re out of shape, they lose because their SKILL falls apart when tired. The fix: stop separating conditioning from skill. 1. Run a 17 in under a minute 2. 5 star finishing 3. 1 Free-Throw Your body learns to execute exhausted. Fresh reps don’t win close games. Tired ones do. ⬇️ Save it#basketballtraining #conditioning #basketballdrills #playerdevelopment #basketballskills by @hoopsbyjm

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The one drill I run with EVERY guard!Beginner to pro: the two-dribble attack. Start at the wing, two hard game-speed dribbles downhill, then READ. Balanced pull-up or strong finish. Same footwork, two outcomes. It teaches what actually wins: get to a spot, make a decision. Not flashy. Never viral. Just works. ⬇️ Save it. #basketballtraining #pointguard #basketballdrills #playerdevelopment #basketballskills by @hoopsbyjm

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Good guards pass you the ball. Great guards pass you INTO your shot. A good pass hits your chest on time, but now you catch, gather, load, shoot (3 wasted beats). A great pass comes a hair early, into your shooting pocket, on your target hand — catch and rise, one motion. That’s anticipation. Pass to where they’re GOING. ⬇️ Follow#basketballtraining #pointguard #passing #basketballiq #playerdevelopment by @hoopsbyjm

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Most kids finish AROUND contact — flinch, avoid, pray. Here’s how you teach them to finish THROUGH it: 1) Go INTO the defender, don’t flinch. 2) Gather on two feet — a jump stop is a base a bump can’t move. 3) Chin the ball, finish with the outside hand. 4) Train it with contact — bump them mid-finish until it’s normal. ⬇️ Save this.#basketballtraining #finishing #youthbasketball #basketballskills #hoopsbyjm by @hoopsbyjm

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The defensive stance myth in every gym: “lower is always better.” It’s wrong. Kids get coached into a deep squat they can’t move out of. Defense isn’t about how low you get, it’s about how fast you can move. Athletic bend, weight on the balls of the feet, chest up. Test: can you slide without standing up first? ⬇️ Save this. #basketballdefense #basketballtraining #youthbasketball #basketballskills #hoopsbyjm by @hoopsbyjm

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Summer Scenes 🎥🎬 by @hoopsbyjm

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Missed free throws are a focus problem, not a mechanics problem. Too many thoughts at the line = brick. The cue I give every player: ONE breath, ONE target, ONE word. Exhale to settle, lock eyes on one tiny spot (not the whole rim), say your trigger word — same word every time. Give the mind one job. ⬇️ Save this. #basketballtraining #free-throws #basketballmindset #playerdevelopment by @hoopsbyjm

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