What is the HoopSmart Coaching Academy?
The HoopSmart Coaching Academy is a one-day coaching clinic focused on topics that are relevant for all high school coaches. Bring your entire staff or register as an individual. Hear from accomplished high school and college basketball coaches at this fast-paced clinic open to youth, middle school, high school and college boys and girls coaches of all levels. This year, college players from Hope College and Great Lakes Christian College will serve as on-court demonstrators. YOUR CLINIC INCLUDES:
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2021 Presenters
2021 EVENT SCHEDULE
HoopSmart Coaching Academy Schedule
We will provide a more detailed schedule to registered coaches in advance of the event.
8:00-9:00 Registration -- coffee and doughnuts
8:25-8:55 Early Bird Session-Ken George-“Special Teams-Blobs,Slobs,&more”
8:55-9:00 Welcome and Clinic Overview
9:00-11:55 On Court 30-minute sessions 1-5
11:55-12:25 Catered lunch and camaraderie
12:25-12:55 Breakout Classroom Sessions-20-minute presentations/Q&A
1:00-2:05 On Court 30-minute sessions 6-7
2:10-3:10 Open Practices with Hope College & Great Lakes Christian College
ON COURT SESSIONS
Break Out Sessions - 20-minute presentations and then Q and A
We will provide a more detailed schedule to registered coaches in advance of the event.
8:00-9:00 Registration -- coffee and doughnuts
8:25-8:55 Early Bird Session-Ken George-“Special Teams-Blobs,Slobs,&more”
8:55-9:00 Welcome and Clinic Overview
9:00-11:55 On Court 30-minute sessions 1-5
11:55-12:25 Catered lunch and camaraderie
12:25-12:55 Breakout Classroom Sessions-20-minute presentations/Q&A
1:00-2:05 On Court 30-minute sessions 6-7
2:10-3:10 Open Practices with Hope College & Great Lakes Christian College
ON COURT SESSIONS
- Andy Bronkema - Ferris State - “Drills for all types of presses/incorporating pressing into all drills”
- Jeff Carlson, Zeeland East - “High energy, quick drills to start practice”
- David Chana, Northview - “My five favorite drills”
- Steve Cramer - “Using one-on-one variations to build skills”
- Ken George - Hope College - “Special Teams - Blobs, Slobs, and more”
- Stan Heath - Eastern Michigan -“Attacking switching defenses”
- David Klyn - Zeeland West - “10 quick hitters for building culture”
- Courtney Kust - Hope College - “Special situations”
- Austin Riebel, WMAA -“Drills to build defensive awareness”
- Phil Sayers - GVSU Women’s Associate Head Coach - “GVSU offense” -
- Pete VanKempen - Coopersville - “DDM for more PPG”
- Richard Westerlund, Great Lakes Christian College - “Giving your team an identity with pressure basketball”
- Kevin White, “Ball screen defense drills”
Break Out Sessions - 20-minute presentations and then Q and A
- “Coaching freshman and JV basketball” – Austin Riebel
- Marketing your program - Ken George
- “Lifting for basketball” - PowerStrength
- “Working with officials” - Kevin Kooiker
- “Getting your players college interest” - Greg Mitchell
- “Forms, ideas, spreadsheets, etc. to organize you and your program” - Chad Carlson
- “Partnering with AAU to help build your program” - Jason Martin, GR Storm Director
- “Individual workout ideas” - Steve Cramer
Hoopsmart Coaching Academy Title Sponsors
2019 PHOTOS
2019 Presenters
2019 Topics
- Sam Hargraves, Olivet College - “Transition Defense”
- Mark Christner, Calvin University - “My favorite drills”
- Milton Barnes, Jackson HS - “Five drills any team can use”
- Matt Dennis, Otsego HS - “Uptempo offense - preparing your team to play fast”
- Luke Pohl, Pewamo-Westphalia - "Pressure half-court man to man defense”
- Thom VanderKlay, Wyoming HS - “Dictating fast tempo - Drills and Concepts”
- Ryan Klingler, Grandville HS - “Motion Offense”
- Ken George, HoopSmart - “Drills to start and end practice and shooting drills”
- Cassie Kotlarczyk, Holt HS - “My five favorite drills”
- Doug Fleming, GR Storm - “Planning perfect practices for mid-season”
- Ken George, HoopSmart - “Seven lessons I learned from seven specific games”
- David Chana, Northview HS - “Full court man to man press - concepts and drills”
- David Kool, Holland Christian HS - “Zone offense”
- Sara Holt, Okemos HS - “Offensive spacing - drills and concepts”
- Jeff Anama, East Kentwood HS - “Structuring tryouts and pre-season practices”
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Photos from the first-annual HoopSmart Coaching Academy
2018 Presenters
LocationNorthview High School
4451 Hunsberger NE Grand Rapids, MI The HoopSmart Coaching Academy is brought to you by Ken George Basketball, in partnership with Coach Mike Kapustka and Northview Basketball. |