Our Story
About The Transition
At one point in time, if you were a young player looking to learn the game of basketball, you relied on a family member, neighbor, friend, or local team coach to take the time to teach you. This organic form of “passing it on” produced some of the world’s best talent, but it also left others who didn’t have the same resources or connections with no clear way of being taught the game. This was my experience.
After not being exposed to the game of basketball till late in my adolescence, I attempted to try out for the local middle and high school teams only to be cut every single time. Each year my skills improved, but I still found myself playing “catch-up” to other players at my age level because I lacked the fundamentals and experience most gain much earlier. By the time I graduated high school in 2007, he had never played organized basketball.
Regardless, I made the decision to press forward and chase after my goal of playing college basketball but realized that there were millions of young people just like me who had not had the luxury of being taught the game that so many love. At that moment it became clear that this mission was much bigger than me. My purpose was to use my failure and lack of exposure as the driving force to help others receive the opportunity to become the highest version of themselves.
In March of 2008, I launched Student of the Game Training Co. LLC and began providing basketball skill development services to young kids on the grassroots levels in Atlanta, GA. Since
then, S.O.G. has reached thousands of players and multiple organizations via training, camps, and clinics around the world.
I eventually reached my crazy dream of playing college basketball and finished my senior season as an ACCA/NCAA Div. III 2 nd Team All-American. After finishing my collegiate career, I turned down a professional contract in the Philippines to travel abroad and serve the basketball community in multiple continents (North America and Asia) and develop players on the professional level (NBA, WNBA, FIBA, & National Olympians), the collegiate level (NCAA, NJCAA, NAIA, ACCA), high school and middle school levels.
THE BIRTH OF “THE TRANSITION”
Since 2008, the mission has been to help players become better people, but is that all? Times
have changed over the years. Now there are plenty of personal trainers and skill development
coaches eager to teach and help this generation of athletes, BUT WHO IS TAKING THE TIME TO
HELP THE TEACHERS?!
This is the dilemma that I realized in 2018 as I began traveling the world and served as a
professional coach overseas. There was no blueprint or roadmap for how to improve and grow
as a coach. The “student of the game” found himself in a new state of “transition”.
- How do I systematically grow my basketball IQ to better serve my players?
- How do I approach player development so that my players can get consistent results?
- How do I eventually build my own personal coaching philosophy?
- How do navigate the business side of basketball as a trainer?
- How do I become a better assistant coach?
- What does it take to become a successful head coach?
After 16 years of struggling, studying, learning from mentors, and serving in numerous roles, I
have put together a comprehensive curriculum that will allow you to skip the painful failures
and hard lessons that so many experience because of ignorance and make a larger impact on
your players! Welcome to The Transition!
CRITICAL 3 QUESTIONS
Anyone Who Desires to be a Great Teacher Must
Be a Great Student First!
With 4 modules containing over 35 chapters of information created specifically for you, why wouldn’t you join the family?!