I'm Darone, also known as Coach D. As a small child in Baltimore, MD I was introduced to basketball at a early age and have been in Love with it ever since. I joined the Military shortly after graduating high school. While in the US AirForce I played on base teams From Shreveport, La all the way to Tokyo, JP.
While in Japan I was blessed to play against some professional teams and my play in those games got me a pro contract. I played Professional in Japan for 7yrs, and during that...
I'm Darone, also known as Coach D. As a small child in Baltimore, MD I was introduced to basketball at a early age and have been in Love with it ever since. I joined the Military shortly after graduating high school. While in the US AirForce I played on base teams From Shreveport, La all the way to Tokyo, JP.
While in Japan I was blessed to play against some professional teams and my play in those games got me a pro contract. I played Professional in Japan for 7yrs, and during that time is when I found that I loved coaching and teaching more than playing. In 2012 a teammate and I ran our first fundamental skills camp and since then I have been coaching and teaching. I currently run my own Training business and I coach in the school system here in Tampa.
I have experience teaching and coaching children as young as 5 to play the game I love. I make sure the child and parents understand each lesson that should be learned from the drills.
I will always be upfront with the child and parent about the work it is going to take to be a better player and person.
