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David Olorogun

David Olorogun

Dubai

Summary

I am a hardworking, self-motivated, competent basketball skills trainer with a strong passion for coaching and developing young talent at the grassroots and elite levels to reach their highest potential. I desire to have a successful career in Basketball skills and development by adapting to any environment, analysing players weaknesses, and turning them into strengths. I am dedicated in improving my ability as a Coach to progress within the industry. I have 4 years of experience at Kingston University as the Head Basketball Coach for the women's and men's teams and over twelve years of experience in skills and development training. I have helped develop a few players at the pro level currently playing in the BBL (British Basketball League) and in Spain. I have 20 years playing experience and 11 years semi-pro experience. I was awarded with Coach of the Year at Kingston University across all Sports. Developing the team of players winning the BUCS league, promoting them to a higher division.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Site Manager/Lead Coach

NBA SCHOOL
11.2021 - Current
  • Accountable for developing, implementing and supervising player and coach development practice plans
  • Responsible for managing and allocating Coaches to the After School Activities Programme in conjunction with the leagues strategy of growing the game of basketball. Selecting players to join the NBA School
  • Experienced Skills and development Coach developing players from aged 8U-19U girls and boys based on the NBA School Curriculum
  • Managing League Rosters for Internal and external leagues
  • League manager of the In-house NBA School Development league
  • Working closely with the Europe and Middle East NBA Operations team in regard to ADQ Summer Camps (Camp Director), Clinics and NBA School Global games
  • Organising practice plans at all three locations for the NBA School
  • Working closely with the NBA School operations team to provide exceptional customer service to our clients and ensuring the school runs smoothly
  • Lead Coach for the Jr NBA Coaching Clinic Abu-Dhabi for the JBA Finals weekend 2024.

Head Basketball Coach

ACS EGHAM
01.2021 - 03.2022
  • Virtual and onsite Surrey Rams - Skills and Development Basketball Trainer (2021 Basketball Camp)
  • Increased player strength, agility, and game skills through successful practices.
  • Collaborated with assistant coaches to design and implement practice drills focused on improving individual and team performance.
  • Enhanced team performance by implementing strategic game plans and conducting thorough player evaluations.
  • Developed players'' skills through targeted training sessions and personalized coaching, resulting in improved on-court abilities.
  • Upheld safety standards at practices, games, and events.
  • Coordinated with school administration to ensure compliance with state athletic regulations and maintain eligibility for all student athletes.
  • Promoted lifelong skills such as discipline and good sportsmanship.

Head Basketball Coach

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
01.2017 - 04.2022
  • Coaching Kingston University Women's and Men's Basketball Teams
  • Developing Skills through Basketball drills
  • Teaching how to read defences, attack and expose oppositions weaknesses
  • Clock management
  • Implementing plays for structure and ways to score
  • Creating discipline in players to ca apply it to everyday life experiences
  • Mentally strengthening players
  • Understanding teamwork and communication.

Volunteer

WASSERMAN NBA GATORADE EVENT
08.2018 - 08.2019

Support Wasserman in carrying out Fitness and skills testing

  • Assessing a player's speed, agility, vertical leap, shooting and dribbling
  • Talking, motivating and encouraging players to achieve the best score in the Assessment.
  • Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
  • Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
  • Communicated with staff members to stay informed about volunteer opportunities and events.
  • Provided exceptional support for event management tasks, resulting in smoothly executed functions that exceeded expectations.

Skills and Development Basketball Trainer

LONDON BASKETBALL ACCOSIATION
05.2015 - 08.2021
  • Develop, implement and instruct a variety of basketball skills training sessions for clients
  • Provide encouragement and expertise for the client in support of their health, well-being and stated goals
  • Administer, track and evaluate skills assessments and other pre-participation documentation with regard to individual/group exercise programs
  • Increase IQ and understanding of the Game
  • Learn and improve the client's abilities in relation to skill set to become a professional scorer.
  • Educated athletes on nutrition principles to optimize energy levels during practice or games while promoting overall health and wellbeing.

Application Support Analyst

CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS
01.2011 - 05.2021
  • Certified 10 years of Legal IT experience supporting international offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, Doha, Geneva, Luxembourg, Manama, Paris, Zurich with the Company Headquarters based in London
  • Managing various different bespoke applications and projects individually or part as a team to improve working practices.
  • Conducted root cause analysis on recurring incidents to identify opportunities for improvements in application design or support procedures.
  • Provided 24/7 support for web- and client-based applications, file and data feeds and batch processes to prevent impact to business.
  • Analyzed and mapped data and wrote SQL scripts to extract data from SQL databases.

Education

BSc Health and Exercise Science -

THAMES VALLEY UNIVERSITY
02.2009

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References

References available on request.

Timeline

Site Manager/Lead Coach

NBA SCHOOL
11.2021 - Current

Head Basketball Coach

ACS EGHAM
01.2021 - 03.2022

Volunteer

WASSERMAN NBA GATORADE EVENT
08.2018 - 08.2019

Head Basketball Coach

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
01.2017 - 04.2022

Skills and Development Basketball Trainer

LONDON BASKETBALL ACCOSIATION
05.2015 - 08.2021

Application Support Analyst

CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS
01.2011 - 05.2021

BSc Health and Exercise Science -

THAMES VALLEY UNIVERSITY

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David Olorogun