Training For Scholarship-Seeking Players In The Tampa Bay Area!
If You Live Within 25 Miles Of Clearwater/Largo, Come To BIG!
Linking College Basketball Teams w/ Prepared Prospects!
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SADLY, ONLY 1-2% OF HIGH SCHOOL AND AAU PLAYERS HISTORICALLY HAVE EARNED B-BALL SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR. THE CURRENT PROCESS IS A LOSING GAME PLAN!
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Call Coach Ron Brown now, 727-424-0049
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Popular & Important Websites
St. Pete Times/TampaBay.Com Tampa Tribune
Bradenton Herald MaxPreps FHSAA
NCAA NCAA Clearinghouse NBA WNBA ESPN
Sports Illustrated FoxSports Scout
Rivals Florida Hoops Better Basketball Clearwater Basketball Club
North Greenwood Gym Indian Rocks Christian's Gym Gulf HS's Gym JumpStretch
NBA Players Association IHoops Basketball Scholarships ESPN Rankings
AAU USSSA YBOA National JC Athletic Assoc. SAT Practice Test
ACT Practice Tests Resistance Band Exercises Improve Your Jumping
The Progressive Technique Of Dunking
Amazing! Simply Amazing! Mind-Blowing! Spectacular... But True!
Brittney Griner Dunks With Ease Repeatedly In High School!
209 Threes In A Row By Old Guy!
Local Player Websites
Nicole Adams Hannah Demarest Tanner Wozniak
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ShARC Shooting Session This Monday!
March 15th, 6:30 - 7:30pm, Ross Norton, Co-Ed
First Skill College Coaches Check Is Shooting!
Hittin' Game-Winners!
Absolute, In-The-Zone Shooting!
Heat Check... Flames On!
www.MapQuest.com , Directions To Ross Norton Recreation
It is one thing to be a great 3FG spot-up shooter, and quite a different thing to be able to create separation and knock-down threes!
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Moves Learned By Recent Attendees Include:
Adkins' Catch n' Shoot
Bird Pass Fakes
Kobe Jab
Rip (Hamilton) Curl w/ Fade & Backdoor Options
Topping Pivot
Turkoglu "Turk"
Zacur Basket-to-Basket
New Major Moves To Be Taught In The Weeks Ahead Include:
Agent Zero Stare Down
Bowen Baseline Rescue
LeBron Back Off - Sprint
Manu Step Back Off Pick/Screen or Alone
Shaq Entry, Then Fade To Blind Spot
Z Continuous Pick n' Pops
It will be a real challenge to keep up with those members who are faithfully attending our sessions, because they are learning NBA/WNBA and cutting-edge moves at a very rapid pace!
Learn 'Em or Fall Behind!
Wanna Come?
Cost: 10.00 For A Session (If space) or 100.00 To Sign Up For Ten Sessions!
Call Coach Ron, 727-424-0049
*Note: If you are a member of our AAU team, please practice these moves daily; because they will play a major role in the success of our team this short season!
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Driving Licenses To Be Issued Soon!
After our members have established themselves as absolute knock-down shooters, then...
they will be issued their licenses to drive!
Yes... drive with dynamic NBA Signature Moves!
Of course, many of our members have been working on a variety of Signature Driving Moves for nearly a year, and players like Caroline Andreassen have been working on Signature Drives for over three years now!
It's true, I keep hearing stories during the past season how our members used Signature Drives, like Manu Ginobili, during the season that stunned the opposition and created easy scoring situations. However, the opportunity to drive was limited, because perimeter shooting was not as strong as it will be this coming season for many of our members.
In recent months- we have been really focusing on laying a strong foundation of perimeter shooting skills, so that when our members drive; the lanes will be open for traffic!
Coming Soon... Driving Classes Through Huge Lanes!
Sign-Up Today!
10 Lessons For 100.00
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I've Got Soul, But I'm Not A Soldier!
Wanna Get Fired Up For Training Or The Big Game?
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Tracy McGrady's Amazing Leadership In Bringing Team Back With 13 Points In 33 Seconds!
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Two Of The Greatest Shooters On Earth! Watch Their Preparation!
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Why Not Become A Sharpshooter ASAP?
I, Coach Ron, am extremely proud of the work ethic and progress of our current members! You will absolutely dominate most of the competition in the near and distant future! Wow!
Battle of the Genders!
Monday, March 15th, 6:30pm, Ross Norton
and
Gender Separate Sessions!
Thursday, March 18th, Ross Norton
Girls Session: 6:30 - 7:30pm
Guys Session: 7:30 - 8:30pm
Coming?
Give Me A Ring!
Coach Ron
727-424-0049
Fee: 10 Sessions For 100.00
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ShARC Attack System Revealed!
Well, at least, a glimpse...
to the Clearwater Basketball Club's 15U Girls trying out for the team...
Most Of The Team Members Have Been Chosen, While A Few Will Get A Second Look!
In our never-ending quest to teach Tampa Bay prospects how to actually mature and think like real basketball players and not just become good little robots, who can run certain plays with precision; we will be teaching a big package of the whole ShARC System, which is a seamless stealthy speed-read and react offense predicated upon excellent and confident 3FGs shooters spread around the offensive end and a dominate low-post threat.
On defense, the whole team plays with synergy and "CLICK" communication.
On the break and in the secondary break, players are directed to read lane choices and move to certain areas based upon revealed strengths and normal path openings which occur because of human nature and standard defensive responsibilities.
During our tryouts on Wednesday night, I figured that we should open the brand new ShARC package with the girls and see how quickly they can figure out the basic concepts and learn to read. Honestly, I was very pleased with the drill portion and thought the girls got a little taste of the potential fire-power of the system, if each ballers skill sets are maximized.
The style of play is very up-tempo and focuses upon perfect spacing and a wide spectrum of passing skills. The philosophy is basically to turn the team loose to use their God-given talents and perfected skills, signatures, quick-hitters and team dominator strategies with floor balance and speed-read and react principles applied. If the players are highly-intelligent and skilled, while playing as a unit; the whole system is really fun to watch as a spectator. If the players struggle with their personal readiness to speed-read and react, then the system is ill-suited for them. Those kinds of players are better suited to a strict motion offense with limited personal responsibility, until they become more mature players.
Because the team has sharpshooters like Tori Trador, Jessica Logemann, Jamie Appelt, Caroline Andreassen and some new sharpshooters on the edge of becoming knock-down scorers, like Kristen Scholl, Lexi Panico, some Countryside ballers and to my surprise- even the 6'2" center can stroke well. The threat of threes will open up the defense and dilute it, so that numerous offensive options will be available. If coaches and parents encourage their players to master the threes by sending them or bringing them to our ShARC Attack Sessions, you will begin to understand the power of fearless perimeter shooting for your individual players and the whole team.
Remember... we have a lesson tonight at 6:30pm, RN, for girls!
We will be very excited to see the players grow their games in the next few months. I believe the girls are very intelligent and have some great potential. Winning is not nearly as important as growing in AAU ball and doing your best. As Coach Jim Appelt emphasizes, "Effort should not be a problem!"
Some of the girls will not make the team. Some girls, who have unrealized potential, may come as practice players. Some girls just have not grown their games to the point where they are ready now to play competitive tournament ball on this team. If you desire to play competitive ball, training and preparation must become a high-priority in your scheduling. Each progressive grade requires much more preparation. There are programs like St. Paul's on Saturday morning were girls can play with equal playing time against many competitive-level players and grow their games.
I have been itching to teach ShARC Attack Principles and Philosophy for five years, so this season is a bit of a trial by fire lesson to me. Will these principles work against other teams? What refining needs to take place to make the system stronger?
Which players will grow to become real college prospects?
Exciting Times Ahead!
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NEW! Check Out Our New Site Page, Basketball Video Clips!
Huddle up! Wanna score like an NBA superstar or be a powerful playmaker? Like to grab more boards or learn how to get more steals? Hungry to get more athletic and stronger? Keep returning to this web page to quickly access the best video clips to grow your game at an accelerating pace. Which clip is your favorite?
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ShARC Shooting Sessions This Week
New... Monday, March 15th- Guys vs Gals, 6:30pm, Ross Norton Rec
Thursday, March 11th- 6:30pm, Gals; 7:30pm, Guys
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First Team All-Tampa Bay: Boys
Eric Williams, Sr, Wiregrass, Center, 6'10"
Okaro White, Sr, Clearwater, F, 6'9"
David Ramirez, Sr, Gulf, SG, 6'3"
Jay Bowie, Sr, Tampa Prep, SF/G, 6'5"
Tanner Wozniak, Jr, Keswick Christian, PG, 6'5"
Honorable Mention: Rashawn Rembert (Sickles), Sean Culkin (Indian Rocks Christian), Jamal Cherry (Tampa Prep), Dino Tabakovic (Countryside), Gabe Moton (St. Pete)
POY: Okaro White
*Note: Oldsmar Christian has a number of strong prospects, but they have players from Florida and Georgia and do not participate in the FHSAA Tournament. Therefore, I do not place their players in the same category as local teams for all-county selection. They are like IMG, Monteverde, Oak Hill Academy, Montrose Christian or DeMatha HS.
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First Team All-Tampa Bay: Girls
Amber Henson, Jr, Sickles, Center/PF 6'4"
Tamara Taylor, Jr, Boca Ciega, F/G, 5'10"
Nicole Adams, Jr, Gulf, PG/G, 5'10"
Latavia Dempsey, Sr, Boca Ciega, G, 5'7"
Jerica Coley, Sr, St. Pete Catholic, PG/G, 5'8"
Honorable Mention: Kayla Walton (Northside Christian), Kamika Idom (St. Pete), Shantel Houston (Wesley Chapel), Hannah Demarest (Osceola), Collette Eule (Tampa Catholic)
POY: Tamara Taylor
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The fact is that our current members who are training hard in our ShARC Shooting Sessions are preparing to dominate the competition in the near and distant future! Wow... I am so very impressed with the quick learning curve of our members! Thursday night, the nets were burning as Flynn Bluett, Tyler Zacur, Daniel Bond, Stephen Brown, Tori Trador, Zack Trador, Caroline Andreassen, Kristen Scholl, Madison Rubino, Christian Rogers, Lexi Panico, Kristen Lovelace, Natasha Sol Cruz, and several others were progressing extremely well. I also am excited at the great basketball IQ of the ballers, and their ability to learn and apply taught separation moves. The poor defenders who line up in front of our many players will be in deep, deep trouble next season. I promise!
Jared Low, Kyle Kinnear, Dino Tabakovic, Flynn Bluett and Christian Whiting will be participating in the Public Pinellas County All-Star Game at Largo HS tonight, Friday, 7:30pm. The game is proceeded at 6:00pm by the Public MS All-Star Game.
Zack Trador has similar genes and a commitment to marksmanship that his big sister has. In his first two games, he went 4 for 6 and 5 for 6 beyond the arc. He also scored so high in the skills challenge that he has been invited to the I-Hoops Regionals in Miami, March 27th. Additionally, he won a free ticket to the Miami Heat game, a shirt and a plague. Zack had one of the three top scores in the skills challenge in central Florida. Way to go, Zack!
Ricky Quiroz (16.38 ppg) and Sean Culkin (16.22 ppg) placed #1 and #2 respectively as the top two scoring sophomores in Pinellas this past season, according to the Leaders stats registered with TampaBay.com ! Congratulations, Guys!
Tori Trador, a nationally-ranked 3FGs shooter, will not just be a spot-up shooter next season! Tori is training with Gabe McMillen and in ShARC Attack shooting sessions to become an expert at using screens and picks, while creating open looks off the dribble. Monday night, the Tampa Bay 3FGs shooting champ was lighting up the nets off separation moves! A fine group of attentive guys and gals had a very competitive competition with the guys winning early and the gals winning late. Ryan Ramirez will not be just a post player at Clearwater HS next year! Next session is Thursday at Ross Norton.
On Sunday afternoon, Gabe McMillen trained some of the finest young male prospects, because of three openings with older prospects out-of-town. Ricky Quiroz, Luke Blume and Jarron King will be three of the best players in Tampa Bay if they continue to grow their multi-dimensional skills in training sessions like Gabe is offering. Gabe already is training stars like Tanner Wozniak, Sean Culkin, Chris Whiting, Adam Barker, and Flynn Bluett. Stephen Brown is working hard to catch up with the best all-around ballers who can create off the dribble, so well. We're trying ot create more opportunities for training as the waiting list is growing for training with Gabe.
Gabe also trained rising stars Hannah Demarest, Emma Loucks, Tori Trador and Kristen Scholl on Sunday. I cannot imagine what these college prospects will be capable of doing after six months of training with Gabe and in BIG by next season! Excellent work!
Florida Angels (Hillsborough), with Amber Jennings and Rachel Briere who train in BIG, won their pool in the Sarasota USSSA tournament, ... then defeated the X-Factor team from Pinellas and in the finals won against South Florida's Lady Wilcats to win the tournament! X-Factor won all three of their games on Saturday in their pool and has BIG players Kayla Kivinski, Maddie Wilson, Madison Rubino, and Jordan Berenbaum in their lineup. In a couple weekends, they will be competing again in a Tampa Bay tournament. Strong group of MS ballers coming up!
Visual learners will soon notice a growing library of video clips on hundreds of Signature Moves that will be reminders from our lessons and help our members find the best moves in the history of basketball from this website. Keep coming back to watch our expanding library of chosen video clips.
Tanner Wozniak, 6'5", pg/sg, Class of 2011, has been selected to play on Dwight Howard's Warriors 17U AAU team.
Flynn Bluett, 6'1", pg, Class of 2010, has been selected to play on the Pinellas County All-Star team.
Chris Whiting, 6'1", g, Class of 2010, has also been selected to play on the Pinellas County All-Star team and was selected 1st Team All-Conference.
David Ramirez and Nicole Adams, both players at Gulf HS, each won POY awards for the Sunshine Athletic Conference (West) recently. The announcement should be forthcoming in the St. Pete Times and at TampaBay.com.
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ShARC Attacks Will Intensify Around The Bay!
How many of these players who train in Big can you name?
Do you know their national, state, Bay and county rankings?
The ShARC Attack season opened Thursday night, and the number of attacks and the intensity of them is projected to spike upwards!
Yes... the Tampa Bay area, especially the Pinellas side, has a significant number of the top three-point spot up shooters in the state.
Did you know that most of the top three-point shooters, both male and female, in Tampa Bay- train in BIG?
You know their names:
Adams
Andreassen
Bluett
Blume
Briere
Culkin
Demarest
Jennings
Kivinski
Logemann
Loucks
Quiroz
Ramirez
Trador
Trador
Wozniak
Zacur
... and others!
Now... we have a whole new bunch of hungry shooters in training, who will join this impressive group. They will stretch defenses to the breaking point as they shoot with supreme confidence, because they have taken the time to acquire supreme competence! Are you ready to read the list of new names who will attack from beyond the arc?
The next major stage in our progression is to help create the best scoring three-point high school shooters in the nation. How will we systematically make this major step to the next level?
We are beginning to teach the major Signature Separation Moves of the All-Time Greats and speed up the transition into those various moves during the course of the ShARC Attack Shooting Sessions! Last night, we introduced the Topping Move and the Larry Bird Ball-Fake Moves (Girls Only). Are the players who cane Thursday night practicing the moves daily now?
As the players perfect the separation moves, we will dramatically speed up the transition from one move to the other. Inch-by-inch and step-by-step, our most attentive and hard-working members will blow past the competition very soon in becoming unstoppable perimeter scorers. I can imagine coaches throwing up their hands in frustration as teams will now possess up to five fearless knock-down shooters on the court at a time. Can you imagine a team with five fearless knock-down shooters on the court together?
We understand that after many more of our members are known as "knock-down" shooters, the opposing coach will send out their best defenders to get in-their-grills! We are preparing our members in all the major techniques to crush and frustrate the best face-up defenders over the next eight months. Once our members know the following moves- Topping, Bird, Turkoglu, Kobe, James, Paul, Allen, Miller, and Hamilton; the local competition will usually seem extremely weak and unprepared. Can you imagine great spot-up knock-down shooters becoming unstoppable scorers beyond the arc, who come off picks and screens like the best pros?
Sample Lessons To Click...
(We've Selected Signature Moves From These Clips To Teach.)
Richard "Rip" Hamilton's Lesson
A team with five fearless knock-down shooters doesn't have to just shoot 3FGs. No...No... No...! The threat of destroying a defense with threes opens up the lanes and areas of the court, so that teams can drive, isolate and pull-up much more effectively. However, unless a team can knock-down threes like layups, the defense can simply retreat back into a tight zone or helping M2M and suffocate the paint area. Does everyone appreciate the value of great three-point shooting?
College prospects must have the ability to knock-down threes in order to progress up the charts and get on the boards of college coaching staffs. Are you a great perimeter shooter, yet?
Would You Like To Become A Great Scoring Shooter?
Are You Ringing My Phone?
727-424-0049
*As more serious prospects enroll, the number of sessions will grow!
We are moving up to Pasco and will soon announce a second ShARC Shooting Session for those locked into Thursday AAU practice or other commitments. Keep visiting this site!
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Why Do You Want To Train With BIG?
To Excel In HS Championship Games Like This One!
Feel The Passion Of Competing!
Watch It Again!
2009 PCAC Clearwater -vs- Lakewood
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LeBron James: The Standard For Greatness In Prep Basketball!
The LeBron James HS Career Highlights!
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Temptation To Play Games -vs- Will To Train!
Scholarship-Seekers Who Have Failed To Earn Strong Offers Did Not Play Too Few Pick-Up Games!
Train In BIG Basketball, Prepare Properly & Improve Systematically!
Call Now, Coach Ron, 727-424-0049
The Scholarship-Recipients Outwork 99% Of All Players In The Preparation Process!
Latest Starting Point: 8th Grade!
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BIG SHARC SHOOTING RECORDS OF TAMPA BAY!
BIG Members' Records
Seasonal Record For Most Threes, Senior, Male, David Ramirez- 82
Seasonal Record For Most Threes, Junior, Male, Tanner Wozniak- 77
Seasonal Record For Most Threes, Sophomore, Male, Ricky Quiroz- 65
Most Threes In One Game, Any Male, Flynn Bluett- 10
Most Threes In One Half, Male, __________, ?
Most Threes In One Quarter, Any Male, Ricky Quiroz- 7
Seasonal Record For Most Threes, Any Female, Tori Trador- 74
Seasonal Record For Most Threes, Junior, Female, Nicole Adams- 45
Seasonal Record For Most Threes, Sophomore, Female, Tori Trador- 74
Most Threes In One Game, Female, __________, ?
Most Threes In One Half, Female, ________, ?
Most Threes In One Quarter, Female, ___________, ?
Highest Shooting % For 3FG Shooting, ?
Most Consecutive Threes, ______, ?
Most Consecutive FTs, ___________, ?
Highest FT Percentage, _________, ?
Most Consecutive FGs, _____________, ?
Highest FG Percentage, ________, ?
(Please Send In Details Concerning Additional Shooting Records For All BIG Members, and We Will Post Them. FG %, FT % 3FG%, etc. We Want To Fully Recognize Our Members For Their Wonderful And Noteworthy Achievements!)
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Watch Tanner Wozniak Score 26 Points In 1Q Last Season!
Tanner Scored 44 Points In The Game, But The 4th Q He Took Over!
I Assure You That Tanner Is Much Stronger Now Than In This Game!
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Watch Nicole Adams Video Clip, 1000 Points, Now 1500 Points!
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MONDAYS & THURSDAYS
@ ROSS NORTON!
We Call Our Shooting Sessions, "ShARC Attack!"
Learn The Techniques Of NBA Superstar Shooters w/ Great Separation Moves!
We Teach Game-Speed Pro-Level Shooting Techniques!
Mondays & Thursdays, Ross Norton's Gym
Mondays: Battle Of The Genders
6:30 - 7:30pm
Thursdays: Separate Times For Guys and Gals
Gals: 6:30 - 7:30pm
Guys: 7:30 - 8:30pm
An unsuspecting team will wander into your gym with no idea the terrible terror of torrid three-point marksmanship that is about to befall them!
For the next eight months, you will be learning how to become a game-speed sharpshooter and perfecting your separation moves to destroy strong face-up defenders who want to play in-your-grill defense, but they will not be able to do anything to hinder you! They just will become more helpless victims of...
Your Personalized ShARC Attack!
Could you imagine a team sending three - seven members to ShARC Attack lessons?
Oh Yeah, the State Shooting Champions of IRC Did That Last Season (Sent Five), Didn't They? How Many Will Your Team Send?
This Season, We Won't Just Produce Great Spot-Up Shooters, We'll Produce Highly-Creative Three-Point Shooters Who Can Create Off-The-Dribble & Off Picks n' Screens!
Could You Imagine A Whole Team Of "Knock-Down" Sharpshooters Who Can Knock Down Threes Off-The-Dribble? Could Next Year's Team Of Sharpshooters Be Your Team?
Fee: 100.00 For Ten Sessions
(Print Universal Application From This Website & Attach Check)
Mail to: 7965 Cottonwoode Drive, Largo, FL 33773
(Very Limited Openings)
Where is Ross Norton's Gym?
1426 South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
Clearwater, FL
727-462-6025
Contact Coach Ron to Reserve Your Spot In The Feeding Frenzy!
727-424-0049
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Alternate Training Site & Time
Gulf HS Gym
5355 School Road
New Port Richey, FL
ShARCs Entering Gulf!
Saturday
March 20th
Middle School Girls: 10:00am - 11:30am
High School Girls: 11:30am - 1:00pm
POY and 1500 Point Club Member, Nicole Adams Is Planning On Coming, When She Is Free From AAU Commitments!
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An Historical Season For BIG Members In Tampa Bay!
The reports just keep pouring in about our members doing historical firsts, so soon I will report on as many of the historical firsts and amazing feats of our members that have not been done in many years! Keep coming back to read about it!
Once I compile all the info, I think you will be quite impressed!
Sample Of Achievements
The two top scoring sophomores in Pinellas are Sean Culkin and Ricky Quiroz!
Youthful Indian Rocks Christian Girls , Led By Tori Trador, Kristen Scholl, Jessica Logemann, Jamie Appelt, and Rachel Burnett; Get To Regional Finals For The First Time Ever!
Additionally, IRC Girls Had The Highest Average Scoring Average In Tampa Bay And Hit More 3FGs Than Any Team In The State Of Florida!
Furthermore, Tori Trador Led Tampa Bay In 3FGs And Was In The Top 5 In The Nation For 3FGs As A Sophomore!
Kayla Kivinski and Maddie Wilson Lead Tarpon Springs Middle To The Championship Over Safety Harbor MS And Other Teams For The First Time In Recent History!
Furthermore, Kayla Kivinski Won The Elk's-Sponsored State Title for FT Shooting And Champion of Champion's Shooting Competition With An Expenses-Paid Trip To Disney World!
Nicole Adams Is Selected To Play On One Of The Nation's Best AAU Teams, the NIKE-sponsored, Orlando Comets- Red!
Ricky Quiroz, Along With Luke Blume, Lead Shorecrest Prep To The Regional Quarter-Finals For the First Time In School History!
Furthermore, Ricky Quiroz Is Probably The First Player Ever To Hit 7 of 8 Threes In A Single Quarter Of Prep Ball In The History Of Tampa Bay!
Tanner Wozniak Scored 26 Points In A Single Quarter Of Basketball And Finished As The #2 Three-Point Shooter In Tampa Bay!
Jordan Berenbaum Led Her St. Pete Christian Team To The Championship Of Her Own School's Season-Ending Tournament For The First Time In The Nine Year History Of The Event With 30 Points Of Her Team's Total Of 44, While The Opposing Team Only Scored 31 Total Points!
Caroline Andreassen Was The Leading Freshmen Scorer In Pinellas County!
Kianna Mills Of Gulf HS Signed A Full-Scholarship Offer With Coppin State University In Baltimore, MD.
When You Total All Of The 3FG Shooters' (Made Shots) Who Have Trained In BIG, They Make A Significant Percentage Of The Top-Ranked Shooters!
Rankings For Tampa Bay!
David Ramirez (came a couple times and plans to come more) - #1, Tori Trador - #1, Tanner Wozniak- #3, Ricky Quiroz- #4, Luke Blume (came periodically over several years) - #5, Jessica Logemann - #5.
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Scholarship-Seeker's Checklist
Sadly, 98%-99% Of HS & AAU Players Do Not Earn B-ball Scholarships! Why Would Any Parent Rely Solely On HS & AAU Programs To Help Their Children Earn Offers?
Players and Prospects Need To Work Down This Checklist To Improve!
0 Sign Up For ShARC Attack Shooting Sessions. (10 sessions, 100.00)
0 Register For Games. (12 Games, 100.00)
0 Register For Elite Fundamentals Training w/ Teaching Games. (10 sessions, 150.00)
0 Set Up A Home Fitness Center In Garage or Spare Room.
0 Train With A High-Level Personal Trainer Who Knows Basketball Athleticism Needs.
0 Periodically Train w/ Gabe McMillen To Learn PG/Perimeter Skills.
0 Set-Up A Photoshoot w/ Coach Ron & Rick Dohme For Prospect's Site.
0 Have Link To NCAA Clearinghouse With Pertinent Info Posted.
0 Raise Your GPA Above 3.5 and Score Above 1270 (SAT) To Qualify For Top Bright Futures Scholarship.
0 Register At The Best High School With The Best B-Ball Program And & Curriculum For Your Child's Major.
0 Daily Study The Best Professional Superstars' Games At NBA TV And/Or YouTube, And Perfect Their Signature Moves.
0 Study The Coaching Strategies Of The Top NCAA D1 Coaches To Learn To Think Like A Player-Coach And Team Leader
0 Play On A Shoe-Sponsored AAU Team Like NIKE or Adidas, If You Can Qualify. Of Course, Many HS Teams Form AAU/USSSA Teams Now.
0 Become An Excellent Citizen With A Consistent Community Service Record.
0 Become The Most Coachable Player, The Hardest Worker, And The Best Leader On Your Team.
0 Come To This Website Daily For Pertinent And Timely Information.
(How Many Of These Items Are Checked Off For Your Child?)
Remember: You must become an excellent citizen and student-athlete with a full and complete multi-dimensional game to move past the competition. Most prospects work on their game by playing too many games, like AAU tournaments every weekend and rec league games. They simply do not receive enough local training and are not held accountable for their daily incremental progress. Most players simply play and practice with their prep and AAU coaches, and parents think that process is sufficient. Historically, it is not enough. Most players never bring their academics and community service to the level where they are the most attractive candidates to college coaching staffs and admission offices. College coaches want prospects with college game-ready bodies. If your child does not have a tremendously athletic and strong basketball body, then he/she will only get the lower-level offers, if any. Earning a scholarship is a four to six year process! Do not wait deep into your HS career to prepare to earn a basketball scholarship. Understand?
Note: Print an application from this website and attach your payment (check or money order) and mail to the address provided. We use the ShARC Attack sessions as a filtering process to discover true prospects for our programming.)
If your child becomes scholarship-ready, then I will DIRECTLY promote your child to America's coaches. Additionally, you- as a parent, can directly notify the specific coaches you want to contact about this website for details about your child's progress and to your child's website. My goal is to link up your prepared child with the appropriate college choices. Understand?
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Kayla Kivinski Wins State Shooting Competition With 24-25 FTs Made and Wins The Champion of Champions Award For Most Baskets Made!
Kayla won an all-expense paid trip to Disney, where she will get her trophy, and an invitation to the Regional Championships in Valdosta, GA.
I am especially proud of Kayla, because her shot had some structural flaws when she first came to BIG nine months ago; but she listened attentively and corrected her form. She now is a tremendous knock-down shooter from long threes to pull-ups. Kayla is really someone who is very special, and she is only in 8th grade!
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Yes... Our Training And Partners Are Better Than Ever!
We communicate directly with America's coaches now to assist the scholarship-earning process!
Mail a printed application from this website with payment to:
Ron Brown, 7965 Cottonwoode Drive, Largo, FL 33773
Call 727-424-0049 for information about our programs or send your questions via email to PinellasBigBasketball@Yahoo.Com .
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Register Now, BIG Basketball Programs!
The Time Is Now To Make Your BIG Reservation!
In competitive sports, some players earn scholarships and most (98%)do not! Some teams win championships and most teams do not! Competitive sports are not politically-correct. Like the American free enterprise system, the best thrive... if they are prepared for success.
Please call Coach Ron, if you have any questions about eligibility to our programs and other pertinent questions, call 727-424-0049.
Please Print An Application From This Website and Attach Your Check, Note Which Sessions For Which You Are Registering Your Child, and Mail to:
Ron Brown, BIG Basketball 7965 Cottonwoode Drive, Largo, 33773
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Grab A Training Buddy and Work Together To Earn Basketball Scholarships! Kianna Mills (left) and Nicole Adams have successfully used the method, now younger stars like Rachel Briere, Kayla Kivinski (pictured on right) and others can grab other hard-working and high-potential teammates to help motivate and encourage each other through the scholarship-earning process. Who is your BIG training partner? Do you still need one?
Locations: The Gyms are located in the Largo and Clearwater area. Generally, we train at Indian Rocks Christian, Ross Norton and North Greenwood. Details will be revealed in the next week.
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Gabe McMillen (green jersey), the Pinellas All-Time Scoring Champ, the Stetson Scholarship-Earner, and the Pro Player with A Team In Spain Last Season Is Now A BIG Trainer!
Learn PG Skills From A Pro With A Silky Shot And Lightning-Quick Face-Up Separation Moves!
You Have 2,827 Reasons To Set An Appointment To Train w/ Gabe!
Coach Ron's Recommendation: "If you want to train in a small group of four players and become a scholarship-ready prospect with guard skills asap, then Gabe is the one you need to train with immediately. After watching his training with Flynn Bluett, Chris Whiting and Stephen Brown; I believe every scholarship-seeking player should set weekly appointments. The $20.00 training fee for 90 minutes is a great value, and Gabe has a firm but quiet manner that prospects enjoy. Gabe's training is as valuable as any session we offer in BIG Basketball. I give him my highest recommendation and support!"
How To I Make An Appointment? I am helping Gabe with scheduling, because it is important to place four to six players in training of the same gender with similar ability, skills and work ethics. Therefore, contact me and I'll help put together a strong session of four ballers.
If you have specific questions concerning Gabe's curriculum, contact Gabe, 727-251-6184.
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Ask Coach Ron
#4Q- "Hey Coach, You say that shooting threes is so important, but my coach says that hitting the mid-range shot and driving skills are more important. Why are threes so important in your mind?
The first skill a college coach wants to see in a college prospect is picture-perfect shooting form. The first character trait is coach-ability.
The game used to be dominated by big centers and power forwards. The game was becoming a war in the paint with muscular and physical bigs becoming the most valuable players. The arc was painted onto the court to open the game up, to help it to flow, to raise the value of the perimeter player, and to create the home run effect of a made three. There are many more average size fans who can identify with average sized and highly-skilled players than there are bigs, so the decision to paint the arc brought millions, perhaps- billions of fans back to a heightened interest in the game.
Spacing is extremely important to the elite teams around the world. While most coaches just do not understand the value of spacing, the championship teams do. In order to be effective on offense against the best teams, at least four players on the court must be able to knock down threes. Ideally, every player can stroke beyond the arc. If a team has players who cannot hit threes, then the defense can play zones or collapse to provide help defense on the other players. Therefore, precious interior real estate is taken away and lanes are closed, so the only option left to a poor perimeter shooting team is perimeter shooting. Ouch!
However, if a player can knock-down threes and is fearless in taking them, then the whole offensive end opens up. A team that has five excellent and fearless perimeter shooters can take down almost any opponent on a given night, especially if they also have strong face-up moves and know how to use picks and screens.
After a player is a strong three-point shooter, the mid-range game, pull-ups, floaters and drives open up for that player. Additionally, the lanes open up for his/her teammates, too.
Therefore, college coaches want current prospects who can knock-down threes like layups. On March 4th, we are teaching a fresh new crop of new players how to knock-down threes like layups. Understand? Signing Up?
In BIG, I have made a very determined and focused effort to teach excellent three-point shooting skills. Consider the shooting ability of the IRC Girls, Nicole Adams, Tanner Wozniak, Ricky Quiroz, Flynn Bluett, Tyler Zacur, Andy Fullerton, Caroline Andreassen, Kayla Kivinski, Amber Jennings, Hannah Demarest and now Stephen Brown. In a shooting competition, these players can stroke with the best in Tampa Bay, the State and some can shoot with the nation's best. Not all of them have the classic shooting form of Gabe McMillen, our shooting coach; but they will continue to clean up their strokes in future practices.
Getting back to spacing. Most coaches have teams with terrible spacing. Most coaches also do not have a clue on how to build an offense around great perimeter shooters who may be on their teams now. I promise you that if I had some of our BIG shooters on a team I was coaching, they would be putting up strong numbers. After years of studying the best teams ever, I know how to get great shooters open looks. Great shooters with open looks can crush opponents and can knock-down ten to twenty threes in a row! A whole team of three-point shooters can leave the fans in a frenzy!
Every player should become the best three-point shooter they can to raise their stock. Perimeter shooting is a foundational skill, not the final skill.
#3Q- "Coach, I want to play on an AAU team and come to your training starting in March, what should I do ?
The best choice is to convince your coach to bring your whole team to BIG Basketball training! Could you imagine a whole team learning how to stroke game-speed threes, Signatures, Quick-Hitters and Team Dominator techniques? Why don't you tell your coach about this website?
If your AAU Coach is a control freak and demands that you must come to every practice, then ask him/her to schedule the team practices around BIG Basketball scheduling. I am trying to make adjustments so that as many serious scholarship-seeking prospects are able to come as possible. If your coach can meet me half-way in his/her scheduling, then that would be great.
If your coach will make no effort to flex so that you can attend our programming, then have a serious sit-down with your parents and make a family decision.
If you really want to earn a basketball scholarship, then your participation in BIG Basketball should be a much higher priority than AAU participation, unless you are an elite prospect on a shoe-sponsored AAU team like NIKE or Adidas. Shoe-sponsored AAU programs usually have a huge following by college coaches and scouts. Additionally, they have excellent training programs available to high D1 prospects on their teams.
In BIG, we often scrimmage strong AAU teams, have AAU players participating or have top local prep teams, who are also USSSA/AAU teams available to scrimmage. Additionally, we bring in college and former pro players to mix into our pick-up games, and you actually get to play an even number of minutes. Some young or slowly physically maturing players just sit on the bench during important AAU games. Enjoy sitting on the bench?
If your goal is truly to get a basketball scholarship, then your commitment to wise and systematic training must be greater than AAU participation, although the games and crowds usually mesmerize players into a false sense of confidence.
I wonder if current seniors, without any scholarship offers and who have been playing AAU ball since they were eight on a variety of teams, feel like they had too much wise training now?
The best decision is to do both, but if it comes down to either/or, choose BIG!
Economically, for the cost of a few tournaments, you can get a quarter or a half a year of training in BIG Basketball. AAU tournaments involve travel, lodging, meals, and tournament expenses. The expenses are multiplied when the whole family is involved in traveling weekend after weekend.
In these tough economic times, BIG Basketball is very appealing. It is probably wiser to attend the important tournaments, after proper preparation, where the college coaches and scouts flock, than all the low-level tournaments where you will receive little notice. Does that explanation make more sense to you and your parents?`
#2Q- "Hey Coach, I am on a team where I do not get much playing time. I think I should start, but I am not. What should I do?"
Your goal is PPM, that is- Production Per Minute! If your coach doesn't see your value to the team, then you should focus upon raising your production level in all the multi-dimensional categories with a special emphasis upon team ball, ball security, rebounding and defense. Make sure that no one on the court works harder than you do. You should attempt to lead the team in Production Per Minute. Take the minutes you are on the court and calculate what your totals would be in a full game. For example, if you score five, rebound four, give three assists, block one shot and make one steal in 8 minutes or one quarter; then your totals would be 20 ppg, 16 boards, 12 assists, 4 blocks and 4 steals. These stats are fantastic! These numbers assume that you never get tired!
Some coaches have their "pets" and "golden boys/girls", and they are just as susceptible to prejudices and parental influence as any other people. All you can do is focus on becoming as valuable to the team and to college coaches as possible. If one person, who happens to be your coach, thinks you do not deserve playing time; then recognize he/she is only one person. Get yourself into a better situation after a discussion with your parents.
Many high school coaches are ill-prepared to coach, and the pay is usually terrible; so the best coaches do not need all the responsibility with minimal financial reward. God bless our quality coaches!
If you are a college prospect who plays seven minutes per game, then hopefully- I will find you and recognize you. Most scholarship players will get playing time, unless the coach is really clueless or there is a conduct issue!
Use your anger, frustration and disappointment to fuel your training sessions. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school team, then he trained like few players have ever trained. While most prospects shrink away with crushed egos, you must take your frustrations out on the weights, bands and other training tools. If you play a few minutes in a game, then go right to the weight room after the game and do the hardest workout of your life! Michael Jordan trained in the school gym with his coach constantly hearing the ball in the early morning hours. Michael made his point about the kind of player he was and the kind of work ethic he possessed!
The AAU season, BIG Games and transferring to another school are legitimate options. Perhaps, another school's coaching staff will value your game, although it may have to be a private school, because of penalties and restrictions. School choice is a family decision. Therefore, talk to your family about ALL the positives and negatives and pray about your decision before you make your choice. Ask basketball experts if you really have game or just think you have game, before you just transfer to another school or AAU team.
If any parent wants my take on local school coaches, I have strong opinions and am always willing to give my take. However, parents and players must always take the final authority on where to get an education and play. As you know- I strongly believe the best prospects should play for teams who historically go to Lakeland, if possible. Coaches, who make a year-round commitment to training and games, are also the best coaches for true college prospects, because soon they will probably be knocking on the door to go to Lakeland for the State Semis.
#1 Q- "Hey Coach, I am a high school senior, and I have no solid offers from any college. What should I do if I want to still play in college?"
You have two probable choices. The first is to Red-Shirt yourself. You can still go to college the first year and keep your academics progressing, especially if your grades are shaky. However, you will have to grow your game during your freshman year to the point where you are scholarship-ready. You'll need to get on the NCAA Clearinghouse, if you are looking for basketball scholarships in your future.
The second option is to consider playing for a D3 or a smaller Christian college that is part of the NCCAA, if you are a Christian- where you can enjoy the game and the college experience. Ask yourself, "Am I realistically able to make a D3 or Christian college team?" If not, then Red-Shirt yourself and get to work!
Another viable option is to spend a year in a Prep School, according to Ken Kinnear. Ken is a local expert with years of insight and experience.
If you feel that you are going to just die if you cannot get a scholarship this season, then your attention has to be to develop your personal game asap. If you are under 6'7" (guys) or 6" (girls), then you'll have to develop your face-up guard skills very quickly. Give Gabe McMillen a ring and grow your guard skills to the college-ready level. You'll probably have to work on your athleticism development three or four hours daily to build a college body. Learn all the Signatures, Quick-Hitters and Team Dominators concepts described at this website, and play way up when you are competing. Train with current college players and former pros to s-t-r-e-t-c-h your game.
You'll have to visit specific colleges that might have an interest in you and hope you can hook up as a walk-on or ideally earn one of the precious scholarships, even if it is a partial. This approach is an uphill battle, so you probably should just admit that you did not get yourself ready the last four years, and now- you'll have to take the time to get yourself ready. What is one year anyway? Big deal.
Go Get 'Em!
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Games... Games... Games Should Be Replaced By Wise Training... Wise Training... Wise Training! Then, Play A Reasonable Number Of Games!
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Professional Photographer, Rick Dohme, Is Now Available To Take Pics Of Your Child!
After seeing the quality of Rick's work and having a lengthy conversation with him, I have decided to make Rick BIG Basketball's official photographer. If you want a professional website with pics that are simply awesome, then Rick should take them. We will have periodic shootings or you can contact Rick directly and set up a shoot to add pics that make your child's website really stand-out above the rest! You can develop your own website or hire a pro, but Rick's pics should be used to make a lasting visual impression!
Reminder: I do not want to seen any of Rick's proofs on any facebooks or cell phone screens. Let's pay for what we get. Understand?
Sample Rick's Work... www.PhotographyByRickDohme.com See Indian Rocks Christian, Password: IRC
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The Single Most Important Factor For Any Prospect Is Daily Incremental Progress!
For Example: Dunk A Progressively Bigger & Heavier Ball Off One Foot, Then Two Feet!
Jump On Progressively Higher Platform Stools Until You Are An Explosive Leaper!
Shoot In Ever-Increasing Arcs Starting Under The Basket And Progress Five Feet Beyond The Arc To Become A Great Shooter!
Shoot With Perfect Form And Measure Your Shooting Performance Against The Clock!
Incrementally Increase Resistance Band Tension or Weight Resistance In Your Training!
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BIG Member, Kayla Kivinski, Tarpon Springs MS
Led Her Team To The 1st Championship In The Recent History Of Her School!
Recent State Shooting Contest Winner Going To Regionals!
Interested in Signing Up As A BIG Member?
What you will receive? You'll be taught the Signature Moves, Quick-Hitters and Team Dominator techniques of the best players in the history of the NBA, as well as, the latest cutting-edge techniques of the best collegians.
We will invite scouts and college coaches to come to our training and games to watch you play, within the guidelines of the governing organizations.
If you become a true prospect, we will promote your progress from the website, so America's coaches and scouts can discover you.
Finally, we will build your basketball athleticism with resistance bands, so you can develop a college body for your next level of competitive basketball.
Some players may want to train with successful trainer, Jake Moore, for an additional charge through his business.
We have Teaching Games, Scrimmages and other Games against various strong teams to hone and sharpen your skills when the school season is not in progress.
We will attempt to link you with the best college team that fits your needs and their desires, as well.
Contact Coach Ron for details. Print an application from this website.
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Hey Parents!
Don't forget to take your camera to the games, training sessions and practices! Click those pics and email them often. College coaches, players and fans love to see great pics!
For professional pics, contact Rick Dohme. The better your pics, the more value they will bring to the website.
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Hey College Coaches!
If you would like to know which Tampa Bay prospects are scholarship-ready, contact me today. I'll give you honest and clear evaluations and answer your questions. My goal is to link the qualified prospect with the college program that is a mutually good fit. The current trend for the quality of play in the Bay Area is strongly upward. Both the boy and girl prep programs have some strong D1 and D2 prospects.
Almost every college coach has heard of Okaro White of Clearwater HS in Pinellas County and John Henson of the North Carolina Tarheels and his little (6'5") sister, Amber of Sickles HS in Hillsborough County.
What We Do
We teach the lessons of Superstar Signature Strategies, Techniques & Moves learned by studying the games and favorite moves of the best all-time NBA players. We evaluate member player's strengths and suggest the most effective moves, techniques and strategies. We study the best coaching strategies and teach your child to play like a player-coach on the court. We also teach Quick-Hitters used by two or more players, and Team Dominators for the whole team to learn.
We also teach the Speed-Reading the Key Reads. Generally, new players come into our program with jumbled, hazy and slow-court reading skills, we will greatly help your child clarify his/her vision to see and create opportunities.
Another new area of focus is to teach your child to discover his/her "Kill Zone"! The "Kill Zone", a phrase coined by Kobe Bryant, is the starting spot to begin the most effective chosen Signature Moves by your child.
We invite you to evaluate our program as we consider whether your child is a good fit for our training:
- Free Consultations
- Proven Results: Numerous Referrals
- Satisfaction Guaranteed
Tanner Wozniak (above left) is now one of the best big guards in Pinellas County with some of the best skills of any player in the State of Florida. He looks rather non-threatening in 6th grade! Tanner was just chosen as one of the top 18 players in the state by Prepstars.com.
Kevin Cantinol is now playing ball at Gulf Coast, after transferring from Ole' Miss!
Contact Information:
Coach Ron Brown 727.424.0049
pinellasbigbasketball@yahoo.com
Largo, FL 33773
ph: 727-424-0049
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