Robert Mills Jr

Developing the techniques and qualifications to become a basketball skills Trainer. Also demonstrating the ability to perform team offensive and defensive skills/strategies. Help understand and apply the knowledge of basic rules of basketball to players. Highly skilled Skills Coach with background in guiding individuals and teams to reach full potential. Brings experience in designing and implementing programs tailored to meet individual needs, fostering skill development, and promoting overall personal growth. Strengths include effective communication, motivational techniques, and adaptability to diverse learning styles. Known for creating transformative change in both educational and professional environments.

• Coached, Brooklyn Nets Basketball Academy, Equinunk, PA, 08/01/22 - 09/01/22, Supervised a group of campers focusing on basketball fundamentals, safety, security, and personal/skill development., Coached, managed, refereed campers and assisted with the basketball program while working effectively with other coaches and team members., Promoted and actively participated in all camper activities, and completed assigned paperwork., Exhibited Brooklyn Nets Basketball Academy Core Values at all times and adhered to company policies.
• Men’s Basketball Skills Coach, Albany High School, 2022, Managed a team for an hour and a half, putting them through drills/stations teaching footwork, dribbling, and shooting., Full court drills while teaching IQ and awareness during fast break situations., Drills are timed to push players to think quickly under control and work as a team.
• Individual Basketball Trainer, 2022, Training and developing basketball IQ from ages 8+, Group training focusing on different categories such as dribbling skills, moves to the basket, shooting footwork, and game scenario drills. Trained Professional Overseas player Manny Hernandez focusing on shooting and dribble moves off pick & roll action. Directed a skills and drills session focusing on reps with ball handling, layups, and shooting for an hour.

• NY State Coaching Certification, 02/01/22
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, 05/01/19
• Newburgh Free Academy High School Regents Diploma, 06/01/13
• Tompkins Cortland Community College, 09/01/13 - 05/01/15, NJCAA Champions 2013-2014, First Team ALL-CONFERENCE Basketball Player 2014-2015
• Sage College of Albany, 09/01/15 - 05/01/19, Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Broke record of most points in a single-game with 36pts passing All-American Kai Deans with 33 pts, Award “Sage Spotlight” on Sage College’s website for work done interning with the YMCA.

YMCA, 05/01/19, Learning operations of a non-profit organization and attending innovation meetings, Working with trainers and learning about personal weight training, Training young, middle, and high schooled level kids in basketball., Directing basketball sessions with kids 4 kids that grew to 17 kids after 4 sessions before covid.

Assisted in training professional basketball players in skill development, including NBA clients Kevin Huerter (Sacramento Kings), Cam Thomas (Brooklyn Nets), Andre Jackson Jr. (Milwaukee Bucks), and Boo Bouie (Suns G League) Also supported Roc Nation with (NIL) and NBA Pre-Draft athletes such as Ron Harper Jr., Dylan Harper, Tahaad Peittford, Elliot Cadeau, Adem Bona, Johnell Davis, Dillion Jones, Tyon Grant Foster, and Sam Peek