Tom Prittinen

Coached K-2 students on the fundamentals of basketball. Taught a two hour class once per week.

Developed and delivered effective and engaging coaching sessions to encourage students to continue playing basketball. Promoted proper stretching, warmups and conditioning exercises that met the needs of young children.

• Instructed athletes between the ages of 7-75. Adapted lesson plans to appropriately challenge each athlete. Effectively communicated with athletes to make sure everyone enjoyed their lesson and improved during the process. Brought a high level of positive, encouraging energy while emphasizing good sportsmanship practices and a high level of enjoyment, which is the main goal of every lesson.
• Received high-level instruction on how to quickly diagnose issues with grip, timing, body position, footwork, strategy, or any applicable issue with every stroke in tennis. Learned how to target these issues and adjust them with proper drills and instruction. Coached multiple athletes through these changes simultaneously. Also provided instruction in one-on-one situations during station drills.
• Maintained a strenuous schedule that included over 50 hours of on-court time per week. Always brought high levels of energy to ensure athletes enjoyed their time spent with me.

• Taught tennis lessons to individuals with special needs with my dad. Used many different techniques to reach athletes of all levels of ability and accessability, such as short court nets, sponge balls, "customer tennis", and more. Played matches against other teams in the area also composed of athletes with special needs. Created an environment that was safe, accommodating, and accessible to all. Provided athletes with shirts, snacks, and pizza parties after matches. Taught 10-12 lessons and organized 2-3 matches per summer.