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Meet Our Professional Training Staff

 

All of our trainers are professionals with at least 2 years of training experience and real life experience playing or coaching basketball on levels ranging from high school to the NBA.

Basketball Skills Trainer
Carlos Thomas
  • Trainer with Hoop Life since 2009
  • DCIAA 1st Team All-Met Player 
  • Played for Norfolk State Univ.
Basketball Skills Trainer
Mick Upsher
  • Trainer with Hoop Life since 2009

  • Coached in the ABA

  • Senior Basketball Olympian 

Basketball Skills Trainer
Billy Rowland
  • Trainer with Hoop Life since 2009
  • 1st Team All-District in HS
  • Division 1 Junior College All-American
Basketball Skills Trainer
Haythem Lutfi
  • Trainer with Hoop Life since 2010

  • Jordanian National Team Player

  • Jordanian National Team Coach

  • Oakton HS JV Coach

Basketball Skills Trainer
Chad Wilson
 
  • Trainer with Hoop Life since 2014
  • Played at Bethune Cookman Univ.
  • Played at Delaware St. Univ.
Team Physician
Strength Trainer
Dr. Tasneem Shaikh
 
  • Trainer with Hoop Life since 2015
  • Earned Doctorate at Virginia Univ.
  • 10 years at INOVA Physical Therapy 
  • Clinic Director at Alliance Rehab & Physical Therapy
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