Coach Daniel

A lot of Potential in this kid 💪🏿💪🏿

SHOCKING: A growing number of middle school athletes — mostly boys — are intentionally repeating 8th grade to delay their start in high school, giving themselves another full year to get bigger, stronger, and faster, which in turn dramatically boosts their chances at elite high school spots, college scholarships, and massive NIL deals potentially worth millions. William La Jeunesse: “Of 8M high school students in sports only 7% will play in college.” 
“On the other hand, the [likely] number one pick in this year’s NBA draft, [AJ Dybantsa], did 8th grade twice.” CRAZY IDEA: How about we let more kids be kids!

Tough loss today for @BIG3UA National Daniel 15U being short handed 83-79 vs Midwest Bobcats. @adamdelpreto 21pts @kamariswayze29 17pts @LeoPadilla_3 15pts @JakeGarrigues22 13pts @Jpeck50 10pts, 3 blocks

@BIG3UA National Daniel 15U dropped two today 64-55 to Man Up basketball @Jpeck50 14pts @adamdelpreto 9pts, 3 3️⃣’s @GiorgiosKampas 9pts, 3 3️⃣’s

Tough loss @BIG3UA National-Daniel vs Chicago Cannons 15U 51-41 @EthanRicke3q03 13pt, 3 3️⃣ ‘s @GiorgiosKampas 8pts

@ThrLevel @ILHoopProspects @DVashinko20 @CoachLasto @NateShockey @ZanderAlbert Footwork is harder

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Most players practice their shot for hours and still don't improve. The problem isn't effort — it's one mechanical fix nobody corrected early. Three Level  breaks it down. Full breakdown at: threelevelbasketball.com/coaches #ThreeLevelBasketball #CoachDoran #Chicagoland

FAMILY. One of the most passionate groups I have ever coached. They demonstrate hard work, leadership, a love for the game. And the willingness to get better. Class of 29 dogs. Next stop ➡️ UA Rise session 1 in Ohio. Thank you @BIG3UA @IL_recruits @Scout_ScottC @RiseCircuit

☄️Congrats to BIG3 National Daniel, 9th Boys Champion at today's Derby Shootout. ❤️NEXT (May 9-10) Respect Mom Shootout. (2-3 games).   onedayshootouts.com

Two wins today for @BIG3_AAU National 15U Daniel vs D1 Jets Academy 61-38, @LeoPadilla_3 11pts @adamdelpreto 8pts @Thereapaa3 8pts @LKuprescen89840 6pts @Jpeck50 6pts

Big team win today for @BIG3_AAU National 15U Daniel vs Yorkville Fury 65-46. @LeoPadilla_3 9pts @Thereapaa3 9pts @NickKarasek30 16pts @Jpeck50 7pts @GiorgiosKampas 6pts 23️⃣

15u Under Armour Rise back in action this weekend for @PrepHoops Windy City war at romeoville athletic center 🍿 Sat 25th - 11:15am V Breakaway Gold - 2:30pm V Indiana Game Sun 26th - 10:10am V BP Hoops 3sgb - 12:20pm V LVL Nat Team Rose @BIG3_AAU @IL_recruits

It’s pathetic. AAU has helped so many kids. People talk shit about AAU because high school coaches get the damn kids for 8 months out of the year and we are supposed to duplicate that in 3 months. People are dumb. Yes, AAU has bad basketball but so does high school.

17u @BIG3_AAU back at @PHCircuit Windy City War in the A pool facing some top notch opponents this weekend

@BIG3_AAU 15U National-Daniel Schedule for @madehoops this weekend: Saturday: 4:10pm vs Chicago Hoops 15U (court 3) 6:30pm vs Fueled By Faith (court 2) Sunday: 3:00pm vs Man Up Basketball (court 6) TBD vs TBD (TBD) *all games at UW Health Sports Factory

If I were a 2027 High School Recruit… AAU season means limited practices. Sometimes just 1–2 per week. That’s not enough to stay in a shooting rhythm. You’ve got to get extra work in on your own. Early in the week: high volume shooting. Less contact, lock in on form, build consistency, get reps. Later in the week: game speed, game like intensity. Create shots off movement, simulate real situations, and build a scoring routine from all spots. Chase efficiency. Move around the floor. Train with purpose.

Coaching AAU is truly an enjoyable experience. You learn how to manage parents and players. You have a short window to teach your teams schemes which forces your teaching to be precise and detailed. You also have the opportunity to network with college coaches depending on the circuit you coach. This is an amazing avenue to become a better coach while simultaneously exploring if coaching is something you want to do full time.

Big3 17U Rozema finished the weekend 2-2 @PHCircuit Chi Town Tip-off. A very competitive weekend, all 4 games were tight. Great to see our players navigate so many late game scenarios in one weekend. Excited to see us continue to mesh next week in Rockford. @BIG3_AAU #Big3Fam

17u @BIG3_AAU ends @madehoops Midwest Mania w/ a 67-38 W over Tn Impact National All 8 score @bengillmar 22p/5r @gavrad0 21p 53️⃣s @DylanDrye31 6p/3a/3s @masoncup_aaron 5p/5a/5r/3s @DRonczkowski 4p/4r/4a/4s @wschweitz23 4p/7r/2b @OskarWenge47034 3p/3r ‘28 @EliSchweitz54 2p/5r

@BIG3_AAU 15U National finished the day with a 1-1 record. Got a great team victory, winning 67-57 against the Midwest Renegades, gives good momentum into the MADE Hoops next weekend. @LKuprescen89840 12pts @LeoPadilla_3 11pts @Thereapaa3 9pts @adamdelpreto 7pts