Raising a kid in youth sports, and being there for it.
I'm a coach, a dad, and a veteran. Most Tuesdays I write a letter to parents about the parts we don't say out loud at games. The car ride home. What club ball really costs. Phones, theirs and ours. Being present while the weeks last.
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The first letter goes out Tuesday, October 6, 2026. It's the origin story: AOL discs to now, the books, and the day I stopped pointing at kids' phones and looked at my own.
Locked In
The blueprint for basketball success. Fundamentals, habits, and mindset for players, written so a parent can read it alongside them. Signed copies ship from my house.
Get the bookSkills by age, on the wall
What a kid can work on from six to fourteen, laid out as a progression, not a deadline. Printed, for the garage door or the bedroom wall.
See the postersThirty minutes, one kid
Club decisions, playing time, the car ride home, a season that's gone sideways. A paid call with a coach who isn't trying to recruit your kid.
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Locked In
Most young players hit a plateau — not because they ran out of talent, but because nobody gave them the blueprint. Locked In lays it out: the fundamentals, the habits, and the mindset that turn potential into real basketball success. Written for players, parents, and coaches who are ready to put the work in.
Twenty-five years. All volunteer.
A quarter-century on the bench at Dime Basketball Club, at high schools, and at programs across San Diego County. Grades three through twelve. A dad in the stands the rest of the time. All of it focused on the long game.
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