High school basketball coach, mentor, teacher, facilitator

Alonzo Crowder 312-***-**** ******.*******@*****.***

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BASKETBALL COACH, TRAINER & PROFESSIONAL TEACHER MANAGER

Passionate, student-driven basketball coach with proven knowledge and understanding how to leverage

motivational tactics to guide student-athletes toward their academic and athletic goals, while ensuring

the basketball program is striving for excellence on the playing field. Hold student-athletes and staff team

accountable, and interacts with all student-athletes, staff, and key stakeholders with the highest level of

professionalism, character, and integrity at all times. Background demonstrates leadership capabilities in

the management field as well as educationally. I am fully committed to student-athletes, and staff

constituents and stakeholders. Teamwork, commitment, firm discipline, respect for self and others, is

apart of my coaching fiber.

Playing Experience and Accomplishments

2001-2000 Oberlin College Varsity Letter Award Winner

1998-1999 Oberlin College Varsity Letter Award Winner

1996-1998 Hales Franciscan High School/2 Year Varsity Letter Award Winner

Created my own skill and development training program for athletes, Phlite Skool Academy, est.

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2007

Trained and developed Tennessee State guard, Patrick Miller, Ohio University guard, DJ Cooper,

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West Virginia guard/forward Matt Humphrey, Aaron Armstead, Northern Illinois University, and

University of Wisconsin Green by guards, Keifer Sykes and Josh Humphrey.

Responsible for assisting 15 Hales Franciscan senior players in securing college scholarships,

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athletically and academic.

McDonald’s All American Camp basketball skills coach, 2014.

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ASEP Certified

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Notre Dame Play Like A Champion program certified.

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2- time state champion, 2005, 2011

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3 place state title, 2010

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5 state regional titles, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014

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4 state sectional titles, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2014

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3 state super-sectional titles, 2005, 2010, 2011

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ATHLETIC COACHING EXPERIENCE

Hales Franciscan HS, Chicago, Illinois 2004-Present

Head Sophomore Coach (2012-presnt), Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach (2004-present)

§ Coached sophomore basketball team while assisting as a varsity coach at Hales Franciscan High

School.

§ Managed and supervised all practice sessions and games.

§ Developed and designed non-conference game schedule.

§ Collaborated with the school’s admission team to procure student-athletes.

§ Constructed data analysis graph charts to identify team strengths and weaknesses.

§ Developed and implemented program and team policies.

§ Responsible for developing and producing scouting reports for game opponents.

§ Responsible for developing performance and conditioning programming for all levels of the program.

§ Upheld Illinois High School Association standards for athletic sportsmanship.

§ Conducted 1:1 evaluations for student-athletes.

§ Developed, implemented, and led skill-base training programming for student-athletes.

§ Secured team core GPA of 3.0 while in season.

§ Conducted weekly study hall coupled with weekly progress report checks to ensure student progress.

§ Led strategic and comprehensive game planning meetings.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Hales Franciscan High School, Chicago, Illinois 2004-2006

Computer Science Instructor

§ Designed, implemented and maintained an intensive computer science programming

curriculum.

§ Specialized in instructive web design, development, hard and software for 2 level tier courses

per semester totaling 100 students.

§ Utilized less conventional teaching methodologies to create a more focused and student driven

curriculum.

§ Established and maintained communicative structure for not only students but parents as well,

which included conference calls and emails if necessary.

§ Served as an advisor and mentor for 350 young men.

§ Served as Head Freshman Basketball Coach.

MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE

City Year, Chicago, Illinois 2009-Present

Senior Impact Manager

§ Led and managed two teams of young leaders, ages 17-24.

§ Managed administrative systems to ensure members fulfilled program requirements.

§ Responsible for leading, guiding, and developing manager cohort.

§ Led trainings for the organization’s annual academy conference, with over 800 participants.

§ Responsible for increasing sites capacity for dynamic behavioral programming and intervention.

§ Managed retention and the overall experience of the members.

§ Conducted regular performance reviews and developed team-based activities and structured

trainings to build skills for young leaders.

§ Cultivated strong partner relationships with community-based organizations.

§ Worked directly with Chicago Public Schools providing intervention strategies that addressed

the academic achievement gap.

§ Coached and challenged members in the areas of project planning, managing peers and

developing leadership skills.

§ Oversaw the execution of City Year’s Whole School Whole Child Tier1 supports and tier 2

interventions.

§ Developed key relationships with school stakeholders to improve student and service

performance.

§ Managed a 93% retention rate for FY14.

§ Re-developed and re-imagined City Year’s local behavioral and social emotional programming.

§ Actively partnered with our recruitment team to engage current college students during

recruitment career fairs.

§ Partnered with Loyola University to bring 20 high school students to campus for academic

based enrichment.

§ Developed and designed risk management procedures and protocols for our local site.

§ Collaborated with partner teachers through grade level meetings to ensure corps member

tutoring effectiveness specifically.

EDUCATION

OHIO UNIVERSITY, Athens, Ohio

Masters of Science in Recreation and Sports Sciences. 2013 GPA: 3.47

OBERLIN COLLEGE, Oberlin, Ohio

Bachelor of Arts and Science in Law & Society, 2003

The Philadelphia Center, Experience Life: Education At Work, Philadelphia, PA

Multidisciplinary Seminar, 2003

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