There are two main areas that we focus on:
Basketball: This is the area in which Dewey Ferguson specializes.
Fitness: Clinton Counts specializes in this area. Both Basketball
and
Fitness are equally important in becoming a great athlete.
Let's meet the staff:
Rutgers
S.A.F.E.T.Y Coaches Clinic (Sports Awareness For Educating Today’s
Youth)
NESTA
Certified in Speed, Agility and Quickness Training
YMCA
Strength Trainer (1999-2002)
Training History
Piscataway
High School basketball player (State Champions 1994)
Group IV All State, All Red Division, All GMC
The
College of New Jersey 4yr Starter (Conference Champs 1998)
All Freshman team, Star Ledger Player of the week
- 1998,
All conference player
Semi-Pro
Basketball Player (United States Basketball League) 2000
Camp
Basketball Instructor (1993-Present)
As a kid growing up, my only dream was to play basketball professionally.
And when I would talk about becoming a professional basketball
player, my parents would always tell me I had to practice if
I wanted to be good at anything. Little did I know, just how
much practice it would take to succeed. I have noticed as an
athlete, that it takes dedication and determination to excel
at not only sports, but at anything in life.
My hard work paid off because I was willing to put in the time
and the effort to accomplish my dream of playing professional
basketball. Now I would like to give back to the children of
today and show them what it takes to become great. Through observation
I discovered that it wasn’t that these young athletes
didn’t have the talent, it’s because they don’t
know how to tap into their potential, and that is what I plan
to teach them. All athletes have potential, but few know how
to maximize their potential.
There aren’t many people that get a chance to play professional
basketball. I was fortunate enough to play both collegiate and
professional basketball. But it took hours of hard work and
pushing myself to the limit, well beyond what I thought I was
capable of. But when you want something bad enough, you find
out what real hard work is.
I believe, if I would have learned how to work out earlier,
and how to apply all that I had learned, I would be much further
along in my career. My goal is to take all that I have learned
over the years, and teach it to younger athletes so that they
are able to excel at high levels earlier. There aren’t
many that will make it to play professional sports, but I guarantee
there will be many to play and succeed at the collegiate level,
leading to scholarships and most importantly, a college education.
Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y
Coaches Clinic (Sports Awareness For Educating Today’s
Youth
Strength Instructor/certified
personal trainer
CPR/First Aid
Coaching History
Assistant Coach Ewing
Twp. AAU, 13-16 Yr. old Boys Basketball (1997- 1999)
YMCA Youth Sports
Program Coach, (1998-Present)
YMCA Summer Basketball
Clinic Director
Training History
High School/College
basketball player
Extensive Cardiovascular,
Free-Weight and Machine Weight Training
Certified Personal
Trainer for 3 yrs, involved in fitness for over 11
Extensive Speed and
Agility Training
Dedication
to fitness is not always an easy thing to do. The most challenging
parts of making the transition are self-discipline and focus.
Getting yourself into a gym one time is fairly easy. The difficult
part is maintaining that desire and dedicate yourself to that
commitment. As a trainer I feel that I am a support system.
One huge goal for any trainer is to have a lasting impact
on the person, so that they can see the changes you helped
them to achieve. There’s nothing more gratifying to
me than to witness the accomplishments of a client. Making
the difference in someone’s life is the best feeling
in the world. I absolutely enjoy being that person’s
lasting support for whatever goal he, or she might have. Because
at that point, it becomes a team effort, and there is no “I”
in team.
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