CHRIS DAVIDSON

SKILLS COACH

1.What do you specialise in at Hoops?
I’m a Basketball Skills Coach.

2. What’s one thing athletes can expect from your sessions?
Athletes can expect them to be competitive and have game-like training.

3. What’s your coaching style or philosophy?
My main philosophy is using the CLA - Constraints Led Approach to guide athletes using certain limitations to encourage more decision-making and problem-solving skills.

4. What’s your education/background in basketball/S&C?
I have 17 years coaching basketball at the local, private schools, both junior and senior representative levels, and Level 2 BNSW coach.

5. What do you want every athlete to walk away feeling after training with you?
That “I am 1% better today than I was yesterday.”

6. What do you enjoy most about coaching?
Bringing the best out of my athletes.

7. Who's your favourite basketball player/athlete? Why?
Michael Jordan (GOAT due to his overall impact) but Kobe Bryant is my guy cause of his work ethic and always wanting to be a student of the game.

8. What’s a fun fact or something that athletes might not expect from you?
I have actually been a professional DJ for the past 22 years, doing concerts and events.

9. Share your favourite motivational quote or piece of advice for athletes.
1. "How you do one thing is how you do everything" ...
2. "Playing small doesn't serve the world"