San Miguel Beermen head coach Leo Austria. Photo from PBA ImagesMANILA — Milcu Sports and Got Skills will gather several high-profile stars within the coaching circle, both from the amateur and professional ranks, for a one-day coaching clinic on March 30.
Headlining the speakers at the Greenhills West Clubhouse in San Juan are multi-titled tacticians Leo Austria and Norman Black as they are expected to share their wealthy coaching knowledge and experiences with basketball enthusiasts and aspiring coaches in the event organized by tournament and clinic director Allen Ricardo.
Austria, the architect behind the nine titles of PBA's winningest franchise San Miguel, leads the star-studded cast and will get to talk about "My Secondary Breaks" at 11:00 a.m.
Black, who had plenty of success stories in PBA and UAAP both as a player and as a coach, is set for a 2:00 p.m. talk about "Defensive team concepts to help your team.”
Meralco Bolts deputy Norman Black. Photo from PBA ImagesThe 67-year-old Black, of course, is regarded as one of the most dominant imports to ever set foot in the PBA before he made a leap into coaching, collecting 11 titles including a rare Grand Slam in 1989 with San Miguel.
Colegio de San Juan de Letran's strength and conditioning coach Bryan Cay will kick off the clinic at 7 a.m. while University of Perpetual Help System DALTA junior basketball coach Joph Cloepas will follow suit at 9:00 a.m.
Cay will speak about useful drills that can help in conditioning the players before, during, and after games while Cleopas, who steered the ALTAs to a historic finals appearance in the NCAA Season 99 juniors tournament last year, is set to discuss half-court executions.
Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao will also attend the clinic for his 10 a.m. talk amid a busy schedule as his Elasto Painters are currently gearing up for the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup semifinals against rival TNT.
NLEX head coach Jong Uichico, a holder of nine PBA titles he won with three different teams during an illustrious coaching career, will speak about various ball screen defense and rotation at 1:00 p.m.
Former PBA coach Alex Compton and multi-titled former National University women's basketball team shot caller Patrick Aquino will then wrap up the coaching session as they speak about pressure defense and disruptive zone press, respectively.
The clinic is open to everyone, including those who are just starting in their career or those who are eager to further expand their expertise.
Those who are interested can register at: https://forms.gle/RfVNDpHdt9TVWXeA6