MEET BASKETBALL SKILLS TRAINER
Lauryn Hughes
Lughes@lt.life
BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis, MO
HIGH SCHOOL: MICDS
COLLEGE: St. Louis University
FAVORITE PLAYER: Jackie Young
Specialty: Developing strong fundamentals and building the skills, confidence, and game understanding athletes need to reach their goals.
Fun Facts:
· All-District First Team and All-Conference Second Team as a senior at MICDS
· 99–13 high school career record
· Walk-on at Saint Louis University, earned a full scholarship during the spring semester
· 2020–2021 A-10 Commissioners’ Honor Roll
· Coached a 4th–6th grade girls’ team for two seasons
· Trained 100+ athletes in grades K–8 across all skill levels
Location - Life Time Frontenac
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Ultimate Hoops Trainer Hasan Ahad shares his favorite stationary ball-handling drill.
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The Ultimate Finisher’s Workout is a series of near basket drills on how to finish with both force and finesse to assist you in scoring more buckets.
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Ultimate Hoops Trainer Lorenzo Orr shares tips on how to improve post moves, integrating jump hooks into your offensive toolkit.