The coaching staff of Athens Sports Hall.
Coaching staff
A former Greek A1 point guard and youth international. Co-founded Athens Sports Hall in December 2014. Holds a basketball degree from the University of Athens and an MSc in Maximising Athletic Performance from the Democritus University of Thrace. Has designed individualised year-round programs since 2007, with 35 years of experience in developmental ages.
Physical Education and Sports Science graduate of the University of Thessaly, basketball coaching major. Head coach of Olympiacos Women in their 2018–19 championship season, also winning the Cup and competing in the EuroLeague. Has coached at Peiraikos, Elliniko and Esperos across men's and youth sides.
Certified basketball coach and SEPK member. Head coach of the personal training program at Athens Sports Hall. A development coach at Peristeri, AEK, Porfyras and Filippos since 2009, head coach of Drapetsona's U18 side and head of the individual improvement program at the Panionios Academy.
Twelve years as a professional player in Greece and eleven as a coach. Assistant coach at S.C. Diagoras Dryopideon (A2), following spells at Koroivos, Panelefsiniakos, Pagrati and Lycoming College in the US. MS in Sport Administration from Xavier University and a BSc from the University of Athens. SEPK, NABC and WABC/FIBA certified.
Strength and conditioning coach for Fenerbahçe Women in their 2011–12 Turkish championship season, for CSM Târgoviște, and for the Greek Women's National Team from 2013 to 2015. Strength and Conditioning Director at Athens Sports Hall since 2015, alongside work at Pagrati, Panionios, Holargos and Kolossos.
Associate coaches
The family
Behind Basketaki and the Athens Sports Cafe — the room where parents wait, athletes recover, and a day at the court always ends with something warm.
Specialist partners
Every Talent Development athlete has a complete support team around them.
PhD from the Athens Medical School and assistant director of the 3rd Orthopaedic Clinic at Hygeia Hospital. Specialises in arthroscopy and sports injuries.
Functional rehabilitation and sports injury prevention: kinesiotherapy, manual therapy (Mulligan), reflexology, electroacupuncture, Gua Sha, cupping and taping.
Head of performance development at the Panathinaikos Basketball Academy since 2015. Degree from Deree College and an MSc in Sport Psychology from Brunel University.
Specialised in sports nutrition: eating for performance, for recovery, and for the prevention of injury.
Yoga as a training method — one used by NBA players — and Shiatsu as a Japanese therapeutic approach to recovery and stress management.
Scientific support for training, built on three words: Measurement, Evaluation, Guidance.
Organisations & partnerships
Academic and athletic scholarships at universities across the United States.
Nearly 45 years in business, a 1,400 m² store in Glyfada, and the Hall of Brands XPrience FIBA 3x3 tournaments.
The largest private sports preparation centre in Greece, founded in 1978.
Basketball statistical analysis since 2009, working closely with our coaching staff.
Our development model and the pillars of our services are presented in a scheduled meeting with the coaching staff. Book a visit and talk to us directly.
