Coaches

 

 

Joe DeRosier - Director & Head Basketball Coach

Coach Joe DeRosier has been coaching since 1992 and his experience ranges from 1st grade to High School, boys and girls.  One of his most significant accomplishments has been coaching AAU, where his team went on a 42 game winning streak (spanning a 3 year time frame) in AAU league play.  For the last three years, Coach DeRosier has been coaching at the Adidas Phenom camps in San Diego, CA during the summer.

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Tami DeRosier - Head Speed & Agility Coach

Coach Tami DeRosier has been involved in sports all of her life - Participating & Coaching.  Most recently she was involved with the Competitive Edge, where she was in charge of their after school program - which focused partly on Speed & Agility.  She's also currently an Elementary PE teacher with Cascade Christian Schools.  At Cascade, she's been instrumental in bringing the National Fitness test into the District.  She has a tremendous amount of Energy and Passion to seeing kids get physically active.  We're very lucky to have Coach Tami heading up our Speed & Agility program.

 

 
Jeff Medina - Assistant Coach

Coach Jeff Medina has been coaching since 1995 and during this time has mainly focused in the boys 5th - 8th grade AAU arena.  Coach Medina brings to the program a great knowledge of the game and a wonderful ability to relate to kids.  All of his teams have been very successful and have always brought the right kind of passion to the floor.

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Justin DeRosier - Assistant Coach

Coach Justin DeRosier has just begun his basketball coaching career, but has been involved in youth mentoring for many years.  Before starting to coach, he has had many years of refereeing youth basketball under his belt so he's seen the game from both sides of the ball.  He plans on going back to school and getting his degree in Sports Management.  We're glad that Justin has joined the team, where he brings a wealth of talent to the program and a very unique ability to relate to kids.

 

 
Michael DeRosier - Assistant Coach

Coach Michael DeRosier is one of our part-time coaches.  He's currently playing basketball at South Puget Sound Community College on Scholarship.  He's been coaching with Advantage Sports for over a year now and participates in coaching in his off-season.  In the Summer of 2007, Michael got the chance to coach at the Adidas Jr. Phenom camp and did very well.  He's been invited to come back this summer and coach again.  Michael has been involved with Basketball for many, many years now and brings a wealth of talent and knowledge to the program.  You can watch a highlight video clip of one of his games this year, by pressing the Play button above. 

You can See more of what Michael's done and currently doing, on his Hall of Fame page.

 

 
Nicole DeRosier - Assistant Coach

Coach Nicole DeRosier is another one of our part-time coaches.  She's currently attending Northwest University in Kirkland on scholarship, but Red Shirting.  She signed her Letter of Intent to play for the University of Alaska - Fairbanks, but with an unexpected death in the family, she changed her mind and wanted to stay closer to home.  Nicole has been coaching with Advantage Sports for over a year now and participates in coaching in her off-season. 

Nicole had a tremendous High School career and was recruited very heavily, a reward for all her time that she sacrificed.  Nicole brings a tremendous amount of talent and knowledge of the game to the program and can really be someone that the athletes can look up to and ask for advice. 

See more about Nicole and her accomplishments on her Hall of Fame page.

 

 
Jason DeRosier - Assistant Coach

Coach Jason DeRosier has just begun his basketball coaching career, but has been involved in basketball for years.  He brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and a great way of communicating with the younger players.  He's currently coaching a group of elementary boys in the Eatonville area and they're already enjoying a lot of success!  We're glad to have Jason on our team of coaches.

 

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