Coach Aleks

Coach Aleks is a former professional basketball player. His educational background is in Sports Medicine and Athletic Training. He played professional basketball in Europe before moving to Los Angeles to continue his education in Athletic Training.

Now, Coach Aleks is a licensed USA Basketball Coach in New Jersey. He is also a Certified Personal Trainer, Performance Enhancement Specialist, Youth Exercise Specialist and holds a DBC Level 2 Certification in Biomechanics and Human Movement.

With experience of over 20 years in basketball and Athletic Training, Coach Aleks is dedicated to teaching the game of basketball and the proper development of athletic ability for kids of all ages. His belief of respect, discipline, hard-work and dedication derives from his upbringing and experiences with some of the top basketball coaches of the former Yugoslavia. This is the framework in which Coach Aleks’s philosophy stems from.

Coach Aleks has established a premier basketball program in New Jersey where he resides with his wife and two young children. He has also expanded by opening a state of the art Youth Athletic Development facility in Tenafly, New Jersey, for youth of all ages and skill sets. His knowledge and passion for the game of basketball and extensive experience in sports performance training is what sets Coach Aleks and his programs apart.