The Skills Academy

John has been coaching basketball in the Lower Merion School District for the past eight  years.  He began as the freshman basketball coach at Lower Merion High School.  For the past seven years John has been an assistant coach of the varsity basketball team at Lower Merion High School.  In addition, John has been responsible for player development for the players in the Lower Merion High School basketball program, to help them optimize their basketball potential.

Drew is a licensed youth USA basketball coach and has been coaching basketball in the King of Prussia area for the past 10 years at the elementary and middle school level. He was a part of the East Coast Power AAU basketball program that was based in King of Prussia.  He is now working with Shoot Hoops in King of Prussia and he is the assistant director of basketball operations with Full Court Philly an AAU club that plays out of the Shoot Hoops facility.  Over the last ten years he has coached AAU teams from 3rd grade thru 8th grade.  Currently Coach Heinerichs has taken on the role of assistant coach of the boys varsity basketball team at Cardinal O'Hara high school, which plays in the prestigious Philadelphia Catholic League.  His coaching philosophy stems from teaching a player that learning the basic fundamentals of basketball and constant practice on those fundamentals will make them a more successful basketball player. He founded The Skills Academy because he has a passion for teaching children the fundamentals of basketball at an early age.