Our philosophy focuses on well-rounded player development.
• The Psychology of Excellence:
• Learn how to think, prepare and perform like a champion—both at practice and during games.
• Body control, balance and footwork:
• Master the most important—yet under taught—skills in the game. These three will give you the edge in competition.
• Point guard vision:
• Learn how to train your eyes and develop new habits that will help you see the floor and deliver the ball with timing and precision.
• How to finish at the rim with consistency:
• Learn the three crucial finishes and the reads needed to be successful in traffic.
• How to be ‘a boss with the basketball’:
• Cut down on costly turnovers and put your coach at ease when the ball is in your hands.
• 1-on-1 pressure:
• Learn how to control the ball and develop the necessary tools to be a dominant defensive player.
• ‘Gut Check’:
• Discover the truth about training, what it takes to get to the next level and what YOU need to do to get there.
As the Head Coach at Branson, Charlene leads a Bulls program that they won back-to-back state championships in recent history. With 15 years of coaching experience, from the college level to CYO, Charlene brings with her a passionate sty
Read BioAs the Head Coach at Branson, Charlene leads a Bulls program that they won back-to-back state championships in recent history. With 15 years of coaching experience, from the college level to CYO, Charlene brings with her a passionate style of basketball that focus on
fundamentals, high energy and toughness. This style has empowered her student-athletes to maximize their potential both on and off the court. Most recently, Charlene led International High School, in San Francisco, to it first ever NCS championship; also two
NCS finals and 5 league championships. Additionally coaching stints have been at Chico State University, learning from Stanford Women’s Basketball standout, Molly Goodenbour; at Skyline College, SF State, and at Sacred Heart Prep, in Atherton, where she guided
her team to a CIF NorCal Championship, only losing to the State Champion, Pinewood.
Charlene’s playing days were richly rewarding and full of tradition.
Charlene had a celebrated career at Windsor High School and went on to be a four-year starter and two-year captain at Humboldt State University.
