I was born in 1978 and grew up in Považská Bystrica. My basketball history goes back to when I was 10 years old. At this age I got familiar with the game and continued to be dedicated to it ever since. At the beginning it was the position of the player but gradually I started to be interested in the training process throughout my active career. As a player I participated in several basketball camps where I got acquainted with training and its nuts and bolts. In 2002 I became coach in my mother club and along with my colleagues I started to build the brand BK Považská Bystrica. Steadily, we raised a number of players who have developed their potential in domestic as well as foreign leagues and in university competitions too. In 2010 I was given the opportunity to lead the Slovak National Team under 16 at the European Championship/Division B in Tallinn/Estonia as the head coach. Since 2016 I have been working as the assistant coach responsible for videoanalysis in the Slovak National Team. In 2018 I teamed up with Octagon Basketball Europe in order to work out individual highlights for their players and the analysis of their basketball skills.

Education:

2009 – 2014 The University of Matej Bela, Faculty of Philosophy, Ban. Bystrica Teaching Physical Education

2009 – 2011 FIBA Europe Coaching Certificate – FECC Participant, study completed in Júly 2011 – Bilbao, Spain

2007 – 2009 University of Palacky, Faculty of Sport, Olomouc, Czech Republic, coaching study “A” licence, FIBA license

1992 – 1996 Eight-year sports gymnasium, Banská Bystrica

Work experience:

2019 – assistant coach of Slovak national team pre-qualification Eurobasket 2021

2018 – 2019 Head coach MBK Handlova (since January asistant trainer) SBL

2016 – 2018 assistant coach of Slovak national team qualification Eurobasket 2019 – 2021, World Cup qualification 2019

2007 – 2011 head coach of Slovak national teum U14/U15/U16 years – European championship U16 division”B” Tallin / Estonia

2002 – 2018 BK Považská Bystrica s.r.o.: Head coach

Responsible for the youth programme and all its aspects of the management, creation and control of the club’s training process. Scouting young players.

Michal Cekovsky – NCAA – Maryland Terapins University

Jakub Petras – NCAA – Stony Brook University

Mario Ihring – Orlandina Basket/Anwil Wloclavek/Osijek

Simon Krajcovic-Levicky Patriots – SBL

Ivan Zidzik – Spiska Nova Ves-SBL

2002 – 1997 Banik Handlová, professional basketball player

Coaching Internships and courses:

2012 – Coach Internship in Basketball Nymburk (Czech Rep.)

2009 – 2011 – FECC (FIBA Europe Coaching Certificate)

2011 – Coaching Internship in Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)

2010 – Interaction, leadership and motivation in coaching

2009 – Coaching Internship in Cimberio Varese (Italy)

2008 – Coaching Internship in Virtus Bologna (Italy)

2007 – Coach Internship in Benetton Treviso (Italy)