Episode 220: Coach Ray Lokar (Director of Coaching Gold Standard Coaching Academy) "Creating Confident and Coachable Players"

Ray Lokar has taught, been an Athletic Director, a High School Administrator, a YSO Board Member and President, and coached a variety of sports for over 35 years at the youth, high school, and college levels in Southern California. He has a son and two daughters who have gone on to play college athletics, as well as a young son currently playing youth sports. Ray was the Head Basketball Coach of the 2002 California Interscholastic Federation Champions while at Bishop Amat High School and is a Past-President of the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association. Coach Ray Lokar is the Basketball Coaching Education Coordinator for the Amateur Athletic Foundation and the editor of  Basketball.Lifetips.com . He was the Head Basketball Coach of  the 2002 California Interscholastic Federation Champions while at Bishop Amat High School .  Ray is also a Trainer and Mentor Coach with the Positive Coaching Alliance and coordinates their Partner Development efforts in Southern California, concentrating on grants to underserved organizations. He has coached in the San Gabriel Valley, just east of Los Angeles, Ca for over 25 years at the youth, high school, and college levels. Coach "LOK" has worked countless camps and clinics during that time for ages 8-18 and is the presently Executive Director of The Basketball4all Foundation.  Lokar also is actively involved with Applied Cognitive Engineering in the business development and marketing of the ACE IntelliGym(tm) . The IntelliGym(tm) is a revolutionary training tool that enables basketball players to dramatically improve their game-intelligence skills. Owning Sports'n'Stuff,  provides a home base for all of his business activities. He has published a series of basketball booklets and has access to the latest in training equipment, uniforms and imprinted sportswear, with in-house customization. As a  member of the Executive Board of the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association (SCIBCA) starting in 1991, he began his term as President of the Association in 2000. Coach Lokar is one of the most sought after and respected clinicians in Southern California and now he, or his staff of qualified coaches, comes directly to you. [email protected]  @coachlok