LJ BURGESS
Head Coach & Mental Performance and Life Skills Consultant
Coach LJ is from Durham, North Carolina and has been coaching for 8 years. His favorite player is Kobe Bryant and his favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers. Coach LJ has developed a passion for mentoring and inspiring young players through sport due to the want to coach kids the same way he was from young. He has played collegiate basketball in the United States, and has played professionally for the past 2 years in both Europe and Asia, and is looking to further his experience as a coach and player.
Coach LJ enjoys the life lessons that are taught through sport and how they can further develop young players into adults equipped for life ahead. He also understands the value of mental health in sports, and how vital it is to a player’s performance.
Coach LJ believes that DSA is the perfect academy that embodies excellence in both sport and life outside of sport; an ideal situation for young athletes.