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Train First Hoops offers youth basketball teams, skills clinics, personal and individual training, small group training, and basketball camps. The program runs a Small Ball camp for little ballers and beginners with little to no basketball experience, and an elite skills camp for players ready to be pushed with advanced drills and game-like situations. Training is available for individuals or groups up to 10, and there is also a varsity elite team that travels the country to play in showcase events.
• Ages: 4–14 years old
• Price: Small Ball camp cost $195; elite skills camp cost $225
Train First Hoops runs basketball camps for boys and girls with a minimum of five campers and a maximum of 25, and all campers receive a camp T-shirt. The Small Ball camp is for grades 2nd–5th and focuses on teaching and building confidence through unique fun and competitive drills, and the elite skills camp is for grades 5th–8th and uses advanced drills and game-like situations aimed to challenge each player on and off the floor. Camps may be cancelled if the minimum is not met, and no refunds are given for missed days.
Train First Hoops states that it focuses on basics and fundamental training before anything and that in order to grow athletes must be prepared and taught the proper way first. The program values teaching and helping kids learn through intense drills, planning, routine, and overall lessons that can be used in any facet of life, and it emphasizes a close personal family environment and care for the development of its athletes and giving them the most memorable experience possible.
Train First Hoops lists Quaran Johnson (Coach Q) as Founder, coach, and trainer, and head Varsity coach at Granada High School in Livermore, California. Leon Hart is listed as coach and trainer and head JV coach at Granada High School in Livermore, California. Willis Gardner is listed as coach and trainer and head coach and lead trainer for the varsity elite team. Steven Pangelinan (Coach Pange) is listed as coach and trainer.
Coach Q has an extensive background in basketball as a player and personal trainer, played all four years of college basketball as a four-year starter and captain, and received tournament MVP, All Tournament awards, All League honors, and College All-American. His playing experience includes Ohlone College, Metro State College of Denver, Benedictine College, and semi-pro basketball before becoming a personal skills trainer and coach. Leon Hart has extensive experience on the collegiate and professional level as well as broad training and coaching experience, was a student athlete at Dominican University, and has coaching and training experience including strength and conditioning trainer for Moreau High School’s football and basketball teams and head coach of Soldiers 16 elite team. His playing experience includes Puerto Rico Pro League, San Francisco Rumble ABA, Dominican Republic Pro League, Dominican University, Campbellsville University, and Ohlone College. Willis Gardner is a graduate of Colorado State University with a BA in Liberal Arts and Sociology, has extensive playing experience at the collegiate and professional levels, and broad coaching experience at all age groups up through college and beyond, and has been head trainer and AAU coach, camp director, trainer, and a professional player in Germany Pro-A. Steven Pangelinan is a 20-year resident of Livermore, graduated with honors from Granada High School and from Santa Clara University with a BS in Political Science and a BA in Philosophy, has extensive experience working with and mentoring youth, is involved with three philanthropic foundations serving the Tri-Valley community and youth, and coaches youth basketball teams.
Train First Hoops notes community involvement through training in the Tri-Valley area. Steven Pangelinan is involved in different capacities with three philanthropic foundations serving the Tri-Valley community and youth: the Mario Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation, East Bay Counseling Services, and the Mony Nop Foundation. The program materials list a copyright date of 2019 for Train First Hoops.
Last updated July 26, 2026.
• Ages: 4–14 years old
• Price: Small Ball camp cost $195; elite skills camp cost $225
Train First Hoops runs basketball camps for boys and girls with a minimum of five campers and a maximum of 25, and all campers receive a camp T-shirt. The Small Ball camp is for grades 2nd–5th and focuses on teaching and building confidence through unique fun and competitive drills, and the elite skills camp is for grades 5th–8th and uses advanced drills and game-like situations aimed to challenge each player on and off the floor. Camps may be cancelled if the minimum is not met, and no refunds are given for missed days.
Train First Hoops states that it focuses on basics and fundamental training before anything and that in order to grow athletes must be prepared and taught the proper way first. The program values teaching and helping kids learn through intense drills, planning, routine, and overall lessons that can be used in any facet of life, and it emphasizes a close personal family environment and care for the development of its athletes and giving them the most memorable experience possible.
Train First Hoops lists Quaran Johnson (Coach Q) as Founder, coach, and trainer, and head Varsity coach at Granada High School in Livermore, California. Leon Hart is listed as coach and trainer and head JV coach at Granada High School in Livermore, California. Willis Gardner is listed as coach and trainer and head coach and lead trainer for the varsity elite team. Steven Pangelinan (Coach Pange) is listed as coach and trainer.
Coach Q has an extensive background in basketball as a player and personal trainer, played all four years of college basketball as a four-year starter and captain, and received tournament MVP, All Tournament awards, All League honors, and College All-American. His playing experience includes Ohlone College, Metro State College of Denver, Benedictine College, and semi-pro basketball before becoming a personal skills trainer and coach. Leon Hart has extensive experience on the collegiate and professional level as well as broad training and coaching experience, was a student athlete at Dominican University, and has coaching and training experience including strength and conditioning trainer for Moreau High School’s football and basketball teams and head coach of Soldiers 16 elite team. His playing experience includes Puerto Rico Pro League, San Francisco Rumble ABA, Dominican Republic Pro League, Dominican University, Campbellsville University, and Ohlone College. Willis Gardner is a graduate of Colorado State University with a BA in Liberal Arts and Sociology, has extensive playing experience at the collegiate and professional levels, and broad coaching experience at all age groups up through college and beyond, and has been head trainer and AAU coach, camp director, trainer, and a professional player in Germany Pro-A. Steven Pangelinan is a 20-year resident of Livermore, graduated with honors from Granada High School and from Santa Clara University with a BS in Political Science and a BA in Philosophy, has extensive experience working with and mentoring youth, is involved with three philanthropic foundations serving the Tri-Valley community and youth, and coaches youth basketball teams.
Train First Hoops notes community involvement through training in the Tri-Valley area. Steven Pangelinan is involved in different capacities with three philanthropic foundations serving the Tri-Valley community and youth: the Mario Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation, East Bay Counseling Services, and the Mony Nop Foundation. The program materials list a copyright date of 2019 for Train First Hoops.
Last updated July 26, 2026.
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