Hernando Planells
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Hernando Planells was born November 4, 1976 in Los Angeles he is the assistant coach of the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League
and former head coach of the Basketball Japan League (BJ) team Ryukyu Golden Kings. As Coach Hernando Planells enters his tenth season coaching basketball he has distinguished himself as one of the top trainers for basketball development and as an up and coming coach at the professional level. Coach Hernando has coached at the high school, college and professional ranks. He has also choreographed basketball action in movies and commercials. Hernando was also the head coach of the Bouncers
Slamball
team.
in the Southern Philippines
and father, Hernando Sr. from Spain.
Hernando currently lives in Okinawa, Japan with his wife Carmel and their two children, Preston and Gabrielle.
Prior to scouting, Hernando founded ELITE athlete training which specialized in personal training and consulting services for athletes. Through his work with ELITE, Hernando trained and assisted over a hundred athletes reach their goal of gaining a college scholarship or playing professionally
.
, one of the top Community Colleges in the State of California. While at Citrus he assisted the Owls in winning consecutive tournament titles, post back-to-back winning season in 20 years, guided Citrus to its highest state ranking in school history (6th), established highest single season scoring average at 86ppg and defeated the regular season No. 1 ranked Los Angeles City College
and California State Champions, Compton College.
Other coaching stops include the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Head Varsity Coach at Los Angeles High School and Immaculate Heart High School in Tucson, Arizona
and as an assistant at Monrovia High School.
In 2005 Coach Hernando was named first Vice President of Basketball Operations/Head Coach in Wyoming Golden Eagle history. At that time, 28 years old, he was the youngest professional basketball coach in the country.
For the 2006/2007 Coach Hernando served as Head Basketball Coach for the Hollywood Fame
, a team that participated in the American Basketball Association(ABA). Coach Hernando started the season as the assistant coach and Director of Player personnel to former NBA head coach Don Casey
. Coach Casey left the Fame in January and Hernando took over leading them to a second place finish in their division and making it to the second round of the playoffs.
The last three years Coach Hernando has served as a scout for Marty Blake who is the Director of Scouting for the National Basketball Association
(NBA). Since 1971, Marty Blake and Associates have provided professional basketball scouting and consulting to the NBA and to clients around the globe. In his role as a scout Coach Hernando puts together scouting reports evaluating NBA prospects which are circulated to every NBA GM and player personnel director. During his time in Japan, Coach Hernando will continue to serve as a scout for Marty Blake, specializing in scouting the Asian countries.
Coach Hernando is now coaching at Hopewell Academy
in Cary, North Carolina.
In 2001 Coach “H” was named the head coach for the Bouncers on TV SPIKE TV’s smash hit SLAMBALL. His two year run with the Bouncers saw them qualify for the playoffs, lead the league in scoring and being voted the most “exciting team in Slamball”.
In 2004–2005 Coach “H” was hired to train the athletes of “Extreme Dodgeball
”, the highest rated show on the Game Show Network
.
In 2006 Coach Hernando teamed up with Radiant Pictures and choreographed a Japanese basketball commercial featuring Japanese Basketball superstar Yuta Tabuse
for Nissay Insurance.
NBA Development League
The NBA Development League, or NBA D-League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League , the NBA D-League started with eight teams in the fall of 2001...
and former head coach of the Basketball Japan League (BJ) team Ryukyu Golden Kings. As Coach Hernando Planells enters his tenth season coaching basketball he has distinguished himself as one of the top trainers for basketball development and as an up and coming coach at the professional level. Coach Hernando has coached at the high school, college and professional ranks. He has also choreographed basketball action in movies and commercials. Hernando was also the head coach of the Bouncers
Bouncers (slamball team)
-History: The Bouncers, Diablos, Slashers, and Steal joined the Rumble and Mob in their first ever season of Slamball in 2002. The Bouncers made the playoffs but were defeated in the 1st round by the Diablos. The next season they finished 3rd in Division Y and failed to make the playoffs...
Slamball
Slamball
Slamball is a form of basketball played with 4 trampolines in front of each net. It is played "full contact" and has boards around the court....
team.
Early life and family
Coach Hernando was born in Los Angeles to mother, Filipina Carmen Waga-Pangan from Cagayan de Oro CityCagayan de Oro City
Cagayan de Oro; , officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is the provincial capital city of the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines...
in the Southern Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and father, Hernando Sr. from Spain.
Hernando currently lives in Okinawa, Japan with his wife Carmel and their two children, Preston and Gabrielle.
Prior to scouting, Hernando founded ELITE athlete training which specialized in personal training and consulting services for athletes. Through his work with ELITE, Hernando trained and assisted over a hundred athletes reach their goal of gaining a college scholarship or playing professionally
Professional sports
Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are sports in which athletes receive payment for their performance. Professional athleticism has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organizations...
.
Coaching career
From 2003 to 2005 Hernando served as assistant coach in charge of offense for Citrus CollegeCitrus College
Citrus College is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendora, California; the Citrus Community College District which supports the school includes the communities of Glendora, Azusa, Charter Oak, Claremont, Monrovia, and Duarte. The school is the oldest public community...
, one of the top Community Colleges in the State of California. While at Citrus he assisted the Owls in winning consecutive tournament titles, post back-to-back winning season in 20 years, guided Citrus to its highest state ranking in school history (6th), established highest single season scoring average at 86ppg and defeated the regular season No. 1 ranked Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles City College, known as LACC, is a public community college in the East Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. A part of the Los Angeles Community College District, it is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard...
and California State Champions, Compton College.
Other coaching stops include the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Head Varsity Coach at Los Angeles High School and Immaculate Heart High School in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
and as an assistant at Monrovia High School.
In 2005 Coach Hernando was named first Vice President of Basketball Operations/Head Coach in Wyoming Golden Eagle history. At that time, 28 years old, he was the youngest professional basketball coach in the country.
For the 2006/2007 Coach Hernando served as Head Basketball Coach for the Hollywood Fame
Hollywood Fame
The Hollywood Fame was a team in the American Basketball Association based in Los Angeles, California. It was an expansion team for the 2006–07 season. The team is no longer a team in the ABA....
, a team that participated in the American Basketball Association(ABA). Coach Hernando started the season as the assistant coach and Director of Player personnel to former NBA head coach Don Casey
Don Casey
Don Casey is a former professional and collegiate basketball coach. He has coached two NBA teams, the Los Angeles Clippers and the New Jersey Nets—each for a season and a half. He had previously coached the Temple Owls from 1973–1982...
. Coach Casey left the Fame in January and Hernando took over leading them to a second place finish in their division and making it to the second round of the playoffs.
The last three years Coach Hernando has served as a scout for Marty Blake who is the Director of Scouting for the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
(NBA). Since 1971, Marty Blake and Associates have provided professional basketball scouting and consulting to the NBA and to clients around the globe. In his role as a scout Coach Hernando puts together scouting reports evaluating NBA prospects which are circulated to every NBA GM and player personnel director. During his time in Japan, Coach Hernando will continue to serve as a scout for Marty Blake, specializing in scouting the Asian countries.
Coach Hernando is now coaching at Hopewell Academy
Hopewell Academy
Hopewell Academy is a very small, private, coeducational college preparatory school located in Cary, North Carolina.The school's mission statement is:"to provide a challenging and supportive environment for students with diverse learning styles...
in Cary, North Carolina.
Slamball coaching record
| Team | |Regular Season | Bouncers Bouncers (slamball team) -History: The Bouncers, Diablos, Slashers, and Steal joined the Rumble and Mob in their first ever season of Slamball in 2002. The Bouncers made the playoffs but were defeated in the 1st round by the Diablos. The next season they finished 3rd in Division Y and failed to make the playoffs... |
2002 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3rd | 0 | 1 | Lost in semi-finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouncers Bouncers (slamball team) -History: The Bouncers, Diablos, Slashers, and Steal joined the Rumble and Mob in their first ever season of Slamball in 2002. The Bouncers made the playoffs but were defeated in the 1st round by the Diablos. The next season they finished 3rd in Division Y and failed to make the playoffs... |
2003 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 6th | – | – | Did not qualify | ||
| Total | 9 | 10 | .474 | - | 0 | 1 | - | |||
Film credits
Planells' experience and background has allowed him to be a basketball choreographer for Reelsports Solutions, on motion pictures. Coach Hernando choreographed the basketball scenes and trained the actors on movies and commercials.In 2001 Coach “H” was named the head coach for the Bouncers on TV SPIKE TV’s smash hit SLAMBALL. His two year run with the Bouncers saw them qualify for the playoffs, lead the league in scoring and being voted the most “exciting team in Slamball”.
In 2004–2005 Coach “H” was hired to train the athletes of “Extreme Dodgeball
Extreme Dodgeball
Extreme Dodgeball is an American Sports Entertainment television show that debuted on Game Show Network in 2004. It has also been shown in the UK on Challenge.-Standard rules:...
”, the highest rated show on the Game Show Network
Game Show Network
The Game Show Network is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows and casino game shows. The channel was launched on December 1, 1994. Its current slogan is "The World Needs More Winners"...
.
In 2006 Coach Hernando teamed up with Radiant Pictures and choreographed a Japanese basketball commercial featuring Japanese Basketball superstar Yuta Tabuse
Yuta Tabuse
is a Japanese professional basketball player. A point guard, Tabuse is and . He is the first Japanese-born basketball player to play in the National Basketball Association, appearing in four games with the Phoenix Suns during the 2004–05 NBA season before he was waived...
for Nissay Insurance.
- Hernado has also choreographed the basketball scenes and trained the actors in “Coach Carter” starring Samuel L. Jackson.
- Choreographed the basketball scenes and trained the actors in “The Longest Yard” starring Adam Sandler.
- Choreographed the basketball scenes and trained the actors in “Rebound” starring Martin LawrenceMartin LawrenceMartin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and stand up comedian. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films Bad Boys, Blue Streak, and Big Momma's House...
. - Choreographed the basketball scenes and trained the actors in “Spider-Man 3” starring Tobey MaguireTobey MaguireTobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire is an American actor and producer. He began his career in the 1980s, and has achieved his greatest fame for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films.-Early life:...
. - Choreographed the basketball scenes and trained the actors in “License to Wed” starring Robin WilliamsRobin WilliamsRobin McLaurin Williams is an American actor and comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance...
. - Choreographed the basketball scenes and trained the actors in Semi-Pro starring Will FerrellWill FerrellJohn William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the late 1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega...
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