About the Trainers « E-Train University

At ETU, our trainers are our best asset. They have all competed at very high levels and been around the game their entire lives. Most are previous professional and college basketball players who have succeeded at advanced levels of competition and they now have the passion to pass on their knowledge and skills to developing players. We believe players should learn from those who have been there and know what it takes to succeed.

Jimmie Parker - President and Private Trainer

Jimmie started his career in 8th grade at Piccowaxen Middle School in Newburg, MD, when he was 6’3″ tall at 13 years old! Unfortunately, he was cut from the team even though he was a foot taller than anybody else in the school. He went on to play JV basketball at McDonough High School in Pomfret, MD, where he played in two games on a team that won 4 out of 20 that year! After working extremely hard on skills, conditioning and weight training he became one of the top players in the country and was awarded the first Division I scholarship out of the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference to play his college basketball at Drexel University.

Janice Parker - CFO and Certified Personal Trainer

Janice oversees the programs for the adult fitness and strength training for all of E-Train University’s clients. She specializes in intense personal fitness conditioning for women of all ages, but particularly women in their late 30′s to early 50′s and post pregnancy fitness.

Kevin Roach - Chief Operations Officer and Private Trainer

Kevin is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. A four year varsity basketball member and team captain his senior year, Kevin started over fifty games in his career and started on the first Hopkins team to win the conference championship and reach the NCAA tournament in the last decade. Kevin played high school basketball at Magruder High School in Rockville, MD, and started on a team that lost only 11 games in three years, finishing as a state finalist, state semi-finalist and regional finalist in those years. Kevin currently oversees ETU operations and specializes in shooting and post work. He is also a member of the Landon coaching staff where he coaches the post players.

Darren McLinton - Director of Development and Private Trainer

Darren was a standout point guard for Springbrook High School in Silver Spring, MD. He was All County, All-Met, and Honorable Mention All-American. He continued his career at James Madison University where he played for Lefty Driesell. He was once again Honorable Mention All American at JMU. He played professionally for 13 years after college with the Vancouver Grizzlies and in the top leagues in Europe and Asia. Darren specializes in guard training, player development and also coaches the ETU Warriors 8th Grade Elite Team. Darren also volunteers his time as a mentor for many young players.

Eric Poole - Private Trainer

Eric grew up in Beltsville, Maryland . He played high school basketball at High Point HS then continued on to attend the University of Richmond. After four standout years as a Richmond Spider, Eric set his sites on playing professionally in Europe where he played for 11yrs. Eric now an ETU trainer and coach specializes in big man work, rebounding, defense, quickness, and conditioning.

Julian King - Private Trainer

Julian is currently the head Boys’ Basketball Coach at TC Williams in Alexandria, Virginia. In 3 years Julian’s teams have won 2 Patriot District Titles, 2 Northern Region Titles, and have been to State Quarterfinals & Final Four. Julian is the 2 time District Coach of the Year, one time Region Coach of the Year, one time All Connection News Coach of the Year, 2 time Capital Classic Suburban Team coach, 2 time Region All-star game coach, and one time VA State All-star game coach. In 2007 Julian was an assistant coach on TC Williams State Title team in his 1st year as a high school coach. Prior to his full time coaching and training career, Julian was a player/coach for Boston Frenzy of the ABA for the 2006-2007 season. From 1997 to 2006 Julian played in Europe, South America and various US minor leagues.

Dave Potter - Private Trainer

A native of Severn, Maryland, Dave began his career locally, but after two years of high school and many years on the AAU circuit with the DC Assault, he was accepted into the prestigious IMG Basketball Academy in Florida to further develop his game. Following three years of rigorous training and skill development at IMG Dave was rated as the nations 119th prospect and one of the top small 25 small forwards in the nation. Among many other offers, Dave accepted a scholarship to Clemson University. After a successful career at Clemson Dave continued on to play overseas. He currently resides in Howard County and is continuing to pursue a professional career. As a trainer Dave specializes in training the forward position and has a never ending supply of workouts from his days at the IMG Academy and Clemson.

Janai Jackson - Private Trainer

A native of the DC metropolitan area, Janai began playing basketball at the age of 8. Her basketball experience ranges from AAU to high school to college. Jackson attended high school at Riverdale Baptist School where she was a member of the 2005 girls basketball team ranked No.2 by the USA Today. She went on to play at Johnson C. Smith University. While at Smith, she was the captain and only senior of the Women’s basketball team that won the 2009 CIAA Championship for the first time in school history. During her basketball career she played all guard positions. Jackson has continued her involvement in basketball by coaching AAU and middle school.

Chris Mcguthrie - Private Trainer

Chris is a former standout player at Springbrook High School and Mount St. Mary’s College. At Mount St. Mary’s Chris was the conference freshman of the year, the conference player of the year, played in the NCAA tournament after winning the conference championship, and was the 11th leading scorer in the nation in 1996. After college Chris participated in NBA Pro Camps before eventually playing overseas from 1998 until 2006. He played in the second best league in the world in Spain in 2003 and was the second leading scorer in all of Europe. Since returning back to his hometown of D.C., Chris has started his own after school basketball programs, become a teacher and coach, and most recently joined ETU as a coach and trainer. Chris’s specialty is the guard position and his attention to the details of the game.

Junior Burrough - Private Trainer

Junior grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. He played high school basketball at the prestigious Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia and continued his career at the University of Virginia. After four standout years at UVA, Junior was selected 33rd overall in the 1995 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. Junior played professionally for over a decade here in the US and overseas. Junior currently splits his time between local television work on Comcast and ETU training and coaching. Junior’s specialties are big man work, rebounding, fitness, strength, and conditioning.

Richard O’Connor - Private Trainer

Richard specializes in speed, strength, agility and vertical leap training. He is currently a teacher at the Norwood School in Bethesda, Maryland. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley where participated in Track and Field. Richard was raised in Bethesda where he attended the Landon School, Walter Johnson and Walt Whitman High Schools. He also taught at the Landon School before teaching at Norwood.

Dustin Owens - Private Trainer

A former marine, Dustin grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He played high school basketball at Atlanta Adventist Academy. A 4 year varsity player, Dustin averaged 20 points and 8 assists per game. Dustin’s passion is developing young players to reach their full potential. He was an assistant coach at Takoma Academy in Silver Spring where he coached and mentored former George Mason standout Tony Skinn (a critical member of Mason’s 2006 Final Four team). Dustin is a certified personal trainer, he specializes in strength and conditioning as well as providing mental preparation to give players an edge over the competition.

Nina Uqdah – Private Trainer

Nina grew up in the DC metropolitan area. In high school she played two years for Diane Richardson at Riverdale Baptist School. Nina went on to play at James Madison University where she played on the 2006 team that received an at- large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Nina is top five on JMUs career blocks list. She enjoys working with players to help develop their overall skill.

Hazel Joseph - Private Trainer

A 6-2 forward from Choctaw Oklahoma, Hazel was a Nike All-American and a USA Today Honorable Mention All-American. Hazel was also ranked among the top 100 seniors in the nation by the Blue Star coming out of high school. As a member of the Penn State Women’s Basketball team, Hazel won the Big Ten Championship and reached the NCAA Elite Eight. Post-graduation, Hazel accepted a job with the NBA working within the production department. Hazel currently splits her time between doing Human Resources for a law firm and ETU training.

Robin Joseph - Private Trainer

Robin grew up in Choctaw, Oklahoma. She played high school basketball and volleyball at Choctaw High School and won several awards including Oklahoma All-State & All- Conference in basketball and All- State Honorable Mention in volleyball. She began her collegiate career playing volleyball at Redlands Community College in El Reno, Oklahoma before transferring to The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Robin went on to get a Master’s degree from The George Washington University in Community Counseling and does mental health therapy at the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Home: New Beginnings Program. As a member of ETU’s training staff Robin specializes in both basketball and volleyball training.