Coach Julie has been coaching and administering youth sports for over 20 years.
She played basketball throughout high school and college and fell in love with the sport from the very first moment she picked up a basketball.
Her extensive background includes coaching both boys and girls at the elementary, junior high, and high school levels. Julie's coaching style is multi-disciplined, and her philosphies demand non-stop energy and efforts from her players and coaches both on and off the court!
Coach Edward is a San Jose native and graduated from Silver Creek High School. He played both competitive football and basketball. With his background not only in sports, but also as an American Sports & Fitness Association Certified Personal Trainer, he brings an invaluable amount of technincal training experience to the team.
In the last decade, Edward he has coached YMCA, NJB, and AAU youth basketball teams. He continues to bring his high energy and positive enthusiasm to our team.
Coach D'Andrei grew up in the northern California community where he played several sports from an early age. He ran track and played basketball for Balboa High School.
He strongly feels that the positive role models who encouraged him throughout his sports and church programs were critical in fostering both his faith and his character. D'Andrei is passionately committed to sharing this encouragement with the youth whose lives he has the privilege to help shape.
D'Andrei has coached boys and girls basketball for the YMCA, NJB, and AAU programs for the last 8 years, and has coached with the San Jose Unity Organization since its inception.
Coach Nikki is currently a student at Presentation HIgh School. She plays on both the Varsity hockey and Varsity Basketball teams. She has played competitive basketball for the last 6 years and has helped lead her teams to CCS as well as State finals on many occasions.
She is proud to be part of San Jose Unity and enjoys working with a great group of young girls and boys. Nikki looks forward to being a part of the growth and success of the program for many years to come.
Coach Sharon is currently a student at Presentation HIgh School where she plays on the Varsity Basketball team. In addition to playing on her school team, Sharon brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from her San Jose Ninja AAU competitive team.
She has been an integral new edition to our coaching staff and we are glad to have her training our team.
