Dr. Bridgette King, EdD

Owner/Head Coach

940-536-3385

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Doctor of Education - Sports Management
Master of Arts - Organizational Management
Bachelor of Arts - General Psychology

OTHER SPORTS POSITIONS HELD:

2018 STUDENTAthlete World (SaW USA) U16 Girls National Championship Head Coach
2016, 2017 USA Basketball Open Court Lead Administrator
2016, 2017 Olympic Day Organizer
Co-Founder/Executive Director - Southwest Youth Sports Commission (SYSC)
Board Member - Full Court Advantage/She's Up Showcase/Swin City League
2013-14 Former Board Member - City of Lancaster (TX) Basketball Association

COACHING CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:

T.A.A.F./NRPA SMS University
AAU/Positive Coaches Alliance LEVEL 1: Double-Goal Coach I: Coaching for Winning and Life Lessons
AAU/Positive Coaches Alliance LEVEL 2: Double-Goal Coach II: Culture, Practices and Games
AAU/Positive Coaches Alliance LEVEL 3: Double-Goal Coach III: Developing Triple-Impact Competitors
FIBA 3x3 E-Learning Certificate
NAIA Champions of Character Certification (NAIA) Character Driven Coaching
NCAA Coaches and Operators
NCAA Eligibility
NFHS Coaches Association
NFHS Certified Interscholastic Coach (CIC) - Level II
NFHS Accredited Interscholastic Coach (AIC) - Level I: Coaching Basketball
NFHS Accredited Interscholastic Coach (AIC) - Level I: Coaching Unified Sports
NFHS Coaches Association
NFHS Coach Level I
NFHS Coach Level II
NFHS Coach Level III
NFHS National Parent Credential
National Alliance for Youth Sports - Basketball (NAYS)
National Alliance for Youth Sports Select (NAYS SELECT)
National Youth Sports Administrators Association (NYSAA)
Parents Association for Youth Sports (PAYS)
USA Basketball Youth Development Coaches License
U.S. Center for Safesport

ADDITIONAL SPORTS CERTIFICATIONS/TRAININGS:

Athlete Ally Learning - Champions of Inclusion
CDC Concussion Training
NAYS Soccer
NAYS Bully Prevention
NAYS Concussion Training
NAYS Mental Health Challenges Training
NAYS Protecting Against Abuse Training
NFHS ACL Injury Prevention
NFHS Afterschool Security
NFHS A Guide to Sports Nutrition
NFHS A Guide to Heat Acclimatization and Heat Illness Prevention
NFHS Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs and Substances
NFHS Basketball: Fundamentals of Coaching Basketball
NFHS Bullying, Hazing and Inappropriate Behaviors
NFHS Captains Course
NFHS Coaching Adapted Sports
NFHS Coaching Basketball
NFHS Coaching Unified Sports
NFHS Concussion in Sports
NFHS Concussion in Sports v2.0
NFHS COVID-19 for Coaches and Administrators
NFHS Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment
NFHS Engaging Effectively with Parents
NFHS First Aid, Health and Safety for Coaches
NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching Basketball
NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching v2.0
NFHS Heat Illness Prevention
NFHS Implicit Bias
NFHS P.A. Announcing
NFHS Positive Parenting within School Programs
NFHS Protecting Students from Abuse
NFHS Safesport Protecting Students from Abuse
NFHS Social Media
NFHS Sportsmanship
NFHS Sports Nutrition
NFHS Strength and Conditioning
NFHS Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
NFHS Teaching and Modeling Behavior
NFHS The Collapsed Athlete
NFHS Title IX
NYSCA (National Youth Sports Administrators Association)
Parents Association for Youth Sports (PAYS)
Responsible Sports Coaching Education Program
Texas Autism Virtual Conference - Parent Support Following an Initial Autism Diagnosis
Texas Autism Virtual Conference - Intersectionality of Race & Autism: Supporting Black Families with Children on the Spectrum
Texas Autism Virtual Conference - Autism and the Family: Understanding the Brain and Family Dynamics for Better Interventions and Supports

OFFICIATING CERTIFICATION:

NFHS Interscholastic Officiating

AWARDS

2024 Jr. NBA Community Coach of the Year - Dallas Wings
2019 President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Community Leadership
2016 White House Champions of Change for Extracurricular Enrichment for Marginalized Girls and Girls of Color
2016 President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Community Leadership
2012 TAL 10U Girls Division Head Coach of the Year


Coach Bree has been the leader of the Lady Panthers since Day 1 (April 10, 2010) as Head Coach of Team Defense (the Lady Panthers' former name before changing it in the Fall of 2010). She has a daughter who plays for the program and has a dedicated, loyal passion for the sport of Basketball. Coach Bree operates now more on the administrative side than on the bench and sidelines, but still coaches sometimes to keep her skill level up. Her passion is to watch the kids excel in their own personal development being trained by her awesome staff of coaches!