About Us
MISSION
WestBay Ospreys Basketball Club is committed to the personal growth and development of our players through sport.
Our coaches provide guidance, mentorship, and knowledge of the game in an environment of healthy and safe competition where players hone their skills, build confidence in their abilities, and develop foundational relationships through teamwork and camaraderie.
Ospreys emphasize positive attitude and consistent effort as key components of any successful endeavor.
WestBay Ospreys Basketball Club is committed to the personal growth and development of our players through sport.
Our coaches provide guidance, mentorship, and knowledge of the game in an environment of healthy and safe competition where players hone their skills, build confidence in their abilities, and develop foundational relationships through teamwork and camaraderie.
Ospreys emphasize positive attitude and consistent effort as key components of any successful endeavor.
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
To develop basketball skills that help players improve and prepare them for their school teams.
To promote character by emphasizing the value of teamwork and sportsmanship, and the rewards gained through discipline, hard work, consistency, and commitment.
To build confidence, strength, and resilience through sport.
To foster an atmosphere of positive constructive feedback and accountability to team and self.
To achieve positive results as measured by player participation in practice sessions and games, player development, and team success!
To have FUN!!
OSPREYS DIRECTORS
Ryan Cooper
Girls Director
Currently the Head Girls Varsity Basketball Coach & Director of Girls Basketball at the Menlo School in Atherton, CA.
Previous to Menlo, Cooper held titles of Associate Head Women's Coach, Assistant Men's Coach, Recruiting Coordinator, and Director of Basketball Operations at San Jose State University. He was also the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Notre Dame de Namur University.
A proud Bay Area native, he is married to Ali Cooper, and have 3 daughters, Amaya, Carsyn, and Tatum.
Andre “Coach Country” Pruitt
Boys Director
Andre “Coach Country” Pruitt has been a coach for 16 years on the high school, club, and recreational levels.
He started off as an assistant boys coach at Eastside College Prep before becoming the head coach for the boys and girls at East Palo Alto Academy for 8 years. After his stint was over at EPAA, he decided to coach at the Menlo School where he is now the Junior Varsity head coach.
He became a coach for Ospreys in the winter of 2022 and after the summer of 2023, became the Director of Basketball for the boys program.
He is a coach that believes in the power of skill development and teaching life skills through the discipline of basketball.
“Remember, anybody can take a team with talented players and win. But would you be willing to take players with less talent and build a winning team?”
OSPREYS COACHES
Lee Santos
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Alex Boyce
Currently the Freshman Boys Basketball Head Coach at Menlo School.
Highly experienced with over 15 years at the grassroots level but also including 7 years at the high school JV and Varsity level.
Also develops clinics and is a skilled 1:1 personal instructor. Passionate about teaching and developing boys and girl of all ages, as well as working more broadly in education.
Deric Thompson
With 16 years of experience, Deric Thompson is dedicated to developing young basketball players.
He graduated from Foothill College, where he played basketball from 2002-2004 and studied entertainment business and marketing.
Deric has coached boys and girls at both high school and middle school levels for nine seasons at Menlo School. His goal is to help each student-athlete work hard and reach their full potential in life.
Rich Forslund
Coach Rich Forslund has been coaching basketball since 1981.
He has been a head varsity high school coach at Riordan, Lowell, Burlingame and Half Moon Bay.
He has over 500 wins at the HS level and has won the CA State Championship in 2002.
Over 100 of his players have gone on to play college basketball at all levels.
He has coached close to a 1000 youth players over the years and is excited to be involved in the Ospreys program!!
Tim Johnson
Tim is passionate about teaching the game. He has played since the fifth grade and has coached high school and AAU travel basketball for over a decade.
He excels as a coach in the development of players across a variety of skill sets and brings a “high basketball IQ” perspective to his craft.
Tim is currently coaching 3rd/4th Grade Boys and his clinics are among our most popular!
Brey Johnson
Brey Johnson is currently in his 2nd season as the Menlo-Atherton girls varsity assistant basketball coach,
He also coached The Westbay Ospreys 4th grade team last year and is excited to coach this coming Spring.
Brey went to Palo Alto High School and played varsity for two years during the time Ospreys co-Founder Ben Batory was the lead Assistant Coach on the staff!
He currently attends Foothill Community College with aspirations of becoming a Division 1 head women's basketball coach.
Greg Duarte
Coach Greg Duarte brings over 20 years of bay area high school coaching experience, and is currently an assistant to both the Menlo School Varsity Girls and Ospreys 7th/8th programs.
Coach D has spent time at both the NCAA Division I and II levels as an assistant and director of special projects.
John Gardner
Coach John grew up in Menlo Park and played both local club and school basketball from elementary through high school.
He has multiple years of experience coaching youth basketball for Bay Area schools and other programs.
He is currently a student at University of California, Berkeley, where he will graduate with degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science in December.
Annette Trimble
Coach Trimble brings 24 years of Head Varsity Girls Coaching experience to our Ospreys basketball club.
In addition to her basketball coaching resume, Coach Trimble has led Aragon HS to 3 Central Coast Section Volleyball Championships in 2019, 2022, and 2023.
In 2009 Trimble was awarded honorary coach by the CCS as well as CIF State Model Coach of the year. She was inducted into the Aragon High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.
WHAT IS AN OSPREY?
Ospreys – sometimes known as “sea hawks” or “Fish Eagles” – are magnificent large hawks common to the Bay Area that evolved to hunt and eat fish.
Their vision is over three times better than human vision so they can spot fish swimming below. The dark band around their eyes reduces glare from water. Their feet are unique among North American hawks. Rough pads help grip slippery fish, while one of their talons rotates to hold fish more aerodynamically in flight.
They live near water, build nests in tall trees, have a very distinct call, and can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Over ~11 million years on Earth, this unique species has evolved into a focused and efficient hunter.
An osprey will fly up to 130 feet in the air before diving at speeds as high as 95mph, typically feet first, into shallow water to capture its prey.
Read more at: https://www.sfbayospreys.org/
