Sydney Kopp ~ Owner
HI! MY NAME IS SYDNEY KOPP AND I AM THE OWNER AND HEAD TRAINER OF THE GIRLS FOCUSED BASKETBALL TRAINING PROGRAM- DETAILED BASKETBALL.
I GREW UP IN BURR RIDGE, IL AND ATTENDED HINSDALE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. I THEN PLAYED 4 YEARS OF COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL AT DEPAUW UNIVERSITY. AS A TEAM CAPTAIN AND THREE-TIME ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREE, I HELPED LEAD DEPAUW TO 4 NCAC TITLES AND 4 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES. I ENDED MY COLLEGIATE CAREER BREAKING THE ALL TIME SCORING RECORD, SINGLE GAME SCORING RECORD, 3-POINT RECORD, FIELD GOALS MADE RECORD, BECAME NCAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR, AND WAS SELECTED AS A FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN.
FOLLOWING MY COLLEGIATE CAREER, I PLAYED 2 YEARS PROFESSIONALLY OVERSEAS IN GERMANY. IN MY FIRST SEASON (2020-2021), I FINISHED AVERAGING THE SECOND HIGHEST POINTS IN THE LEAGUE WITH A 48% 3 POINT PERCENTAGE AND EARNED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HONORS.
I HAVE TRAINED YOUTH PLAYERS-COLLEGE PLAYERS FOR OVER 4YEARS NOW. RANGING FROM INDIVIDUAL TO LARGER GROUPS, I HAVE TRAINED HUNDREDS OF PLAYERS. I LOVE TEACHING MY KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE OF THE GAME TO OTHER EAGER PLAYERS BY NOT ONLY TEACHING THE SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES NECESSARY, BUT ALSO THE HARD-WORK AND PASSION EVERY GREAT BASKETBALL PLAYER MUST HAVE!
Tyra Hopson ~ VP of Travel Basketball/ Trainer
HI! MY NAME IS TYRA HOPSON, AND I AM EXCITED TO BE JOINING THE DETAILED BASKETBALL FAMILY. I GREW UP IN BELLWOOD, ILLINOIS, AND SPENT FOUR YEARS PLAYING BASKETBALL AT TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL. MY PASSION FOR SPORTS LED ME TO ATTEND VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY, WHERE I PURSUED A DEGREE IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT. DURING MY TIME AT VALPARAISO, I SERVED AS THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM MANAGER, GAINING VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD. WHILE AT VALPARAISO, I ALSO STARTED MY COACHING JOURNEY BY BECOMING A COACH FOR THE CHICAGO BULLS YOUTH HOOPS PROGRAM. I CONTINUED MY EDUCATION, EARNING A MASTER'S DEGREE IN SPORTS LEADERSHIP FROM LAKELAND UNIVERSITY, WHERE I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AN ASSISTANT COACH. MY COACHING JOURNEY CONTINUED AS I BECAME A TRAINER/COACH AT BREAKAWAY BASKETBALL FOR THE 2023-2024 SEASON. MY EXPERIENCES HAVE FUELED MY PASSION FOR SPORTS AND COACHING, AND I AM DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING YOUNG ATHLETES BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT!
Jordan Heberg ~ Trainer
HI MY NAME IS JORDAN HEBERG AND I AM SO EXCITED TO BE A TRAINER ON THE DETAILED BASKETBALL STAFF! I GREW UP IN PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS AND WENT TO PLAINFIELD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL. AT PLAINFIELD NORTH, I SCORED OVER 1,000 POINTS AND EARNED ALL CONFERENCE HONORS ALL 4 YEARS. I ATTENDED MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY WHERE I WAS A 3 TIME ALL GLVS HONOREE AND SCORED OVER 1,000 POINTS AS WELL AS BEING THE TEAMS LEADING SCORER MY SENIOR YEAR. I AM CURRENTLY THE ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE COLLEGE OF DUPAGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM. I HAVE BEEN AROUND BASKETBALL MY WHOLEL LIFE WHETHER THAT WAS FROM BEING A PLAYER OR COACH AND CANNOT WAIT TO SHARE MY KNOWLEDGE WITH ALL OF THE PLAYERS AT DETAILED BASKETBALL!
Kelly Kopp ~ Trainer
HELLO! MY NAME IS KELLY KOPP AND I AM THRILLED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I GREW UP IN ELMHURST, ILLINOIS, WHERE MY LOVE FOR BASKETBALL BEGAN AS I PLAYED FOR THE OAKBROOK KNIGHTS DURING MY YOUTH. CONTINUING MY PASSION, I PURSUED BASKETBALL AT YORK HIGH SCHOOL. AFTERWARD, I ATTENDED ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY TO DELVE INTO EDUCATION, ALIGNING MY CAREER WITH MY PASSION. CURRENTLY, I AM A TEACHER AND SERVE AS THE COACH FOR THE KOMAREK MIDDLE SCHOOL WILDCATS GIRLS' 6TH, 7TH, AND 8TH-GRADE BASKETBALL TEAMS, SPECIALIZING IN ELEMENTARY AND GRADE SCHOOL PLAYERS, FOCUSING ON FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS. SINCE COLLEGE, I HAVE TRANSITIONED INTO COACHING, DEDICATING OVER 10 YEARS TO THE SPORT. AS A PASSIONATE AND DETAIL-ORIENTED COACH AND TEACHER, I STRIVE TO INSPIRE AND DEVELOP YOUNG ATHLETES BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT!
Erin Adams ~ Trainer
HELLO! MY NAME IS ERIN ADAMS, AND I AM EXCITED TO SHARE A BIT ABOUT MY BASKETBALL JOURNEY. I GRADUATED FROM HINSDALE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE I HAD THE HONOR OF PLAYING VARSITY BASKETBALL ALL FOUR YEARS. I WAS FORTUNATE TO SERVE AS CAPTAIN DURING BOTH MY JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS, AND I EARNED ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, I PURSUED MY ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC PASSIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, WHERE I GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE IN BIOLOGY. WHILE AT WISCONSIN, I PLAYED FOR THREE YEARS AT THE DIVISION 3 VARSITY LEVEL, BECOMING A TWO-TIME NATIONAL FINALIST AND A RUNNER-UP IN THE 2022 SEASON. I ALSO HAD THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY FOR THE ONLY DIVISION 3 SCHOOL TO MAKE IT TO THE CLUB NATIONAL TOURNAMENT, SECURING AN AUTOMATIC BID. DURING MY TIME THERE, WE BECAME WIRSA CHAMPIONS, AND I WAS HONORED TO BE NAMED TOURNAMENT MVP TWICE. MY EXPERIENCES AS BOTH A STUDENT AND ATHLETE HAVE SHAPED WHO I AM TODAY, AND I’M PASSIONATE ABOUT SHARING THAT KNOWLEDGE AND ENTHUSIASM WITH OTHERS!