Shana Steinmetz

Camp Director

Shana is currently the Director of Hustle & Heart Sports, which runs clinics and leagues in Long Island, NY throughout the year. She is the girls sports pro in Camp Lavi. She is also the Director of the 5 Towns Girls Soccer and Basketball Leagues. Along with running JV Elite Basketball camp, Shana worked as the sports pro in Camp Mesorah and Camp Morasha, ran the basketball program at Hillel Day Camp and coached the Varsity girls basketball teams at Central and HANC.

Shana has been involved with competitive sports since 5th grade at Manhattan Day School, where her single game scoring record in basketball still stands. During high school, she played Varsity basketball at SKA where she never lost a game. She was a 2 time league MVP and a 2 time tournament MVP at the Boca Yeshiva High School tournament. Shana also played AAU and Maccabiah basketball during her high school years.

Alana Tepper

Head Counselor

Alana lives in Hollywood with her husband and 2 kids. She is running a fundamentals basketball clinic for girls in Hollywood over the summer.

Alana coached HANC JV and Varsity Girls High School teams and was a Yeshiva League Basketball Star in High School at HANC. She still plays in a Women’s weekly league in Hollywood.

She currently works as an OB/GYN Ultrasound Technician.

Alana brings her basketball knowledge and years of playing and coaching experience, to teach the campers how to play the game the right way based on fundamental and proper skill development. 

Mallory Erickson

Director of Basketball Development

Mallory is currently the Assistant Athletic Director at Hebrew Academy. Over the past 5 years at Hebrew Academy, Mallory has coached the girl's varsity, girl's middle school, and girl's elementary school basketball teams. Before she moved to Miami, Mallory coached travel basketball for the Kaneland Silver Stars program in Illinois. She also ran a k-5 summer basketball day camp at Kaneland High School.Mallory graduated from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelors in Kinesiology and Physical Education and Health. She played college softball and was a pitcher for the Lady Huskies. She also coached softball at a local high school while finishing up her bachelor's degree. We are excited to have Mallory in camp as we know she will bring her love of the game, her warmth and enthusiasm to improve our players.

Michael Sweetney

Coach & Drills Instructor

Coach Mike is currently the assistant Men’s Coach at Yeshiva University and coaches at Hustle & Heart running drills & clinics at HALB and the Young Israel of Woodmere.

Coach Mike was drafted 9th overall by the New York Knicks in 2003. He played power forward in the NBA and played in college at Georgetown where he averaged 18.2 points per game and shot 55% from the field.

Coach Mike ran a basketball camp in Israel, and is currently the basketball pro at Camp Lavi.

Joe Campodonico

Guest Coach

Coach Joe is the Head Coach for the Hebrew Academy Girls Basketball team and the Athletic Director at the Miami Beach JCC. He also started and runs the Miami Beach Elite Travel Basketball program. Coach Joe has been coaching basketball for over 25 years for all ages. He plans to bring his passion for teaching the game and making young people better when he joins us as a Guest Coach.

Elliot Steinmetz

Guest Coach

Coach Steinmetz is the Head Basketball Coach at Yeshiva University (yumacs.com). He won championships as head coach of the varsity basketball teams at both North Shore Hebrew Academy High School and Hebrew Academy of Nassau County. He coached the gold medal-winning United States 18 and Under Boys Basketball Team for the Maccabiah Games in Israel and Australia.

Steinmetz is coaching the YU Macs to many school records including consecutive wins, tournament appearances, Conference Championships, and ranked in the top 25 D3 Schools in the country.

Ethan Lasko

Guest Coach

Ethan Lasko plays Division I basketball at Manhattan College. Previously, he played for the University of Indiana. Ethan has an amazing work ethic and trains hard every day to keep his high level of basketball. He brings his passion and love for the game to camp and plans to teach our players to make them better when he joins us as a Guest Coach.

Kayla Wolfson

Coach

Kayla was a basketball star in high school and has been coaching and training for years. After running clinics for Hustle & Heart in NY, Kayla has returned to training in Miami and is excited to return as a camp coach for a 3rd straight summer

Yakira Wolfson

Coach

Yakira attends RASG and is captain of the basketball team and she is their leader both on and off the court. Yakira runs clinics through out the year and also oversees the annual 3 vs 3 league.

She looks forward to returning as a coach at camp for the 3rd straight summer.