Meet Our Trainers

Derrick Cross, Program Director

• Head Coach, Lead Trainer & Student-Athlete Consultant &  Mentor 

• DC’s Ultimate 1-on-1  

• IU-BL Grad Student Recreation Sports Management & Health  Appraisal

• Retired Pro Basketball Player (NBA Experience, Europe &  Overseas) 

Ron McClendon, Columbus, OH

• Vetern abcScoutMe  Clinician, Trainer & Team Blaze Select  Coach 

• HS Head Coach, Girls Program, Columbus Academy  

• University of Southern Indiana (Played 2002-03) 

Dan Jefferson, Salem, IN.

• abcScoutMe Trainer & Clinician

• D1 Performance Academy Trainer/Owner 

• Experienced Basketball Coach (+20 yrs. K-HS)

• Certifications: Weightlifting, Human Performance, Speed, Cross Fit & Ganon Baker Basketball  

Tommy Weakley, Ellettsville, IN. 

• abcScoutMe Trainer & Clinician 

• DePauw Men’s Basketball Asst.Coach  

• +10 yrs conducting clinics, small group & individual workouts for  k-HS players 

Ben Chasteen, Bloomington, IN.

• 3rd yr. abcScoutMe Trainer & Clinician 

• Senior at IU-BL in Accounting & Finance

• Bloomington H.S. South 2 year Sectional Champ Team  

• Played for Team Blaze under Coach Cross 

• Goal:  Make Basketball Fun For the Kids! 

Meet Team Blaze Coaches

Rod Holloway

• Veteran Team Blaze MS Coach 

• Vice President & Equity Portfolio Manager for Comprehensive  Financial Consultants, Inc. 

• +10 yrs Travel Baseball Youth Coach 

• Goal: Believes the sport becomes fun when teaching sound fundamentals!

Djibril Kante

• 4 yr. Team Blaze Coach & Bench Personnel, Student-Athlete  Mentor  

• System Consultant HP Products 

• Retired Pro Basketball Player (Overseas) 

• Indiana State University - 4 Yr Stater (“Top” Rebounder & Shot Blocker) 

Todd Lindeman

• 3rd yr. Team Blaze Coach & Bench Personnel, Student-Athlete  Mentor 

• Rheumatology Specialty Rep. Celgene 

• Retired Pro Basketball Player (Europe) 

• IU - BL B.S. Team Player (1991-96)  

Andrew Frank

• Team Blaze Coach & Bench Personnel 

• Community Lifelong Youth Mentor 

• Veteran Youth Sports Coach +15 yrs 

• Experienced Youth Basketball Coach +10 yrs 

Scott Burton

• 2nd Year Team Blaze Coach & Bench Personnel

• President of Bloomington BJLBA Baseball League 

• Co-Director of the Frogz travel baseball program 

• Sales Rep for Associated Material Handling