Michael Turner
Michael Turner founded the Loudoun Freedom in the summer of 2004. This is Coach Turner's 11th year as a basketball coach at either the high school, middle school, and AAU level in Loudoun County. He currently serves as the varsity assistant women's basketball coach at Woodgrove High School after serving as the womens JV head coach coach at Potomac Falls High School for three successful seasons He also spent 2006-07 as a varsity assistant coach and the junior varsity head coach at Notre Dame Academy. The ND varsity team won the Virginia Independent Schools Girl's Basketball Association (VISGBA) state championship after finishing the season with a 28-3 record and no. 5 ranking in The Washington Post.

Coach Turner's career in Loudoun County includes stints as head coach of various middle school travel teams. Between 2001-2003, he experienced tremendous success as the head coach of either the 7th grade or 8th grade girls travel teams at Farmwell Station. The 2002-2004 version of the travel team went undefeated over two seasons, posting a 31-0 record and capturing two straight regular season and tournament championships. He became the head coach of another group of 7th graders at Farmwell Station MS in 2004 and led them to a 10-2 record and second place regular season finish. He also coached the Harmony Intermediate 8th Grade travel team in 2010.

Coach Turner has led several successful AAU girl’s basketball teams. He coached the Loudoun Lasers U12 and U13 girl’s AAU teams from 2001-2003. He then formed the Loudoun Freedom in 2004 and coached a girls team for three years as it evolved from U12 to U14 status. He then coached a U13 team that nearly went undefeated against older competition in Spring 2007 while also leading a high school-age AAU team. He took over the Freedom U10 team in 2010 and transformed it into a great team full of committed players willing to work hard to meet their goals. Coach Turner simultaneously took on the lead role for the Freedom U13 team in order to help them prepare for their high school freshman seaons.

Coach Turner endeavors to help kids develop their basketball skills and understanding of the game through clinics and camps through his Skills Plus Basketball Academy. He is proud of contributing to the development of nearly 300 players in Loudoun County over the past 10 years.

Coaching Requirements:
All prospective coaches interested in joining the Loudoun Freedom must submit an application detailing experience and coaching philosophy. The Loudoun Freedom does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, ethnicity, race, or religion. Head coaches must be twenty-one (21) years of age. Assistant coaches must be at least sixteen (16) years of age.

The Freedom promotes the ideas of a "good coach" and seeks to recruit quality individuals who represent high standards of behavior and commitment. We prioritize the values of fair play, respect, hard work, and responsibility. In addition, no coach shall engage in physical, sexual, mental, or emotional abuse toward any member of the Loudoun Freedom or any member of the general community.

The Loudoun Freedom will require and provide means for coaches to obtain appropriate training and certifications in coaching young persons and specifically coaching basketball. Coaches shall be encouraged to educate themselves - with the assistance of the Freedom organization - in the following topics:

• Child Development
• Sports Psychology
• Growth and Development Issues
• First Aid/CPR, medical conditions particular to young individuals
• Sports Rules, Techniques and Strategies
• Team Organization and Administration
• Sports Conditioning, Endurance, and Speed Training