Hernando Planells

Hernando Planells is currently the assistant coach for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League.  The Red Claws are the official minor league team for the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Bobcats.  For the past 12 years Coach Hernando has coached at every level.   His expereinces have also allowed him to choreograph, coordinate and consult on sports action in movies, commercials and print-ads.

Some of his work includes the basketball scenes and the training of the actors on movies such as “Coach Carter” starring Samuel L. Jackson, “The Longest Yard” starring Adam Sandler, “Rebound” starring Martin Lawrence and Spider-Man 3 starring Tobey Mcguire and others.

His experience has also led him to work on commercials and print for the WNBA, Target, Nissay Insurance ( featuring Japanese Basketball superstar Yuta Tabuse) and Li Ning Shoes.

His production work has also led him to train the athletes of “Extreme Dodgeball”, the highest rated show on the Game Show Network.

Coach “H” has also appeared on on SPIKE TV’s smash hit SLAMBALL as the head coach for the Bouncers . His three year run with the Bouncers saw them qualify for the playoffs while leading the league in scoring.

Besides his work in sports production Coach Hernando works with former NBA Head Coach Don Casey on basketball related projects including the extremely popular blog - http://templeofzones.blogspot.com