Founder Paul Hoover

Paul Hoover is considered one of the premiere shooting coaches in the United States. Coach Hoover, founder and director of Pro Shot Shooting System, has guided hundreds of collegiate and professional players in the art of shooting.

Coach Hoover has also authored, “Pro Shooting Secrets” which is the largest and most in-depth shooting book to date. Considered a revolutionary book on shooting, it has been read by hundreds of collegiate and professional players and coaches. Paul has also produced the successful DVD, “The Focused Shooter.”

During the past three years, Coach Hoover and Pro Shot have traveled across the United States teaching shooting fundamentals. He has hosted “Pro Shooting Secrets” basketball camps and clinics throughout the United States and Canada (44 States and counting). Known as “Basketball’s Traveling Road Show,” Coach Hoover and Pro Shot have hosted hundreds of shooting camps and clinics during this time.

Paul has successfully head coached teams at all levels. He guided various high schools teams for 16 years in Southern California. During this span, he directed his teams to 300 wins and 12 league championships. Known for their excellent shooting ability, Coach Hoover’s teams set scoring records at four different schools.

Coach Hoover has also head coached many years in the NBA Fila Summer Pro League in Long Beach, CA (three seasons) and the “Say No” Collegiate Summer League (nine seasons) in Los Angeles. During this span, Paul’s “Say No” team produced six future NBA first round draft choices and dozens of players that would later play professionally.

After spending his entire coaching career in Southern California, Paul and Pro Shot have recently relocated to Columbus, Ohio to be closer to the Midwest, South and East Coast. Coach Hoover is a 1989 graduate of California State University Long Beach (BA English).

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