Head Coach/Director - Larry Anter 

Coach Anter started A Game Basketball in the spring of 2019. With basketball being his first passion, he  has been around the game as a player, coach, and fan for most of his life. It is his desire to provide the A Game Basketball players with a solid foundation for the game of basketball, emphasizing the skills and knowledge of the game, as well as having a team first mentality.  Leaving a lasting impression on his players that through hard work, passion, and integrity one can achieve great things and have a blast doing it is his goal!

Education
Ventura High School – 1993
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
      BA in Liberal Studies – 1998
  Multiple Subject Teaching Credential – 1999
Azusa Pacific University
      Master in Education Technology and Learning – 2005

Teaching Career
Lincoln Elementary – 2000 to 2006
DeAnza Middle School – 2006 to 2007
Balboa Middle School – 2007 to Present

Basketball Background
      Two time VYBA Champion – 5th and 8th grade
      Starting Varsity guard and team captain as a sophomore, junior, and senior at Ventura High School – 1990-1993
      Channel League Champion – 1992-1993
      Balboa Boys Basketball Assistant Coach – 2007-2008 & 2008-2009
      VYBA Coach – 2012-2014, 2016-2020
      Ventura County Pirates Club Coach – 2013 to 2019
      A Game Basketball Club Director and Head Coach 2019 to Present
      Balboa Boys Basketball Head Coach – 2010-2011 to Present
      Balboa Girls Basketball Head Coach – 2011-2012 to Present
        805 Family Assistant Coach – 2025 to Present
      Perry/Vaughan Basketball Camp Coach
      Ball it Up (Rio Mesa High) Basketball Camp Coach
      A Game Basketball Summer Camp Director – 2022 to Present

“In the end, it’s about the teaching, and what I always loved about coaching was the practices. Not the games, not the tournaments, not the alumni stuff. But teaching the players during practice was what coaching was all about to me.” – John Wooden