SJPG Varsity Girls
Biography:
Coach Donald Palmer is entering his 3rd year as the Head JV Girls Basketball coach for Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School. Coach Palmer brings a passion and understanding of the game that matches his 20 plus years of coaching basketball at all levels of the game.
Coach Palmer is the ultimate "players coach" as he is a firm believer in player and skill development. He loves being in the gym providing opportunities for young women and men to develop and grow in all facets of the game.
He loves coaching at Saint John Paul the Great because, "it fosters a sense of community that encourages every student to be and do their best."
Biography:
Biography:
Coach Velandria has been with the JPG Girls Varsity basketball program since 2020, as both an assistant and Head Coach. However, his coaching career started as a CYO volleyball coach from 1992-1998 for both boys and girls. He switched over to basketball in 2002 & 2003, coaching CYO Boys Basketball before slowly tranisitioning to a full-time girls coach. He was with the Springfield Youth Club Boys & Girls Basketball Program in 2006 & 2017-2019 as both an assistant and Head coach, then as an assistant Coach for The Machine, Fairfax Stars, and Shots UP AAU basketball programs from 2017-2022. In addition to his time here at JPG, he has been the Head coach at St. Thomas Aquinas Varsity Girls Basketball program, 2019-2020 & present.
