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“(I like to read) anything that can help me learn more about basketball,” Harmatuk said.

I learn from coaches in other states and find/share ideas, I learn about things coaches are doing and what not to do. If coaches aren’t using those tools, they’re missing out.”
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6282031/Practice-Philosophy

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Interviews

http://hoopscoach.wordpress.com/tag/john-harmatuk/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC9_UKbgUTU

http://d1nation.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/coaches-corner-john-harmatuk-of-houston-cy-springs/

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Accounts

Twitter- https://twitter.com/coachtuk

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/john.harmatuk.7

Blogger- http://coachtuk.blogspot.com/

Email- jharmatuk@malvernprep.org , coachtuk@earthlink.net

Prezi Account- http://prezi.com/user/oghtbuy26gfh/
Work Phone- 484-595-5781

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JOHN HARMATUK: HEAD BASKETBALL COACH MALVERN PREP

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JOHN HARMATUK: HEAD BASKETBALL COACH MALVERN PREP

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FAMILY

I am married to Shelly Harmatuk. She is the Senior Manager, Medical Affairs Compliance at Teva Pharmaceuticals. We have a five year old daughter, Emerson. We call her Emme.

MYSELF

I appreciate open and honest communication. I am passionate about helping students reach their fullest potential and love teaching these values through the game of basketball.

BASKETBALL CULTURE: THE MALVERN WAY

Love each other – serve each other; contribute to something bigger than ourselves: WE/me

Toughness – mentally, physically; no program will work harder; foundation is character

Process – process oriented thinking; results take care of themselves through deliberate practice

BASKETBALL THOUGHTS: STYLE OF PLAY

We will value the painted area; try to get the ball into paint  on offense – keep the ball out of it on defense

We will win the free throw battle – make more than the opponent shoots

We will win the 3pt line; we will make 3s and we will guard opponent 3s

How we accomplish these 3 things will be contingent on our players

WHAT WE NEED FROM MALVERN

The basketball program needs community support. Likewise, anything the basketball program can do to help the community, we are happy to serve. We are open to any thoughts you may have for improving the program. We just ask you to leave the dynamics of the team to the coaches and players. Let’s work together to make this the best basketball program in the Philadelphia area.

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Job History: Harmatuk previously coached for 12 seasons at Cypress Springs High (TX.) located outside of Houston. Last season, he guided his squad to the regional semifinals of the state's Class AAAAA playoff tournament. Now he is the head coach at Malvern Prepatory School.

Old Coaching Achievements

http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cyfair-sports/article/Basketball-Coaches-enjoy-spirited-family-rivalry-4109064.php

http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/cypresscreek/article_f75cb78c-02b1-5524-ba65-a642faf876cf.html

http://vype.com/houston/2013/11/17/vype-preview-no-19-the-cypress-springs-panthers/

http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/cypresscreek/sports/athletic-cy-springs-team-has-potent-scorer-in-benedyth/article_dad41f02-2cde-11e1-99f4-001871e3ce6c.html

In 2007, Harmatuk guided Cy Springs to its only district title in program history. And a year later, the Panthers defeated Houston Yates and Monteverde Academy before Erik Williams (now a sophomore forward at Marquette) broke his foot. Cy Springs advanced to the regional quarterfinals that year, but nobody will ever know what would have happened had they remained healthy.

Seasons ago, the Panthers reached the playoffs, but lost to District 18 champion Alief Elsik, 82-73, in the first round on Feb. 22.

Harmatuk attributes the success of the program to his mentor, Randy Gilmer, who coached the Panthers from 1998-2002; Cy Springs went to its only regional final during that span, losing to Bryan High.

“I’m really proud of the growth of the basketball program,” Harmatuk said. “I’ve tried to continue the tradition that Randy Gilmer built. He’s meant a bunch in my career. Dad and Coach Gilmer have developed me as a person and a basketball coach.” John Harmatuk, 40, has 12 seasons as head coach at Cy Springs and is currently on his first season with Malvern Preparatory High School Team. Harmatuk, the oldest of five brothers, grew up in a basketball family, and he starred at guard for head coach Lloyd Long’s Klein Bearkats.

He went on to play basketball and golf at Austin College in Sherman (about an hour north of Dallas) where he earned a Master’s in Education.

“I always knew I wanted to be involved in basketball,” Harmatuk said. “I wasn’t good enough to keep playing it, so the next logical step.”

Harmatuk served as a graduate assistant at Austin while completing his Master’s Degree; he played on the college’s golf team despite not playing on the KHS team.

“They had four good golfers and I just happened to be better than average,” Harmatuk said. “I was just fortunate that they didn’t have to keep my score.”

Harmatuk is the oldest of five brothers, four of whom played college basketball. His father, John Sr., played basketball at Hartwick College in upstate New York.

“It’s kind of our sport,” Harmatuk said. “All of my younger brothers played in high school. It was a sport we grew up around.”

His younger brother, Scott Harmatuk (a 1996 Klein High graduate), played at Fordham University in New York and just completed his third season as the head boys basketball at Klein Collins.

Harmatuk has won three of four games against his younger brother.

John Harmatuk Insurance agency

http://companies.findthecompany.com/l/19840974/John-Harmatuk-Insurance-Agency-in-Houston-TX
http://d1nation.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/coaches-corner-john-harmatuk-of-houston-cy-springs/

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Especially recently.

After Jim Rullo stepped down at the end of this past season to take over Neumann University's basketball program, hoop-honcho hopefuls rushed to their computers to send Malvern's decision makers the requisite information.

Impressed by several resumes, one in particular raised some eyebrows - in a good way. After coaching for 12 seasons at Cypress Springs High School outside Houston, Texas, John Harmatuk was ready, willing and able to travel to the northeast to inherit the Friars.

"We don't see many resumes like John's come across our desks, and through our conversations and meetings, we were wowed by John's experience, his values and the way he carries himself," said Malvern Prep athletic director Kurt Ruch. "He has had success at the highest levels of high school basketball and his references were exemplary. We are excited to start this new chapter of Malvern Prep basketball."

Among Harmatuk's highlights was qualifying for the Texas state playoffs eight different seasons. After leading Cypress Springs to a district title in 2007, Harmatuk was named coach of the year.

Under Harmatuk, Cypress qualified for the state playoffs eight times. In 2007, after guiding the Panthers to a district title, he was named regional coach of the year.

Harmatuk said his new venue "felt right from the start." He raved about the Malvern Prep community. Harmatuk's focus on community, student leadership, and committed student-athletes are "exactly the values that the Malvern athletic program is looking for."

Malvern struggled in the Inter-Academic League this past season, finishing an uncharacteristic 1-9. However, the Friars were a much better 8-11 against non-league opponents. Eight players graduated in June, including their top four scorers - Jimmy Gordon, Sam Ramagano, Ryan Ammerman, and Andrew Bargmann.

During Rullo's seven seasons, Malvern reached 20 wins on four separate occasions and also snared two Inter-Ac titles. Six players under Rullo's tutelage eventually played at a Division I school.

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Also in coaching news, Neumann-Goretti High School has named Kevin Schneider as its new baseball coach. Currently the Director of Baseball for the Tri-State Arsenal, Schneider replaces Mike Zolk, whose Saints captured the 2013 AA city baseball title before losing in the state tournament.

Before coaching, Schneider enjoyed an outstanding playing career at Monmouth University, where he set several school pitching records.

"Kevin has established himself as one of the best young coaches in the game," said N-G president John Murawski Jr. "Kevin has an impressive network of both professional and collegiate contacts. We are excited about what Kevin can do for our program and we are very proud to call him a Saint."

Some immediate good news for Schneider is that many significant cogs from last year's roster return, among them first-team All-Catholic first baseman Josh Ockimey and second-team All-Catholic Joe McGinley. Both will be seniors.

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John Knebels can be reached at jknebs@aol.com.

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Malvern Prep searched deep in the heart of Texas for new basketball coach

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Malvern Prep's administrators have received their share of interesting coaching candidates over the years. Especially recently. Impressed by several resumes, one in particular raised some eyebrows - in a good way. After coaching for 12 seasons at Cypress Springs High School outside Houston, Texas, John Harmatuk was ready, willing and able to travel to the northeast to inherit the Friars.

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Malvern Prep has announced John Harmatuk as its new head basketball coach.

Harmatuk previously coached for 12 seasons at Cypress Springs High (Tx.), located outside of Houston. Last season, he guided the squad to the regional semifinals of the state's Class AAAAA playoff tournament.

"We don't see many resumes like John's come across our desks, and through our conversations and meetings, we were wowed by John's experience, his values and the way he carries himself," said Malvern Prep athletic director Kurt Ruch in a statement issued by the school.

"He has had success at the highest levels of high school basketball and his references were exemplary. We are excited to start this new chapter of Malvern Prep basketball."

Under Harmatuk, Cypress qualified for the state playoffs eight times. In 2007, after guiding the Panthers to a district title, he was named regional coach of the year.

"Malvern Prep felt right from the start," Harmatuk said. "All of the people I have met have been great and have asked me how they can help. There is an amazing feeling of community here."

Added Ruch, "When he was interviewing, John stressed that his coaching philosophy was guided by a positive but demanding approach, a foundation based on character and toughness, and inspiring his student-athletes to be servant leaders. These are exactly the values that the Malvern athletic program is looking for."

Harmatuk replaces Jim Rullo, who stepped down after last season to take to top spot at Neumann University.

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Basketball: Harmatuk takes over at Malvern Prep - Philly

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Malvern Prep has announced John Harmatuk as its new head basketball coach. Harmatuk previously coached for 12 seasons at Cypress Springs High (Tx.), located outside of Houston. Last season, he guided the squad to the regional semifinals of the state's Class AAAAA playoff tournament.

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Coach Harmatuks first year as malverns basketball coach

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Coach Harmatuks first year as malverns basketball coach

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Malvern Prep Basketball Teams

Mascot Friars

Team Varsity 13-14

Colors Blue, Silver

coach John Harmatuk

Address 418 S Warren Ave, Malvern, PA 19355

Overall 9-13

Conference 2-6

National Rank 4568

State (PA) Rank 179