CHRISTCHURCH, VA — Christchurch School is pleased to name Scott Barker as Head of the Boys Basketball Program and Varsity Head Coach. Barker has worked with the program for the last two years as an assistant coach, and this last year as head coach of the JV team.
Barker, who lives in White Stone, has a wealth of qualifications and understands high school basketball from all vantage points as a head coach, assistant coach, AAU coach, former player, parent of a former player, and college recruiter. He is also a licensed counselor with research emphasis on group cohesion and performance in team sports. He is a published author of articles on motivation and basketball strategy.
Barker served as an assistant coach for both the Lincoln University (PA) men’s and women’s basketball teams. He served as head coach of the men’s basketball program at Wilmington College, head coach of the Delaware Dynamite AAU touring team, and assistant coach for the men’s basketball program at Delaware Technical and Community College.
From 1993-1999, Barker was head coach and general manager for the Delaware Blue Bombers, a professional team in the Atlantic Basketball Association and a developmental league for professional leagues abroad and in the US, including the NBA and the CBA. He was named Coach-of-the-Year for the 1995-96 season.
At the high school level, Barker served as head coach of the girls basketball team at Coatesville High School (PA), and head coach for the Lady Titans AAU basketball club. He was founder and director of the Avon Grove Red Hawks Youth Basketball Club from 2003-2007 and director and head coach for the Red Hawks AAU basketball program from 2007-2010. He served as head coach for the Avon Grove High School (PA) boys basketball team from 1999 to 2003.
In 2023 Barker created a youth basketball initiative here in the River Realm – Rivah Basketball Association – with focus on player development and community relations. He organized a high school AAU team to play a competitive schedule in regional AAU tournaments from Richmond to Hampton. The team finished in 3rd place at the D3 Boys World Championship.
Coach Barker has a Master of Science in Psychology from St. Joseph’s University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Delaware.
If you have questions about the basketball program at Christchurch School, please call 804.542. 4843.
