Owns a successful business.
Has earned 100+ trophies.
Provides support to the under served Student Athlete.
Coach Gates is the proprietor of a physical fitness center, Best Fitness on Pharr Road in the Buckhead community in Atlanta. He provides services to businessmen, professional athletes and also, to student athletes on his teams and others.
His two teams for the 2012-13 season, the Mighty Tenth and Eleventh Grades BLACK 8732, earned a total of 12 trophies, the last one earned on the last day of the 2013 season at the "Tournament R Us" Labor Day Classic. They were champions.
Coach Gates along with Coach Gerald Stewart, earned their first trophy in the Spring of 2006.
His teams have played in major tournament throughout the United States.
One of his prize student athlete is his son Christan, who has been on his team for all eight years.
Not only his son Christan has been with him for eight years, but several other players such as Demetrius McNeal.
Tyrius Walker has been with him only a couple years but has excelled.
Also James Hunter, who works out at his Fitness Center.
Tyrius and James are just two of the more than 50 players that have Coach Gates has guided.
Highlights from the Summer of 2014
Atlanta Select Salutes Coach Gates for being loyal, successful and dedicated for the last nine years.
Just Go Select!!!
One of his prize student athlete is his son Christan, who has been on his team for all eight years.
Also James Hunter, who works out at his Fitness Center.
Tyrius and James are just two of the more than 50 players that have Coach Gates has guided.
Highlights from the Summer of 2014
Atlanta Select Salutes Coach Gates for being loyal, successful and dedicated for the last nine years.
Just Go Select!!!
