TIP-OFF FOUNDER, SUE ABATEMARCO

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When Sue Abatemarco was in sixth grade, trying out for the boys team may have been her only option to play basketball if it hadn’t been for her friend’s mom volunteering to coach a girls basketball team. Paying it forward, Sue has coached AAU league teams, for HOOP GOUP, I-9, and at Sayreville High School and Deal School. She is currently head coach for middle school girls basketball at Ranney School, where she led the team to the 2023 Shore Athletic League Championship Title for the first time in school history.

Being a female athlete, encouraging girls to play sports, and putting female coaches in front of girls drives her initiatives. As a coach and educator, Susan is dedicated to supporting youth programs whether it be in the classroom or on the basketball court. Her modesty, despite her ability, is due to a competitive athletic career as a NCAA Division 1 Point Guard and Team Captain of the Monmouth University Basketball Team. Coaching and teaching in diverse districts, her position as a child advocate, Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant, coach, and active community member has earned her respect throughout Monmouth and Middlesex County. She has Master’s Degrees in Special Education & Educational Leadership and a background in behaviorism. 

Sue's coaching style focuses on supporting her athlete’s physical and social-emotional well-being. She believes sports teach important life skills and should be as fun as they are competitve. Being a female athlete, Sue is determined to create a safe space for girls to thrive in athletics. She is passionate about girls competing amongst girls and believes having a female coaching staff is a critical component to her leagues and camps. Founder of TIP-OFF All Girls Basketball Academy, Sue believes every girl can learn and be a competitor and that competitions are won when girls are led with positivity.