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 starting coaching girl's in basketball straight out of college. From AAU, clinics and workshops, middle school and high school teams, Sue has spent her career giving back and inspiring young female athletes through her coaching and mentorship. After transforming middle school girls' basketball at Ranney School, where she led the team to the two Shore Athletic League Championship and took home the Title for the first time in school history two of her three years coaching before taking the assistant coaching job for the high school team.

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 a Master’s Degrees in Special Education, Master's Degree in Educational Leadership, Supervisory certification, licensed Learning Consultant and a background in behaviorism and psychological first aid. Her most recent initiative, MINDSET, is a mental performance program she designed and implements to help female athletes train their mind and compete with confidence and composure.

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 competitive. 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.