Our Coaches

 

Our Coaching Staff

At Shot Ready Basketball we believe that every player deserves to unlock their true potential.  Our goal is teach each and every player the fundamentals of basketball, as well as drills and skills that will propel their game to the next level!  All of this while having fun!  Shot Ready Basketball features a highly qualified coaching staff composed of varsity high school coaches, current and former college & HS basketball players, Ridge graduates, & the current Ridge HS team.  Campers will not only maximize their potential on the court, but off the court as well.   Shot Ready Basketball focuses on character development, leadership skills, sportsmanship, teamwork, respect and integrity.

Bill Lester

Co-Director Shot Ready Basketball

Ridge High School Varsity Boys' Head Coach (2023-present)

Boys' Basketball Asst. Coach (2013-2023)

United NJ AAU HS Director (2021-present)

Coach Bill enters his 13th season as a part of the Ridge Boys' Basketball program, 2nd year as the head coach.   He is a 2008 graduate of Middlesex High School, where he was varsity letter winner and team captain for both the basketball and baseball teams. He continued his education and his playing career in college, at The College of New Jersey, and was team captain during his senior season. Currently, Coach Bill is a 7th grade math and Algebra teacher at Bridgewater Middle School. He is the newly appointed Ridge Boys' Basketball Head Coach (2023), taking over for his predecessor and mentor, Coach Feath. Coach Bill also enjoys coaching spring basketball teams, individual skills training, and his summer times full of Shot Ready, HS summer leagues, sprinkled in with some beach time.  Coach Bill is the HS Director of United NJ AAU basketball, where he works with some of the best players in New Jersey,  as well as with colleges from all over the country.  He loves to hold skill workouts for college programs over the fall, spring, summer, attends college basketball practices in the offseason, and loves his early morning skill workouts over the summer time for his HS and youth basketball players.

Brian Feath

Shot Ready Basketball

Founder, Co-Director

bfeath23@gmail.com

(ret.) Ridge High School Varsity Boys' Head Coach (2011-2023)

Middlesex HS Boys' Head Coach (2005-2011)

United NJ AAU and Youth Travel Basketball Coach (present)


April 6th, 2017- nj.com feature article "Who's next? After St. Anthony, who can be the preeminent hoops coach and program?"

"Brian Feath, Ridge

While Feath has not won a state title while at Ridge, he has turned the Red Devils into one of the best public programs in the state and a perennial Group 4 contender. Feath's teams are regularly among the most disciplined and fundamentally sound squads in New Jersey. This was not a great season for Ridge, but it's clear that the man can coach."

Kevin Byelick

Strength Speed & Agility Coordinator

 Shot Ready Basketball

Ridge High School, Boys' Varsity Asst. (2011-present)


Coach Byelick is a former Dunellen High 3-sport athlete who played football in college. He has coached varsity baseball and was an assistant basketball coach at Dunellen High the last several years before following Coach Feath here to the Somerset Hills. Coach Byelick is known for his legendary conditioning work-outs that expertly prepare teams for the rigors of the season.

 

Kevin played hoops while a student-athlete at Dunellen High so he comes to Ridge with a great deal of experience and a unique perspective that is sure to help the players.  As a young knowledgable former player, Kevin knows first hand how to aid student-athletes learning a new system for the first time. 

Brian Aronoff

Coach

 Shot Ready Basketball

Ridge High School, Boys' Head JV Coach (present)

Ridge High School Boys' Freshman Coach (2022-23, varsity asst. 2016-2022)


Coach "Noff" attended Ridge High School where he played basketball under Coach Feath. After high school, Coach Aronoff attended Fairleigh Dickinson in Madison, NJ. After graduating college, Coach Aronoff returned to Ridge High School where he has served as the Varsity Assistant since 2016. Coach Aronoff has coached with multiple AAU organizations and instructed at clinics/camps across NJ.  Coach Aronoff works in district at Ridge HS.

JD Moore

Coach

 Shot Ready Basketball

Ridge High School, Boys' Asst. Coach (2018-present)


 

The papers said it then and our program still says it today!

"J.D. Moore, senior, guard: The type of player every good team needs..."


Now "Coach JD", he is the type of coach that every team needs - commitment, dedication, hard work, and being able to relate to his players.  Coach JD is an excellent role model and a great teacher of the game to all of Ridge's young players.


Brian McCarthy

Coach

 Shot Ready Basketball

Ridge High School, Boys' Head Freshman Coach (2023-present)


Chris Librera

Coach

 Shot Ready Basketball

Ridge High School, Boys' Asst. Freshman Coach (2023-present)


In 2021, we celebrated 10 years of Shot Ready Basketball Camp.  Since we began, we have: 

....and many more.  

Shot Ready Basketball Camp has had, and continues to have, a coaching staff that rivals any in the state of New Jersey.  

Shot Ready Basketball Camp features varsity basketball coaches from the state that are:

Many of Shot Ready's coaches  a basketball junkies, and do basketball 24/7/365.  Aside from the love of the game, Shot Ready also has coaches on staff that have strength training and speed and agility certifications and focus.  This is an integral part of building towards to your max potential in any sport.  Shot Ready Basketball continues to host guest lecturers for camp that include college basketball coaches, high school varsity basketball coaches, and former college basketball players.