After his first season as head coach of the 5th Grade Farmington Travel Team, Coach Hawkins was able to lead the team to a 19-3 record. Coming to Farmington Travel Team in 2018 after being an assistant coach with West Hartford Premier AAU, Coach Hawkins has dedicated himself to the nurturing and development of youth talent and character on the basketball court. A graduate of Capital Community College in 2002 where he scored over 1,200 points in two seasons, Coach Hawkins was nominated as a Junior College All- American basketball player. He continued his career at Elms College where he graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Social Work, and played from 2002 to 2004 where he was named an All- Conference basketball player and participated in the 2004 New England Senior All- Star Game. Coach Hawkins went on to earn his MSW from the University of Saint Joseph and has over 10 years of experience as a child protection social worker, the last three years as a Supervisor, where he has been able to fulfill his passion of protecting and providing children with opportunities that they might not otherwise have due to life circumstances. Coach Hawkins works to instill discipline, and sportsmanship while teaching resilience and teamwork in conjunction with teaching the basic fundamentals of basketball, as Coach believes in teaching life lessons through the game that he loves so much.

Coach Thompson is an experienced athlete and youth sports coach in Farmington, CT with a passion for developing the skills of young athletes. He played his college ball at Wesleyan University, where he was a two-sport athlete excelling in both football and basketball.  Coach Thompson played his high school ball at Westminster School in Simsbury, CT. Coach Thompson’s coaching experience began at Wesleyan University and he has been coaching youth sports in the Farmington area for the last 5 years across several sports including basketball, baseball, soccer and flag football.