Maciej Gordon (born January 27, 1973, in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish basketball player, club and national team coach. He mainly played as a shooting guard and a small forward; After the end of his playing career - coach of women's basketball club senior teams (long-time coach AZS UW Warszawa, 2020-2023 in SKK Polonia Warszawa)[1] and youth national teams (currently the Polish U-16 national team).[2] In 2006, at the Academy of Physical Education in Gdańsk, after defending his thesis, he received the first class of coach.

Maciej Gordon
Personal information
Born (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973 (age 51)
Bydgoszcz
NationalityPolish
Listed height6.3 ft 0 in (1.92 m)
Career information
Playing career1992–1998
PositionSmall forward/ shooting guard
Coaching career1995–present
Career history
As player:
-1992AZS UMK Toruń (junior)
1992–1995AZS-AWF Warsaw
1995–1996Polonia Warsaw
1996–1997AZS-AWF Warsaw
1997–1998Skra Warsaw
As coach:
1995-1997AZS-AWF Warsaw (male cadet)
1997-2010SKS 12 Warsaw (female cadet)
1999-2000Polonia Warsaw (II coach)
2009-2020AZS UW Warsaw
2020–2023Polonia Warsaw

Coaching achievements

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  • as a club coach (senior teams):
    • twice the title of coach of the year of group A of the I Women's League (2016[3] i 2021)[4]
    • promotion to Energa Basket Liga Kobiet (2021, with SKK Polonia Warszawa)[5]
    • bronze medal European Women's Basketball League (2023)[6]
    • three times winning the gold medal of the Polish Academic Championships (2014 i 2017[7] - as head coach, 2021 - as an assistant; all with AZS UW Warszawa)
    • academic vice-championship of Europe (2015)
  • as a club coach (youth teams):
    • two bronze medals at the Polish junior women's championships (2004 - as a head coach, 2011 - as an assistant)
    • Polish female cadet championship (2001, with SKS 12 Warszawa)[8]
    • multiple participation in the Polish championships of youth groups
  • as a national team coach (youth teams):
    • European championship of female cadet of B division and promotion to A division (2016)[9]
    • 1st place in the FIBA U15 Women's Skills Challenge 2021 group and promotion to the Global Skills Challenge [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Przed startem sezonu 2020/2021 - kwarta nr 1" (in Polish). SKK Polonia Warszawa. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  2. ^ "Zarząd PZKosz zatwierdził trenerów kadr młodzieżowych" (in Polish). PZKosz.pl. 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  3. ^ "Wyróżnienia za rundę zasadniczą w grupie A 1LK" (in Polish). PZKosz.pl - Polskiego Związku Koszykówki. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  4. ^ "Wyróżnienia za rundę zasadniczą w grupie A 1LK" (in Polish). PZKosz.pl - Polskiego Związku Koszykówki. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  5. ^ "Awans jest nasz – powrót koszykarek Polonii Warszawa do ekstraklasy!" (in Polish). SKK Polonia Warszawa. 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  6. ^ "Fans fill the stands, Polonia Warszawa take bronze". EWBL. 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  7. ^ "Sekcja Koszykówki Kobiet" (in Polish). AZS Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  8. ^ "Z Woli na salony" (in Polish). Życie Warszawy. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  9. ^ "Kadetki mistrzyniami Europy dywizji B" (in Polish). PZKosz.pl - Polskiego Związku Koszykówki. 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  10. ^ "Belarus, Poland perfect amongst 10 European qualifiers to Global Challenge". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-11-10.