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STAFF
FUN-damental is run by an experienced staff who will teach the basic skills and techniques of the game. We will concentrate on providing the necessary time to practice learned skills, so that games will reinforce learned basketball habits.
Meet the Director | Frank Ferreer
Frank Ferreer is the Director of Central Mass Fundamentals and possesses over 35 years of basketball experience. Coach Ferreer has served as Director of Hoop Mountain Girls Camp, staff member of Gold Star and other five star camps throughout New England.
As a high school varsity coach, Frank has amassed 375 career wins including league titles in the Eastern Independence League (EIL) and 5 league titles and 12 consecutive district playoff appearances. Overall, Frank's varsity teams qualified for district playoffs over 70% of the time.
Coach Ferreer has received conference and school ‘Coach of the Year’ awards in 2002 and 2003. Coach Ferreer, since taking the reins of the Assabet Valley Girls program, 10+ seasons ago, has amassed a 70% win record.
Coach Ferreer has 2 State Vocational Championships and has appeared in the State Vocational finals 4 times
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Current Director and founder of the Central Massachusetts Fundamental Basketball (CMF) AAU program
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Varsity Girls' Basketball Coach at St. Peter Marian High School
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Instructor at Gold Star Basketball Camp
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Instructor at Sutton High School Basketball Camp
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Served as Director of Hoop Mountain Girls Camp
Coach | Dave McCarthy
Dave McCarthy is an MIAA Certified High School Coach, whose love for basketball began as a high school player, progressed as a college player, and continued through nearly a decade of coaching. He has coached AAU teams since 2012 and has been a lead counselor for several area basketball camps. He has directed youth basketball programs and coached at both the junior varsity and varsity high school basketball levels.
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Current Assistant Director of the Central Massachusetts Fundamental Basketball (CMF) AAU program
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Varsity Girls' Basketball Coach at Tahanto High School
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Camp Instructor at several area basketball camps
Coach Abbey began her varsity experience as an 8th grader where she quickly became the point guard at Saint Peter-Marian High School, leading her team to two Central MA semi-final playoff appearances. She finished high school basketball with two seasons at Worcester Academy.
Coach Abbey began her involvement with CMF as a 6th grader and continued right through high school. Over that span, she led a strong varsity AAU team as their crafty point guard. Her leadership skills and ability to make her teammates better were among her trademarks. In honing her coaching skills, she has been a staff member at multiple summer basketball camps, while also conducting clinics, and performing 1-on-1 training sessions.
Coach | Abbey MacDonald
Ralph has been a fixture as a long-time coach throughout Massachusetts. He possesses over 35 years of coaching experience including 20 years with the Melrose middle school, junior varsity, and varsity girls.
Most recently, Ralph has been coaching in the CMF AAU program. He is a former host of a local sports television show and is an avid follower of the UConn Huskies Women's Basketball program.
His longevity, experience, and knowledge set him apart from other coaches in the area. His attention to detail and enthusiasm for hard, trapping defense, and fast-paced, opportunistic offense have been a great addition to the CMF program.
Coach | Ralph LaBella
Coach | Adam Leverone
Coach Adam has been with CMF since the fall of 2023. Since then, he has gone from a practice coach to our lead coach and trainer for our younger teams. In addition, he has assisted and stepped in to coach our 8th and 9th grade teams.
Away from CMF, Coach has been honing his coaching skills and developing young players participating in the Westboro travel program. Coach is originally from Grafton, MA and at Grafton High School, he played varsity basketball.
Coach | Ashley Smith
Coach Smith was a 4-year varsity (2015 - 2018) 1,000 point scorer at West Boylston High School. She then went on to play 2 years of Prep School, before beginning her college basketball playing for D2 Franklin Pierce from 2020 - 2023.
She is passionate, knowledgeable, and eager to assist our girls develop their leadership and basketball skills.
Ashley has been with CMF for the past three AAU off-seasons and has continued to make a lasting impression on players and parents. She has patiently improved the basketball skills of many high school players and has guided them in what it takes to become an elite high school player and beyond.
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Gwyneth Ivory began playing basketball at the age of nine and quickly developed a passion for the game. She competed at the AAU level throughout high school with the Mass Blue Devils and played three seasons of Varsity basketball for Ashland High School.
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She continued her basketball career at Clark University, where she became a cornerstone of the program, appearing in 102 consecutive games. While pursuing her master’s degree, Gwyneth transitioned into coaching, serving as an assistant coach for the Clark University women’s basketball team.
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In the 2024–25 season, she returned to her roots at Ashland High School as the JV Head Coach and Varsity Assistant. Gwyneth will be returning in the upcoming season, bringing her experience, leadership, and love for the game back to the program that shaped her.
Coach | Gwyneth Ivory
Coach Hogan has extensive coaching experience in the Douglas area. He has coached Douglas players and others in the surrounding area in the off-season for the past six years and has developed these girls into a formidable group.
Under his direction, the CMF 9th South (rising 10th South) team composed of varsity players representing Douglas, Ashland, Doherty, and Grafton high schools has become a highly competitive group ready to tackle teams playing on the National level.
Coach | Ryan Hogan
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Whitney's love for basketball started at a very young age in Lunenburg, MA. This carried through 4 years of Varsity Basketball at Lunenburg High School as a senior captain and then to WPI in Worcester, MA.
Whitney started her coaching journey in 2022 at the recreational level in Boylston, MA. In 2023 she also started coaching the West Boylston, Boylston, Berlin Flames travel team. In 2024 she joined the Tahanto Varsity Girls Basketball staff as an assistant coach under Dave McCarthy. Whitney has offered free summer basketball skills sessions for the last several years and in 2025 she started a Middle School Summer League program at Tahanto Middle/High School.
In addition to her basketball knowledge, Whitney brings her desire to develop well rounded student-athletes through strength, conditioning, and agility training, as well as nutrition, and mental/emotional wellbeing.
Coach | Whitney Moore
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