Basketball Training
Skill work and athletic development are different things, and most players only get one of them. A cleaner jumper does not help much if you cannot get the separation to take it.
What we train
Skills
Ball handling under pressure, footwork into and out of moves, finishing with contact and off either foot, shooting mechanics that hold up when tired, passing and reads out of live action.
Decision-making
Basketball IQ is trainable, and it is trained by constraint: small-sided games with rules that force a read, film that shows a player what they actually did rather than what they remember, and repeated exposure to the same situation until the choice gets faster.
The athleticism underneath
First step, deceleration, change of direction, and vertical. Deceleration is the one most players have never trained and the one that shows up most in defense and in landing safely.
Conditioning
Built around how basketball is actually played — repeated short efforts with incomplete recovery — rather than long steady running that resembles nothing on the court.
By age and level
Middle school athletes work mostly on movement quality, coordination, and basic strength. High school players train around a season, which means the plan changes in November whether or not they want it to. College-bound players add the specific work their recruiting profile needs.
What comes with it
Basketball players here also get mentorship — recruiting questions, balancing school and a season, and how to handle a bad stretch without unravelling.
Start with an assessment
Every basketball athlete starts with a physical assessment, which is what the training plan gets built from.
Booking is online, or call 707-753-3583. Every participant needs a signed liability waiver on file, and athletes under 18 need a parent or guardian signature.