What Skills development Training is not:
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->This is not AAU basketball. We will not “play games”. We will often do drills that simulate game conditions.
->This is not basketball camp. While there is a high degree of teaching involved, the goals of skills development are geared towards the individual's ability to make a positive impact on the game.
Basketball camps are usually one 8hr day session or one dedicated week. The focus is on cramming a lot of team and individual information about the game into that time period. The player is then responsible to fill the off season “doing” what he/she learned in that week in the absence of supervision to maintain correct mechanics, mindset, focus and intensity.
What Skills Development is:
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→ Every good College and Pro athlete engages in a good, usually one-on one or small group, summer skills development program. In today's competitive environment , not as many kids are two sport athletes going into high school and tend to focus from a young age on only one sport.
It is often quoted by many top coaches and players, “ Improvement happens in the off-season”.
→ Skills development is working on the mechanics, motor skills, dexterity, timing, and footwork associated with a given sport. The ultimate goal is through daily drilling over an extended period of time, to bring these overall motor skills into muscle memory.
In summary, skills development is not the same as being coached on a team. The goal of skills development is to improve the player's individual skill set so that he/she becomes more effective in both 1 on 1 situations and in a team environment
“True Confidence, comes from successful repetition”
-Jeff Van Gundy ( Former Coach New Your Knicks, TNT Sports Broadcaster)
“Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect”
-Joe M. Harris, Jr. ( Engineer/Inventor/Business Owner/ Basketball Skills Development Trainer , and former Connally and Lanier HS varsity basketball coach )
The bottom line of these two quotes? Correctly executed repetition of a skill breeds confidence
What will we do:
Coach Harris and staff will take you through a number of ball handling and shooting drills. For some of you this will be introduction, for others the goal will be to develop better muscle memory and to remain sharp for the coming season. Everybody will do the same drills. If they are too advanced for you, your goal will be to devote additional practice time away from sessions.
As the summer progresses, We will introduce a topic we call “moves on the move”. During these sessions, Coach Harris will show you real techniques for
1) Creating space
2) Correctly setting your man up for the “KILL” either on or off ball.
3) Finishing in traffic
4) Finishing over a taller opponent.
5) Finishing with either hand equally effectively.
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Coach Harris is above all a shooting specialist. He will instill the best practices and mechanics he has used and are used today by such greats as Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Damion Lillard, and Jamal Murray. His engineering background allows him to breakdown and build up your body mechanics so you can become a very fliud, skilled and accurate shooter.
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Who is this training for:
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This training is primarily for high school, and college players (boys and girls) wanting to know how to improve. If you just want to play games, then you should go to a team camp or play pick up games instead.
While both have their place, we focus on the skills to make playing the game a better experience for you and therefore for your team members as well.
Our training is for SERIOUS basketball players that want to get better. You can play games anywhere, so we focus on things you can't just pick up anywhere. We focus on developing skills and the mental aspects that will make you better!
It is recommended you must be at least 12 years old to participate in the training academy. Ask us about the push up test.
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You will need:
1) Two outdoor balls. Do not bring a brand new , good indoor ball as it will get messed up quickly
2) Water or your preferred beverage for hydration
3) Good basketball shoes. Not necessarily new but not beat up either. You will need a good tread.
4) Your own pair of vision limiter glasses. Coach Harris will show you what these are.
5) A towel for perspiration