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Play Practice Basketball

Portsmouth, NH's Premier Basketball Confidence Training Program

Mover and Shaker

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"(Sayuki) went from someone who was at the end of the bench, just getting a little bit of playing time, focusing on rebounding and defense to arguably one of the most consistent outside shooters on her team.
She went from somebody that was eager to get the ball out of her hands as soon as it came to her, in her seventh grade year, to someone that, when her team was having trouble breaking the press, her coach would put in as point guard. She became one of the primary ball handlers.
And that confidence went beyond the basketball court - She became a team captain last year - Which was amazing to see - and she's more involved in leadership things at school at this point. So when I say that the expense feels well justified on our end, that is a literal fact." - Brian Elkevizth

 Problem

Your player has never been taught how to create offense without the ball in their hands.

They don't know how to get open consistently to catch a pass...

When they do catch a pass, they are not ready to attack...
Their coaches (and probably you) spend all game yelling "MOVE!"

​Sound familiar?

 Solution

Our Mover & Shaker course is designed to help your player become an off-ball Ninja

We break down off-ball movement into 4 situations, and create a principle-based approach that will have your player searching, creating, and exploiting scoring opportunities - before they even touch the ball!
In the 4 modules of the Mover & Shaker course, we will be covering:

  • How to create an advantage on a fast break
  • How to create an advantage against a half-court defense using the Order of Operations
  • How to set and use screens for maximum advantage using the Rule of Opposites
  • How to move as the "Inside Man" to create scoring opportunities - instead of touching the ball only after rebounds!

 How it works!

4 touch points we use every week to layer on each concept like a coat of paint - what we call our "PERQ" System:

  • We Prime their brain with a preview video
  • We use an "Espresso vs gallon of coffee" workout and injection of basketball ideas in as little as 30 minutes
  • We Record their workout to document progress and guide their practice at home
  • We Quiz them to recall what we did, why we did it that way, and what it's called

 Example weekly commitment:

  • Sun/Mon - watch a 15 min video
  • Tues - attend 30 min 1on1 training (or 60 min group)
  • Wed - review recording of workout on Homecourt
  • Thurs - practice at home, referencing video as needed
  • Fri - take quiz
  • Sat - practice at home, referencing video as needed

 Who is This For?

Green SOCKS™ to Blue SOCKS™ transition program for players:

  • In 5-9th grade
  • That have played 2+ years of basketball and
  • Are ready to FOCUS on improving their skill level in a way that translates to games

 Objections!

Why only 4 weeks?
Going deep on a single focus with a hybrid approach for 4-weeks is our tried-and-tested solution to mastering a skill set, and each of our courses uses "interleaving" to overlap on core skills and concepts from a variety of game situations

Why so expensive?
We deliver game performance results, guaranteed. We are not counting minutes... What you get is up to you, how we deliver it and how long it takes is up to us!

We spent 20 years perfecting our instructions and progression of skills and concepts to eliminate wasted time and maximize the effectiveness of our repetitions

We specialize in this age group of 5th-9th grade, so we know exactly what they are capable of, how they think, and what works for them

We are a simplifier - we can take the most complex skill and concept and make it digestible, achievable, and even easy for your player in minutes


Isn't this just another "skills and drills" night?
No! Skills and drills is what everyone else does:
- often as a token add-on to a program, otherwise focused on team coaching
- with huge groups of 20+ kids on a court
- working on skills in isolation from any decision-making or game application

We work with a max of 8 players per group, with competitive discovery of problems, skills as solutions, and immediate game application of skill in competitive situations


Why should I choose the Group vs 1on1 format?
1on1 training is like tutoring for players that are beginners, feel behind their peers, or are new to a skill or concept - it has a great amount of leverage in getting 150+ repetitions with the full focus of coach and player

The Group format makes everything we do translate better to games with our Play-Practice-Play format - we play to discover why we need a skill, breakdown the skill as a solution to a problem, then play again to test it vs live defense. Coach BJ's expertise in instructions and feedback allow him to touch a group of up to 8 players with specific individual feedback on every repetition, while they get the benefit of competitive application of each skill

What if I can't make it to the group training session?​
​- We offer this program in 1on1 and group format, so if you know you'll have to miss a session in advance, we will make it up in a 1on1 session instead! (Make up session needs must be stated at start of the program)

What our clients say

"(Sayuki) went from someone who was at the end of the bench, just getting a little bit of playing time, focusing on rebounding and defense to arguably one of the most consistent outside shooters on her team.
She went from somebody that was eager to get the ball out of her hands as soon as it came to her, in her seventh grade year, to someone that, when her team was having trouble breaking the press, her coach would put in as point guard. She became one of the primary ball handlers.
And that confidence went beyond the basketball court - She became a team captain last year - Which was amazing to see - and she's more involved in leadership things at school at this point. So when I say that the expense feels well justified on our end, that is a literal fact." - Brian Elkevizth

Mover & Shaker Guarantee

Your player will get open more often, get more touches of the ball, and take more shots per game after only 4 weeks, or we'll give you your money back!

 Uniqueness

We help your player become an off-ball Ninja

Other programs use only scripted offense, making players helpless when play breaks down

​We help your player become an off-ball Ninja - Exploiting defensive psychology to creating scoring opportunities BEFORE touching the ball!

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