Programs Offered:
Offensive Moves and Finishing, Shooting Lab, Point Guard University, 24-7 Training and Junior 24-7 (Fundamentals Class, formerly Complete Player Class).
Three Levels to select from (determined by skill proficiency and age):
Varsity - In general, everyone begins here. This is the foundation of a player's development
Collegiate - For athletes of age and/or have completed Varsity Level Program
Pro - Pre-Requisite is to complete Collegiate and be approved by Hoops City U
The Hoops City U Philosophy: A Message from Micah Lancaster
Hoops City U has a new motto: Where “U” ARE trained like the Pros. For a training academy that offers skill programs for kids 4 years old and beyond, some may wonder if they can take this motto seriously. Can ALL players really be trained like the Pros?
The answer to that question is “Absolutely, YES!” There is a best way to learn every skill in the game of basketball, and that best way is always through progression. It doesn’t matter if you are a professional or a child, the most efficient way to learn, improve, or enhance your skills is through the same process. You start at point A, the foundation, and you keep moving on up.
That’s why all training and programming at the “U” is built on progression. The programs are all designed to get players from point A to point B, and from point B to point C. No skills are skipped over and no fundamentals slip by. Each and every player is trained, observed, and given feedback based on their progress and needs.
This is our process: Every player, after completing a training program, is a given a Certificate evaluating the athlete’s skills and offering recommendations for future program enrollment. Athletes are not just taught the game; they are guided through the best possible progression for them to improve and advance.
If one of our professional athletes is lacking fundamentals in a specific area, they are first brought back to the simple basics of that skill, the same place where a young kid would begin. We stay at that place until that skill is habitual. Pros will of course be able to attack the basic fundamentals at unparalleled intensity levels, will need less time to master each progression, and will be able to move further in advancement and difficulty than amateurs and younger players. But that’s not just the way pros should train; it’s the way all players should train! It’s a progression.
If you’ve seen some of my You Tube videos you would probably think the drills demonstrated are reserved for advanced players only. That’s just not the case. Too many coaches and trainers make the mistake of giving players only what they think the players can handle. That’s a big mistake. At Hoops City U, we don’t wait for bad habits to form only to correct them; we offer players great habits through advanced methods right from the start! They will learn to be mistake-driven right away.
Mistake-Driven. That’s a term Hoops City U will continue to use often. No player gets better unless they push themselves to a level in which mistakes are inevitable. Sometimes coaches go easy on younger players as to protect their confidence, but in essence they are doing nothing but making them fear mistakes. Eventually, players will have to make mistakes in order to improve. Our job as teachers and trainers is to guide them through the mistake-driven process of getting better through sweat, repetition, and fundamentals.
That’s why we can say at Hoops City U that you will be trained like the Pros. We know what that entails and we are able and equipped to offer it to you. So come and be trained at Hoops City U, where “U” ARE trained like the Pros!