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How we train

The work runs in one direction

Five phases, in order, every time. Skipping one is how players end up with a highlight move and no game.

Phase 01

Assess

Nothing gets programmed until we've seen you move. Movement screen, both hands under pressure, shot chart from five spots, and a live segment — because drills tell us what you can do and live tells us what you'll actually reach for.

You leave withA written read on where you are, in plain language.
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Phase 02

Expose

Then we go straight at the weakness. Left hand, contested finishes, the read you always get wrong. It's the uncomfortable part and it's the part most training skips, because it doesn't look good on video.

You leave withA short, honest list of what's actually holding you back.
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Phase 03

Rebuild

Mechanics get taken apart and put back correctly — footwork, hand placement, shot pocket, first step. Slow, ugly, unglamorous reps until the pattern is right, before we add any speed to it.

You leave withA repeatable pattern instead of a habit you're compensating for.
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Phase 04

Pressure

Now we load it. Defenders, a clock, fatigue, consequence. A skill you can only perform fresh and unguarded isn't a skill yet — it's a demonstration. This is where we find out which is which.

You leave withSkills that survive contact, fatigue and a scoreboard.
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Phase 05

Carry

The last phase happens in your games, not ours. We watch your film, mark where the new work showed up and where you reverted, and that becomes the front of next week's session.

You leave withProof it transferred, or a plan for why it didn't.
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Why in this order

Because pressure
finds the truth

Plenty of players can execute anything you ask in an empty gym. The order above exists so that by the time a skill reaches your Friday night, it has already been tested against a defender, a clock and tired legs. Nothing gets called finished until it has survived all three.

Reviewing film after a session

Start at phase one

Every athlete starts with an assessment, whether you're in fourth grade or playing overseas.