Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find a team for my child to play on?
How do I get started in your program?
Does your program go year around?
How successful have you been in preparing players?
Where does your training take place?
What skills do you work on and how does the program work?
Do you have teams as part of your program?
Do you offer any other programs to go along with the Basketball Skills?
How do I find a team for my child to play on?
An Article has been posted on this subject. Take a look at our Articles page.
How do I get started in your program?
Well, it's actually pretty easy. Take a look at calendar that you can find under the "Quick Help" menu. This menu exists on the grey bar that goes across of all the pages. Once you look at the calendar and figure out what day works good for you, give Coach Joe DeRosier a call. Just let him know that you are interested in the program and you want to come by and try it out. Make sure that your son or daughter shows up with Basketball gear on and ready to go that night. There's only one simple form to fill out and then your ready to go. After trying it out, you can determine if it's something that you want to continue with or not. If you want to continue then payment you can make the payment and that's it.
The basic cost is $115 for 8 one hour sessions. There are discounts available for siblings and extended training commitments. See our Discount information page.
Just remember that the number of sessions that you purchase are not based on a time constraint. So, this means you don't have to use them up within a certain time frame or you loose them. We take attendance each training session, so we make sure that you get the training that you paid for.
Does your program go year around?
Yes, our program goes year round. The School year is our normal training period, where we train Monday thru Thursday nights. During the summer, we normally cut back some on what days are offered. Usually, this means that we end up training two nights a week instead of our normal four nights a week. By June, the Summer schedule is worked out and posted.
How successful have you been in preparing players?
We feel like we've been doing a pretty good job on getting players prepared to compete at the different levels that are participating at. Especially, our High School and Junior High players. You can see for yourself by visiting our Rising Stars , Hall of Fame or Accomplishments pages. The players that train with us are usually driven to improve and work outside of just our training. The side affect of this is that they take major leaps in their improvement and by pass other players that aren't focusing on a consistent basis.
We're very proud of the players that train with us and how much they are improving their games!
Where does your training take place?
We use Puyallup School district Elementary schools throughout the School year. During the summer we use different locations in the Puyallup area. You can always see the schools that we train at on our Locations page.
What skills do you work on and how does the program work?
We believe that there are core skills that EVERY basketball player must be proficient in, Ball handling, Good footwork and Shooting, no matter what position they play. We work on these core skills every training session. The program is not setup in a sequential order, where if you missed Monday, you wouldn't be able to attend for the rest of the week. Each day there are different skill development drills that we work on, along with the core areas. There isn't a predetermined schedule either, so you figure out what days work best for you and those are the days you attend. If you have to take some time off, due to School work or family obligations, that's okay...
Do you have teams as part of your program?
As of this time, NO, we don't offer teams to play on as part of the program. We do offer lists of local teams that you can check out and follow up with. We also offer suggestions on how to find teams. Check out our Articles page.
Do you offer any other programs to go along with the Basketball Skills?
YES, we do. We offer a Speed & Agility program that is tailored towards Basketball. This program is designed to help with First step quickness, the fundamentals of running correctly, Vertical leaping and lateral speed. This program is different then our Basketball skill development classes, where this is designed as an intense workout and the participants WILL be sore the next day. The specific target muscle groups will be isolated and worked on, so soreness will follow... Especially as the participant first starts out. What's really nice is that this program really works hand and hand with the Basketball skill development classes. As they become quicker and faster, they are able to do things that weren't possible on the Basketball court before.
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