What is the Academy?

Parents ask us this every week, usually right after a free evaluation: what actually happens in the Academy, and how is it different from private training? Here is the straight answer.

The short version

The Academy is our year-round elite development program. Players train on a structured calendar with the same coaches all season, working the Core Four every week: individual skill, IQ and game reads, mental performance, and strength and speed. Progress is measured with YourStats, so nobody is guessing whether the work is paying off.

Private training is one-on-one and built around a monthly Shot Plan. The Academy is the long-term container around that work — coached development that keeps running between seasons instead of restarting every spring.

What a week looks like

Every Academy player has coached sessions on the calendar, independent work assigned between them, and full gym access — 5am to midnight, Monday through Saturday — to get it done. The independent work is the part that separates players — it is written down, and we check it.

7–9th grade

Academy block 8–10am or 10am–12pm, four days a week.

10–12th grade

Custom schedule built around your A/B day, with small-group live work in threes to sixes.

Afternoons

Core classes on campus, on a hybrid schedule through your district.

Open gym

Assigned reps logged in YourStats. This is the part that compounds.

Who it’s for

Players who want to play at the next level and are willing to train when nobody is watching. Most of our Academy athletes are in grades 7 through 12 and playing club or high school ball. If your athlete is still deciding whether they love the game, start with group training instead — it is a better fit and a lower commitment.

“Can’t believe how much he’s grown. The reads he’s making, the confidence… grateful.”

— TZONE PARENT

How to start

Every Academy player starts with a free fifteen-minute evaluation. We watch your athlete work, tell you what we see, and recommend the program that fits — sometimes that is the Academy, sometimes it isn’t. There is no commitment either way.