Deadline:  May 15

  • Single school Only AT YOUR HOME GYM
  • 2 or 3 days based on your schedule  
  • 1 camp – $125 per player 12 to 18 players 
  • 2 camps – $75 per player 12 to 18 players
  • INCLUDES The Basics Mindset – See ** below
  • Anywhere in Michigan or the Midwest
  • 50% deposit required to secure dates

Contact us at 616 402-1600 or [email protected]

Since 2006, we  have provided a terrific option for Midwest basketball programs to eliminate summer travel AND provide premier skills training.  And we come to you. Our model emphasizes 3 key areas for competitive growth

 

  1. Sharp Skill Development
  2. An emphasis on Conditioning
  3. Mental Strength.  ** Other sports may sit in on the Mindset training, no cost.  Not just basketball, any athlete, any progran may sit in.  HUGE BENEFIT!!  See Outcomes here

Examples

  • Varsity Team Camp – Boys or Girls
  • JV or Freshmen Team Camp – Boys or Girls
  • STRONG middle schoolers should attend

GREAT COACHING

Sophia Wiard  

The 2024 MAC Player of the Year at Toledo.  Scored over 1500 points, grabbed 600+ boards and recorded 600+ assists.  Beat U of M two years in a row and played in the Big Dance in 2023, beating Iowa State.  Highlight here – 40 vs Kent State

Jim McGannon  

Basics founder.  D-1 at Dartmouth, played for legendary coach Pete Carril and his protege, Gary Walters.  Walters became Princeton AD for 20 years after his stint at Dartmouth. Coach McGannon is one of the finest shooting coaches in the state.  Demo here.

Improvement Areas:

  • Technical Skills: Dribble, Pass, Shoot, Defend
  • Emphasizing the importance of conditioning.
  • Court awareness, knowing what and when to do it
  • Building the skill of ANTICIPATION
  • How to play against bigger, stronger, faster opponents
  • How to take advantage if YOU have these advantages
  • Building KEY intangibles: communication, patience, understanding roles, initiative among many other intangibles
  • Learning to GO FOR IT with no fear

Basics Stats:

Basics currently has over 200 graduates who have made it to the college level

Over 90% of Basics players make their school teams

Hundreds of freshmen and sophomores have earned varsity spots over the years.

For the select few interested in college athletics, see our College Player Profile Service

Player Profile Service
Coach Sophia Wiard pic

She hits 15 in a row, hits the rim ONCE!!  Pure shooter, get her in front of your teams

  • Two (2) day camps:  2 hours each day + Mindset on Day 2 after
  • Three (3) day camps:  1.5 hours each day + Mindset on Day 3 after
  • Basics Mindset (Mental Strength) is a GREAT BENEFIT!  Parents and coaches are encouraged to attend.  See West Catholic Football below. State Champions in 2025, 42-14 over Notre Dame Prep at Ford Field in November.  WC has attended the Mindset 3 X.   

 

  • Dartmouth College Women’s Golf.  Mindset Trained 4 X.  Ivy League Champions in 2024, 1st ever for that program.  Click HERE for championship video narrated by Coach Alex Kirk.

The Mindset Training alone will improve the individual and collective performance of the group.  It WILL lead to additional WINS. 

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