Ferrysburg

Practices – Daily except Fri
Location: 17520 Ridge Ave

Options by grade.  Parents: each day is a 10+ week program.  Pick a day (or multiple days)

• 10 years + Under: Sun, Mon, Tue, Thurs
• 5th-6th Grade: Everyday
• 7th-9th Grade Boys: Sun, Mon, Tue, Weds
• New players start EVERY WEEK, there is no required start date

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Sundays – REGISTER

Mondays – REGISTER

Tuesdays – REGISTER

Wednesdays – REGISTER

Thursdays – REGISTER

Sats – Games  REGISTER

Featuring 2024 MAC Player of the Year at D-1 Toledo, Sophia Wiard.  Beat U of M 2 years in a row, played in March Madness and the NIT!  

Mon, Tues and Thurs

Rockford

Practices: Sundays
Location: 6060 Belding Rd

1. 10 years + Under Co-Ed
2. 5th-8th Grades Co-Ed

•  REGISTER

Featuring 2019 GR Area Female Athlete of the Year, 4 year star at D-1 Oakland.  Alona Blackwell

 

NO TRAVEL, NO TRYOUTS – since 2006

• 10 Years and Under Co-Ed
• Middle & High School Training 

At Basics, we recognize this training (and access to your children) is WAY BIGGER than just basketball skill development.  We take our role as model, mentor and coach very seriously.  Please see our Candid Shots video logs describing the youth sports culture which in many respects needs constant supervision and informed decision making from the parents and coaches.  

A book is also underway, excerpts can be found here:  Youth Sports in America: Question Authority.  Think for Yourself. Do Your Best. 

NOTE: Nearly 10% of our Fall Team players have made it to the college level versus the national average of 1% (17 D-1)   See our Player Profile service HERE.  It works.

What an opportunity to work with one of the best players in the country.  Sophia Wiard is the 2024 MAC Player of the Year, scored over 1500 points at Toledo, beat U of M twice and played in March Madness.  She will run our teams in Fremont and will also coach Lakeshore teams.  Do not delay.  A great opportubity to learn from the best. 

Coach McGannon comments.  I watch how off season basketball is managed with astonishment.  I can not believe how many kids and programs believe actual GAMES are the best way to improve.  They are not.  REPETITION and REINFORCEMENT of the game’s key skills is the answer.  This defines the Basics model and is the primary reasion why over 90% of our players make their school teams. .  

These photos are a snap shot of the type of players we help build at Basics.  Their success is rooted in skill development, conditioning and mental strength, not in what team they are on, how many points they scored or what their record is.  

• Cam Thompson – All State Whitehall HS. attended over 100 X. WMU
• Abby Cole – AP Michigan HS player of the year (’13), attended over 100 X.  U of M
• Evan Bruinsma – AP Michigan HS player if the year (’10), attended over 200 X.   U of Detroit.
• Taylor Richards – AP Michigan HS player of the year (’15), attended over 200 X.  Cornerstone
• Bradley Richards – (Taylor’s brother!!). Muskegon area’s all time leading scorer (2300 points and counting). Over 200 X  Cornerstone
• Team picture – Cam and Bradley on same Basics Spring Team 2018.
• Grand Haven Tribune article highlighting back-to-back Class A state champion Lady Bucs (2012, 2013) attending Basics training in middle school.  Featuring Abby Cole and Taylor Craymer.