Title of Program: LCBC U15/U17 Fall Academy
Head Coach: Our head coach is Mike Hansen. Mike has over 25 years of coaching experience, with a majority at the post secondary level here in Alberta.
Eligibility: Open to student-athletes in Grades 9-12 currently registered in Holy Spirit Catholic School
Sessions: 1-2 sessions per week: 1st: Sunday's 12:30-2:00pm (Girls Session) 2:00-3:30pm (Boys Session) @ Catholic Central High School West Campus, 2nd weekly gym sessions will be announced as they become avaliable (Days & Times TBD).

1st Sunday Session: Sunday Sept. 15th , Last Sundaty Session: Sunday Oct 27th

Brief Overview of Academy: Using the Basketball Canada Learn to Train model, sessions will focus on teaching athletes how to train on their own, so as to improve on their core skills. Athletes will be taught three different 45-minute individual training sessions that include productive warm-ups, skill work and core fundamentals that focus on shooting, finishing and basketball decision-making. The goal is that athletes then take what they've learned to train on their own during open gym times, at the park, driveway or YMCA so they can work on skill aquisition.
Capacity: is between 16-20 athletes per session, but will not turn away anyone that is committed to attending. Ideally we would have a minimum of 8 U15 Boys, 8 U17 Boys, 8 U15 Girls, & 8 U17 Girls so that we can arrange for some exhibition games to add some fun to the fall training.
Tournament or Exhibition Games: Plans are still being discussed with 3 Calgary Clubs (CBA, RISE, and Supreme) to go to calgary on 2-4 saturdays to play 2 exhibitions per saturday. These are not guarteeed but hopeful.
Goal of Academy: We want to encourage our players to be multi-sport athletes, while also ensuring that they continue their basketball development. Our goal is to teach players how to train on their own without having to pay for an expensive personal trainer, or needing a coach in the gym directing them all the time. This fosters greater training opportunities for players and allows for greater player development.

A Note from Coach Hansen:

We have the athletes to compete with anyone in the south or the province for that matter. What's missing is refined skill and high level basketball IQ. Our goal is to focus on the tiny details that have the greatest impact; namely shooting and finishing. We will show players the three steps to training that elite shooters use, do video analysis with them and tweak or repair their shots. We will focus on footwork which is the key to finishing and ensure they understand the importance of repetition in developing footwork. Finally, We'll teach the difference between a quality shot and a bad shot, the analytics behind it and how we generate good scoring opportunities through player movement. Looking foward to getting started!!

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LCBC U15/U17 Fall Academy Registration

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