by Joerik | Jul 21, 2022 | Academy Coaches, Academy Players, Off-Season, Player Development
Pre-Season Planning + Explanation vision behind it There is a focus for 7 weeks leading into our September competition Our biggest focus points: 1) Off Court Connections 2) How We Want to Play 3) What Our Culture is and How We Uphold It Take a watch of the video...
by Joerik | Jun 14, 2021 | Academy Players, Off-Season, Player Development
Is the floater the 2-pointer of the future? In my opinion YES! Both teardrops and soft runners are increasing in both efficiency as importance. Some stats to think about: Game 1 Knicks vs. Hawks: 19 floaters where shot, 7 of them in the final quarter. The shot is...
by Goetgeluck | Jun 8, 2021 | Academy Players, Athletic Development, Off-Season
Off-season is a time when we have always tried to help our kids to develop both their athleticism as well as their basketball skills. Often one of the first things that gets lost during in-season is physical training. That is why we try to create good habits during...
by Joerik | Jun 1, 2021 | Off-Season, Player Development, Public, Shooting
In this article I want to share with you my thoughts and my plan for the off-season. Everyday my morning routine is watching a couple of condensed highlights of some NBA games from the night before. What I occasionally like to do, is take some stats watching the...
by Joerik | Jun 22, 2020 | Off-Season, Player Development, Public
One of the main challenges we had when starting Elite Athletes 10 years ago was changing the basketball culture. The culture back then was not very inspirational. The more motivated players did not really have access to a supportive environment to work hard towards...