Clinic Breakdown

1. Skill Development

Focused on developing the fundamental and advanced skills athletes need to perform at a high level.

Ball Handling & Creating Space

• Two-ball dribbling and ball-control series
• Change of pace and change of direction
• Creating separation from defenders
• Handling pressure and defensive contact
• Attacking from different spots on the floor

Shooting & Scoring

• Form shooting and shooting mechanics
• Catch-and-shoot repetitions
• Pull-up jumpers off the dribble
• Finishing at the rim through contact
• Floaters, reverses, and finishing with both hands

2. Player Development –

Focused on helping athletes become more complete basketball players by improving decision-making, basketball IQ, and game understanding.

Decision Making & Basketball IQ

• Reading defensive pressure and recognizing advantages
• Attacking closeouts
• Spacing and movement without the ball
• Making the right play in game-like situations
• Understanding offensive concepts and reads

Position & Role Development

• Guard, wing, and post-specific skill work
• Developing strengths based on position and playing style
• Transition offense and defensive responsibility
• Communicating and playing within a team concept

3. Competition

Competitive game situations designed to test the skills and decision-making developed throughout the clinic.

• 1v1 competitive scoring
• 2v2 and 3v3 small-sided games
• Live game situations
• Competitive shooting games
• Advantage/disadvantage situations
• Reading defenses and making decisions under pressure
• Tryout-style competition designed to simulate the intensity and pressure of actual team evaluations

2. Strength & Conditioning with Bando Performance (60 minutes)

Tailored to basketball’s demands: explosiveness, lateral quickness, stamina

• Warm-Up & Mobility
• 3 Dimensional Dynamic warm-up focusing on different movement techniques/strategies. 
• Full body mobility and flexibility 
• Strength Training
• Full body strength training, education and execution of basic foundational exercises that yield the most results for increasing athletic performance.
• Explosiveness & Agility
• Vertical and horizontal force development
• Rotational Power and core stability development
• Speed development (resisted or un-resisted)
• Conditioning / Game Shape
• Metabolic conditioning for the sport of basketball
• Partner competition drills to mimic tryout intensity

Clinic Focus

Skill Development • Player Development • Competition

This clinic is designed to challenge athletes in a competitive environment while developing the skills, basketball IQ, and confidence necessary to perform at a higher level. Athletes will be coached, challenged, and evaluated through a combination of skill work, player development, and live competition.