FREE CLINIC

What Good Ball Handlers Have To Learn Next

Nobody teaches ball handling after the basics. 75 minutes, 12 spots, middle school players who already have a handle. Technique, footwork, and the connection between the two.

Free. No card. Not a beginner clinic.

Clinic details

Date

Tuesday, October 6th

Time

7-8:15pm

Ages

10–13

Location

Fox Ridge Middle School, Southeast Aurora, Colorado

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Our previous free clinic

THE WORK SO FAR

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THE SHIFT

Hands and feet, trained as one thing.

Every dribble is attached to a step. Where the foot lands. How the weight shifts. Whether the hip is open or closed. Most programs train hands in one place and feet in another. The result is a good handle that only works at one speed in a straight line.

01

Technique under a microscope.

Not more reps. Cleaner ones. We take dribbles your player already has and refine the mechanics until they stop breaking under speed and contact.

02

Pace and feel.

Changing speeds inside a move. Both hands working independently instead of taking turns. Protecting the ball at the right moment instead of after it's already gone. This is what people mean by ball on a string.

03

Footwork, synchronized.

Every dribble tied to the steps underneath it. This is the piece nobody teaches and the reason good handles plateau.

04

Then the brain is free.

When the handle stops requiring attention, a player sees the floor instead of managing the ball. Getting past the first defender turns from a fight into a decision. That's where the extra scoring comes from.

We don't train defense. We build scorers. This is one layer of that.

THE SESSION

How the 75 minutes work

60 minutes of focused work, then 15 minutes of live play so they actually use what they just learned while it's fresh. Parents get to watch the transfer happen in the same session.

I build each clinic around the 12 players who register. I read every registration and plan the work a day or two out based on who's in the gym and where they are.

What's fixed is the order. Technique first, because everything sits on top of it. Then pace and feel. Then the footwork underneath it. Then live.

Every player leaves with one specific thing to improve and how to improve it. Written down, in their hand.

00–20Technique
20–40Pace + feel
40–60Footwork
60–75Live play

THE TAKEAWAY

What your player walks out with

  1. 01Why their best move works at one speed and vanishes at another, and what change of pace actually requires
  2. 02How to get both hands working independently instead of taking turns
  3. 03The right moment to protect the ball, which is earlier than nearly every young player thinks
  4. 04Which foot has to land first, and what happens to their balance when it doesn't
  5. 05What “ball on a string” actually is, and the specific work that builds it
  6. 06The difference between owning twenty moves and having an arsenal
  7. 07How to build a driveway session that keeps making them better instead of maintaining what they already have
  8. 08What changes on the floor the moment the handle stops taking up their attention

BEFORE YOU CLAIM A FREE SPOT

Who this is for

  • Basketball players ages 10 to 13, boys and girls

  • Already handles the ball for their team

  • Comfortable with crossovers, between the legs, and behind the back at game speed

  • Willing to be challenged for 60 minutes

Who this isn't for

  • Players still learning the basics. This will go over their head and they'll have a rough 60 minutes.

  • High school players. The high school clinic is separate.

  • Parents looking for a drop-off activity

  • Anyone who wants defense work. We don't do it. Ever.

  • Players who want to look good doing drills. We're improving the parts that don't show up on Instagram.

GOOGLE REVIEWS

What parents and players say.

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THE COACH

I'm Marko.

Marko's basketball journey began in Serbia, a country known for its deep love of the game and its focus on fundamental skills. Growing up in a highly competitive European system, he learned early that success comes down to mastering the small details.

By 15 he was one of his country's top youth power forwards. That path let him train and compete alongside Nikola Jokić, and it earned him a spot in the final top 30 cut for the Serbian National Team before he moved to the United States to play four years of college basketball.

Marko coaching a player in the gym

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Tuesday, October 6th · 7-8:15pm
Fox Ridge Middle School, Southeast Aurora, Colorado

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Tuesday, October 6th · Fox Ridge Middle School, Southeast Aurora, Colorado

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