🏀WHY JOIN THE BASKETBALL SCHOOL OF SANDPOINT?

by Darren Laiche October 20, 2017

There are other options for your basketball time and money in Sandpoint.  There is the Rec League, Upward, AAU programs and others!  BSS wasn't created to replace any of these.  It was created to add to what these great programs already offer.

Sandpoint is an incredible small town that has people and things to offer that you can't find anywhere else in our great country!!!  However, like many small towns it can lack some of the positives that the big cities have to offer.  As I played pick up games and talked to parents around town, I quickly noticed a need to highlight the great game of basketball with families and directly improve skills in our youth.  I saw kids that really liked the game, but maybe haven't been exposed to some of the skills needed to really increase their love for basketball.  Like anything else, kids fall in love with what they are good at.  If you find an unhappy kid, you have also found a kid that hasn't identified his or her natural talents yet.  We all are made to be great at something!  Basketball is an incredible sport, because it has room for almost everyone to be great at some aspect of the game!  You can be the best dribbler, shooter, rebounder, passer, hustler, team glue player, etc...

I see the BSS as a place that kids will fall in love with basketball!  We will work hard in every session to the point that the players will be sore and sleep like rocks!  However, we will also have a great time!  There will be music, videos, games and contest with prizes!!  The perfect balance of hard work and fun is our goal!  Heck - that should be the goal for every group and business out there!!!

The School Teams and other programs will be our closest allies.  BSS will help them and they will want to help us once they enjoy the results of our efforts.  We are all working towards the same goals, but those coaches have time restrictions on them and during their practices they need to input offenses, defenses, inbounds plays, ways to comeback, ways to keep a lead, how to warm up, how to sit on the bench, etc...  Our sole focus at BSS is to identify each player's weaknesses and attack them repeatedly until they don't have them.  We will do this in a fun way and then we will add skills to their game that they didn't realize they needed.  We will practice behind the back passes and between the legs dribbles as soon as that ball fits through their little legs!  We aren't trying to develop showboats, but we are very interested in developing a few of the most important skills around.  Those include self confidence, happiness, work-ethic, fitness and the importance of team!  

BSS will make this great game fun for your player!  We will give them drills and games to repeat 12 months out of the year.  If they are working out with us 2 days a week.  Then they should be repeating the drills for at least 10 minutes per day the other 5 days.  I always say - Basketball is a simple math equation.  How many hours have you worked on your game and at what intensity?  The answer is how good you are.  We all know that same equation works on most everything we encounter in life.  Give us a try at BSS.  Your player can attend 1 session for $15 or they can purchase a Session Pack and pay as low as $9 per session.  See you in the gym!

🏀BSS Basketball Camp 2018 - What's the Big Deal?

by Darren Laiche July 03, 2018

There is a reason it's called Basketball "Camp".  It is not a practice or a workout.  All the coaches & players will bond together like a family during these 20 hours of learning, excitement, competition & fun!  A love for the game will be strengthened and your player will be wanting more after experiencing BSS Camp 2018!!!

Every day will consist of the following in different a order to keep it fresh:

Basketball & Attitude discussion followed by warm-ups and strength training.

Shooting Work

Ball-Handing Work

Daily Competitive Contest for a chance to compete on Championship Friday!

3 on 3 Tournament

5 on 5 Games

Detailed teaching & breakdown of 1 phase of the game

Skill Development

Championship Friday - we will start Friday recapping the important lessons and skills that we taught during the week, but starting at 9am the entire mood and intensity of the gym will change!  The music will be turned up, game clock will be plugged in and we will put everything we have learned into battle to decide the champions of each and every competition!!!  An awards ceremony will follow at 11:30 along with a life discussion from Coach Darren to help challenge each player to accomplish great things in their upcoming school year!

Whether your young player has a future in Basketball or not, doesn't really matter in relation to the BSS Camp 2018.  Every camper will leave on Friday feeling excited about life!  They will have experienced a great time with the game of basketball!  They will also have a better understanding about results through hard work and the importance of each member in a team, family, etc...

You can register at www.BasketballSchoolOfSandpoint.com.  All participants will receive an emailed letter on 7/9/18 with all the details.  We can't wait to work with your young Hooper!!!  Questions - [email protected]

🏀What can I expect from the BSS?

by Darren Laiche October 30, 2017

Organization - from the 1st session we will have a plan to make the most of all 90 minutes that you decide to invest in your young player.  Every session will be different, but they will all have a great mix of hard work, game type action & fun activities. Respect - you and your player will always be treated with respect at the BSS.  We thank you for choosing us to invest in your child.  Regardless of their current skill level, they will be treated like the most important player in the gym!

Energy - we will never just "roll out the balls."  Any and all BSS Staff will work every bit as hard as the players each and every session.  There will be an electric energy in the Gym each session.  Hard work will become contagious!

Focus - drills will be completed when players get the message.  If they don't, we will either continue to repeat the drill or pull them over to the side to work on it 1on1.  We won't move on just to say that we covered it.  No player will be left behind.

Consistency - anyone can show up at session 1 and bring a big smile, energy and a couple good drills.  BSS will never have a down night.  Whether we have 20 players in the gym session 1 or 1 player in the gym the night of a January Snow Storm --- we will push that group to get better at working and at the great game of basketball!

Creativity - there are no magic drills.  The secret is how hard you work at the drill at hand!  We will do all the basic stuff like layups, touch shooting, dribbling drills, etc...  However, we will be creative every session and introduce something new to keep your player intrigued.  It could be buzzer beater games, dribbling and tossing bean bags, competing for prizes or pushups ... it will always be interesting and fun! 

Individual Attention - much of what we do will be setup for a group of players to work together at the same time.  However, we always will be looking for a player that either needs to be challenged at a higher level or needs us to slow down and master the basics with them.  Those situations will be addressed each and every night.  We don't have to keep going to get ready for the big game next week!  Our goal is each player improving and meeting their own personal basketball goals!

Role Models - any and every BSS employee will be someone that you will be happy to have your player look up to.  There will never be any talking down to players or other coaches.  This will be a positive environment that will be too fast paced for any foolishness to even begin.  However, it will be set up in a way that the beginning player can fit in any session that they start.

FUN - we understand that in 2017 children have alot of options to occupy their time.  Our greatest ability at the BSS is the trick of making hard work alot of fun to young people.  Each session will include a prize for somebody, some loud music at times, alot of hard work and sweat, some competition with winners and losers.  We will all learn from each of those, but will leave with a smile on our faces!

Results - we also get that at the end of the day you would like some results for the money you are investing in your player.  We will identify their strengths and weaknesses and put together a plan to really improve the weaknesses.  However, if you have a particular focus in mind, please talk to us at the gym, call or email.  We need to know your expectations and you need to help to get your player working between sessions!  The greatest improvements will be by the player who works 90 minutes 2 days per week with us and then works 15 minutes the other 5 days to repeat just a few of the drills that they learned at the BSS each week!

Man this is going to be fun!  Spread the word!!  The BSS will be the place to improve your player's game and instill confidence!!!