Your player walks into tryouts already looking like a kid who belongs — because the work was done before the whistle. No gamble. No hoping. A plan.
Every season it's the same knot in your stomach — will my kid make it, or watch from the sideline again? Here's exactly what we turn around:
Most kids show up hoping. The ones who make it show up ready — same drills, filmed, measured, repeated until tryout day is a formality. That readiness is the whole product.
Week 1–2: lock the fundamentals coaches screen for. Week 3–4: add game-speed decisions and finishing. Week 5–6: full tryout simulations, filmed, so nothing on the day is a surprise.
Every clip is a rep from a program I run five mornings a week. The point is not to look good. The point is to jump higher than last month, on camera.
“He went from the last cut to a starting spot in one season. He walks taller now. Best money we've ever spent on him.”
Ten years turning tryout hopefuls into varsity starters. Former college guard, certified strength coach, and the guy local parents trust with the kid who 'almost' made it. The plan on this page is the same one that's put 60+ players on rosters.
Six weeks out is the sweet spot — enough time to change what a coach sees, not so little that we're cramming. Each cohort is capped so every player gets real eyes on them. When it's full, it's full.
Give your player the plan that turns tryout nerves into a spot they earned — not one they hoped for.
Rivera Basketball · Tryout-prep & skills training that gets players on the roster · Austin, TX