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How to structure basketball training sessions that actually transfer to games—it’s the question every serious trainer faces. You’ve heard it before, maybe said it yourself: “I shoot 80% in practice, but I can’t buy a bucket in games.” The problem isn’t effort. It’s how your sessions are structured. Josh Fan has spent over a decade […]

Learning how to run a sports coaching business successfully comes down to three fundamentals: pricing strategy, systematic operations, and consistent client acquisition. Russell Reeder, founder of CoachIQ, has worked with over 5,000 trainers and currently powers about 1,000 coaching businesses—and he’s seen exactly what separates thriving six-figure operations from struggling side hustles. The biggest issue […]

Most basketball players hit a wall not because of skill—but because of what’s happening between their ears. Joey Hewitt knows this firsthand—and it’s why he built his sports coaching business around mental performance training. As a Division III player who went from riding the bench freshman year to losing just five games over his next […]

Coaching business automation makes it possible for coaches like Mike Shaughnessy to work in three roles simultaneously—high school, AAU, and private training— without drowning in administrative chaos. As a high school basketball coach, AAU coach, and private trainer, Mike sees how players develop (or struggle) across every environment. That perspective shaped his training philosophy and […]

The constraints-led approach to basketball training is transforming how coaches develop players—but the path to adopting evidence-based methods isn’t always straightforward. Jeff Schmidt didn’t set out to become a basketball trainer using CLA. After more than a decade as a high school head coach and 22 years in education, he faced a choice many coaches […]

Does This Sound Familiar? Your player looks like a superstar in practice—nailing drills, perfect footwork, smooth shooting form. Then game night hits, and everything changes. Suddenly, they freeze up under pressure, make rushed decisions, and can’t execute the way they did in training. If you’ve seen this, you’re not alone. This “practice-to-game gap” is one […]