What: Spring Training - Boys (ages 5-7) "Little Dribblers Skills Training Academy"
Where: Hawk Ridge Elementary School - located at 9201 Bryant Farms Road Charlotte, NC 28277
When: 7 Sundays - (March 17th - May 12th) @ 1:30pm (program runs from 1:30pm - 2:45pm)
Cost: $199

All training program dates - 3/17, 3/24, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12  (OFF 3/31 & 4/7)

 Training Program Features: Our "Little Dribblers" training is a perfect fit for boys who are brand new to the game, or for those that have previous experience! All players will come in each Sunday for 75 minutes of professional skills training. Our highly trained staff will handle ALL skills training and much of the emphasis in this program will be on building a strong foundation and teaching players ALL fundamentals of the game. Our program will be run by the legendary Coach James Eckerman who has been running our "Little Dribblers" program for five years! Coach Eckerman has a knack for teaching the game, and inspiring young athletes. Come see why Charlotte Magazine named Yes I Can Basketball "The Best of the Best!"

First day report time will be 1:30pm on Sunday, March 17th at Hawk Ridge Elementary School. Your son will ALWAYS report at 1:30pm.

What to expect in a Boys Little Dribblers Training Academy
We have two goals for your son:

1) learn movement
2) learn skills

Each session will focus on developing these two areas.

If boys learn movement at this age, they will become better athletes when they mature. We want these boys to learn such critical movements such as, pivoting, skipping, running, shuffling laterally, hopping, landing, running backwards and so on.

Learning basketball skills is accomplished by giving them a steady diet each day of fast paced drills/teaching such areas as: triple threat, passing and catching, pivoting, jump stop, layups/shooting, and defense.

Frequently asked questions:

What height are the rims? We lower the rims to 8 feet

What size basketball is used? We use a small youth 27" basketball. Perfect for this age

What if we my boy has never played before - any worries?
No worries!! Your son will be placed in a gym with similar boys. We simply want them all to have a chance to learn and shine!

Who will be training my boy - coaching him?
Our site directors are carefully hand selected professionals that pass extensive background checks and have impressive basketball experience - but also have the ability to teach and motivate young players. They will handle the instruction/drills each league day, but we actually encourage parents to "roll up their sleeves" and step onto the court to help with drills. It's a blast!

Please Call (704) 713-7542 for any general or specific questions about this program