What: Fall Training - Boys & Girls (ages 5 - 7) "Little Dribblers Training"
Where: Highland Creek Elementary School - located at 7242 Highland Creek Parkway 28269
When: 7 Sundays - (September 15th - October 27th) @ 1:30pm (program runs from 1:30pm - 3:00pm)
Cost: $199

All league dates - 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27

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, September 15th at Highland Creek Elementary School.

What to expect in a Little Dribblers Academy:
We have three goals:

1) learn movement
2) learn skills
3) learn how to play the game

Each session will focus on developing these three areas.

If players learn movement at this age, they will become better athletes when they mature. We want these players 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.

Learning how to play the game will follow the drills/teaching. We issue them uniform tops for them to keep. The league games allow the boys a chance to start putting the teaching together in a game situation. We wisely do not turn the score clock on. Focus is on developing skills - less on who is winning the game.

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 my son 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 son - coaching him?
Our site directors are carefully hand selected professionals that have impressive basketball experience - but also have the ability to teach and motivate young players. They will handle the instruction/drills each league day. We rely on parents to volunteer to coach the actual games. In fact we encourage parents to "roll up their sleeves" and step onto the court to help with drills. Positive spirited adults with a love of serving are encouraged to sign up to coach!

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