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Team/Group Training and Speaking

    Doug Saylor’s HoopLife Academy offers training programs for teams and individuals and motivational talks
and coaches workshops for groups and organizations. To arrange training or book speaking engagements just call 504-621-5450, or email us.

ABOVE THE RIM
    Doug is currently the Program Director of Above the Rim, a one-of-a-kind training facility located in Madisonville, Louisiana. He over sees both individual and group training in a state-of-the-art gym that offers students a full-size high school gym that is fully air conditioned with top of the line Flat Screen Video Monitors and a Premium Sound System, Maple Wood Floor With Shock Absorbers, and Live Video Game Feed with ten Large Flat Monitors.

SPEAKER AND MOTIVATOR
    Doug is a facilitator of the best-selling “Seven Habits for Teens” program. He ia an award-winning speaker as a member of Toastmasters International. He communicates in a dynamic way to both youth and adults. Call 504-621-5450 and book Doug today, or email us.

TEAM GROUP TRAINING
    The Team/Group Training Package is a four-week program that is customized based on the needs and skills of the team or group. Sessions are held at Pelican Athletic Club or a facility designated by the host team or group. Six to twelve (6-12) players can train in sessions lasting two hours once a week. This package includes one small-group training class of two to three players per week.

CLINIC TRAINING
    One to two hour clinics customized based on the needs and skills of the team or group are available at Above The Rim or a facility designated by the host team or group. A maximum of fifteen (15) players and the coach/group leader may choose the topics for each clinic.

Training Topics

OFFENSIVE TECHNICAL SKILLS
    Shooting, Body Control, One-on-One Moves, Speed, Agility and Quickness, Ball-handling, and Post Play.

OFFENSIVE TACTICAL SKILLS
    Cutting/Moving without the Ball, Basic 2-Man Tactics, Setting and Using Screens, and Team Offensive Tactics.

DEFENSIVE TECHNICAL & TACTICAL SKILLS
    Proper Stances, Correct Close-outs, Help Defense Basics, and Rebounding and Outlet Passing.

Innovative Technology
    HoopLife Academy uses the latest in innovative technology tools to assist in accumulating data for evaluating and teaching skills and tecniques.

MOTION CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY
    This tool captures slow motion and freeze-frames of players in action and reveals the details of every movement and is used to show players what Doug sees.

NOAH TECHNOLOGY
    The NOAH machine captures and measures the shooter’s arc/provides feed-back and tracking of arc consistency-used to show objective improvement.