Strick Hoops

11/06/2026

Total trainee 2028 Jillian Firich (Central Valley HS) is a great story💯

Would have most likely quit basketball if she hadn’t joined our program in 7th grade🏀

Last year as a sophomore she contributed on Varsity, including a game with a career best 12 points🔥 This year she’s competing for a starter’s role😤 Not something 7th grade Jill would have even thought about🤯

Hard work and the right attitude, in the right environment, pays off. I say it all the time…make sure wherever you train that you’re getting results. Busy work, doesn’t mean quality work🤔

10/30/2026

🚨AAU Information for Spring 2027 Rosters🚨

Recent texts from a couple college players/families checking in with us. When you play all the way through for us, the relationship doesn’t stop when you stop wearing our black and gold uniform. You are Strick Hoops Fam for life🖤💛

🔸No B teams
🔸Most teams with rosters of 8 players
🔸College coach directs every practice

We do not do tryouts for our AAU program. Instead I personally do player evaluations at our Sunday training sessions. If you are interested in being part of our Strick Hoops Family, contact us to get in for a FREE evaluation to see if there’s a mutual fit🎯

Limited number of openings for Girls (6-9th grade) and Boys (7-11th grade)🏀

10/26/2026

making an impact in our community🖤💛

They are in need of donations, so please consider going through your closet to find a coat, blanket or hat you’re no longer using, that Rocco and Remy can give to a member of the community❤️

Thank you🙏

While finances are tight for everybody, two hard-working siblings are asking their neighbors to help them prepare for a massive coat and winter clothing distribution event.

10/23/2026

🚨AAU Information for Spring 2027 Rosters🚨

🔸No B teams
🔸Most teams with rosters of only 8 players
🔸College coach directs every practice

I’ll never understand why families/players sacrifice long-term growth and success, for short-term wins🤷🏼‍♂️ But read the text. Players that play for us are going to be coached and developed for long-term success💯

“multiple times the coaches told the other bigs to watch how he does it”

Put the right kid in the right environment and enjoy their growth as a player📈 If your player brings the work ethic and coachability, we’ll provide the right environment for them to reach their fullest potential💯

We do not do tryouts in our program. Instead I personally do player evaluations at our Sunday training sessions. If you are interested in being part of our Strick Hoops Family, contact us to get in for a FREE evaluation to see if there’s a mutual fit🎯

🏀11th + 12th Grade Girls is full, but all other grades for Boys and Girls from 6th-12th are open🏀

10/17/2026

🚨AAU Information for Spring 2027 Rosters🚨

🔸No B teams
🔸Most teams with rosters of only 8 players
🔸College coach directs every practice

It’s easy to coach the best players. We can all do that🤷🏼‍♂️

But we also develop players…

We’ve taken an unknown 8th grader and helped them become an All-State player✅

We’ve taken a player that wanted to quit basketball before high school, and helped them become an All-Conference player✅

We’ve taken a player lacking confidence who never thought they’d be a varsity starter, and helped them become a varsity starter✅

If your player brings the work ethic and coachability, we’ll provide the right environment for them to reach their fullest potential💯

We do not do tryouts in our program. Instead I personally do player evaluations at our Sunday training sessions. If you are interested in being part of our Strick Hoops Family, contact us to get in for a FREE evaluation to see if there’s a mutual fit🎯

We are coming off one of the most enjoyable years I’ve had in 30 years of coaching, and I’m looking forward to building on that with our Strick Hoops Fam🖤💛

🏀11th + 12th Grade Girls is full, but all other grades for Boys and Girls from 6th-12th are open🏀

10/10/2026

These Total Trainees happened to all cross paths this week at their trainings🏀

Thinking you’re looking at 30 wins minimum (2 teams), maybe 40, and a shot at a combined 1K points🔥

2028’s Ashtyn Michael and Brooke Certo (Lincoln Park HS) and 2028 Vivienne and 2029 Jules Goshen (OLSH) are ready for BIG years😤

College coaches take note✍️

10/08/2026

This is a 3-point shooting drill I call “Drift, Lift, and Fill”.

I like players to slide to windows so they are always shot ready. So they’ll drift to corner, lift from corner, and fill to the top in this drill.

Make it your own. Pick the spots in your offense. I do 5 makes at each (30 total) because it fits our 1 hour training sessions. But again, make it your own and do the amount of makes you want.

2028 Andrew Harry is doing the drill here. He’s in his 2nd year of Total training with us, and will be a 1st time varsity starter. In his fall league game this week he went 5-7 from 3, including the game winning 3 on a play his coach drew up for him🔥

That’s training translating to games🎯

10/08/2026

Know you had a lot of good choices, and I’m SO happy you’ve found the right fit for YOU, Scarlet!! You put everything you’ve got into everything you do😤 Alfred State women’s basketball is getting a good one, both on and off the court💯

10/02/2026

🚨AAU Information for Spring 2027 Rosters🚨

🏀11th + 12th Grade Girls is full, but all other grades for Boys and Girls from 6th-12th are open🏀

The pic of the X post basically describes our program. Youth level “winning” is mostly due to genetics, not skills. But come high school, the players that were actually developing their skills are the ones that stand out💯 That’s why our younger teams might struggle at times, but then end up having great high school seasons because we are alway developing their skills🙌

So if winning is your main priority at the youth levels, or you believe being recruited to play at the college level has more to do with what program a player plays for, than the player’s actual talent level, we are NOT the program for you!

But if you’re looking for a basketball program that “gets it” when it comes to helping a player develop and get to where they want to go, then get your player in the gym to check us out!

We do not do tryouts in our program. Instead I personally do player evaluations at our Sunday training sessions. If you are interested in being part of our Strick Hoops Family, contact us to get in for a FREE evaluation to see if there’s a mutual fit🎯

We are coming off one of the most enjoyable years I’ve had in 30 years of coaching, and I’m looking forward to building on that with our Strick Hoops Fam🖤💛