BreakThrough Strength & Conditioning

10/21/2026

10/19/2026

Summer League 2026 Most Improved Players:
Group 1 Jack!
Jack’s class at Breakthrough is a very special groups of boys and girls. They are the type that are very competitive, want to learn as much as possible and as a result everyone is the class is elevated.
Jack elevated himself in his class but also became a leader on his team in the league.
Things just started to click for him. I remember in one of his games, he tried driving when the better option was to do a one dribble pull up. I told him, he nodded, did that very thing on the next play and scored and then looked at me with big eyes and his mouth open like “wow it worked!”.
Those are the moments that I love and Jack had a great season full of memorable moments.

Group 2 Connor!
Connor was another example where things just started to click for him. As they did, he could tell it wasn’t by accident. It was because he was putting in the effort and was starting to understand the game in a different way.
Connor is so much fun to watch and I was so proud of him this season. He without a doubt deserved this award. Way to go Connor.

Group 3 Ethan & Jack!
These boys were both named winners of the Most improved award and for very different reasons.
For Ethan, it was a cerebral breakthrough. Finding how to use his talents on his particular team. When things start to happen as a result of your hard work, it’s a great feeling. I’m so proud of Ethan and how he overcomes his challenges. Keep shooting Ethan!

Jack started with us only a few months prior to the season and he was aggressive…VERY aggressive and raw. He was and still is learning but I cannot think of too many other players in our program that impacts the game like he does. His ability to rebound is amazing, but what’s scary is now he has developed a talent for scoring.
He gets into your head. You worry about where he is when he is on the floor. He very much has a Dennis Rodman like feel to his game and he is not even close to reaching his potential yet.
From the first game of the season to the last, it could not be ignored, he-along with Ethan was definitely the most improved player.

Proud of you guys!!!

10/16/2026

Summer League Group 3 Championship:
Bulls vs Lakers

Group 3, much like Group 2 has become a VERY competitive age group which made for some great games this past season.

The Lakers faced tough competition but prevailed every time entering the championship undefeated. The Bulls? They were plagued with injuries from the very first game. Yet, despite their roster changes were able to develop amazing team chemistry led by Trey and Makai and were able to fight their way to the big game.

On this night, it was a showcase of skills, team chemistry and ex*****on. Even though the Bulls put up a great fight, the Lakers were just too good. A combined 52 points from their co-MVPs Jackson & Nixon along with major contributions from the other Lakers sealed the deal and was enough to get that Championship trophy.

These kids are poached, sought after by other clubs and programs constantly and it’s on nights like this you see why.
In our atmosphere they are able to play free. They have great coaching, feedback and the parents help provide such a positive environment which allows the program to be at its peak and the kids to have memorable nights often.

Congratulations to the Lakers!

10/02/2026

Summer League Group 2 Championship:
Lakers vs Bulls

In our most competitive age group, the two best passing teams made it to the final.
Both teams were full of kids that genuinely liked each other and played so selflessly.

Neck and neck; this game was tied at half time but a stretch of great transition basketball by the Bulls in the second half was all it took to give them the lead. Tough play and smart decision helped them to maintain that lead and get them the win.

Congratulations to the Bulls! A VERY fun team to watch and great group of kids.

10/02/2026

Summer League Group 1 Championship:
Lakers vs Celtics

This one was a thriller! Both teams battled back and forth and even went into overtime!

Stockton and the Lakers gave their all but on this night, the Celtics were better team. Their passing, rebounding and ex*****on down the stretch got them the win and the trophy.

Congratulations to the Celtics!

10/01/2026

Great group of guys here.

Proud of every single one of them.

09/28/2026

Flight School 2026

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen the transfer from program to athletics like I have this year.
These kids (unfortunately missing a few in the photo) worked their butts off.

My responsibility as I learn and grow as a coach is to figure out how to implement what I’m learning and make all of my programs better and more productive.

So, this year to even enter the class, they had to agree to do an 8 week preparatory phase so they were ready to do the things I had in-store for them in the summer. It worked.

For example, for 6 years alrek_g3 had a record that just couldn’t be broken. The 20M sprint stood tall and untouchable at 2.50 seconds.
Well, this year Beckett broke it! Then Derek, then Nixon, then Marley, then Trey, then Lincoln, then Jackson and then Beckett again! It was absolutely incredible.
That record now is held by Beckett at 2.25 seconds…oh and in true Beckett fashion he did it in Yeezy’s coz he forgot his basketball shoes that day. 😆

The average increase on the 20M sprint was 0.963 seconds.
On the shuttle drill 1.467 seconds.
On the Broad jump 2.8 inches.
Vertical Jump 2.3 inches.
Max Vertical 2.9 inches.
Our most impressive increases across the board in the 10 years I’ve been doing it.

Proud of the hard work all the kids put in.
Numbers aside, I saw and am still seeing the results of their efforts. They are more smooth on the court in their movements, a lot more agile and definitely more explosive.

Flight School is only once a year, it works. Get in on it next year!

09/23/2026

YWT holds

With all of the screen time kids have every day, we are seeing an evolutionary change in posture, and not a good kind.
Rounding of the neck and upper back, tightening of the shoulders and hips and as a result?
Poor mobility and extension of the shoulders and upper back.

An exercise we do almost every day at the gym is the Y-W-T iso-hold.
A very simple and effective way to help strengthen that posterior chain and help EVERYONE keep from looking like zombies.

Variation #1 Prone (lying on your stomach).
5-10 secs each letter for 1-2 rounds.

Variation #2 Rev Incline
(Lying on your stomach on a low incline bench)
5-10 secs each letter for 1-2 rounds.

Variation #3 Rev Incline holding weights (light weights!)
5-10 secs each letter for 2-3 sets.
Usually we will pair these with another exercise or two.

Variation #4 Standing Banded Y-W-T’s
5-10 secs each letter for 2-3 sets.
Usually we will pair these with another exercise or two.

Variations 3 & 4 are definitely the hardest ones!

You can also try half a dozen other variations of each kind but these are the ones we typically perform.

Give them a go, keep that upper back and those shoulders strong!

Have fun!

08/21/2026

The Spring was a as such a fun one and is my personal favorite of the year.
Congratulations to the Group 1 Hornets, the Group 2 Pacers & the Group 3 Hornets.

Something we preach at Breakthrough is ‘The best passing team always wins’ and The Group 1 Hornets did just that.
They were aggressive, closed out on shooter, getting a substantial amount of blocks and attacked the basket.
It seemed that the Boomers in the second half were receiving some heavenly assistance 😊 with a scoring surge from Parks and valiant effort from his teammates, but the Hornets on this day were just the better team.

The Group 2 Pacers on paper all season long were the underdogs. But in reality that was just not the case. Their key? They genuinely loved each other were each others biggest supporters. No matter who was scoring, they were cheering each other on and their selfless play was the biggest key to their victories in the season and on this night against a VERY talented Titans squad.
It was beautiful to see them play for each other. Thank you!

The Group 3 Hornets played from the opening tip with hype, speed, tenacity and they were loud! On paper, they seemed like they would be the underdogs, but they played with such speed and precision that they could not be defeated on this night.
It just goes to show even if you are undersized, never count out a group of kids that are fearless.
Amazing job!

Congratulations to all three championship teams!!!