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Danny Cooper runs a basketball training academy in Bala Cynwyd, PA, where he trains 80 to 100 athletes per month. He started in his backyard at 20 years old with a half-court his dad built, charging $200 a month. When he went full-time, he had already figured out the model: monthly memberships, a small trusted […]

For coaches who want to grow a sports training business from scratch—with no facility, no trust fund, and no playbook—the path looks different than most expect. For Jae Taft, founder of Vision Basketball Academy in Denver, it looked like renting a church gym with a crooked rim and a three-point line that barely misses half […]

Running a private training business in a small space might sound limiting—until you hear how Michelle Toy turned a 10-foot-wide strip of turf into a thriving youth sports coaching software success story in one of the most expensive markets in the country. Michelle is the founder of Toy Soldier Training in San Jose, California, where […]

Justin Razooky trains over 200 players every week in a 2,000-square-foot gym using basketball training software that actually works. He’s hosted NBA players, top high school prospects, and trained alongside Jimmy Butler. The space is tight, sessions run back-to-back with zero buffer time, and somehow it all flows seamlessly. The secret isn’t just great coaching—it’s […]

Most basketball trainers focus on skill development. The best ones understand that basketball mental performance training matters just as much as what athletes learn physically. Jordan Hamilton holds a PhD in positive psychology—what he jokingly calls a “PhD of play.” His research focuses on flow states: those moments when athletes perform at their peak, lose […]

Evidence-based basketball training is transforming how smart coaches develop players—and Freddy Webb’s journey shows why. You’ve watched a player drain 50 jumpers in warmups, then miss every shot when the game starts. Freddy lived that frustration, shooting 500 shots a day in college and still struggling to score in games. Evidence-based basketball training means designing […]

How do you grow a sports training business from Miami training sessions to seven locations worldwide? Coleman Ayers figured it out—and the answer isn’t what most trainers expect. What started as court rentals and one-on-one sessions has become By Any Means Basketball, a global brand reshaping how young athletes experience the sport. Coleman has over […]

How to structure basketball training sessions that actually transfer to games—it’s the question every serious trainer faces. You’ve heard it before, maybe said it yourself: “I shoot 80% in practice, but I can’t buy a bucket in games.” The problem isn’t effort. It’s how your sessions are structured. Josh Fan has spent over a decade […]

Learning how to run a sports coaching business successfully comes down to three fundamentals: pricing strategy, systematic operations, and consistent client acquisition. Russell Reeder, founder of CoachIQ, has worked with over 5,000 trainers and currently powers about 1,000 coaching businesses—and he’s seen exactly what separates thriving six-figure operations from struggling side hustles. The biggest issue […]