3 & D Hoops is year-round, committed, and highly-competitive basketball program for girls and boys grades 3rd though 12th. 

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PRINCIPLES:

(1) CONNECTION between players, coaches, teams, parents and the community that translates to deeper relationships and better results on and off the court;

(2) COMMITMENT to stay together and work hard over extended seasons to achieve higher-level results, while maintaining flexibility for multi-sport athletes; and

(3) COACHING from positive, highly-experienced coaches that develop skilled players and, more importantly, great human beings by passing on life-lessons from competitive sports, such as teamwork, preparation, overcoming adversity, sportsmanship and performing under pressure. 

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PLAYER DEVELOPMENT:

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We have a comprehensive curriculum that has a detailed skill and playbook progression for elementary, middle school and high school players and teams that covers every aspect of the game.  However, realizing no one can focus on everything, 3 & D prioritizes the following skills:

 

(1) SCORING A 7 step shooting progression that has been refined and tested over years to develop great fundamental shooters, a footwork-based finishing school that gives players the ability to finish creatively with any hand off either foot, and a combination of attacking motion and screen-and-roll continuity offenses that enable players to translate their scoring skills into the games;

(2) DEFENSE A club focus on providing ultimate effort in the pack line man defense that emphasizes ball pressure, closeouts, getting over screens and team-based defensive concepts, while also introducing man and zone trap defenses to prepare players for any high-school or college defensive system; and

(3) IQ 3&D builds smart basketball players by: (1) focusing on academics; (2) recording and providing stats for every game using Hudl; and (3) clipping game and scout film for the players, so they can see the game at a different level. 

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