Individual and small group training that starts with what's actually holding your game back — then goes and fixes it.
Choose the grade group and session that fits your player.
3rd – 5th Grade · $200
Players work on the core fundamentals of the game through age-appropriate skill development. Focus areas include ball handling, passing mechanics, proper shooting form, footwork, fun games and introductory competitive activities — the perfect environment to build confidence and develop a love for the game.
September 27 – October 25 · 5 clinics
Sundays, 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Wood Acres ES, Bethesda, MD
This session has ended
3rd – 5th Grade · $280
Players work on the core fundamentals of the game through age-appropriate skill development. Focus areas include ball handling, passing mechanics, proper shooting form, footwork, fun games and introductory competitive activities — the perfect environment to build confidence and develop a love for the game.
November 1 – December 13 · 7 clinics
Sundays, 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Wood Acres ES, Bethesda, MD
3rd – 5th Grade · $65
Players work on the core fundamentals of the game through age-appropriate skill development. Focus areas include ball handling, passing mechanics, proper shooting form, footwork, fun games and introductory competitive activities — the perfect environment to build confidence and develop a love for the game.
Any single Sunday, September 27 – December 13 · 1 clinic
Sundays, 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Wood Acres ES, Bethesda, MD
6th – 8th Grade · $200
Designed for the more experienced player, this session shifts focus toward higher-level technical refinement and game intelligence. Players are challenged with ball-handling drills, mid-range and perimeter shooting, defensive positioning and live-action decision-making — elevating game speed and basketball IQ for middle school competition and beyond.
September 27 – October 25 · 5 clinics
Sundays, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Wood Acres ES, Bethesda, MD
This session has ended
6th – 8th Grade · $280
Designed for the more experienced player, this session shifts focus toward higher-level technical refinement and game intelligence. Players are challenged with ball-handling drills, mid-range and perimeter shooting, defensive positioning and live-action decision-making — elevating game speed and basketball IQ for middle school competition and beyond.
November 1 – December 13 · 7 clinics
Sundays, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Wood Acres ES, Bethesda, MD
6th – 8th Grade · $65
Designed for the more experienced player, this session shifts focus toward higher-level technical refinement and game intelligence. Players are challenged with ball-handling drills, mid-range and perimeter shooting, defensive positioning and live-action decision-making — elevating game speed and basketball IQ for middle school competition and beyond.
Any single Sunday, September 27 – December 13 · 1 clinic
Sundays, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Wood Acres ES, Bethesda, MD
Space is limited to keep groups small and provide quality instruction. Questions? Email info@coachpoole.com.
Skills Clinics are the heart of the academy. Every session is designed around the player in front of us — their position, their role on their team and the specific things standing between them and the next level.
Coach Eric Poole played at High Point High School, Division I basketball at the University of Richmond and professionally overseas. That path shapes how we teach: skill before scheme, the "why" behind every rep, and the standard that competitive basketball actually demands. Players don't just get workouts here — they get coaching.
Mechanics, footwork, range building and shooting under fatigue.
Two-hand control, change of pace and creating separation.
Angles, contact finishes and touch with both hands.
Position-specific movement, pivots and reads.
Stance, slides, closeouts and on-ball containment.
Strength, conditioning and injury prevention basics.
Fully individualized 60-minute session.
2–4 players at a similar level.
Committed blocks of sessions.
Session pricing is shared by email based on format and frequency. Request the rate sheet.
Session one is an honest look at where your player is — skill, athleticism, IQ and habits.
You leave with a written plan naming the two or three things that will move the needle most.
Every session is built on game-speed reps with immediate correction, not drills for the sake of drills.
We finish with live reads and situational work so the skill shows up on game day.
Send us your player's age, position and what you'd like to work on. We'll reply with available times and pricing within one business day.
Train with experience. Compete with purpose.
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