The Mid Jersey Mavericks will host a basketball clinic for boys & girls in grades 3-8 on February 19, 2012 @ Trenton Catholic Academy, Hamilton, NJ. The coaches will include Ron Simpson (Solebury School),  Linda Weise (Allentown HS), Rich Weise (Mid Jersey Mavericks), Bob Turco (Notre Dame HS), and several other experienced coaches from the area.

Go to www.midjerseymavericks.com for registration details.  We are accepting a limited amount of players so hurry and register now.  Hope to see you at the clinic.

Start planning your post players training sessions for Spring 2012. Post players will hold training sessions at locations in Mercer & Camden Counties beginning in March.  Not too far from your location!  Contact Ron at 856-297-3611 to schedule personal, teams or small group training. See you on the court soon!

The 2011-2012 season is approaching and coaches like myself are preparing for the season. As I prepare for the season, I think about practices, plays, and the type of players I will have on the court. Due to the short of amount of practice time I’m allotted, our practices are normally organized for 20 minutes of skill work and the rest is executing defensive schemes and offensive work. Very rarely do I have enough practice time for individual work for my players.  As Coaches, we expect our players to work on individual skills during the off season and be ready to “rock” on the first day of practice.  When I played at Rider University, we all went into our first practice in excellent game shape and each year our basketball skills improved due to our off season programs. This is crucial for a successful basketball program.

Now we are in the preseason. What are you doing now? Open gyms for your teams? Pick up basketball at your local gym or outdoor courts(players today refuse to play pickup)? AAU? Hopefully you are playing and training. Granted, I know many basketball players are playing a fall sport and I get that. Expect to be behind in many aspects of your game but be competitive and catch up with the rest of your squad.

Anyway, good luck this season and hope to see you soon.

Ron

2011 Summer thoughts

This summer Post Players offered 1 on 1 instruction and small groups training(3-7 players).  This was a huge success for the players and parents because we worked on skills that they would not have received in larger groups.  The concept of 1 on 1 and small groups training is the way to go for many players. Sessions that include 20-30 players with 1 or 2 trainers is counter productive for many players because most basketball trainers don’t know the players or have the opportunity to work on the players skills. 

2011 Post Players Fall basketball Training

Post Players Basketball is offering training for boys & girls in grades 6-12. This excellent training will prepare Post Players for the upcoming basketball season. We have locations in Cherry Hill, NJ, Hamilton, NJ(Mercer County) and New Hope Pa.  Very flexible schedule.

Click here for info and registration  http://www.postplayersbasketballcamps.com/registration/

Ron & Desmond Hubert(New Egypt HS/North Carolina Tar Heels

5/11/11 Ron & Hubert after a Post Players workout in Cherry Hill, NJ

Post Players Working Hubert on His Mid Range Game...

Desmond Hubert- New Egypt High School Top 100 player in the US

6’9 210, recently signed with the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Dates:          May 16, 23         June  6, 13                       Time:       7pm-8:30pm      

Fee:             $125 for all 4 sessions

Location 

Central Regional Middle School

 509 Forest Hills Parkway

Bayville, NJ 08721.

The Kings Christian School, Cherry Hill, NJ
Visit school web site for directions

Sessions begin March 30, 2011. Trainings are on Wednesdays.

*Small Groups 3-5 post players

*Girls 6:30-7:45

*Boys 7:45-9:00

Cost:     $165 (4 sessions)

Solebury School, New Hope, Pa
Visit school web site for directions

Sessions start March 22, 2011

*1 on 1 (grades 5-college)

*Small Groups (3-5 players)

*Teams (grades 5-12, up to 10 players)

Times:                       M-F 6pm-9pm               Sat-Sun  9am-12pm