Book 3 · Ages 14–17 · 75–90 min sessions
The Breakthrough
The high school years. Train like the level demands.
Here is the book
What is The Breakthrough?
The Breakthrough is for players 14 to 17 — the high school years, where tryouts, varsity, and standing out are real. This is where training gets serious and specific: separation, the full pick-and-roll curriculum, contact finishing, and game-speed creation.
- Separation, change of pace, and the full pick-and-roll curriculum
- Contact finishing: bump finishes, and-ones, second-effort plays
- Game-speed creation: step-backs, DHO reads, transition threes
- Athletic Development finisher every workout (5–10 min)
The Athletic Development finisher debuts here — deceleration, first-step explosiveness, landing mechanics, single-leg strength, core, and sprints. This is the age where that work belongs.
Why this stage matters
Why The Breakthrough is important
High school is where the gap between players who train with a plan and players who just play becomes impossible to ignore.
The Breakthrough is built for that gap: every workout ends with an Athletic Development finisher, because at 14–17 the body can handle — and needs — real deceleration, first-step, landing, and strength work. Skill plus athleticism, together, is what breaks a player through.
What this book guarantees
What you're guaranteed to get
- A real curriculum — Book → Chapter → Phase → Workout — not a pile of random drills.
- A starting point based on your assessment, not a guess: Questionnaire → assessment video → film review → player profile → personalized curriculum.
- Measurable progression — Phase 4 of every chapter is test & review week. You move up when you earn it.
- Weekly check-ins to keep training on track.
- An Athletic Development finisher every workout (5–10 min).
What's inside
Inside The Breakthrough
- Four chapters — Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert. Each chapter is a month of training inside one track, with weekly check-in options.
- Four phases per chapter — four training days each. Phase 4 is always test & review week.
- 64 training days per book. A structured session: warm-up, skill blocks, and — from 14+ — an athletic finisher.
- Athletic Development finisher every workout: deceleration, first-step explosiveness, landing mechanics, single-leg strength, core, and sprints.