The Michigan Junior Hooper Fundamental program is the fastest growing basketball program in Metro Detroit. The instructors are all coaches and teachers with college playing experience. Each drill will be adapted to a players appropriate skill level. All players will experience success!

Junior Hoopers will focus on…

•The importance of listening •Work on improving body control •Learn what triple threat position is and when and why to use it •Gain Strength and confidence in ball handling •Learning proper shooting mechanics •Learning different types of passes and when to execute them •Team Concepts



What each Junior Hooper will receive…

Each Junior Hooper will receive excellent instruction by our experienced staff. Junior Hoopers will receive a t-shirt and basketball. There will be individual prizes that will be awarded for daily contest winners for each age group.

Important Junior Hoopers Daily fundamentals

•Stationary Ball Handling with one and two balls •Dribbling on the move •Stationary Passing/Passing on the move •Jump Stop/ Pivoting •Triple Threat Position •Proper Shooting Form for Jump Shooting and Lay-Ups •Individual Man to Man Defense On the Ball/Off the Ball •Rebounding



Current instructors Kevin Richards (Director)- Grosse Pointe South Varsity Girls Basketball Coach

Steve Ameel- Assistant Principal- Romeo Community Schools

Jason Hill- Grosse Pointe North Boys JV Basketball Coach

Rob Townsend- Clintondale Varsity Basketball Coach

Liana Boer- Grosse Pointe South Varsity Girls Assistant Coach

Meghan Hartwig- New Haven Varsity Soccer Coach