Travel Teams
Contender Athletics stands apart by making player development—not just playing games—our top priority. Rather than focusing solely on weekend tournaments, we emphasize growth through multiple, purposeful practices each week designed to build skills, basketball IQ, and competitive discipline. Our teams are strategically placed in competitive tournaments that challenge athletes and support their development, rather than just fill schedules. This intentional approach ensures that every athlete is progressing, learning, and preparing for long-term success.
Spring Skills & Drills
These sessions will focus on player development. Fast paced drills designed to strengthen an athlete's game and the skills necessary for success: form shooting, footwork, lay-ups, ball handling, dribbling etc. These sessions will also include an emphasis with putting these skills to competition.
Summer 3v3
Fast-paced and fun, the Summer 3v3 Program promotes creativity, quick decision-making, and game-time experience, 3v3 ensures we maximize player repetitions offensively and defensively. With smaller teams and more touches per player, it’s a perfect off-season format for skill application and competition.
Sessions are capped at 24 athletes
Dates: TBD
Location: TBD
Summer Form Shooting & Ball Handling
A specialty clinic dedicated to developing proper shooting and ball handling mechanics. Players receive personalized attention to refine form, increase accuracy, improved shooting consistency, and dribbling skills.
Sessions are capped at 24 athletes
Dates: TBD
Location: TBD
Fall Skills & Drills / 3v3 Situational
Sessions focus on fundamentals to keep athletes' foundations strong, while providing intensive skill work to refine technique. Expect a challenging environment that will push athletes to adapt. Drills are run at a fast cadence, simulating game scenarios and competition to prepare them for the demands of real game situations, speed of play and their upcoming Winter season.
Winter Future Contenders
Skill-based basketball program for young athletes in a fun and safe learning environment. We focus on core, fundamental skills, proper body mechanics, ball handling, shooting form, layups, and a controlled scrimmage environment.
Dates: Saturdays: 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 12/6 and 12/13
Times:
- K-2nd: 9-10am
- 3rd-5th: 10-11am
Location: Oak Grove
Fee: $200
