Welcome to O3 Elite Youth Basketball Academy!

Below is an Introduction and breakdown of our Club Teams and Skills Training Program Curriculums for Grade School & Middle School Development.

My name is Andre Wallace, Program Director, Lead Clinician and Head Coach for O3 Elite Youth Basketball Academy, NESW Coalition High School Academy, The Dewer’s and 94ft of Familiarity Certified Skills Training Programs. I also serve as the Senior Associate Head Coach and Director of Recruiting for Westcliff University Men’s Basketball team in Irvine CA. I’m extremely excited about our partnership with Rancho Cucamonga High School Athletics. I’d like to welcome everyone to our new program inception called (The Dewer’s by O3 Elite Basketball Academy).

Start Date/Contact/ General Information

We will begin Evaluations/Tryouts, for (3rd- 8th) Grade teams beginning January 27th. All of our Programs will be held @ Rancho Cucamonga High School located at 11801 Lark Dr, CA 91701. Please refer to our Calendar under Schedule for Tryout dates and times.

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Below is information regarding the general structure and format for our programs. For a more in depth view please visit our website at www.o3elitebasketball.com We will have a sign in sheet at the gymnasium so that we can collect your email and contact for weekly schedules moving forward. Please read below. For questions, please contact- Andre Wallace @ 909 904-3185, Co- Director Darryl Williams @ 909 717-6895, Colton Head Coach and O3 Elite Youth Director Kendrick Ayres @ 951 334-5275, Inland Leaders Charter School Head Coach and O3 Elite Youth Director Coach Ryan Marcroft @ 951 818-3251

We have an incredible Coaching Staff and we all have a love and passion for sports and especially for the leadership development of young people that can be fostered through sports curriculums. My involvement in developing leaders through sports, expands to almost 25 years working with youth throughout the Inland Empire.

O3 Elite (YBA) Youth Basketball Academy and The 94ft of Familiarity Certified Skills Academy enters its 17th year serving 8u-14u (Youth) and 15u-16u High School student athletes. We offer customized group and individual skill development plans as well team practice curriculums which provide new and experienced players the infrastructure, systems and principles necessary to acclimate moving toward advanced team play.

New Elite Club Teams: Introducing (The Dewer’s)! 10u 11u 12u 13u 14u Seasons Schedule (Year Round). 15u 16u 17u Boys and Girls- (February 25th- August 31st).

We create custom team practice plans ensuring that the end result is that all players vastly improve in all areas, (passing, shooting, decision making, team tactical strategy, offensive and defensive categories) while also producing more confident and mentally stronger players that will be ready to compete on the National Stage.

Weekly Team Practices and Training sessions will integrate the 94ft Certified Skills Academy (Comprehensive Player and Team Development Training Programs for Private, Small and Large Groups where the focus is on individual improvement for each player, it will be built in the context of what the team needs that player to do to become a better team during their seasons of competition. At O3 Elite YBA our coaches have the ability to create programs to fit the needs of each player, while maintaining the overall program structure.

Practice Structure:

I pride our Program on our coaches ability to effectively plan and structure each practice and training session. Practices are marked by clarity of purpose, proper sequencing of skills, and our ability to help transfer skills from team practices into the games our players will play.

Individual fundamentals:

Build in Passing, Shooting, Footwork, Cutting, Sealing, Screening, Defensive Positioning, Rebounding, Communication, Breakdown of post/perimeter and guard play. Conditioning, Competition, Offense and Defense, Team Play, Tournaments.

94ft Certified Skills Academy/ Zero Defex Private Training

Ball Handling:

Shoulder level, leverage and balance while ball handling effectively against physical opponents. Core and center of gravity against contact leading to better ball control. Change of direction, change of pace, footwork, body and ball placement when changing speeds. Learning to play off two feet!

Shooting:

Form shooting, shooting on the move. Stages and Elements of shooting. Utilization of lower and upper body. How to use your feet and hands off the catch and off the dribble. Pull ups, shots off screens and distance shooting mechanics.

Offensive Scoring:

Dynamic offensive ability including scoring in the 3 most important phases of the game. Transition, Mid-Range and the Paint. Utilization of Ball Screens, Post Scoring, Isolations, runners, floater and finishing through contact at the rim. LIve action game simulations. Functional skill usage in the half court. Build Independent Skill within team play.

Guaranteed Results:

With Coach Andre’s experience being the Club Director for O3 Elite Youth Basketball Academy who is also a Player Development Specialist, Sports Training Expert who simultaneously serves as the Sr. Associate Head Coach, Director of Recruiting and Director of Player Development @ Westcliff University, he offers several unique training, teaching and coaching principles, which are all approaches that impact performance and player results. He immediately helps your child turn weaknesses into strengths, vastly improves their skills and increases on floor confidence.

Coach Andre has a Decorated History of Results in Player Development. For over 17 years leading O3 Elite Youth Basketball Academy, his Principles taught in individual and group training sessions have translated to his players on court success. Please see player results below

We Are The Past, Present and Future of Youth Development:

Our Program has developed over 100 First and Second Team All-League Performers expanding into 24 Inland Empire High Schools. We have 15 players who have made all Region and All CIF Teams, and 10 players selected as All State Performers. No other club program in the State has had as many athletes selected to All League, All Region, All CIF and All State teams by way of a youth feeder system. We don’t Borrow our talent, we Build it! The majority of our kids started in our program at the ages of 8-10 years old. We are proud to say that 80 of our top performers were also All Academic performers averaging a cumulative 3.5 grade point average. 50 of our players have earned full scholarships to Universities across the country, another 20 were able to receive funding through academic and athletic qualifications who are now graduates and have entered the workforce. Lastly our coaching staff collectively have written over 50 Letters of Recommendation on behalf of our players who have also utilized our program to satisfy community service needed for senior projects.

Thank you for your time, we look forward to seeing you all soon!

Andre Wallace- O3 Elite YBA, Program Director.