Your Questions

This is our First Shot guarantee. If for any reason your child does not love the first class, or you do not want to continue, let us know before the next class and you will receive a full refund. We understand that basketball is not for everyone and after 29 years, we don’t want an unhappy child or parent.

Usually 4-6 players, with one coach for each group. Small classes enable us to provide lots of individual instruction for each child.

No one likes to lose, especially a child. But as we adults know, many failures are necessary before success can be achieved. We always address this before it happens by sharing stories about athletes like Michael Jordan who lost and failed many times before he won. We encourage your child to think positively, to focus off the loss and on to what has to be done so s/he doesn’t lose again. We show children how to avoid the mistakes that caused them to fail in the first place. Of course, winning is important because it builds self confidence. But, losing is equally important because it builds experience.

Yes. The adage, “You get what you pay for” is true. Leagues are run by nice people who, like all good parents, are looking out for their own child. Most are volunteers who may or may not know anything about basketball, much less teaching it properly to children. First Shot does not accept volunteers nor any relatives of our students. All our coaches are experienced, trained and paid. They know how to teach the game and how to help your child build self-confidence.

We start another one. There are two 12-week seasons between October and June. We will keep you well informed.

If you are serious, then you should register now. We take only 20 kids in most classes, and most of our enrollment is with returning students. Since the first class is a Trial Lesson, you have nothing to lose by reserving your child’s place in advance.