The Breakthrough Basketball Training Academy In Frankfort, Illinois!

The Best Environment For Basketball Training

• Elite Skills Training From Hand-Picked Coaches!
Breakthrough coaches are hand-picked and go through a rigorous coaching development program to ensure that you receive elite coaching and instruction.
They are also monitored and reviewed to ensure they’re providing the highest quality of service for you.
• Safe Environment - Background Checks and First Aid Certification!
Our lead instructors have thorough background checks and are required to be First Aid Certified. That way, you have a safe environment for training.
• Character Development - Excel In Life Off the Court Too!
While we're serious about developing better players, we also believe that you should teach young athletes how to succeed on and off the court. So you will see that character development and life lessons are a core tenet of the Breakthrough Training Academy.

A Breakdown Of Our Skill Sessions - Is This Better And More Affordable Than Private Training Lessons?

• Personalized Instruction and Feedback
We structure the training format, so each person gets individual attention and feedback from the expert coach... just like you do in private training.
Within our 1v0 skills training breakdowns, the coaches will monitor each player and give them specific instructions for them to improve.
"Isiah, get your chest up for better balance."
"Drop your hips quickly on the catch, Sarah."
• Develop Confidence and Comfort
Also, when you introduce new skills without defenders, it allows players to build confidence and comfort in the new skill.
However, if this is the only way that you train, you’re going to be in for a big shock when it's game time!
When defenders are added in the actual game, your moves won’t be as effective. And you won't make nearly as many shots. You might even be a subpar shooter compared to your teammates even though you look great in workouts.
That leads to our next point...
• Better Game Performance With Transferable Skills
Making shots and highly effective scoring moves against defenders is a learned skill. This takes hundreds and thousands of repetitions against live defenders to get REALLY good at it.
This is why many players look great in practice, but struggle to transfer that to better game play.
And that's why we believe 1v1 drills where the offensive player is practicing against a live defender is vital!
The beauty of 1v1 drills is that there is nobody there to bail you out. You can't quickly pass the ball away and shy away in the corner.
You have to learn to attack, shoot, dribble, and score against a defender.
Now, to fill out the skill development pie, you also need to learn how to integrate your skills into a team setting with passing and high IQ play...
• Improved Basketball IQ and Decision Making
Each training session will also include Small-Sided Games against live defenders. This results in better team play.
This can include 2v2, 3v3 and other advantage/disadvantage situations such as 2v1, 3v2, and 2v3.
So now players learn important team concepts that will make them shine when they go to play for their teams.
Within a team setting, they'll learn when to attack or shoot, when to pass, how to move without the ball, and even how to get their teammates open.
All things that don’t show up in the statbook, but coaches absolutely love and will give you more playing time for.
• Dominate All Types of Players
Another big benefit of training in a group setting is that you compete against different skill levels and different sizes of players. Each player has different strengths.
This forces you to develop a skill set that beats ALL types of players.
It doesn't matter if your opponents are short, tall and long, quick, or strong.
At times, you’ll be playing against a short, quick player who can make it difficult for you to attack the basket off the dribble. So you’ll be forced to develop scoring moves in the post area.
Other times, you’ll be playing against a long, smooth athlete who might be difficult to score against in the post. So you might want to drag them out the perimeter area to negate their strengths.
And the same goes for defense.
• A Stress-Free Environment Optimal For Improvement
To be blunt, when you strictly play for your team, you’re always trying to impress your coach. It's also rare for coaches to give players time in practice to push their limits and make mistakes.
So by training in this environment where Breakthrough coaches encourage you to push your limits and make mistakes, you exceed your current skill set.
Getting better can look sloppy and messy at times and that’s okay.
That's the only way you learn to develop a quick crossover move that leaves the defender in the dust.
That's the only way you learn how to sprint into a shot, so you can create more shots during games.
That's the only way you can test out new scoring moves in the paint that you might not be great at YET, but soon will be with enough repetitions.

Summary Of Why This Is The Best Training Environment!

• Players build confidence and comfort in the new skill without defenders present.
• Coaches provide personalized feedback within drills.
• 1v1 drills teach players how to apply skills against a live defender.
• Small-sided games teach players how to apply skills in a team setting.
• Decision making and basketball IQ improves within the 2v1, 2v2, 3v3, 3v2 drills.
• It's a stress free environment where players can experiment and push their limits. There are plenty of mistakes, but players thrive and improve!

The Best Value For Basketball Training Out There!

More Benefits For Breakthrough Academy Members!

• First Priority For Registration On 400+ Spring and Summer Camps Across North America
You will also get first choice when our camp schedule is released each year in January.
As many of you know, we limit spots at our camps and many of the camps sell out… some locations have even sold out in 1 day!
So you will have priority access for 24 hours when we first announce our camp schedule in January.
You can attend any location in the country!
• Free Access To Workout App - $150 Yearly Value
You will also get free access to the Breakthrough Basketball Workout App.
That way, if you want to continue your improvement, you will have workouts at your fingertips that you can access on any PC or smartphone with Internet connection.
This even includes workouts developed by NBA Skills Trainer Don Kelbick.
• No Guesswork or Organizing Your Own Workouts! (Save Tons of Time)
Another great feature of having access to our training sessions and our Workout app is that the guesswork of what to work on is removed.
This is one of the biggest problems for kids and parents. Most don't know how to organize the most efficient workouts that will maximize improvement.
The Breakthrough Academy fixes this problem!
Additionally, this saves you a ton of your own personal time creating workouts.
Now you can be super-efficient with your time. You can spend a few hours in the gym each week and make tremendous progress.
• Monthly Payment - No Big Upfront Fee or Cancellation Fees
We created the monthly payment model, so it would be easier for you to budget and space out your payments.
That way, you can space out your payments throughout the year. You only need to sign up once. We will automatically charge your credit or bank card each month.
• 20% Discount On All Videos and Books

FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions

How does billing work?

Are these sessions beneficial for everybody, regardless of position?

I have a really advanced skill set for my age. What if other players in the group aren't as advanced as me? Will this affect my development?

Are you ready for this level of training?

Why do I need more skill development? Aren’t team practices and games enough?

• A zone offense. (Sometimes multiple ones against a 1-3-1 zone, 2-3 zone, 3-2 zone, etc.)
• A man to man offense.
• A defense.
• Out of bounds plays.
• A press breaker (Sometimes different based on the type of press.)

Why Do You Only Offer Two Sessions Per Week?

Do The Training Sessions Vary?

Why Do You Limit Spots For The Training Sessions?