The AKademy
Welcome
To your next opportunity to maximize your potential as a player and athlete. This program has helped hundreds of athletes since it’s inception in 2021. Ready to unlock the next level of greatness hiding within you?
All players will receive expert coaching in the following areas:
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There are a wide variety of skills in basketball to learn and master. We will cover every single one of them this summer and expand confidence and ability on both the offensive and defensive end.
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Learn terminology and how to succeed in a variety of team offensive and defensive actions. Improving understanding on both ends helps to become an overall more effective player. For example, using and guarding on ball and off ball screens, floor spacing, help rotations, rebounding position, pace in transition, introduction to high school and college standard offensive actions like UCLA cuts, zipper action, hammer screens, etc., are topics we will cover.
We will also work on applying skills in small sided games and full court 5v5 scrimmages.
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Players will learn how to move well and improve athleticism at the Sweat Lab for strength and conditioning workouts specifically designed to boost on court performance, stay injury free, and gain an overall edge over the competition.
Over the course of the summer athletes will learn the power and olympic lifts, and a wide array of accessory movements. We will further utilize tools to improve mobility, agility, speed, power, and stamina.
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Each AKademy group will receive age appropriate challenges in leadership as well as expanded understanding of the importance of the mind and how to utilize different techniques to gain yet another edge over the competition.
This is intentionally woven in to daily workouts with potential for additional reading and guest presenters throughout the summer.
Which Group is For You?
The AKademy Rising is for 6th - 8th grade basketball players pursuing stronger roles on their school or comp teams. It is a summer long program that goes in-depth into helping players improve confidence, athleticism, fundamental skills & understanding of the game.
The AKademy Next Level is for High School players who want to transform their abilities in order to compete at the next level. The “next level” for each player may mean something different: Varsity to College, JV to Varsity, C-Team to JV, but the standard of coaching in these sessions will be exactly what helps challenge each player to find where their weaknesses are and transform them into strengths. Several players in this program have moved on to play at the collegiate level.
MEET THE Coach
Founder of Make Yourself
Coach Horn has been helping Alaskan players unlock their potential for the past 10 years and created the AKademy as a way for athletes of every level to find a community of like-minded athletes striving to sweat, learn, grow, and get better together.
Born and raised in Kodiak, Alaska, Coach Horn is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with a Bachelor's of Science in Health, four years collegiate coaching experience, and is a former professional (Germany, Australia) and collegiate (University of Alaska Anchorage) basketball player. She won multiple championships in her career both collegiately as a player and coach, and professionally. Known for her toughness, competitiveness and selflessness, these qualities are at the forefront of her message to the athletes she works with today.
She now owns the Sweat Lab, where she helps athletes ages 6th grade - adult evolve well with science-based strength and conditioning and expert coaching.
ALYSA HORN, CSCS
ASSISTANT COACHes
Your athlete will be introduced to various coaches at the Sweat Lab, alums of the AKademy returning to give back, local Seawolves players, and other coaching partners/friends/mentors Coach Alysa brings in from her 15 years of being involved in basketball in Alaska, to pour into the next generation of basketball players.
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Need-Based Scholarships Also Available by Application Here
OCTOBER 8TH - November 2nd
Basketball Skill Development sessions
There are 7 skill development sessions available in this series. Every session is 5:15 - 6:30pm at the O’Malley Sports Center unless noted below. The dates are:
October 8th, 12th, 16th*,19th, 26th, 30th*, November 2nd
*these two workouts are off from school days so the session will be 10:00 - 11:15am.
LOCATION: O’Malley Sports Center
Strength & Conditioning session options
These sessions run year round and are not limited to only AKademy athletes.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday // 1:00 - 2:00pm* or 6:15 - 7:15pm // Saturdays 11:15 - 12:15pm
Location: The Sweat Lab
*the 1:00 - 2:00pm is only on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Max players per workout: 14 (reserve your spot through the PushPress members app)
These sessions will be made up of one - two packed 75 minute skill sessions per week and the option for four different days of strength and conditioning. Punchcards work for both types of session and athletes have no minimum or maximum requirement of sessions that are expected to be attended. This is a 100% player focused program, helping players improve their own individual game, whereas with their teams there will be more practice time spent on team concepts. This program would also be considered a supplemental to any team as it helps players be better to prepared within their own teams.
Fall skills are limited to serious middle school players who are not beginner level as this will group will be blended with the Next Level (high school) group. More beginner players, if possible, are invited to join the 4:00 - 5:15pm group (we know public school release time is 4:00pm so that is not super feasible for most families and we are so sorry! Gym time is highly limited in Alaska during the colder months unfortunately).
These sessions will be made up of one - two packed 75 minute skill sessions per week and the option for four different days of strength and conditioning. Punchcards work for both types of session and athletes have no minimum or maximum requirement of sessions that are expected to be attended. This is a 100% player focused program, helping players improve their own individual game, whereas with their teams there will be more practice time spent on team concepts. This program would also be considered a supplemental to any team as it helps players be better to prepared within their own teams.
October 8th - November 2nd
Basketball Skill Development sessions
There are 7 skill development sessions available in this series. Every session is 5:15 - 6:30pm at the O’Malley Sports Center unless noted below. The dates are:
October 8th, 12th, 16th*,19th, 26th, 30th*, November 2nd
*these two workouts are off from school days so the session will be 10:00 - 11:15am.
LOCATION: O’Malley Sports Center
Strength & Conditioning session options
These sessions run year round and are not limited to only AKademy athletes.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday // 1:00 - 2:00pm* or 6:15 - 7:15pm // Saturdays 11:15 - 12:15pm
Location: The Sweat Lab
*the 1:00 - 2:00pm is only on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Max number of players is 14. Reserve your spot in advance in the PushPress members app.
Questions before getting started? Get in touch.
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