
The Apprentice.
Where the handle gets real.
Here is the book
What is The Apprentice?
The Apprentice is for players 11 to 13 — old enough for the harder moves, young enough that the foundation still matters most. The moves Book 1 saves for later make their first appearance here, and the moves Book 1 teaches standing still now go on the move.
- Change of pace, hesitations, combination moves
- Finishing with a Euro step, floater, and contact prep
- Shot creation: off movement, hand-offs, pull-ups
- Combo chains, timed reads, and game integration
- Passing off the dribble, plus a 5-minute Athletic Development finisher every workout
The moves Book 1 saves for later make their first appearance here — this is where the handle gets real.
Why this stage matters
Why The Apprentice is important
Between 11 and 13, bodies grow fast and coordination catches up — and competition starts to matter: middle school teams, AAU, real tryouts.
Players who rely on being early growers stall out. Players who build a real skill base here — change of pace, combo moves, finishing through contact — are the ones who separate when everyone else catches up physically.
What this book guarantees
What you're guaranteed to get
- A real curriculum — Book → Chapter → Phase → Workout — not a pile of random drills.
- A starting point based on your assessment, not a guess: Questionnaire → assessment video → film review → player profile → personalized curriculum.
- Measurable progression — Phase 4 of every chapter is test & review week. You move up when you earn it.
- Weekly check-ins to keep training on track.
- Moves introduced when players are ready for them — nothing skipped, nothing rushed.
- A 5-minute Athletic Development finisher every workout — landing, balance, stopping and bodyweight strength.
What's inside
Inside The Apprentice
- Four chapters — Advanced Ball Control, Advanced Finishing, Shot Creation, Game Ready. Each chapter is a month of training, with weekly check-in options.
- Four phases per chapter — four training days each. Phase 4 is always test & review week.
- 64 training days per book. A structured session: warm-up, three skill blocks, and a 5-minute Athletic Development finisher. Part 2 of The Apprentice is coming soon.
The workouts
The Apprentice, day by day
All 64 workouts in The Apprentice, organized the way she'll train them: 4 chapters, 4 phases each, 4 days per phase. Every day starts with a warm-up, then the sections below. Members tap a day to open the full workout with drills and videos.
Chapter 1Advanced Ball Control16 workouts
Focus: Ball Handling. Finishing and Shooting run as maintenance.
Phase 1 Change of Pace & Direction
- Day 1Warm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2Warm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3Warm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4Warm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
Phase 2 Behind the Back & Advanced Combos
- Day 1Warm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2Warm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3Warm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4Warm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
Phase 3 Pressure Handling
- Day 1Warm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2Warm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3Warm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4Warm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
Phase 4 Ball Control Test Week
- Day 1 ReviewWarm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2 ReviewWarm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3 ReviewWarm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4 Chapter AssessmentWarm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling assessment · Finishing check · Shooting check · Athletic Development check Open
Chapter 2Advanced Finishing16 workouts
Focus: Finishing. Ball Handling and Shooting run as maintenance. Picks up where Chapter 1 ended.
Phase 1 Euro Step & Floater
- Day 1Warm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2Warm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3Warm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4Warm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
Phase 2 Spin Move & Contact
- Day 1Warm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2Warm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3Warm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4Warm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
Phase 3 Angles & Weak-Hand Series
- Day 1Warm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2Warm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3Warm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4Warm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
Phase 4 Finishing Test Week
- Day 1 ReviewWarm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2 ReviewWarm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3 ReviewWarm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4 Chapter AssessmentWarm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling check · Finishing assessment · Shooting check · Athletic Development check Open
Chapter 3Shot Creation16 workouts
Focus: Shooting. Ball Handling and Finishing run as maintenance. Picks up where Chapter 2 ended.
Phase 1 Shooting off Movement
- Day 1Warm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2Warm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3Warm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4Warm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
Phase 2 Pull-Up Game
- Day 1Warm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2Warm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3Warm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4Warm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
Phase 3 Transition & Range
- Day 1Warm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2Warm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3Warm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4Warm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
Phase 4 Shooting Test Week
- Day 1 ReviewWarm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2 ReviewWarm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3 ReviewWarm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4 Chapter AssessmentWarm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling check · Finishing check · Shooting assessment · Athletic Development check Open
Chapter 4Game Ready16 workouts
Focus: Integration chapter. All three pillars trained together under pressure at the 11–13 level. Ends with the full Book 2 assessment.
Phase 1 Advanced Handle + Finish Combos
- Day 1Warm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing + Handle · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2Warm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing + Handle · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3Warm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing + Handle · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4Warm-up: Movement Foundation · Ball Handling · Finishing + Handle · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
Phase 2 Advanced Handle + Shot Combos
- Day 1Warm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting + Handle · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2Warm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting + Handle · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3Warm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting + Handle · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4Warm-up: Coordination · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting + Handle · Athletic Development Open
Phase 3 Live Reads & Competition
- Day 1Warm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing + Reads · Shooting + Reads · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2Warm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing + Reads · Shooting + Reads · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3Warm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing + Reads · Shooting + Reads · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4Warm-up: Agility Intro · Ball Handling · Finishing + Reads · Shooting + Reads · Athletic Development Open
Phase 4 Book 2 Final Assessment
- Day 1 ReviewWarm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 2 ReviewWarm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 3 ReviewWarm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling · Finishing · Shooting · Athletic Development Open
- Day 4 Book 2 Final AssessmentWarm-up: Game Prep · Ball Handling assessment · Finishing assessment · Shooting assessment · Athletic Development check Open
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