Parent and young hooper
Gym or sideline
Mike's pick · facing right
You Just Want Them
Healthy.
And Getting Better.
Being a parent of a young athlete is tough. Mike has two kids at home, so he knows the questions you're already asking yourself — and he's spent twenty-six years answering them for other people's kids.
Three questions. About sixty seconds. It'll tell you where to start.
Sixty Seconds From A Coach
Who's Also A Dad.
Vimeo embed · ~60 sec
Three Questions Every
Hoop Parent Asks.
How do you know who is actually a good coach? Anyone can post a highlight. Very few can tell you why they programmed what they programmed, or what they'd change for your kid specifically.
Are we doing what's best for them? More training is not the answer, and neither is none. The honest answer depends on their age, their season, and how much they're already playing.
And the big one — how do we keep them healthy and injury-free? This is the question underneath the other two, and it's the one most programs never actually address.
A Coach Who Is Also
Raising Two Kids.
Mike Robertson has worked with hoopers at every level of the game for twenty-six years — from NBA All-Stars to middle schoolers. He also has two kids at home who mean the absolute world to him, which changes how he answers a parent's question.
Faster And Stronger Is Easy.
Doing It Safely Isn't.
Almost anyone can make a young athlete tired. The work is making them more explosive in a way that leaves them healthier at the end of the season than they were at the start.
Growth Comes First
A thirteen-year-old going through a growth spurt is a different athlete than they were four months ago. Programming that ignores that is how kids get hurt.
Load Is Cumulative
Practice, games, AAU, gym class and training all draw from the same account. Nobody adds it up, and that is usually where the injury comes from.
Movement First
If they cannot decelerate and land, adding force just adds risk. The boring work is the part that protects them.
Consistency Over Intensity
Three sessions a week they actually complete beats five that leave them too sore to play well on Friday.
From Parents, Not Marketing.
TESTIMONIAL TO PULL — DeAndre Lott is in Mike’s doc (son’s knee injury). The only parent voice we have. Trim to 2–3 sentences.
TESTIMONIAL NEEDED — a high-school parent. Short is completely fine.
TESTIMONIAL NEEDED — a parent whose kid came back from injury.
Let's Be Straight About
Who This Helps.
- Your child plays basketball and you want them training properly
- You are worried about injuries and nobody has given you a straight answer
- You would rather understand the plan than be sold a program
- You want them better at the end of the season, not just tired
- You are looking for a two-week transformation
- You want someone to promise a scholarship
- Your child is not willing to do the boring work
- You want a coach who tells you only what you want to hear
The Questions Parents Ask.
How young is too young to start training?
Will lifting stunt their growth?
They already play year-round — is that a problem?
How do I know if their current coach is any good?
What do we do about a nagging injury?
How much should they be training in season?
Can I talk to Mike about my child specifically?
Let's Get Them Better.
And Keep Them Healthy.
Take the short quiz. It'll help us figure out the best path for you and your child going forward.
Three questions. About sixty seconds.
