First Step Basketball, Inc.

At Thursday’s NBA draft, some of America’s budding basketball superstars will learn where they will launch their careers. Four months later, when the season begins, many will learn something else: They don’t know how to play basketball.

One system that prepares young American players for the pros, the Amateur Athletic Union, is, by most accounts, broken. Without a rigid minor-league system like baseball’s or the extra seasoning football players get in college, America’s basketball gems increasingly get their training from teams affiliated with the Amateur Athletic Union, a vast national youth-basketball circuit that has groomed many of the sport’s top stars.

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Welcome to First Step Basketball, Inc.

Founded in 2004, First Step Basketball provides personal training for youth interested in improving their game. Private lessons are available for boys & girls 7 days a week.

What is the significance of your First Step?

When a person has posession of the basketball, it is a critical moment, as the offensive player controls the defensive player. So basically, It all starts with that first, explosive step that gets you the advantage over the defender. First Step Basketball teaches teachs kids what options are available and how to maximize their effectiveness when they take their first step!

Your FIRST STEP is the one that can make or break the play. Proper knowledge of your center of gravity and those defending you will help you to catch your opponent off guard. Often a good FIRST STEP is all you need to stay a step ahead and make a great play.

"You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise."
~Michael Jordan

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