Orlando Woolridge Personal Basketball Training specializes in fundamental individual skill development and is customized for all skill levels and positions. Through years of NBA playing, training and coaching, Orlando Woolridge has developed his own, unique style and method of teaching the game of basketball. It is Orlando Woolridge Basketball’s mission to create fundamentally strong athletes as well as mentor good character and moral principles by teaching solid basketball skills through professional, knowledgeable and positive coaching.
Orlando Woolridge was selected sixth in the 1981 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls and played with them for his first five seasons before going to the New Jersey Nets. After that, he played for the Los Angeles Lakers, the Denver Nuggets, the Detroit Pistons, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Philadelphia 76ers. His best seasons came with Chicago, where he averaged over 20 points per game from 1983 through 1986. (Woolridge also averaged 25.1 points per game with the 1990-91 Nuggets. He holds career averages of 16.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. Woolridge coached the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA in 1998 and 1999. Orlando also served as an Assistant Coach on the USA Woman’s National Team in 1999.
1 Session Equals 3 hours
SKILLS COVERED:
Ball handling, dribbling, shooting, passing, moving without the ball, finishing, footwork, triple threat, dribble triple threat, creating space, positional work, defense, conditioning, and decision
making. Post players sessions are designed for the player who is looking for intense, challenging, no-frills position-oriented workouts that emphasizes the importance of attitude.
Topics covered in sessions include:
| Post Players |
Guards |
| Low & High Post Shooting |
Playing Strong |
| Offensive Positioning & Pass Receiving |
Game Leadership |
| Corenr-High Post Moves |
Beating Your Defender |
| Face-up & Drop Step Power Moves |
Improving Teammate Relationship |
| How to Develop Soft Hands |
Explosive Moves to the Basket |
| Improving Rebounding & Passing Skills |
Ball Handling |
| Getting Open for Passes |
Defending a Quicker Opponent |
| Rebound-Outlet |
Movement Without the Ball |
| Mental Approach to Post Play |
And Much More |
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Chris Bosh |
Sean Williams |
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Glenn Davis |
Sheryl Swops |
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Tina Thompson |
Valeriya Berezhynska |
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Lissa Leslie |
Emeka Okafor |
Orlando’s Coaching Staff includes Seasoned Veterans Every Staff Trainer undergoes rigorous training from Orlando Woolridge. They must complete hours of observation of Orlando Woolridge, study the Training Curriculum and finally pass a physical basketball fundamental exam. This ensures each client that the instruction delivered is of the highest quality and straight from Orlando Woolridge’s theories .