Quote of the Week

“If passion drives you, let reason take the reins.”

 

The passion you have for the game is enough to push you to work hard while practicing in the gym, or to give every ounce of energy you have while lifting in the weight room, but effort is not the only thing that makes you successful. Your passion gives you the effort and drive, but your reason gives you the direction and purpose. Without a reason to workout you might be working as hard as you possibly can, but are you working smart? Where are your workouts leading you? What results are you looking for? These are all questions that need to be answered before, during, and after your workout/game/practice. Set a well-thought out path for yourself that keeps you driving forward, but at a pace that is realistic. Have a goal in mind, not only at the end of your path, but small goals along the way to keep you engaged and motivated to reach your ultimate dream. #OHoops

Meet OHoops Professor Nick Trapp

OHoops Professors

Name: Nicholas Carter Trapp

Age: 26

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 165 lbs

Quote: From one of the best Pete Maravich - "Love never fails; Character never quits; and with patience & persistence, dreams do become reality." And another from arguably the greatest of all time, Muhammad Ali - "I am the greatest; I said and believed that even before I knew I was."

School: UCF - Finance Degree
Follow Coach Nick Trapp on Twitter @OHoopsTrapp

Back2Hoops

We're almost there! Tryouts are coming up quick and all the hardwork and dedication has led up to this moment! However, there are still a few days and every last bit of practice can only help! #OHoops always preaches #NoDaysOff and this is when it counts! In today's video #OHoopsProfessors Gerrod Trytten and Nick Trapp will give you an in depth look at stationary ball-handling and what specific things you can work on while in a stationary position. There are an endless amount of drills and workouts you can do... take these few home, practice them, rep them, perfect them, and be ready for tryouts! #Back2Hoops #Let'sBallLet'sGo

Back2Hoops

Today's session, the #OHoops Professors will focus on 1 specific move. The Killer Crossover! This is a counter to a basic drop between the legs move. With this move you will be able to change directions quickly while still protecting the ball. The goal is to make your defender believe you are going one direction with the ball and just as he attempts to cut you off, you change directions with an explosive crossover. Once learned correctly and repped to perfection this can be a very effective move. #Back2Hoops #Let'sBallLet'sGo

Back2Hoops Training

Today’s installment combines ball-handling with agility and footwork. Using a hard pound dribble protected by the body by keeping it to the side and adding in quick footwork will give you the tools to be an effective and controlled ball-handler.. OHoops Professor Gerrod Trytten — who recently set a record for NBA 3-pointers made in a minute — along with OHoops Professor Nick Trapp, take you through the fast step ladder and the hurdles. #Let'sBallLet'sGo

OHoops T-Shirts for Sale

                                      

Get to #theLab today to pick up your very own exclusive #OHoops Training T-Shirt! Available in multiple colors and in every size! 1 shirt for $15 and 2 shirts for $25. If you want to be apart of the #OHoopsCrew you will want to get your shirt ASAP!

OHoops Quote of the Week

"The ONLY person that can stop you from doing what you want to do, or keep you from becoming who you want to become... is YOU!"

There will always be people in your life who tell you can't do something, or tell you that you won't make it. You will hear you're not big enough, not smart enough, waited too long, you're not in the right sport, you can't jump high enough, too short, too slow, too light; the reasons for not being able to do something will be endless. You only need one reason and one person to give you the passion for loving your dream, the motivation for working hard to reach your dream, and the satisfaction you get from accomplishing your dream... and that person is YOURSELF. You choose how hard you work. You decide how much effort you will put into being successful. You are in control of your own attitude and whether or not you look at things positively or negatively. Everything you want to do in life, comes down to whether or not you believe in yourself to do it! #OHoops

OHoops Pumpkin Carving Contest!

 

 

October is the time of the year for candy and costumes with Halloween coming up, but for those who believe in the saying #NoDaysOff like we do here at #OHoopsTraining, you know that this is not the time to take any breaks! All basketball players, especially for the high school, know that this time of the year also means tryouts are right around the corner. We feel for all the hard work the players have put in, why not have a little fun too? For that reason, OHoops is holding its first annual pumpkin carving contest! The goal is to help decorate the Lab with the scariest, funniest, coolest pumpkin designs out there! We want creativity... so if you think you have the talent on the court and with the knife, bring your pumpkin by the Lab! Winner will get a free 1 hour  workout at the Lab with one of our very own OHoops Professors. Contest ends on Oct 31st, so get your pumpkin in ASAP! #LetsBallLet'sGo

BACK2HOOPS

 

It's October – the last month to get yourself ready for the upcoming season! You know you have to be in game shape, so a few of the top basketball training facilities and experts around including Dime, POINT 3 and their Alpha Trainers feat. OHoops will be running BACK2HOOPS! This is a month long promotion of videos and tips from POINT 3 Alpha Trainers across the country. BACK2HOOPS is your last chance to tune up your skills and conditioning, so check in every day to see what these elite-level basketball trainers from POINT 3 & OHoops have to offer.
In today’s session, OHoops presents 2 foot hurdle jump crossover drill that will keep your handle strong while increasing your explosiveness and control with the ball. #LetsBallLetsGo

The World's Best Basketball Shorts

Point 3 Basketball Shorts are now proven to help break world records! Professor G was wearing these shorts when he broke the Guinness World Record for most NBA 3 pointers in 1 minute! Now you have an opportunity to get your pair at a discounted rate. For the rest of October, use code 'P3OHoops' to get 15% off the World's Best Basketball Shorts! Your place in the record books is waiting!!!

OHoopin' for the Cure

On Saturday, October 12th, OHoops (a Professional Basketball Training Facility out of Orlando, Florida) hosted their first annual OHoopin' for the Cure 3 v 3 Tournament to help raise money for the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation out of Miami, Florida.

With a ton of sponsors (including Sisters4Hope, Club Vain, Logan's Roadhouse, Trapp Law Firm, Wing Stop, Xymogen, Ollie's Public House, Gator's Dockside, Ker's WingHouse, Starbucks Coffee, Dunkin' Donuts, Tijuana Flats, Clippers Barber Shop, T.F.I. Friday's, Olive Garden, Papa John's Pizza, Publix, Rock'Em Apparel, Point 3, Anaconda Sports, Deucebrand, Bryan Meyers, Wilson, DeShawn Stevenson and Hoop Culture) the 12 team tournament was an indicator of how caring and generous the Orlando Community can be. As a result of the community's support, the tournament was a tremendous success.

Team Push, sponsored by Trapp Law Firm, would eventually emerge victorious in the championship game, but the highlight of the event happened after the tournament came to a close.

Brian Leitten, Co-Chair of the Education Committee for the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation, was invited on to the court to join Team OHoops as well as Marquel Jones and Jocelyn Caraballo from Hoop Culture, during our Donation Ceremony. He was then presented with a check for $1,000 dollars to be donated to the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation. The donation will help fund research and raise awareness for breast cancer throughout the state of Florida.

Again, OHoops couldn't have done it by themselves. As a result of the community's overwhelming support, OHoops is confident that this will become an annual event.  Everyone that came out was truly OHoopin' for the Cure!