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Fundamental Skills

Ages 8+

Build Your Foundation

This is where it starts. Fundamental Skills is the foundation of the STH training model, designed for both new athletes and those ready to build a complete, technically sound foundation.

In small-group sessions, athletes train ball handling, shooting mechanics, footwork, and basketball IQ with direct instruction from Coach Shaker and Coach Brad. The focus is on precision, decision-making, and movement efficiency — setting the standard for progression into advanced and premier training.

What a Typical Session Looks Like

Players rotate through skill stations — dribbling, passing, shooting form, defensive positioning — with coaching at every stop. The drills stop when there’s something to teach. That’s the difference.

Shaker teaching passing drills

Schedule

Days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Locations: St. Joseph’s (Mon), Sacred Heart (Wed), St. Francis (Fri)
Season: September 2026 to April 2027
First session: the week of September 28, 2026
Rolling start: join any time — your session count begins when you do

Pricing

  • 15 sessions: $450
  • 30 sessions: $800
  • 50 sessions: $1,200

That works out to $24–$30 per session of individual coaching — less than most private lessons.

Fundamental Skills calendar

Choose a program or location to plan your training. All times are local to Guelph. Closures and moved sessions remain visible.

● Scheduled× Cancelled / moved Jump to session list ↓

View sessions in December

Wednesday, December 2

6:00 pm–8:00 pmScheduled
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Fundamental Skills · Sacred Heart School · Alice St., Guelph

Friday, December 4

6:00 pm–8:00 pmScheduled
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Fundamental Skills · St. Francis School · Imperial Rd., Guelph

Monday, December 7

6:00 pm–8:00 pmScheduled
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Fundamental Skills · St. Joseph’s School

Wednesday, December 9

6:00 pm–8:00 pmScheduled
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Fundamental Skills · Sacred Heart School · Alice St., Guelph

Friday, December 11

6:00 pm–8:00 pmScheduled
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Fundamental Skills · St. Francis School · Imperial Rd., Guelph

Monday, December 14

6:00 pm–8:00 pmScheduled
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Fundamental Skills · St. Joseph’s School

Wednesday, December 16

6:00 pm–8:00 pmCancelled
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Fundamental Skills · Sacred Heart School · Alice St., Guelph

Gym closed — no training.

Friday, December 18

6:00 pm–8:00 pmCancelled
Fundamental Skills

Fundamental Skills · St. Francis School · Imperial Rd., Guelph

Gym closed — no training.

Monday, December 21

6:00 pm–8:00 pmCancelled
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Fundamental Skills · St. Joseph’s School

Gym closed — no training.

Wednesday, December 23

6:00 pm–8:00 pmCancelled
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Fundamental Skills · Sacred Heart School · Alice St., Guelph

Gym closed — no training.

Friday, December 25

6:00 pm–8:00 pmCancelled
Fundamental Skills

Fundamental Skills · St. Francis School · Imperial Rd., Guelph

Gym closed — no training.

Monday, December 28

6:00 pm–8:00 pmCancelled
Fundamental Skills

Fundamental Skills · St. Joseph’s School

Gym closed — no training.

Wednesday, December 30

6:00 pm–8:00 pmCancelled
Fundamental Skills

Fundamental Skills · Sacred Heart School · Alice St., Guelph

Gym closed — no training.

This calendar shows the training schedule. It does not reserve places, record attendance or change your registration.

My son experienced Shaker at a team practice and personally asked to go back. That was all I needed to sign him up. His development as a player was the reason we started, but I quickly realized the mentorship and environment at STH were just as valuable. The coaches don't just teach basketball, they build relationships. His connection with Shaker and Brad led him to volunteer all summer with Ball4All and the recent March Break camp, and it's inspired him to start his coaching certificate. In one year he went from a bench player to a starter. That's what this program does.

Brett Forsyth
Parent of Kai, High Intensity Summer Program U16