Next Level Hoops is a year-round basketball training program in Rochester offering private lessons and group instruction for youth and young adults, run by coach Ray Smith out of the ROC Sports Garden. The stated focus is game-translatable skills, a competitive mindset and basketball IQ rather than a scheduled camp week. Registration is by Google Form with payment required in advance and is non-refundable except on a medical excuse.
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★★★★★Kevin KregerCoach Ray has worked with both of my sons with one starting in high school and the other in elementary school. They have taken both group sessions and individual lessons. He has done an excellent job with not only teaching the fundamentals, but also teaching the physical and mental requirements for playing competitive basketball. I can’t recommend Coach Ray highly enough.
★★★★★Broome Family ShenanigansCoach Smith has a knack at bringing the best out of all players he comes in contact with. Coach Smith has worked with all of my children. His knowledge and experience is top notch. He has helped my children fine tune their fundamentals. He is great at balancing constructive criticism with pinpointing the positives in their skill sets. Coach Smith helps them become more effective players and positive teammates through personal stories and information that has been shared from varsity and college coaches across the country. As a varsity basketball coach for many years, I can confidently say, I highly recommend his program for any skill level.
★★★★★Roderick SimmonsCoach Ray is a great coach and will help your kid reach their goals but most importantly he will help them become the person they need to be . Been working with him for 7+ years now and not only has he gotten me extremely better at basketball he’s also changed my life outside basketball. Not once has he told me wrong and only wished for the best. I would extremely recommend any player to be coached by coach Ray.
★★★★★Kevin RhodesCoach Ray is a top notch teacher of the game. More importantly, he genuinely cares about his students beyond the game as a mentor and a motivator of young people. My boys have been to coach for instruction for 7 years now. I have referred several players to him through the years and all come out of their experience seeing in Coach Ray what I saw from the start. He is a man you can trust to give his best effort to help you son or daughter reach thier full potential as a player and person. A parent can't go wrong surrounding thier children with positive caring adults like Coach Ray.
★★★★★Ari DNext Level Hoops is worth every penny, and has made not only a great, but significant impact on my son. As a parent, I love the fact that Coach Ray Smith doesn’t just teach basketball skills, but he also incorporates all teaches of life, leadership, and being a good person on and off the basketball court. If you want your child to learn in a positive atmosphere and build their confidence, NLH programs are the way to go!