OUR STORY

A message from Oliver Wiseman, founder:

"After over a decade of recruiting (and coaching) girls high school and AAU basketball, I founded HoopSight because I saw a need for it. In the last decade or so, there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of individual and small-group skills training.  As a result, high schoolers today have more physical skills than ever. But with the increase of emphasis on individual skills, many young players and parents are missing the big picture. They think a player’s one-on-one “bag” will get them recruited to play at the next level.

Sure, scoring ability can certainly play a factor in your recruitment; but college coaches look for much more than that. Along with the individual, there are 9 other people on the court in a basketball game. Success at the next level will largely depend on how well you understand how all 10 players affect and interact with each other.

Some of the questions that coaches ask themselves about you are:

Can you keep good spacing on offense? How well and how quickly can you read a defensive coverage and make the right decision with or without the ball? Do you consistently make plays that allow your team to keep an offensive advantage? Defensively, how well can you anticipate and remember opponent actions? Can you identify personnel tendencies and exploit them? Do you have the mental stamina to defend (on and off the ball) for a full possession? Are you in the right place at the right time?

HoopSight was founded to help high schoolers develop the part of their game that is increasingly being neglected- their basketball IQ. Most players at the collegiate level were one of the best players for their high school. Your physical skills will only get you so far. What separates most players is their understanding of the nuances of the game, and that’s why we’re here."