the enforcers
an enforcer pushes the standard. nothing easy at the rim, everybody boxes out, everybody talks — every possession, all month.
registration opens friday, august 28 · 12pm pt
from $25 for a single session · $149 for all eight september sessions
see it before you buy it
ninety minutes on our floor. nobody standing in a line waiting for a turn — watch a session before you decide anything.
this phase teaches toughness, and that is not for every family
athletes learn to play strong through traffic. rookie lab works against pads and coach-held shields, never against another athlete, and landing on two feet is taught first every session. nobody is taught to foul, retaliate, or play injured. if that is not what you want for your athlete this month, the weekly lane is a better fit than the full month — and we would rather tell you now than on night one.
who is on the floor
a month about toughness is the one month you want a movement professional designing it — and four coaches who have all played.
adrian mercado
rookie lab. teaches movement first — the footwork every other skill stacks on.
jaire roberts
rotation lab. reads the game two passes ahead. las vegas aces court attendant and practice player.
kj johnson
on the floor. grit and defense. if your athlete starts coasting, kj notices first.
kwe riddles
on the floor. soft-spoken right up until he is not. basketball is music to his ears.
designed by a doctor of physical therapy
most youth basketball is run by former players. this phase is designed by a doctor of physical therapy, so athletes build skill and protect growing bodies at the same time. in a month about toughness that is not a detail — it is the reason it is safe to teach.
that is the phase, and who runs it
eight sessions across september, four pillars, one championship night. if that is enough to go on, this is the way in — or come to a single session first and decide after.
what this actually is
atlas basketball academy is a youth basketball development program in las vegas for ages 7 to 14. we run month-long evolution phases — four themed weeks of skill work with a championship at the end — instead of one-week drop-off programs. the enforcers is our september phase.
- a lab is one of our two coaching groups.
- a pillar is the single skill we drill for a week.
- homework is a short drill filmed at home between sessions.
- the champions wall is the wall in our gym where every award winner stays permanently.
mon & wed, 5:30–7:00 pm · doors 5:15
sep 9 – sep 30 · 8 sessions
sep 9, 11, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30
6560 spencer st, suite 145
las vegas, nv 89119
open in maps
ages 7–14, all skill levels
no tryout · beginners welcome
30 athletes, phase-wide · two labs
not a camp
what you are actually buying.
the drop-off week
five mornings of scrimmages. everyone rotates through the same stations, nothing is measured, and on friday it ends with a t-shirt and no way to tell if anything changed.
the evolution phase
four themed weeks, one skill per week, homework between sessions, weekly grading, a live leaderboard your family can watch, and a championship night where the awards are earned.
three titles. one standard.
detroit did not win once and get remembered for it. tenacious defense, aggressive rebounding, real depth, nobody taking a possession off — they won the same way fifteen years apart. one team can be tough. three means it is who you are.
what we build
those detroit teams never had the best player on the floor. they had five who made every possession expensive.
get it back
rotations, taught in 3-on-2 and 4-on-3 where the defense is outnumbered on purpose and the only way to score is to earn a stop.
that’s mine
boards. find your box-out, hold your ground, come down with the ball in two hands.
send it
the outlet under pressure — secure the board with traffic around you and still make the first pass.
mic up
talk. call the screen early, name the man, answer when a teammate calls you.
championship & awards
the last session of the month. championship games, every award handed out the same night, and the champions wall updated before families leave the building.
note the schedule: september opens with a wednesday and one friday session (sep 11) instead of the usual monday. every other week runs the normal monday and wednesday.
the full-month lane fills first
september caps at thirty athletes across both labs, and only the full-month lanes unlock the homework lab and the leaderboard.
where does your athlete train?
athletes are placed by skill, not by age. the ages below are guidance. coaches make the call on night one, and it is about pacing — not about who is better.
rookie lab
coach adrian mercado, nasm-cpt. footwork, hands and effort before anything flashy. toughness work here is against pads and coach-held shields, never against another athlete. most athletes in this lab are new. that is normal.
rotation lab
coach jaire roberts. live reps, controlled and whistled tight. reads at game speed under pressure, and a role you are expected to own before the ball moves.
your athlete does not need to be good yet
detroit’s best defender went undrafted. nobody arrives finished — that is the entire point of a phase.
- no tryout, no evaluation to get in, no experience required.
- labs are about pacing, not ranking — nobody is the “bad” group.
- 7-year-olds are not put in drill lines with 14-year-olds.
- first-timers every single phase. your athlete will not be the only one.
- parents are welcome to stay and watch, or drop off. your call.
- not sure yet? come to one session for $25 before committing to a month.
the work follows them home
the homework lab is a private page for enrolled families. short drills post across the month, filmed at home, feeding the same leaderboard as everything in the gym.
drills across the four pillars, each named after a player from detroit’s title teams.
days to submit. every drill drops on a non-session day and is due three days later at 11:59 pm pt.
live board. attendance, streaks, connector nominations and homework all feed one ranking.
homework is included with full-month registrations. enrolled families get the access code in their welcome email.
what it costs
four ways in. every lane gets the same coaching on the floor — the two full-month lanes are the only ones that also unlock the homework lab and the leaderboard.
one 90-minute session. credited toward enrollment if you sign up.
gym session only
two sessions — one full pillar, both nights of that week.
gym sessions only
one 90-minute session per week, on either monday or wednesday, for the whole month. september has three mondays and four wednesdays — the price follows the session count.
gym sessions only
all eight september sessions. one payment, no auto-renewal.
homework lab + leaderboard + awards
per month, three-month minimum. carries into phase 07 automatically.
homework lab + leaderboard + awards
earn your place
every award is handed out on sep 30 at the palace — and every winner goes up on the champions wall for good.
mvp. an enforcer enforces the standard — this goes to the athlete who set it and dragged everyone else up to it. one rookie lab, one rotation lab.
most improved — walked in one player, walked out another. coach’s call at the final session. one rookie lab, one rotation lab.
did it all — finished on top of the board across every column. one athlete, phase-wide.
took what we taught that night and used it in live competition an hour later. one rookie, one rotation, every session.
every athlete who attends, submits, and finishes the phase.
straight answers
my athlete has never played. is this too advanced?
are 7-year-olds training with 14-year-olds?
what if we miss a session?
this phase is about toughness. is my athlete going to get hurt?
do i stay, or drop off?
what should my athlete bring?
is there a waiver?
what happens after september?
thirty athletes, then it closes
september caps at thirty across both labs, and the full-month lane fills first. one payment, no auto-renewal — or come to a single session and decide after.
