PLAYER DEVELOPMENT HOOPS
Briarcliff | Jefferson Valley
Player Development Hoops
Player Development Hoops (PDH) focuses on developing and empowering young athletes both on and off the court. We are focused to not only make our young athletes better basketball players but to help them grow overall as young adults.
We will provide a challenging yet fun environment that allows our athletes to create lifelong friendships and basketball skills. We strive to teach our athletes the why’s behind the game of basketball helping them to get an edge on their opponents. It does not matter what level you are when you start with us with each player we will build on their strengths and improve their weaknesses. Through time, effort and commitment we believe our players will get better and have fun doing it.
PDH Teams
Tryout for a PDH team!
SPRING TRYOUTS - BR & JV
Tryouts at Jefferson Valley CLUB FIT
Saturday February 24th (GIRLS)
1:00pm-2:00pm Grades- 3rd/4th
2:15pm-3:15pm Grades- 5th/6th
3:30pm-4:30pm Grades- 7th/8th
4:45pm-5:45pm Grades- HS
Sunday February 25th (BOYS)
1:00pm-2:00pm Grades- 3rd/4th
2:15pm-3:15pm Grades- 5th/6th
3:30pm-4:30pm Grades- 7th/8th
4:45pm-5:45pm Grades- HS
Wednesday March 5th
6:30pm-7:30pm – 7th/8th girls
7:30pm-8:30pm – HS girls
8:30pm-9:30pm – HS boys
Tryouts at Briarcliff Manor CLUB FIT
Monday February 26th
7:00pm-8:00pm 3rd/4th /5th boys
8:00pm-9:15pm 6th/7th /8th boys
Thursday February 29th
6:30pm-7:30pm 3rd/4th girls
7:30pm-8:30pm 5th/6th girls
Saturday March 2nd (BOYS)
1:00pm-2:00pm Grades- 3rd/4th
2:15pm-3:15pm Grades- 5th/6th
3:30pm-4:30pm Grades- 7th/8th
4:45pm-5:45pm Grades HS
Sunday March 3rd (GIRLS)
1:00pm-2:00pm Grades- 3rd/4th
2:15pm-3:15pm Grades- 5th/6th
3:30pm-4:30pm Grades- 7th/8th
4:45pm-5:45pm Grades- HS
$20 covers all tryouts – we encourage interested players to come to as many tryouts for your age group as possible. Tryouts will be a mix of skill work and live game play. Teams will be made by singular grade. Please specify at tryouts if you want your child to be considered to be kept with a certain group. PDHoops spring season info: 8-12 players per team. Teams will play in 4-6 local tournaments(mix of single day and double day + 1 program wide travel torrnament). Practice days/times as well as tournament dates will be available at tryouts (subject to change). We will NOT have the exact tournament schedules until the Wednesday prior to the weekend we are set to play. Season cost will be $815 including tournament fees, 2 practices a week plus uniform, and practice reversible. 8th grade girls TRAVEL and HS girls TRAVEL will have a different cost and schedule. Discounted group skill trainings will be available for spring PDHoops athletes as well as speed, agility and strength training sessions. Emails will go out with team designations March 6th. Team confirmations by families will be needed back to PDHoops by March 8th. Parent meetings will take place March 12th for Boys teams and 13th for Girls teams at Club Fit Briarcliff. Spring fee is due at the parent meetings. Season will run the week of March 18th – June 2nd. We have practice slots at Briarcliff and Jefferson Valley locations. June 3rd – June 7th we will have end of season parties!
PDH Trainings
Developing & empowering young athletes on & off the court.
PRIVATE TRAINING
Private Trainings are available all year round.
Our coaches are dedicated to working with the players to help them achieve both on court and off court goals.
WINTER SMALL GROUP TRAINING
Small Group Training
Experience and new to the sport are welcome to get repetitions of the basics that they can take home with them to practice and get better! Shooting, dribbling and moves to the basket, passing, footwork and more will be covered in this group training class. A great way to learn the basics!
Wednesdays 7 week session
Starting January 10th
Club Fit Briarcliff
5:30pm-6:15pm Grades 4th and 5th coed
All 7 week training programs $120
Includes built in 8th week for possible makeup
Registration is required
PDH Leagues
Weekly games at Club Fit Briarcliff.
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE
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WOMEN'S OPEN RUN
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PDH Basketball Programs
Building Skills and Running Drills.
WINTER 2024 CLASSES - BR
Small Group Classes
Intro to basketball with PDHoops. For players with little to no experience with basketball learning the basics and having fun! Topics covered will be dribbling, passing, speed/agility, defense, shooting, footwork and more!
Mondays 7 week session
Starting January 8th
5:30pm-6:15pm Grades 2nd and 3rd coed
Tuesdays 7 week session
Starting January 9th
5:30pm-6:15pm Kindergarden and 1st coed
All 7 week training programs $120
Includes built in 8th week for possible makeup
Registration is required
INTRO TO BASKETBALL - JV
Winter Session | Jan. 7th – Feb. 25th Club Fit Jefferson Valley
Beginner level class teaching basketball basics dribbling, passing, pivoting, layup footwork, jump stops, shooting, cutting to get open, defense and FUN!
Kindergarten – 1st Grade
Sundays 10:15am-11:00am
lass will be held in the Jefferson Valley Club Fit Energy Center Gym with Player development hoops llc club basketball coaching staff. Sneakers and water are all that is needed. If your child wants to bring their own ball that is fine just please make sure it is clearly marked.
2nd&3rd Grade
Sundays 11:00am-11:45am
Class will be held in the Jefferson Valley Club Fit Main Gym (back half) with Player development hoops llc club basketball coaching staff. Sneakers and water are all that is needed. If your child wants to bring their own ball that is fine just please make sure it is clearly marked.
Registration open to the first 20 participants
Price will be $120 for the 7 week session (with 1 built in snow/makeup class)
Camps & Clinics
Daily/Weekly Training & Game Play
2023 CAMPS / CLINICS
PDHoops basketball camps
In the Braircliff main gymnasium
Ages 7-14 years old
Broken up based on skill level
40 player maximum
Full Day includes pizza for lunch
Daily price $75/full day | $50/half day
Weekly price $300/ full day | $200/half day
- December 26th – 29th
2024 CAMPS / CLINICS
PDHoops basketball camps
In the Briarcliff main gymnasium
Ages 7-14 years old
Broken up based on skill level
40 player maximum
Full Day includes pizza for lunch
Daily price $75/full day | $50/half day
Weekly price $300/ full day | $200/half day
- January 15th
- February 19th -24th
- March 29th
- April 1st-5th
- April 10th
PDH Summer Camp
Drills and skills focusing on dribbling, passing, shooting, moves to the basket, rebounding, and defense. Players will be broken up based on skill level.
Private Training Pricing
Private one-on-one trainings:
30 Minutes
60 Minutes
10-pack of private trainings:
30 Minutes
60 Minutes
20-pack of private trainings:
30 Minutes
60 Minutes
Duo trainings:
30 Minutes
60 Minutes
10-pack of lessons:
30 Minutes
60 Minutes
PDHoops Scholarship Fund
PDHoops wants to help anyone and everyone both on and off the court. During our Spring 2023 season, we started the PDHoops Scholarship fFnd. Through our coaches, programs, and fundraising efforts we were able to fund 5 awesome athletes. We are hoping to grow this with our communities help, in order to offer partial and full program financial aid to those athletes in need. If interested in donating or helping in anyway please click below to fill out an inquiry form. Thank you in advance for your help, every little bit helps to fund an athlete’s season!
PDH Scholarship Fund
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Meet the Coaches
The Coaches and trainers of PDH have high school, collegiate and professional team and individual coaching experience. Our staff has collectively worked with over a dozen professional basketball players (both male and female) and countless college athletes. They are dedicated to working with the players to help them achieve both on court and off court goals. Players will learn how and why to make a certain move as well as how to function on a team. Our staff does not stop once the clinic, training or camp does. They are fully invested in their athletes to help them in their basketball career as well as to be a positive role model for them.
Sarah Schum
Sports Coach
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Sarah Schum is the Sports Director and Camp Director at Club Fit Briarcliff, a certified personal trainer, co-owner of Player Development Hoops, LLC and is currently in her third year as the Horace Greeley High School Girls’ Varsity Coach. Prior to coaching at Horace Greeley, Sarah coached four years of varsity basketball and volleyball at Somers High School. Before coaching high school ball, she coached Collegiate Women’s Basketball at Manhattanville College, in Purchase, NY. In her playing career, Sarah was a 4-year starter and 2-year captain at Merrimack College, as well as a Strength and Conditioning All-American. Before graduating from college, she was an All-Section, All-State athlete at Lakeland High School, playing volleyball, basketball and softball. In her senior season at Lakeland, Sarah led the Hornets to a 27-0 season, winning the New York State championship.
Nick Rodwell
Sports Coach
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Coach Nick does not remember a time when basketball wasn’t a part of his life. As a young player, Nick played on the AAU circuit, all the way up to his letterman years for Ossining High where he also played varsity football and golf.
Coach Nick comes to PDH with five years of coaching experience and is heading into his second season for PDHoops. Coach Nick is a championship caliber coach for PDH bringing home multiple championships in his first couple of seasons with the program. Coach Nick is looking forward to continuing his winning success while helping his players learn to work hard, play together and have fun!
Mark Shkreli
Sports Coach
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Mark is joining the Club Fit Team as a Basketball Trainer and Coach. Mark has been playing basketball his entire life and dedicates most of his time to the sport. As a former Division 3 Basketball Player, Mark is looking to share his knowledge and expertise in order to help the youth better understand the sport from a younger age and pick up on more advanced teachings. In his free time, Mark is an active Basketball Player, student and loves video games. Mark is very thankful for the opportunity he has.
Available for 30 minute and 60 minute training sessions.
Keith Geraldi
Sports Coach
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Keith has been coaching basketball for the last 20 years in several different capacities. Keith started his coaching career for CYO programs in Dobbs Ferry and Irvington. He eventually began working for several AAU programs in Westchester for both boys and girls at all different age groups. He also was an Assistant coach at Irvington High School and Hackley. Eventually being the head coach at Irvington for 2 years.
Ronnie Williams
Sports Coach
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Ronnie is joining the Club Fit team as a Basketball PDH Activities Assistant and Instructor in the Sports department. He has been involved in organized basketball since he was was eight years old and is also a current head coach for the Mount Vernon Jr Knights. He also comes with the experience of being an active member of Law Enforcement for the past 18 years. Ronnie is very excited to be part of the Club Fit team and using all the gained experience throughout his life to help the Club Fit community.
John Ho
Sports Coach
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John is joining Club Fit as a Basketball PDH Activities Assistant and Instructor. He is a retired bank executive who has been a member of Club Fit for over 30 years. John has been involved with the sport of basketball since his early teens and played on a top ranked high school team in Florida before playing at the Freshman and JV level at Yale University. John’s life long enjoyment of basketball is what has led him to pursue coaching of the game to younger participants.
Marc Bowens
Sports Coach
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Marc is joining the Club Fit team as a Sport Actvities Assistant and Basketball Coach. Marc or “Ace” (as many people call him) has been playing sports since the age of four. From baseball, football and especially basketball; Marc always strived to compete at the highest level. Playing on a division two level school, and playing in prestigious tournaments all over the east coast, Marc is excited to bring his knowledge and wisdom to the next generation here at Club Fit.
Alexis Thompson
Sports Coach
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Alexis is joining the Club Fit team as a basketball coach and trainer in the Sports department. She played basketball all through high school, AAU, and at the Division III level. She looks forward to coaching kids the game and helping them better their skill. When not at work, Alexis likes to hang out with family and friends, go to the gym, and go shopping.