The local picture
A basketball town, with everything that comes with it
Chino Hills High School won California state basketball titles in 2016, 2018 and 2019, and sent Lonzo and LaMelo Ball into the NBA. That is a rare thing for one school, and it changed what youth sport looks like in this city. There are more kids playing organized basketball here, earlier, and for more months of the year, than in most towns this size.
Most of that is good. The part that isn't is the part nobody talks about: a nine-year-old who plays club basketball in the fall, school ball in the winter, AAU in the spring and summer camp in July has not had an off-season since they were seven. There is no window left in which to get stronger, and it shows up around thirteen as knees, ankles and a kid who stopped getting faster two years ago.
Both Chino Hills high schools sit in Chino Valley Unified, the same district as our home city, so your athlete's competition calendar is already the one this gym is built around. Athletes from Chino Hills High and Ayala train in the same groups as kids from Chino and Don Lugo, which is exactly as it should be — they are going to be playing against each other for the next six years.
Who trains here from Chino Hills
Grouped by grade, not by school
What that means for training
Three things a Chino Hills athlete usually needs
Not because the sport is different, but because the volume is. These are the gaps we see most often in athletes coming from this city.
A basketball player lands thousands of times a season and almost none of them are coached. Teaching an athlete to absorb force through the hip rather than the knee is the single most protective thing you can do for a jumping sport, and it takes weeks, not minutes.
When there is no natural break, one has to be built. That sometimes means telling a family their kid should skip a summer tournament to spend six weeks getting stronger. It is not the popular answer and it is usually the right one.
Athletes who only ever move in one pattern get good at that pattern and fragile everywhere else. Sprint mechanics, change of direction and loaded strength give a specialist the base their sport never taught them.
None of this is basketball-only. A Chino Hills volleyball player, soccer player or shortstop arrives with the same problem from a different direction — see the sport-specific pages for how the programming differs.
Getting started
Which group your athlete joins
By grade. Full detail and pricing is on the programs page, and the first session is free.
Grades 2–5 · Speed & Movement
Sprint mechanics, change of direction, body control. No heavy loading. Tuesday and Thursday, 4:00–5:00 PM.
Grades 6–8 · Performance
Where sport-specific work starts. Capped at three sessions a week because these are the fastest growth years. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 5:00–6:00 PM.
Grade 9–12 · Elite
Position-specific work and season-aware loading. Monday to Thursday, 6:30–7:45 PM, plus Saturday mornings from September.
Common questions
From Chino Hills families
How long does it actually take to get here?
Ten minutes from most of Chino Hills, straight down Philadelphia Street or Central Avenue. Parking is on site, and parents are welcome to stay and watch rather than sit in the car.
My daughter plays club volleyball nearly year round. Is there time for this?
Yes, and the in-season version is deliberately short. Two sessions a week during a club season is enough to hold onto strength without adding fatigue. The heavy work waits for whatever gap the calendar gives us.
Is this a basketball skills program?
No. Nobody here will coach your jump shot. This is the athletic base underneath the sport — how fast, how strong, how well your athlete moves and how durable they are. Skill coaching is your club's job and we are not trying to take it.
Will they be training with kids from their own school?
Often, and also with kids from Ayala, Chino and Don Lugo. Groups are built by grade, not by school or sport. Most athletes find training alongside people they will face on Friday sharpens things up considerably.
What does the first session cost?
Nothing, and there is nothing to sign. Call with your athlete's grade and sport and we will put them in the right group this week.
Bring them down and watch a session.
Ten minutes from Chino Hills, the first one is free, and you can stand on the side and see exactly how it is coached before you decide anything.