Vara SKILLS ACADEMY

VSA is all about player development. Our vision is to help each player become a better player and a better person. Our motto is simple.. Have a vision, do what you love, make a difference.

VSA was founded by Coach Joey Vara. Realizing how much basketball has helped him in his life, his vision is to help peoples lives through his experience with the game of basketball.

A sharpshooter in High School and College allowed him to be able to compete at the college and semi-pro level before getting into coaching and training.

Coach Joey specializes in helping players shoot the ball at a high percentage with a proven system that helps players unleash their full potential as well as building confidence in players game.

Coach Vara has helped hundreds of athletes and currently trains players virtually as well as in person.

Coach Joey Vara

Coach Vara has been involved with every level of basketball in his 15 years of coaching and training. From starting Kids Leagues and training youth to coaching High School and College basketball to winning a National Championship (NACA D2) as a Athletic Director to training McDonalds All-Americans and NBA players, Coach Vara has built a reputation to help players at all levels both on and off the court.

PRIVATE SHOOTING SESSIONS

Having an elite shooting coach that can evaluate, recognize and teach the ins and outs of shooting will benefit your game greatly! With proven results from High School players to professional players, Coach Joey will guide you through his process to make you into the shooter you’ve always wanted to become. Simple but effective methods with accountability are the key to raising your shooting percentage. Coach Joey has been trusted by former NBA players, NCAA D1, all the way down to youth players as a shooting coach and is known for getting players the results they have always wanted.

GROUP SHOOTING SESSIONS

Group sessions are limited to 20 players per session and will meet once a week. In this session we will be able to teach the fundamentals of shooting and hone in on the details of each area of your shot. As the sessions progress, we will focus on drills to help with balance and work our way into game speed shooting. Having a shooting coach to help keep you accountable to the new habits you will be learning is key in improving as a shooter. Take your shooting knowledge and percentage to a new level with our weekly group shooting sessions!

VSA offers group training for all ages. In these sessions there will be individual skill work, shooting progressions as well as small sided games (SSG’s) along with live play!  

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