The Concept

Student-Athlete Academy (SAA) is a program for students grades 7, 8 and reclassed 8th graders. The program is built to fill the void between the desire to play basketball and the need to go to school. At SAA the student-athletes will do their academic work and the training within the school day.

The Model

The academy model is taken from Europe and from other sports. This training schedule will ensure the development of the student-athlete as well as helping with cost and time. The student-athlete is done at 3:23pm with academics and all the training needed.

The Track Record

The staff at the Academy have a proven record of developing student-athletes and helping them reach the next level - in this case high school.

The student-athletes our staff has worked with has been accepted to some of the most prestigious basketball schools in NJ and nationally.

• Individualized curriculum for any reclassed student-athletes

• Core courses: English, Math, Social Studies, Science plus a revolutionary athlete - centered course, developed just for the student-athletes at SAA.

• All daily academic obligations have to be fulfilled in order for the student-athlete to train

• HSPT/COOP Exam prep

• PSAT prep

Each student-athlete will do their academic work at Student Athlete Academy physical location. Our reclassed 8th graders will have the option to retake 8th grade classes or, if academically advanced, to move ahead and incorporate a few high school courses in to the reclass year.

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Student-Athlete Academy (SAA) is a one of a kind athletic and academic combined experience similar to the international sports-specific training academies of Europe and Asia. SAA is indistinguishable in how we allow basketball players to be basketball players and focus on their craft daily as their workouts are integrated into their academy day.

Our goal is to work smart and efficiently to help our student-athletes optimize their achievements , because solely training isn’t enough, but training the right skills and right way of thinking of the game is. It was said best by the legendary former UCLA coach, John Wooden, “Don’t mistake activity with achievement.”

Our primary focus is to enhance our students-athletes overall ability to have the greatest chance of being successful at the next level with the immediate goal of obtaining the ability and mastery to be a successful productive member of a varsity level team as a freshman high school basketball player.

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There are many reasons to join Student Athlete Academy but the most prevalent initial goal is to work toward the goal of the student-athlete being placed at the highest level of school for that individual (academically and athletically) with the goal to get exposure and a chance to play collegiality at scholarship level.

The choice of High School is the first huge commitment for a player and his/her family. The Staff at SAA will do the work with and for you. As we are not a part of a High School our guidance is totally unbiased.

Our High School Placement Program starts as soon as you have committed to SAA.

We offer

• A dedicated strategic approach to maximize high school exposure for each player.

• Fully integrated high school recruiting and placement program.

• Evaluation to identify the top schools meeting the needs and wants of the student & the family .

• HSPT/COOP test prep

• And more