Team Esface Basketball Training

I had two boys play on Esface teams and both had negative experiences. Both had coaches who prioritized individual aggressive play over anything else. My boys are good ball handlers and have good game/​court sense but played far less than less skilled players who just ran around the court hogging the ball and looking aggressive. With no game scheme to speak of, these players looked like they were working hard when in reality they had no idea what they were doing and were only minimally contributing defensively. These coaches did nothing to change this dynamic on both of my sons’ teams. The coaches taught individual skills but did not reinforce fundamentals or build on any team schemes over time. Both of my boys stagnated in the program as 4^th and 6^th graders when they were old enough to be doing more than «learning to love the game» as they say in developing the younger kids. My boys have since joined teams with coaches who coach in high school programs and are quickly improving. As a parent I am enjoying watching my boys play as a team rather than a bunch of individuals. The three coaches we had all absolutely played favorites so I assume the coaches other reviewers had were different. I do not recommend this program if your player is middle school and older.

With as much as you hear these days about what goes wrong with children’s sports, it is a joy to be able to recommend Esface. Our son has played there three years now, and his love for the game has only grown. He counts his teammates as his closest friends and his coaches as his dearest mentors. It’s not about winning, it’s about learning, teamwork, toughness, work ethics, and joy for the game. We love the well rounded view of physical and mental skills, and the light touch of these guys come game time. Phenomenal organization-we’ll go as far as we can with these guys!

This team of young people are truly what this generation needs today, they bring drive, force, team players, energy, motivation, determination. This our first year and so far it been really a organization to be apart of thanks Team Esface!

My boys are 12 and 14 and have participated in a variety of sports teams since they were ~5 years old (AYSO, lacrosse, Bgame CY, Legarza, etc). This is THE BEST program we’ve ever experienced, by tenfold. The philosophy of Esface to build the athletes mind, body and skills is spot on, and the coaches are phenomenal. Every single one connects with the children in a unique way; they role model respect & sportsmanship as well as building «grit” — a key life skill. They also reward energy & commitment and don’t show favoritism; everyone earns their spot on the team. My boys have improved more in 3 months than 3 years in other programs. I only regret I didn’t find it sooner!

Team Esface does it right. From coaches to administration, they get it. My sons 14 and 12 have grown so much from their coaching, camps, clinics, and or workouts. The boys love it and they strive to get better each day. The program truly develops all players to become the BEST they can be. This is our 3^rd year with the organization and quite simply, they are great teachers of the game, and care about each player. We had great experiences with various coaches for skills, games, and AAU. Our school team coaches rave about the kids from this program.
They added strength and conditioning this past year too. Impressive.
Go Team Esface!!!

My son Alex has been part of the Team Esface family for two years now. We are committed to basketball since my son was in 2^nd grade.
We done it all from AAU tournaments to Team Esface Summer camps. My son loves everything about the program. We are so lucky to have met Coach Deli and Coach Remi. My son works out 4 to 5 days a week. He is the starting point guard for 3^rd grade Black team. I wouldn’t want my son in any other program, we found our home here with Team Esface!!!
Life is good!!! Am so proud of my little tiger, he is a Beast on the court and understands the importance of school and good grades. Team Esface is BIG on academic performance. Team Esface means everything to little Alex!!! Positive environment with great coaches that care…

My basketball-​loving boy, now 11, was in search of an AAU team two years ago. Someone recommended Esface and we haven’t looked back since!
He has participated in two seasons of AAU team basketball, their internal Realeague, skills clinics, one-​on-​one trainings and summer camp. They bring their signature enthusiasm, attention to detail and high quality, focus on skills, love for the game and the kids, and emphasis on character-​building to everything they do.
My son has undoubtedly become a better basketball player as a result of his hard work and play with Esface. But more than that, he has grown as a person and made lasting relationships with kids and coaches. I know he will look back at his time with Esface as a formative experience in his life.

My son has been on Team Esface for two years and loves it! He can’t get enough of these guys! The enthusiasm and energy of the coaches is contagious. They coach the whole child — not just the skills development, but also offensive and defensive training, shooting, strength and conditioning and mentally how to get their head in the game. They also have varying levels of commitment where you can just do clinics 1 – 2 days a week, or red level AAU with weekly practices and tournaments typically once a month, or black level which is higher level competition and more practices and tournaments. They also offer private training, semi-​privates and Real League weekly Friday night games plus summer camps. They have a fall league, winter league and spring/​summer league. The transformation of my son in one year has been incredible. If your son/​daughter loves basketball I highly recommend Team Esface!

As a coach with Team Esface, I love how much the organization focuses on the minor details of coaching. They see themselves as not just basketball coaches, but life coaches and the training that we get helps us become not just better coaches, but better professionals and better men. I’m super excited to be a part of such an organization and to be on the front line of delivering the best in youth basketball training and coaching. I know I am biased, but I would 100% recommend Team Esface basketball to any young athlete looking to take their game to the next level and enjoy the process of doing so.

Kids love the guys. Team Esface makes basketball fun and brings the most out of my boy’s game.

If you’re looking for great basketball training, or for a great AAU team, look at Esface Basketball. Some of today’s AAU teams look only to win, demonstrating brutal, and undisciplined tactics. The team is a reflection of its coaching and training. It’s a sad situation when you teach kids to play with arrogance and bad sportsmanship… especially when it’s your coach that is leading them to do so. I don’t have any kids playing for Esface, but watching the way the teams/​coaches display themselves during games is a relief from watching other teams. If you want your child to learn, train and play hard, and at the same time, learn respect and discipline, then this is the team for you. I know, I know… win, win, win… but you could still do it with respect and discipline.