Hi everyone,
As we transition into our summer months, we are excited to see the progress of many of our athletes in the Academy, as well as our 3x3 Leagues, Shooting Clinics and more.
Knowing that summer camps are around the corner, our staff is gearing up for another development-packed summer with opportunities for all athletes to work hard and improve.
The Academy Training program is, and has always been, the foundation of success for the players working with us. It is the only program of it's kind - offering weekly training on a year round basis.
As a constantly evolving program, we are always looking for better ways to serve the athletes working with us. Over the last few months, we have identified and discussed a number of quality improvements that we will be making, and are excited to share with you below.
1. Academy Age Groups
As of right now, in our Academy sessions we operate with two age groups, 8-12 and 13-18. These sessions are run back to back, and although this has been effective through COVID to allow for many athletes to train, we feel that these categories are too broad. Our new groups will reflect our renewed emphasis on age-appropriate training and grouping.
Our IBSA Academy program and curriculum will be broken up into three parts:
- IBSA Cadets (Ages 8-10)
- IBSA Juniors (Ages 11-14)
- IBSA Seniors (Ages 15-18)
Beginning in June, we will be adjusting the current groups to the following age groups:
- Group 1 - Cadets (Ages 8-10)
- Group 2 - Juniors (Ages 11-14)
What about High School?
High School athletes, or IBSA Seniors, need a place to train in a more competitive environment, with like-minded peers. To accomplish this, we will be separating this training group from the IBSA Cadets and IBSA Juniors.
The IBSA Seniors (Ages 15-18) will have a completely separate training day - details and schedule will vary by location and announcements/registration are forthcoming as we finalize location and time for this program.
2. Return of a monthly payment option
Although our current model of price per session offers ultimate flexibility and is popular with most members, we have heard feedback that it can be difficult to book into sessions each and every month on time. This is exacerbated when sessions fill up and parents do not make it in time to register for a session.
To give a best of both worlds option to our members, we will continue offering the main registration method and price point for our Academy Training. However, we are also adding an IBSA Monthly Membership option for members that would like to register once and "forget about it".
IBSA Monthly Membership
- Unlimited training - up to 3 times a week, all month long
- No need to book sessions individually or RSVP
- Receive 10% off all IBSA programming, including 3x3 Leagues, Shooting Clinics, Camps & more
- No long term commitment
- Cost - $249+HST per month
- Individually booking 3x a week training costs $348 - making the monthly membership a $99 or almost 30% discount!
The IBSA Monthly Membership option will be available when June registration dates are active, on the same Academy Registration page that the individual sessions are on.
Athletes and parents can still choose to book sessions individually each week as you were previously - the monthly membership is another option for athletes looking to train with higher frequencies.
We are thrilled to share these changes with you, and can't wait to see the improved experience for athletes, parents and our coaches. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks,
The IBSA Team
