Fifteen FeetCoaching

Build the player.
Grow the person.

Basketball training that builds skills, confidence, and composure, for every age and level.

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What we coach

Built for the game. Ready for the moment.

Coach Collin walking off the field with his arm around a young player

Basketball skills

Life skills

Confidence

Emotional awareness

And it's personal.

I come to their gamesTwo or three, to see their role and how they handle the ups and downs.
A plan built around themTheir strengths, their role, their other sports, and the player they want to become.
A coach who's been thereI learned this the hard way, so your kid doesn't have to. And we communicate often.

Why "Fifteen Feet"

Fifteen Feet

Just you and your thoughts.

The clock stops. Everyone's watching. It's you, the rim, and whatever's going on in your head.

Anyone can be confident after a make. But even NBA players feel the weight of a miss. Over five seasons, NBA players made 80% of their second free throws after making the first, and just 73% after missing it.¹ For LeBron James, it was 79% versus 57%.² With the game on the line, the gap gets even wider.³

Now picture a 12-year-old with the whole gym watching.

Sources

NBA seasons 2005–06 through 2009–10. Yaari & Eisenmann, PLoS ONE (2011). A study that adjusts for each shooter's skill still finds a significant drop (Arkes, 2010).
2018–19 NBA regular season only. The Hot Hand and Its Effect on the NBA (2020).
Last 30 seconds of close games: about 5% worse after a miss, and 5% better after a make. Cao, Price, & Stone (2011).

We coach what happens next.

Let go of the last shot. Own the next one.

What we build

The 3 C's

Confidence

Self-esteem that doesn't depend on the last shot.

You'll see it when they want the ball with the game on the line.

Character

Life skills like leadership, teamwork, communication, and handling conflict.

You'll see it when they're first to pick up a teammate.

Composure

Notice big feelings, name them, and breathe through them.

You'll see it when they stay calm in the big moments.

Why I coach

Lessons learned the hard way

Read my story

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Your kid's plan

Composure, on purpose

Growing up

I was the kid who couldn't handle losing.

A missed shot or a bad call could send me into a full tantrum.

Nobody taught me what to do with feelings that intense. I didn't learn breathwork and visualization until I was an adult, and they changed how I play, coach, and live.

Now I teach kids what I wish someone had taught me.

Your kid's plan

Composure, on purpose

Learn their warning signs before the frustration boils over
A 10-second reset: one breath, one cue word
Practice pressure, with real stakes and real misses
Talk about the hard moments together, including the car ride home

Read my story

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Your kid's plan

The whole athlete

High school

I got stronger. My shot got worse.

Coaches told me to get bigger. Nobody told me what it would do to my shot.

So I got bigger and more explosive. But nobody helped me adjust my shooting to my new body, and my game went backwards.

Strength↑

Shooting↓

Your kid's plan

The whole athlete

Account for every sport, team practice, and lift they're doing
Build on their strengths, for the role they play right now
Grow toward the player they want to become
In-season: stay sharp and fresh. Off-season: make the big changes.

Championship celebration

Coach Collin with his arm around a player

Belize, 2026

U13 National Champions, soccer

Boys basketball, 3rd at U13 Nationals

Team behind the National Primary School Basketball Championship banner

U13 National Basketball Championship

Meet your coach

Coach Collin Thaw

Greenwich native, Greenwich High grad, and Greenwich Stars coach. Then 27 months with the Peace Corps in Belize, co-creating a Life Skills & Sports Club for 100+ kids.

"We trained resilience through hard moments and tough losses. By sticking together and picking each other up, we became National Champions."

1stU13 NationalsSoccer, boys

3rdU13 NationalsBasketball, boys

1stU13 ZoneBasketball, girls

2ndU13 RegionalsBasketball, girls

80% of kids in the club grew in measured life skills.

Pricing

At my gym

$120 / hour

Private session at my indoor home gym in Greenwich.

At your home

$150 / hour

Private session at your home court or gym, indoor or outdoor.

Small groups

Ask me

Train with a sibling, teammate, or friends.

Always included

We talk, a lot

With you and your kid, together and one-on-one. Before we start, and all along the way.

I come to their games

Two or three, to see their role and how they handle the ups and downs.

A plan built around them

Their strengths, their role, their other sports, and the player they want to become.

Venmo, Zelle, or card. 24 hours' notice to reschedule. A signed parent agreement is required before the first session.

Questions

Parents usually ask

Is this mostly mental training?

No. We're basketball coaches first. Sessions are full of footwork, ball-handling, shooting, finishing, and defense. The confidence and composure work is built into the basketball, not taught instead of it.

What ages and levels do you work with?

All of them, boys and girls, from first-time players to varsity starters.

Do I need to stay during sessions?

It isn't required, but I strongly recommend it, especially at the start. You're always welcome to watch.

My kid already has a team, a trainer, and other sports.

That's why I ask about everything they do. The plan fits around their team, other sports, and strength work, so we add to their week instead of piling on.

Get started

Let's talk about your kid

Tell me a little about your player, and I'll get back to you to set up a time for all of us to talk.

Prefer to text?

(203) 536-7075

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