THE U PREP pairs professional basketball skills training with flexible online academics. Backed by 30+ years developing NBA All-Stars, lottery picks, and top-tier youth prospects.
No guesswork, no runaround. Every family starts the same way — and our team walks with you the whole way.
Tell us about your athlete's game, academic situation, and goals. It takes five minutes and tells us exactly how to build their path.
Start the Questionnaire →Visit the facility, meet Coach O and the staff, and watch a live session in The Dojo. Your athlete gets a feel for the work — you get every question answered.
Schedule Your Visit →Enroll with your preferred accredited online or homeschool partner — we help you map the school day around training, not the other way around.
See How Academics Work →Upon acceptance, secure your athlete's roster spot with the intake deposit — then the work begins. School year tips off September 8, 2026.
See Intake Windows →This is not a camp and not a rec league. THE U PREP runs a true professional development environment inside The Dojo — the same methods our founder has used with NBA and WNBA players for over 30 years, scaled for the most important development window in a player's life.
Shooting, ball-handling, finishing, and footwork — trained with pro-level detail in The Dojo, every single day.
Live reads, pick-and-roll scenarios, film breakdown, and decision-making at game speed.
Age-appropriate physical training for endurance, strength, flexibility, and injury prevention.
Daily standards, accountability, and mentorship from coaches who have been where your athlete wants to go.
Measured progress with structured evaluations — families always know exactly where their athlete stands.
Priority access to pro guest trainers, showcases, and community events throughout the year.
The signature system from Olin's book Mastering the Art of Shooting — the same six pillars behind 30+ years of elite shooters, taught daily, rep by rep, inside The Dojo.
Everything starts from the ground up — balance, base, and footwork before anything else.
Control the ball on the catch and off the dribble with a strong, decisive gather.
A seamless path from pocket to release — no wasted motion, no broken rhythm.
The alignment checkpoint that keeps every shot straight, repeatable, and confident.
Protect the ball in traffic and let the guide hand steer the shot — never push it.
Attack the rim through your vision window — creative, controlled finishes at game speed.
Full-time athletes train Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM, then move into their academic block. School year runs September 8, 2026 – May 14, 2027.
The day starts with the mind. Currently reading Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson.
Light stretching and mobility work to prepare the body for training.
Intensive skill-building — drills, gameplay, and personalized coaching to develop on-court performance.
Short rest and recovery period.
Targeted training tailored to each athlete's personal development goals.
Focused physical training to enhance endurance, strength, and flexibility.
Athletes work on their online school assignments in our supervised study hall — or head home for independent study. Flexibility that builds time-management skills.
THE U PREP is a training academy, not a school — and that's the advantage. Your family keeps full control of your athlete's education while we provide the daytime court structure and dedicated, supervised study blocks to make it work.
Enroll with any of our NCAA-approved accredited online education partners — or your own homeschool program. Your athlete earns full class credit through their school, on a schedule built around training.
Every training day includes a structured academic block with laptops, a supervised study hall, and accountability — so schoolwork never becomes the thing that "gets done later."
Every athlete's goals are different. Academic pursuits are aligned with athletic development so each student crafts a path that supports their personal growth — and prepares them for the next level.
Talent gets you noticed. Character keeps you there. Every U athlete develops the life skills that separate professionals from prospects.
Students learn to understand and manage money — the skill most pros wish they had earlier.
Professionals from diverse industries share real-world experience that links learning to life.
Former collegiate and pro athletes talk honestly about career transitions and life after the game.
Monthly service projects build civic engagement, humility, and teamwork beyond the gym walls.
Structured film sessions teach athletes to read the game like a coach — the edge that separates good guards from great ones.
Our founder's development methods have guided over 40 NBA and WNBA players — including six NBA draft lottery picks. Here's what they say.
Coming into the league a lot of guys didn't really respect my mid range or 3 point shooting ability, causing defenders to always go under the pick when running pick & roll scenarios. Working with Olin early in my career we worked on coming off the pick getting to different spots or the paint & shooting rather than working on making the pass to the rolling big.
Coach O has been a key part of my basketball journey since I was a kid. Being from Ladera my parents had me lock in with Olin when I was 11. Ever since he has been guiding me, improving my game at every level, & mentoring me which has helped shape me into the man & player I am today.
Training with Olin during my first NBA off-season helped me improve my pull-up jumper for the speed of the NBA heading into my second season. By working in the gym at game speed with other NBA guys plus Olin's ability to break down film & show comparison's to other elite guys I was able to get past some of the growing pains that other guys face coming into the league.
Former student-athletes from The U are already doing it at the next level — the exact trajectory your athlete is signing up for.
We are already seeing the same trajectory of excellence this year — and we fully expect to celebrate similar breakout success stories from this group in the seasons ahead.
The athletes who separate themselves are the ones who treat the first week of June like Day One of their championship campaign. Lock in. Train with purpose. The work you do now will define who you become — on the court and in the classroom.
We are proud of every single one of you. Now let's go build something legendary this summer.
Claim Your Spot →From Belize to Los Angeles, Olin Simplis has spent over 30 years developing pros. As Head of Player Development at Wasserman, he has developed 40+ NBA and WNBA players, 100+ D1 college athletes, and 6 NBA draft lottery picks — including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Evan Mobley, and Payton Pritchard.
A Belizean-born talent who flourished in Los Angeles, Simplis led the Belizean National Team to a gold medal in 1999 before a successful professional stint in South America. Today his 6 Pillars of Shooting are taught daily in The Dojo, and his legendary summer runs regularly draw 15–20 professional athletes from around the world.
Every athlete who comes through THE U PREP benefits from a staff built on discipline, precision, and genuine investment in the person — the same team that runs The Dojo every day.
Player Development Coach
Kahlil Simplis
Director of Player Development
Harrison Cohen
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Player Development Coach
JBAR
Player Development Coach
MAL
Player Development Coach
Lorenzo Davis
Player Development
Ells
Player Development
Ahmad
Director of Photography / Video
ABE Perez
Director of the Prep Academy
Adrian Smith
✉ ContactExecutive Assistant
Rishea Kinard
Founder
Olin Simplis
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Admission to THE U PREP is application-based. Roster spots in The Dojo are strictly limited to protect a 2:1 player-to-coach ratio and true small-group work — and every family starts with the questionnaire. School year runs September 8, 2026 – May 14, 2027.
The primary entry point for the 2026–2027 school year. Athletes lock in their full training week and academic block from day one.
A mid-year entry for families making the switch. We map your athlete's current credits and build the training day around them.
An accelerated off-season block — train alongside the pros' summer runs and head into the fall with a real head start.
THE U PREP is designed for both middle school and high school student-athletes who are enrolled in homeschool or accredited online academic programs — and who are serious about training in a true professional environment while keeping their academics strong.
No — and that's by design. Parents choose their preferred accredited online school or homeschool program and stay in full control of enrollment, grades, and academic progress. THE U PREP provides the daytime facility, supervised study hall, structure, and elite training that make it all work together.
Sessions run in The Dojo at our Glendale facility — 1219 Los Angeles St., Glendale, CA 91204 — and at Jump Beyond Sports in Torrance — 1780 Oak St., Torrance, CA 90501. The best way to experience it is in person: book a walkthrough and come watch a live session.
Four steps: fill out the Athlete Questionnaire, schedule your in-person walkthrough, confirm your online school partner, and secure your spot with the intake deposit upon acceptance. Roster spots are limited to protect our 2:1 player-to-coach ratio — our team guides you through each step.
Interested in attending? Start with the Athlete Questionnaire — it's the fastest way in, and every admission goes through it. For all other inquiries, use the form and your message goes straight to our team.
📝 Athlete Questionnaire →Thanks for reaching out — the right person on our team will get back to you shortly.
Spots for the 2026–2027 school year are limited. Tell us about your athlete today — we'll take it from there.