The Only Community Built By Pros Still Playing.

You're putting in the work. You just don't have anyone who's actually made it standing in your corner. Until now.

For middle school & high school players · boys and girls

Learn From Pros. Play Like One.
Train with active professional basketball players who have competed in the NBA, G League, and Europe's top leagues. Get exclusive film breakdowns, live coaching calls, downloadable workout PDFs, and direct mentorship from players who are still competing at the highest level. Parents: this is the corner your player has been missing, for less than one private training session a month.

We don't sell dreams. We give you what we wish we had.

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3 Current Pros

NBA + G-League + EuroCup Exp

$45 Founding Rate

50 Spots Only

Plain and Simple

New Here? Start With
The Basics.

HoopLink is a new kind of program, so here is exactly who we are, what this is, and what to do next.

Who

Three professional basketball players: Jordan Schakel, DJ Steward, and Ethan Thompson. All three of us signed NBA contracts, and we still play professionally today.

No staff. No agency. Just us.

What

A private online training community for middle school and high school players, boys and girls. Weekly workouts, film breakdowns, mental tools, and direct access to the three of us.

A locker room your kid steps into from home.

Why

Nobody built this for us when we were coming up. Our mission is to give your player the honest guidance we wish we had, straight from players who made it.

The program we wish we had.

You are here

hooplink.co

This website is our front door. Learn about HoopLink and start your free trial here.

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The community

Circle

The actual community lives on Circle, a private members-only platform. After you join, Circle is where you will log in every day.

How To Get Started

1

Start your free trial

Create your account in about two minutes. No charge for your first 7 days.
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2

Log in on Circle

After you sign up, log in to Circle from any web browser, or download the free Circle app on your phone. That is where HoopLink lives.
3

Follow the Starting Checklist

Introduce yourself, tell us about your game, and dig into your trial content. Once your membership begins, a new drop lands every Monday. Not the right fit? Cancel before day 7 and pay nothing.

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Questions first? Email contact@hooplink.co and one of us will answer.

What You Get

What The Next Level
Actually Requires

Most players work hard their entire career and never understand why they got overlooked. Every part of HoopLink was built to make sure that never happens to you.

Your Personalized Starting Point

You've put in the work. You just don't know if it's the right work. Answer three questions at onboarding and every piece of content you receive is routed to your position, your level, and your specific gaps. No more grinding in the dark.

Basketball IQ Curriculum

The player who reads the game always gets minutes over the player who's just athletic. Start reacting and reading the game in a moment's notice. Spacing, off-ball movement, defensive rotations. The mental side of basketball that separates good players from great ones. Taught by players running these exact systems right now at the pro level.

Pro Film Breakdowns

Every coach is watching film on you. The question is whether you're watching it on yourself. Here is how it works: one of us records ourselves walking through real game film, on camera, explaining what to look for. The reads, the habits, the decisions that determine who plays and who watches. Your player watches the breakdown, then applies it to their own game.

Mental Game Training

Most players lose the mental battle before they ever touch the ball. Never walk into a big game feeling unprepared again. Pre-game routines, slump-breaking frameworks, and visualization techniques used at the pro level. Built for your specific situation. The difference between the player who folds under pressure and the one who takes over.

Monthly Pro Q&A Drop

Every serious player has questions they can't get answered because they don't have access to anyone who's actually been there. Every month we record a session answering the real questions our members submit. Your question. Real answers. From players currently competing professionally. Submit your question, we answer it on camera.

Private Community Access

Stop training alone. Connect with serious players across the country on the same path. Daily check-ins, film sharing, peer accountability, and a network that grows with your career.

What's Included

Every Detail Considered.

Every member of HoopLink walks in with more than a membership. These are the touchpoints built into your experience from day one.

The First Read

Exclusive to the first 50. Available only to our founding members.
Direct from one of us. A personal voice note within your first week.
Your game, addressed. We answer your most pressing question right out of the gate.

The Film Library

Nine full film studies, ready now. Each one is a pro on camera walking through real game film: what to see, why it matters, and how to use it in your own game. Including Jordan's study of his own four years of college film.
Ready from day one. Yours for the entire length of your membership.

The Monthly Call

Your questions, answered on camera. We record a call every month answering member-submitted questions.
What we're learning right now. Straight from our own careers as they happen.
Real talk from three current pros. Delivered straight to you.

The Pre-Game Protocol

The exact framework three current pros use. Mental preparation, step by step.
Build yours in under 20 minutes. Use it the rest of your career.

The Workout Vault

Seventeen downloadable workout PDFs, ready from day one. Shooting, passing, dribbling, finishing, defense.
Built by three current pros. A structured plan every time you step in the gym.

The HoopLink Standard

HoopLink is built for players and families who are serious about development. We won't promise shortcuts or guaranteed outcomes, because nobody honest can. What we will promise is that three current pros are putting real time and energy into this community every single week, and we ask for the same commitment from everyone who joins. That mutual investment is what makes this place special.

Every membership starts with a 7-day free trial, so you can see the inside before you commit. After that, monthly members can cancel anytime and annual members have 14 days to decide. Then we're committed to each other. That's how real development works.

See Inside

This Is What's Waiting
On Day One.

Here's a sneak peek of our private community before you join.

17Workout PDFs

9Full Film Studies

3NBA Player Q&As

1College Coach Deep-Dive

Counted today. A new drop lands every Monday.

Also waiting inside Goal Anchor - mental tool Visualization Walkthrough The Pre-Game Protocol

Your First Week Inside

Monday

The Drop

Your first weekly drop lands: this week's focus, the Film Room breakdown, and your work for the gym.

Tuesday

The First Read

A personal voice note from one of us answering the most pressing question about your game. Founding members only.

Wednesday

The Film Room

Watch this week's on-camera breakdown from one of us, then post your own clips for real feedback from players still on the court.

Friday

The Pulse

A short founder video built around your profile - what to carry into your weekend games.

Inside the HoopLink Film Room: Jordan Schakel's four-year SDSU film study — The Film Room - Jordan's four-year SDSU self-study, live inside now

Inside the HoopLink Q&A space: pro players answering member questions — Pro Q&A - real answers from pros and college coaches

A HoopLink Workout Vault PDF: the Volume Shooting Workout — The Workout Vault - one of 17 downloadable PDFs

+16more workout PDFs

+8more full film studies

+1new drop every Monday

Founding 50 Only

A personal voice note from one of us, answering your most pressing basketball question - recorded for you, in your first week.

Step Inside Free for 7 Days

Free for 7 days, then $45/month. Founding rate locked while you stay. 50 spots only.
Your trial includes a real sample: Jordan's college film study, two mental tools, and four workout PDFs. Everything above unlocks with membership.

What Our Members Are Saying

“Before HoopLink I used to go to the gym and just shoot around, pretend there was a defender in front of me and shoot shots I would never shoot in game - then wonder why I wasn’t scoring. Now there’s a structured plan. I know what I’m working on before I’m even getting on the court. I’ve learnt more from these guys than I have from anyone else. I couldn’t find that info from unc at my local park.”

Class of 2026 · London, UK

More stories coming. We’re just getting started.

The Team

Current Pros.
Real Experience.
Still Playing.

We built HoopLink because nobody built it for us. Three players who've navigated the recruiting process, signed NBA contracts, and played professionally across three continents. Giving you access while it's still relevant.

Duke University · McDonald's All-American

DJ Steward

Co-Founder · Current Pro

I've played at every level of professional basketball including a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls. This past season I competed in the Italian League and EuroCup with Trento. I know what it takes to make it - and stay - at the highest level.

I built HoopLink because I know exactly what information changes careers. You deserve access to it while I'm still in the game.

Chicago Bulls - Two-Way Contract

Trento - Italian League + EuroCup (2024-25)

McDonald's All-American 2020

Oregon State · California Mr. Basketball

Ethan Thompson

Co-Founder · Current Pro

I earned a two-way contract with the Orlando Magic and during a strong and successful season in the G League before earning another two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers, playing meaningful minutes at the NBA level. I know exactly what the path from college to the pros looks like.

The path from college to the pros is achievable. I'm living proof. Now I'm making sure you have the map.

Indiana Pacers - Two-Way Contract (2024-25)

Orlando Magic - Two-Way Contract

Pac-12 Champion · Elite 8 · California Mr. Basketball

San Diego State · Business School Graduate

Jordan Schakel

Co-Founder · Current Pro

I played on a two-way contract with the Washington Wizards and spent four seasons in the NBA and G-League. This past season I competed in Germany's BBL and EuroCup with Chemnitz. I lead HoopLink's strategy because the right guidance at the right time changes careers.

The lessons I had to learn through experience are now available to players chasing the same dream.

Washington Wizards - Two-Way Contract

4 Seasons NBA + G-League

Chemnitz - BBL + EuroCup (2024-25)

For The Parents

HoopLink is built for middle school and high school players, boys and girls. And it is built for you, because you are the one making the decisions.

You've spent thousands on AAU seasons, private trainers, and camps. You've watched your player outwork everyone in the gym and still get overlooked. The problem was never effort. It was access to people who know the path from the inside.

3pros with NBA contracts

3continents played professionally

Nowstill playing today

Between the three of us we have signed contracts with the Wizards, Bulls, Magic, and Pacers, played seasons in the G League, and competed at the top levels in Europe. We remember exactly what we needed at your player's age, and we built HoopLink to hand it to them.

A plan for the gym. Weekly workouts so your player always knows what to work on.

Film sessions with a pro. We break down real game film on camera so they learn to see the game.

The mental game. Confidence and pressure tools most players never get taught.

A place to ask anything. Real answers from us, not guesses from the bleachers.

One hour with a private trainer costs more than a month of HoopLink. This is less than one session, and it never stops working for your player.

And you don't have to take our word for any of it: every membership starts with a 7-day free trial. Step inside, see the film room, watch how we work with players, and only pay if it's right for your family.

Pricing

Less Than One Training Session. Less Than One Weekend In The AAU Stands.

One tournament weekend costs $75 just to watch. Before you even pay for parking. HoopLink is $45 a month.

Founding enrollment now open

In Plain Words

It is all one program. Everyone gets the same thing. The only choice is how you pay: every month, or once a year. The third box just shows what the price will be after the 50 founding spots are gone.

Founding Member

Pay Every Month

$45/mo

Starts with a 7-day free trial. Locked while you stay a member. Only 50 spots.

7-day free trial. Preview the platform before you pay a dollar
Weekly content drops every Monday
Weekly Film Room: a pro on camera breaking down real game film
Monthly recorded founder Q&A call
Weekly founder Pulse video
Private community access
Founding member badge. Your rate locked while you stay a member

Start 7 Days Free

Free for 7 days, then $45/mo. Cancel anytime - no contract.

Best Value

Annual Founding Member

Pay Once a Year

$420/yr

Commit To The Process. $35/mo - save $300 a year vs the public rate. Rate locked while you stay a member.

7-day free trial. Step inside before you commit
Everything in the founding membership
Pay once. Train all year.
Founding member badge. Rate locked while you stay a member
Save $300 a year versus the public rate

Join Annual

Opens After Founding Spots Fill

Public Monthly

The Price Later

$60/mo

The Standard Rate. $60/mo - after founding spots fill.

Weekly content drops every Monday
Weekly Film Room: a pro on camera breaking down real game film
Monthly recorded founder Q&A call
Weekly founder Pulse video
Private community access

Public Rate Opens Soon

The program, inclusions, and direct access included here exceed $600 in comparable professional coaching and development resources. Your founding rate is $45.

50 Founding Spots. When they're gone, the founding rate and perks are gone for good.

The founding membership exists for players who move first. Fifty spots. One locked rate. Permanent access to three current professionals at a price that will never be offered again. When they're gone, they're gone.

Built By Players Still In The Game.

Three current pros. One community. No shortcuts.

HoopLink is owned, run, and managed exclusively by the three of us: Jordan, DJ, and Ethan. No agency, no ghostwriters, no third-party company behind the curtain. Every film breakdown, every voice note, every answer in the community comes from a current pro. We are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the NBA, the NCAA, or any team or league.

The Model

Why Only 50
Founding Members.

The first 50 members of HoopLink are our founding members. They get perks no one else will ever receive: a personal voice note from one of us in their first week, a permanent spot on the Founding Wall, and a locked rate of $45/month that stays locked while you remain a member. These benefits are exclusive to the founding 50 and will never be offered again.

Once the 50 founding spots are filled, the doors open to a much larger capacity at the standard rate of $60/month. But the founding perks, the founding rate, and the founding badge stay with the players who moved first. We’re building something real, and we wanted the people who believed in it earliest to be rewarded for that.

The Only Community Built By Pros Still Playing.