Welcome to On Court Performance
Where hoopers learn to read the game.
Live defender training with Coach Noah Ford in La Cañada, Pasadena, and Glendale. Start with a free player development plan built for your athlete.
100% free. Takes under 2 minutes. Plans usually back within 48 hours.
Who we are
A different style of training.
Our sessions are built around live reads against real defenders, so a lot of the work looks like the game.
Decision making is one of the most important skills in basketball. Knowing when to drive, shoot, or pass comes from reading a live defender, rep after rep. That is the style we coach, and it sits alongside the skill work players already do.
Live reps
A real defender in front of your athlete, so they can practice the read.
Read and react
Drive, shoot, or pass. Every rep is a decision.
Under pressure
Game shots at game speed, with a hand in your face.
Knowing when
Skills come with the read that tells you when to use them.
Real drills from real sessions
See how we train.
Every free plan links to drills like these. Tap any clip to watch the full breakdown on Instagram.
Reading a down screen
Defender goes under, we flare out. Defender chases, we curl.
Watch on Instagram →Shoot or pass
Read the defender closing out. Open, let it fly. Flying at you, swing it.
Watch on Instagram →Partner dribble tag
Both players dribble in a tight space and try to tag each other's knees.
Watch on Instagram →Stay alive one-on-one
Learning to handle pressure in a small space against a defender.
Watch on Instagram →Finish through contact
One of our many drills to help you improve your finishing ability.
Watch on Instagram →Want 3 drills picked for your athlete?
Tell Coach Noah about your hooper and get a plan built around their age and goals.
Get Your Free PlanWays to train
Pick your path onto the court.
Free player development plan
Tell Coach Noah about your athlete and get the 3 things they should work on next, with video drills.
Get your free plan 2 $19 first sessionSmall groups at Outwork Everyone Basketball
Live reps against real defenders, with a coach watching every decision. Four nights a week across three locations.
See the schedule 3 More ways inPrivate lessons and clinics
One on one work with Coach Noah, plus Sunday Skills Clinics with Spartan Community Basketball.
Train with us
Meet your coach
Noah Ford
Over eight years developing players at every level, from kids picking up a ball for the first time to college players and overseas professionals.
- Founder, On Court Performance
- Lead Development Coach, Outwork Everyone Basketball
- Freshman Head Coach, La Cañada High School
- Director, Team DTermined La Cañada (five AAU teams)
Improve your game
Join the On Court family.
The best first step is a free player development plan built for your athlete. It is 100% free and usually back within 48 hours.