Fine-tune all aspects of your game this winter at the Basketball Skills Academy. Led by former NBA player Sean Green and assisted by former LaSalle Academy player Sal Maisano, this 4-week program will have you playing to your best ability in no time! Each class focuses on flexibility, footwork drills, increasing reaction time, developing an explosive first step, becoming a better passer and receiver, moving with and without the ball, improving shooting technique, court awareness, communication, and leadership on the court. Non - members are welcome!

Ages 12+ can choose to play once or twice a week on Thursdays or Sundays for one hour.

Adults can choose to play once or twice a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, or Sundays for one hour.

To view the schedule, please visit http://www.chelseapiers.com/sc/sports-training/basketball-skills-academy.cfm. To register, call the Fitness Desk at 212.336.6099.

As I wander the vast expanse of the Orange County Convention Center, it is amazing how much equipment is being offered. As an equipment junkie, it's like being a kid in a candy store. However, I  also firmly believe that while equipment can help your game, you can't buy a better game.

With that in mind, my focus has been on using the technology we have at Chelsea Piers to better instruct our students. I've been spending time with Tomi and K-Vest, both of which we use at the Golf Academy. Tomi is a motion sensor that we use in putting instruction and K-Vest is a 3-D motion analysis system that we use to analyze the entire swing. Both technologies help the student improve their game.

Isabella Tobias and her partner, Deividas Stagniunas, are currently standing in 5th place out of a field of 20 ice dancing teams at the European Championships in Sheffield, England! Isabella is a former Sky Rink skater that began training at Chelsea Piers as a child and now represents Lithuania. The Ice Dance event concludes today - wishing both of you the best of luck!

The first day of the PGA Merchandise Show is the Demo Day. This gives the manufacturers a chance to display their products and an opportunity for golf pros from around the country to test them out.

Of interest to me were the new products offered by Cleveland Golf. A new driver with a retro look is a definite winner, as well as a set of forged irons. Additionally, Cleveland reintroducing their 588 wedge line, which was the all-time best selling wedge. I was able to spend some time with Flightscope, the launch monitor we use at the Golf Academy. If you haven't had a session on a launch monitor, it's something you should do as you get ready for the season.