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Off The Court: Sports Performance and Sports Psychology Podcast

Close The Gate Hoops Basketball Training - CTG Hoops

CTG Hoops is the #1 basketball training company in the state of Wisconsin according to Google.  CTG has a branch of 3 other subsidiaries along with a nonprofit. Click on the “CTG+” tab for access to any of these companies:

  • CTG Volleyball: Volleyball Training
  • CTG Mindset: Sports Psychology and Mental Training
  • CTG Nutrition: Sports Nutrition
  • Tony Huml Foundation: Mental Health Stigma


Close the Gate is a basketball coaching company currently training in Janesville, Wisconsin.

CTG Hoops purpose is stated within our mission statement, “Highly Skilled on the Court. Better People off the Court.” We understand that basketball ends for all of us one day. So our mission as a company, is for our students to know who they are without the basketball. It’s not about what we accomplish in life… but who we become through the process.

We design our training around three major principles:

1. Psychological Make Up (Mindset and Mental Training)
2. Physical Make Up (Basketball Skills and Basketball Athleticism)
3. Self Improvement Make Up (Life Coaching)

Ages have ranged from 4 years old, all the way to 21 years old. Students have traveled from up to 1-2 hours away from any of our locations to come train with us.Our podcast, “The Mental Training Revolution,” has over 25,000 downloads. Lastly, all of our social media pages have more than a combined 125,000 followers. 

Are you ready to take your game and life to the next level?

SIDE NOTE: We are looking for hire! Click the link below if you are interested in changing others lives.

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Accepting the Inevitable: DeathDecember 11, 2022
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