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DAYTON, KY
Dayton players train next door in Bellevue.
Dayton sits directly beside Bellevue, so the closest court Alex Grant uses is about five minutes away. He does not train in Dayton itself. He trains Dayton players at three outdoor courts, and this page says which.
Court
Players from Dayton train at Bellevue Beach Park, a Newport court, or Swope
Drive
About five minutes west along the river into Bellevue
Surface
Outdoor public court, open air, no gym
Session
$200 per session, one on one or small group
01 / TRAINING IN DAYTON
What does $200 actually buy for a Dayton player?
An hour with a coach who has eight years of middle school, high school and college experience, on an outdoor court about five minutes from Dayton. One on one or small group, a plan built for that player, and specific work to do alone before the next session. No court in Dayton is used.
Dayton families ask about price more directly than most, and that is fair. $200 is real money in a river town. So here is the honest trade. That hour buys attention, and attention is the thing group programs cannot give. A player gets corrected on the third rep instead of the three hundredth, which is the entire difference between practising a skill and practising a mistake.
What it does not buy is a shortcut. Nobody gets good in six sessions. Skill comes out of repetition and drill work done consistently, and the sessions exist to make sure those repetitions are the right ones and that they get harder as the player improves. Anyone selling faster than that is selling something else. Dayton High School plays in the 9th Region against schools with far bigger rosters, and the only thing that closes that gap is individual players who got better.
03 / AROUND HERE
Dayton notes
- 01
The closest court of anywhere
Dayton and Bellevue sit side by side, so the drive is about five minutes. No town on this list is closer to the main court.
- 02
Small school, one bracket
Dayton High School plays the same single elimination tournament as every other school in Kentucky. Roster size is not adjusted for. Skill is the equaliser.
- 03
One player at a time
Sessions are one on one or a small group, never a camp. If a family wants a large group setting, Alex will say this is not that and point them elsewhere.
05 / Questions
What families in Dayton ask
Do you train in Dayton itself?
No. There are three outdoor courts in use: Bellevue Beach Park, a court in Newport, and Swope. Dayton players drive about five minutes to the nearest one. That is the whole answer, and it stays the answer even if a family would prefer to hear otherwise. You get the exact meeting spot when the session is booked.
Is a package cheaper than single sessions?
Packages exist and are meant for players training on a regular schedule rather than dropping in once. Pricing for them is not published, because it depends on how many sessions and whether players are sharing the court. A single session is $200. Ask about a package and you get a plain number, not a sales conversation.
Can this help a player who is not a starter yet?
That is most of the work. A bench player usually has one clear reason they are not playing, and it is rarely effort. It is a skill gap a coach can see instantly and a parent often cannot. Alex names it after watching once, then the sessions attack it. Two of the 1,000 point scorers he has coached started as players nobody had earmarked.