Basketball Paradise to Open Player Development Center for Training Youth Athletes

Longtime Naperville resident and basketball coach opens new facility for youth athletes

 (Naperville, Ill.) Those searching for a bit of paradise will find that and more thanks to a new facility opening next month in Naperville.

Basketball Paradise, a premier youth basketball training organization founded in 2011, is pleased to announce the opening of its Player Development Center, located on 31W300 Schoger Dr. in Naperville.

“Our mission is to inspire our students to dream big,” said owner Fran Paradise. “Over the past 18 years we have learned a great deal about competitive basketball in the Chicago land area. We value the process of player development and are excited to present this training facility to our athletes.”

Along with his son Ryan, head varsity coach at Marmion Academy in Aurora, Paradise founded the organization that bears his name as “a place where the game of basketball is the vehicle to teach the essential life skills necessary to achieve personal success and happiness.”  After graduating with a teaching degree, his son, Patrick, joined the organization.

“Our current coaching staff is comprised of four former Division 1 players and five current high school coaches who have the knowledge, experience and documented success of achieving that goal,” said Paradise. “We believe our teaching philosophy will develop personal responsibility, character, self-esteem and self-confidence in order to achieve maximum human performance.”

The new facility, conveniently located on Naperville’s west side, includes a full court with upgraded action floor thrust system, four ceiling hung glass backboards with breakaway rims and padded walls to ensure player safety.

“This state of the art basketball training center will provide not only the opportunity to facilitate and expand our training programs, but also add flexibility and consistency to scheduling,” Paradise said.