Player Development
Player development in the Bickham Framework is a 13-year apprenticeship that gives players a clear, age-appropriate pathway from beginner to advanced performer. Guided by the 8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 model, it builds the habits, decisions, and understanding needed to play the game with intelligence, confidence, and adaptability. The goal is long-term growth—developing players who can read the game, solve problems, and thrive in any environment.
Coach Education
Bend It with Bickham™ provides a complete, modern coach education system that helps coaches teach the game with clarity, confidence, and purpose. Through a structured framework and practical tools, we equip coaches to create better training environments, make better decisions, and develop smarter players.
Parent Rubrics
Player Rubrics give families a simple, transparent roadmap of what development looks like from ages 5–18. They break the Bickham Framework into age-appropriate expectations across the technical, tactical, physical, and psychological areas, helping parents and players understand where they are on the pathway and what comes next. Rubrics make the process clear, realistic, and focused on long-term growth—not wins, rankings, or comparison—so families can support development with confidence and healthy expectations.
Club Curriculum
The Club Curriculum provides a unified, age-appropriate roadmap for player and coach development across the entire organization. It translates the Bickham Framework into clear technical, tactical, physical, and psychological expectations for every age group, ensuring all teams teach the same principles with consistency and purpose. Built around a structured 13-year apprenticeship program, the curriculum guides players from foundational discovery to advanced performance, showing exactly how each year builds on the one before it. The curriculum creates alignment, transparency, and long-term continuity—helping clubs move beyond short-term wins toward meaningful, predictable player growth. Families, coaches, and players all benefit from a shared understanding of what is taught, why it matters, and how each stage fits into the full player pathway.
