about GAME READY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Game Ready SD training sessions teach the essence of competition, hard work, and teamwork that directly lead to improvement in all areas of the game. Training is structured by age and skill level to ensure each client is thoroughly involved which helps our staff go above and beyond as they provide a fun and enjoyable basketball experience.
Announcement: 2020 Clinics are open for sign-up now!
Ricky Price
Lead Trainer & Founder
“Ricky understands the game well and he is still young enough that he can demonstrate it.He can have great empathy with a youngster trying to get better and he loves kids.He gets along well with people and is a team player.”
– Coach K, Men’s Basketball Coach at Duke University and Team USA
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Ricky Price was one of the best prep players in the history of California. A McDonalds All-American Slam Dunk Champion, he was unanimously named a USA Today/AP/Parade Top 5 player in the country. These talents helped Ricky achieve early success and opened an opportunity to represent the USA in the Junior Olympics in Argentina where he won a gold medal. Ricky is an alumnus of Duke University where he was an All-ACC performer and 2 time ACC regular season champion. Ricky became 1 of 75 players in Duke history to score 1,000 career points. His decade long Pro career included stints with several teams throughout Europe and Asia, as well as the Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, and Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA.
Following his playing career, Ricky worked as VP of Operations for Worldwide Hoops Sports Marketing, and has been featured as a correspondent with Raycom Sports for ACC College Basketball. In 2010 he Founded Game Ready Skills and Development LLC and has quickly become one of the most sought after trainers in North Carolina.
Former Blue Devil is now getting kids Game Ready