Rising Stars Basketball Hayward Wisconsin
The Rising Stars Basketball Club is a player-development program for everyone. What does that even mean? It means that we welcome anyone, and everyone, boys, girls, tall, short, slow, fast, etc.
Rising Stars Basketball is a hybrid between a Wisconsin AAU Basketball Club, a series of developmental camps, and a summer league all rolled into one program. Our focus is skill enhancement, player development and character development.
Our aim is to develop leaders on and off the court, help teammates, fellow classmates, and become role models within their respective communities. This is accomplished by focusing on character development through the Five Pillars of Athletic Success; Attitude, Respect, Technical, Tactical and Work Rate.
Rising Stars Basketball is a hybrid between a Wisconsin AAU Basketball Club, a series of developmental camps, and a summer league all rolled into one program. Our focus is skill enhancement, player development and character development.
Our aim is to develop leaders on and off the court, help teammates, fellow classmates, and become role models within their respective communities. This is accomplished by focusing on character development through the Five Pillars of Athletic Success; Attitude, Respect, Technical, Tactical and Work Rate.
3 Pillars of Player Development
1. OUTWORK EVERYONE
One of the primary pillars is that we ask that everyone exerts great amounts of effort. The way our structure is laid out, provides opportunities for those that work the hardest to gain the most benefit of our training. If you give me 70% effort, you'll reap 70% of the potential benefits. If you give me 100%, you'll get 100% of the benefits of the program. This is true in sports, life, relationships, and friendships to name a few. We are trying to utilize real-life lessons to help our athletes develop and build character in areas they can see immediate improvements.
2. BE COACHABLE
An athlete that cannot be coached, cannot improve. Feedback is a very important part of the developmental process. The structure of our training includes drills that allow the athletes to fail at high work rates, then correcting the athletes with positive reinforcement and allowing them to see those changes in real-time. Those who reject the feedback tend to struggle with the developmental drills, and this transfers into the live games.
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One of the primary pillars is that we ask that everyone exerts great amounts of effort. The way our structure is laid out, provides opportunities for those that work the hardest to gain the most benefit of our training. If you give me 70% effort, you'll reap 70% of the potential benefits. If you give me 100%, you'll get 100% of the benefits of the program. This is true in sports, life, relationships, and friendships to name a few. We are trying to utilize real-life lessons to help our athletes develop and build character in areas they can see immediate improvements.
2. BE COACHABLE
An athlete that cannot be coached, cannot improve. Feedback is a very important part of the developmental process. The structure of our training includes drills that allow the athletes to fail at high work rates, then correcting the athletes with positive reinforcement and allowing them to see those changes in real-time. Those who reject the feedback tend to struggle with the developmental drills, and this transfers into the live games.
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Dedication and Promise
Rising Stars Basketball is dedicated to equal playing time, equal player development, and ensuring that each player is given the chance to succeed by putting them in the right positions to help the team make a positive impact. This doesn't always come down to court time, this also refers to how players engage in their community, how they interact with their friends, family and opponents off the court.
Each player will be better ball handlers...
Each player will be better shooters...
Each player will be better passers...
Each player will be better scorers...
Each player will be better teammates...
Lastly, each player will become better leaders with a positive attitude and respect for the players, coaches, referees, parents and opponents...
Each player will be better ball handlers...
Each player will be better shooters...
Each player will be better passers...
Each player will be better scorers...
Each player will be better teammates...
Lastly, each player will become better leaders with a positive attitude and respect for the players, coaches, referees, parents and opponents...
Joining Rising Stars
Rising Stars Basketball will be taking registration for players for the 2026 season. We are diligently working on gyms to secure for workouts all throughout the fall and spring months to ensure players are staying sharp, and preparing for the 2026 season.
Please register your player to stay up to date on the 2026 season. We'll email out regularly to ensure each player has an opportunity expand their game between now and 2026.
Rising Stars Basketball has an annual membership that runs from Jan 1 to December 31. Your membership gets you a team jersey, shooting shirt, 14 tournament games, 20 team practices, and free admission into all skills camps, and weekend skill development workouts.
Please register your player to stay up to date on the 2026 season. We'll email out regularly to ensure each player has an opportunity expand their game between now and 2026.
Rising Stars Basketball has an annual membership that runs from Jan 1 to December 31. Your membership gets you a team jersey, shooting shirt, 14 tournament games, 20 team practices, and free admission into all skills camps, and weekend skill development workouts.
MEET THE COACHES
Curtis DeCora, Club Director and Skills Trainer
Curtis DeCora, club director and head skills trainer for Rising Stars Basketball.
DeCora brings 19 years of coaching experience from K-2 skill development programs, middle school boys and girls, as well as varsity boys basketball.
Additional experiences include training groups and individuals in NCAA DII, NCAA DI, NAIA DI, NJCAA DI, and high level high school performers. DeCora was a 3-year starter at Northland College and skipped his senior year to pursue coaching.
DeCora is a Gold Licensed Coach with USA Basketball, SafeSport Certified, NFHS Certified Coach, Youth Development Certified by USA Basketball, and an NAYS Youth Basketball Certified Coach.
Curtis DeCora, club director and head skills trainer for Rising Stars Basketball.
DeCora brings 19 years of coaching experience from K-2 skill development programs, middle school boys and girls, as well as varsity boys basketball.
Additional experiences include training groups and individuals in NCAA DII, NCAA DI, NAIA DI, NJCAA DI, and high level high school performers. DeCora was a 3-year starter at Northland College and skipped his senior year to pursue coaching.
DeCora is a Gold Licensed Coach with USA Basketball, SafeSport Certified, NFHS Certified Coach, Youth Development Certified by USA Basketball, and an NAYS Youth Basketball Certified Coach.