A1:  An Evaluation and an Abbreviated Class.

Evaluation:  The student-athlete’s capability will be assessed against the Athletic Baseline Matrix exercises.  This will allow the instructor to identify any foundational athletic weaknesses, and to predict how many classes the student-athlete is likely to need to resolve any weaknesses and fully establish their Athletic Baseline. 

Tryout: Receive an Evaluation and Abbreviated Class to test for Tier 2 direct-entry readiness.

Abbreviated Class:  A sample class of abbreviated Tier 3 or Tier 2 Blocks, with instructor info intros, walkthroughs, and representative samples of related exercises.  The sample class is also a great forum to ask questions and gain additional program details.

A2:  Up to a maximum of four student-athletes.  Private community partnerships and the general public community partnership classes may be programmed to have a higher student ratio.

A3: Short Answer = No. 

While the Tier 2 Intermediate Level Course is designed for competitive-level athletes (i.e. AAU or varsity-level), the Tier 3 Entry Level Course is designed to be accessible to all students.  Current athletes will find themselves challenged at higher athletic steps of the Athletic Baseline Matrix, and during the ‘Challenge’ and ‘Functional Fitness’ Blocks.  Students without previous athletic training will take longer to develop the Tier 3 fundamental athletic capabilities, and demonstrating the Athletic Baseline will require more incremental progress. 

The IDH/Academy deliberately utilizes the term ’student-athlete’ and asserts that these two words should not be separated — the greatest athletes are students of their game, and all students deserve to develop and experience fundamental athletic skills and competence.

A4:  An Ideal Hunter is a practitioner of adaptable self-mastery.  In the same way that Mario is the flagship character of Nintendo, the Ideal Hunter is the flagship character of the IDH/Academy.

A5: The student-athlete’s performance is measured from class-to-class against the Athletic Baseline Matrix across 12 lines of athletic movements.  Each line is a functional fitness movement that is primarily classified as either a strength, explosiveness, coordination, or flexible stability movement.  When the student-athlete can perform the 12 lines of athletic movements across 3 tiers of difficulty (athletic steps), within the allotted time, and without any micro-failures (i.e. instability or inability), then their Athletic Baseline will be demonstrated / achieved.

A6: Possibly.  This can be assessed during a free Sample Class. 

Please Note:  Even our most athletically competent students can be positively served by the Tier 3 Entry Level course’s athletic programming (especially pre-season or off-season).

A7: The common thread between parents is that they are all prepared to invest in an after-school/nights/weekends style program for their student-athlete, and they find that IDH/Academy delivers the benefit, value, and advantage they’re looking for. Parents generally view IDH/Academy as an alternative, replacement, or supplement to other standard enrichment programs (i.e. programs like baseball, boy scouts, summer camps, or other sports).

A8: By analogy, we connect the academic curriculum to various gaming frameworks that are familiar and accessible to every student (i.e. board games, sports games, video games, and also movies). IDH/Academy curricula related to the ‘Hero’s Journey’ archetype and self-mastery concepts become accessible to even our youngest students by translating them through this instructional tool.

A9: You may always submit an inquiry via our ‘Contact Us’ form or email us at Info@IDHBrand.com, but the best way to gain a deeper impression of what the program provides is to sign up for a free Sample Class - use the form on the Home Page.