Basketball Mentors BIGGEST Success Stories!

Long term thinking

Lily Carmody

Lily Carmody was Cal's first ever Private Training Client. At the age of 10, Lily started training with Cal in the mornings before school. Cal's main goal for Lily was that she still played Rep and still loved the game in U18s. They trained together until Lily moved from McKinnon to Bulleen in U16s. When Lily reached top age U18s she made an NBL1 side. Cal and Lily started working together again. LIly won MVP of the National Junior Classic. She became the top scorer in her NBL1 side at the age of 15! And then she became a development player in the WNBL for the Melbourne Boomers. Lily now plays in the ACC in one of the powerhouse conferences in American college basketball. They still train together...

From U12s to DIV1

Isla Airey

Cal started coaching Isla when he began coaching her in U12s at Mckinnon Cougars. He taught her how to play in the post and gave her footwork and finishing lessons that he himself worked on when he was playing. He tried to teach her to finish with both hands and to create her own shot so she could find success as a tall in a quick girls game. In U16s Isla made the Victorian State Team. Again in U18s. Again in U20s and now Isla is playing Division 1 Basketball for Louisiana Tech. They still train together and this off-season in 2026 they are already planning to come together again to dominate her Junior Year.

Humble begginings

Ryan Lethlean

Cal and Ryan met in 2018. Ryan was tall and loved basketball but had never played competitive games. Cal taught Ryan how to be a post player and how to use his tall and strong frame. Within the year Ryan had made Victorias Ivor Buge team. 8 years later Ryan and Cal still work together twice weekly. Ryan no longer plays as a post, but a dead eye shooter who runs the lanes and dunks (trys to at least..). Ryan has now was 3-straight National titles with Victorias Ivor Burge team as a starter and key contributor to their success. From 2022-2024 Ryan was a member of the Australian Goannas squad.

About Cal and his Journey

When I entered grade 9, I knew I wanted to be good at basketball.
All my mates were good at basketball, and I wanted to be like them.
But I wasn’t fast. I wasn’t athletic. I couldn’t jump and I ran a little
different to everyone else.
My friends all played in 1 st teams and rep ….. I was in the 3 rd team.
We didn’t have the internet back then, so I bought every magazine
and basketball improvement system
I could find. I read everything I
thought could help make be better.
Over time, I started to get better, I
still couldn't run, I still couldn't
jump. But I learnt how to shoot.
Really well. I learnt to play in the
post. Really well.
AND I got fitter. Much fitter.
I still couldn't jump, I still couldn't
run.

Then one day, years later,
I got a US college scholarship...
and 5 games into the college
season,
as a freshman, I made starting 5.
I still couldn't run... I still couldn't
jump or dunk, but I created a
player in myself, that didn't need
those attributes.

My super power, after all these years was... planned improvement.