🏀 The Assist by Utrain: Your Weekly Game Plan for Hoops Training — September 14th, 2025

Inside: (MUST READ) How to Calculate my Athlete Deal Value, NIL information, Utrain Ratings and Reviews, Welcome Raven Farley to Utrain + More

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September 14, 2025

Weekly roundup

The Assist by Utrain! 🏀

Welcome to The Assist by Utrain! It’s Sunday morning. The coffee’s hot. Your phone pings: a “Session Booked” notification from Utrain. That’s the sound of impact starting. Let this week be full of moments where you help someone improve, grow, or simply fall more in love with the game. You’ve got this.

In case you missed it

NIL News, Data, and Pricing Guide - September 14th, 2025 🗞️ 🏀 

The top 25 men’s and women’s college basketball players earn on average $88,495-$349,492 annually from NIL deals.

Use CPM for pricing, know your worth, maximize your value!

How to Price NIL Deals for Basketball Athletes Using CPM ($0.003–$0.005 per impression)

How to use CPM’s for your own Athlete

Multiply impressions by the CPM rate (e.g. # of average post impressions × $0.003 or $0.005).

  • Adjust up if engagement is much higher than average (lots of likes, shares), or audience is highly specific (e.g. basketball training niche).

  • Bundle different deliverables (e.g. post + story + video) to increase total impressions.

SAVE THIS IMAGE!

Pricing Guide for NIL Deal Value

Utrain News

Session Booking Notifications: Coaches get push notifications in Utrain the moment a session is booked. Make sure your notifications are fully enabled so you never miss one.

  • Dashboard Refresh: Your Utrain dashboard has been redesigned for clarity — key metrics like upcoming sessions, earnings, and client feedback are now front‑and‑center.

  • New Instant Payout Option: Pay out sessions earnings from your Utrain balance to your bank account in seconds!

  • Ratings & Reviews: A new section in Utrain’s Trainer Profile Center dedicated to ratings and reviews has launched.

Basketball Trainers: manage bookings, connect with athletes, and grow your business—all at no cost!

Skills Trainer Isaiah Whitehead receives his first 5 Star Review on Utrain!

Member spotlight

Trainer Highlight: Meet Coach Raven Farley – Newark, NJ joins Utrain

Raven Farley joins the Utrain App

Coach Raven Farley joined Utrain this week! Here’s what she had to say:

“Thank you for the Welcome to Utrain post! Excited to get started!”

Welcome to all the new coaches who’ve joined Utrain in the past week! Whether you’re coaching youth teams, high school, club, or prepping college players—the work matters. Use your profile to set clear availability so athletes and parents can see who you are. Let’s make this season your best!

Trainer Raven Farley’s Booking Profile on the Utrain App

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Training tips

Trainer Tips of the Week 💰 🏀 

  • Diversify Your Offering: Add virtual or hybrid training sessions. There’s growing demand for remote skill work, video review, and feedback via video — it allows you to work with clients beyond your locale.

  • NIL & Brand Building: If you’re coaching college‑level players, understanding Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) opportunities is key. Help your players navigate their value, and build your own brand by sharing helpful, authentic content.

  • Leverage Analytics Tools: Video breakdowns, shot tracking, and even small performance metrics (e.g. conditioning, agility) can add premium value. Clients increasingly expect measurable progress.

  • Community Engagement: Host local skill camps or showcase events. Even small‑scale events can boost your profile, generate referrals, and build trust in your coaching brand.

Basketball Player Carl Cherenfant’s Utrain App NIL Deal

Bonus Trainer Humor

Weekly Meme ⬇️😂

Now receive ratings and reviews from your clients on the Utrain App

That’s it for this week.

Thanks for reading this week’s Assist by Utrain! Here’s to packed gyms, smooth bookings, and another week of elevating the game—on and off the court. 🏀❤️

The Utrain Team

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