Starz Academy
Founded in Los Angeles in 2013, Starz Academy develops young athletes through basketball, discipline, confidence, and community.
Official home of Coach Ty Reed
Chase the Dream.
Coach Mentor Father
Starz Academy · Joy Foe · TY REED
A life in coaching, mentorship, authorship, and the daily work of helping young people see more in themselves.
I come from South Central Los Angeles. I started coaching in my early twenties, and I have never stopped building. Today, my work reaches more than 1,400 students daily through Manhattan Beach schools. Every lesson, team, book, and idea serves the same purpose: building a legacy and generational wealth for my daughter.
Basketball, books, mental performance, and a movement — each one built to turn potential into practice.
Founded in Los Angeles in 2013, Starz Academy develops young athletes through basketball, discipline, confidence, and community.
Coach Ty Reed’s story of lessons learned, people remembered, and the joy that can be found inside the work of becoming.
A system and podcast about mental performance under pressure — preparing student-athletes, parents, and leaders for the moment.
A call to put purpose before the payout and keep the mission in front: “Chase the dream, not the Dollaz.”
The internal framework behind the work: ten disciplines for meeting pressure with command, clarity, and purpose.
Starz Brand connects every story, lesson, and program to one clear path: help people see the standard, learn the system, train the practice, and carry it forward.
The promise is simple: potential becomes performance when purpose meets repetition.
The brand leads with real coaching stories and useful ideas, introduces the 10 Pillars as a shared language, and creates a direct next step into programs. Every message points back to development, belonging, and lasting leadership.
Stories, books, and short-form lessons make the mission visible.
The 10 Pillars give athletes, families, and teams a shared language.
Programs turn ideas into repeatable habits for pressure and performance.
Participants bring discipline, confidence, and service back to their communities.
Registration starts with the right fit. Choose a program below and send an inquiry with the participant’s first name, age group, and goals.
Basketball development built around fundamentals, decision-making, discipline, confidence, and team habits.
Start registrationA practical mental-performance program that uses the 10 Pillars to prepare for pressure, strengthen command, and reduce drift.
Start registrationStart a conversation about team, family, or youth-organization needs in culture, leadership, preparation, and shared standards.
Discuss a partnershipThe full TY REED ecosystem — coaching, publishing, conversation, and culture.
For speaking, partnerships, youth development, media, and publishing inquiries.
coachtyreed@gmail.com