The Basketball NSW State Team Program has produced some of
the country's finest basketball players. Athletes from all associations across
NSW come together to form two teams to represent the state in the under 16 and
under 18 age groups, and one team in the under 20 age
group.
Athletes from associations based in the Sydney area
will represent NSW Metropolitan while athletes from associations outside of
Sydney will represent NSW Country. When in the under 20 age group both
Metropolitan and Country will join and represent NSW as a
whole.
National Championships are held every year in various
states and towns. Hosted by associations with the assistance Basketball
Australia, the under 16 and under 18 Championships are conducted in July while
the under 20 age group compete in February.
Newcastle athletes have had a consistent presence in
the NSW Country Program. To date over 200 athletes from Newcastle have
represented their state.
For more
information relating to the NSW State Teams Program:
In Newcastle the National Intensive Training Centre
Program (ITCP) operates under the guidance of the Basketball Development
Manager, Trevor Gallacher and the supervision of NSW National ITCP Head Coach,
Peter Lonergan who works full time with NSW Basketball.
The
aim of Basketball Australia’s National Intensive Training Centre Program is to
identify outstanding basketball athletes, aged between 14-17 years, and develop
their mental skills, individual skills and team concepts which will enable them
to compete successfully at National and International
level.
Scholarship
holders are required to attend set training camps (5-6 live-in camps), scheduled
events and any ITCP related activities. Athletes will also be required to attend
regular small group sessions and individual visits with the State ITCP Head
Coach and Development Officer. They are also required to adhere to a "code of
conduct", maintain a training diary and sustain a satisfactory level of
achievement at School.
For
more information relating to the National Intensive Training Centre
Program:
The Steel Basketball Academy is an elite player
Academy based on successful Regional Academy Programs established and is managed
by Basketball Development Manager, Trevor Gallacher. Talented athletes in the
under 12, 14, 16 and 18 age groups are invited to apply for a position. Selected
athletes will assemble for 20 hours of group training from October to September
and are assessed and given set home training program in addition to several
other training events and games. To ensure that athletes are developed in all
aspects of basketball they also attend several lectures on topics such as Injury
Prevention, Sport Psychology, Nutrition and Recovery.
Trained coaches provide fun filled
and challenging practice sessions at the Newcastle Basketball Stadium. The Steel
Basketball Academy offers appropriate programs to meet all athletes’ desires.
Sessions emphasise involvement and are designed to gradually build confidence,
create a positive outlook on physical activity, develop healthy lifestyles and
establish a relationship between elite and grass roots basketball.
For more
information relating to the Steel Basketball Academy:
The Hunter Academy of Sport is the largest regional
academy in Australia with some 580 talented young sports people from the region
now participating in twenty five talent development programmes. Similar in
concept to the Australian Institute of Sport programmes, but conducted at
regional level. Sports involved are:- track and field (athletics), baseball,
basketball, canoe slalom, cricket, cycling, disabled, golf, gymnastics, hockey,
lawn bowls, netball, rowing, rugby league, rugby union, sailing, soccer,
softball, sports officials, surf lifesaving, tae kwon do, tennis, touch and
triathlon and water polo.
The academy is also providing advice in areas such as sports
administration, coaching, refereeing/umpiring, facilities, injuries (and the
prevention of the same), fitness testing and training, sport psychology, dental
and eye care, public speaking, ethics in sport, nutrition and personal
development.
For more
information relating to the Hunter Academy of
Sport:
Basketball NSW Development Programs
WHO
SHOULD ATTEND: These programs are open to
any athlete who is a registered member of Basketball NSW through their
local Association. Athletes will participate in sessions aimed at both
introducing and further developing basketball
skills.
Under 12
Mini Skills Days
The Under 12
Mini Skills Days are designed to offer Junior Basketballers across NSW the
opportunity to receive the expert coaching required developing their skills to
the highest possible level. These Mini
Skills Days are for players of any standard!
The Coaching
Program concentrates on the individual skills that players in the Under 12
Division (11 years,10 years) should be able to master by the time they graduate
to the next age division.
Enrolment in the Mini
Skills Days Program is on a "First In" basis.
Each participant
receives:
- a full day of
Coaching
- skills day
T-Shirt
- skills day
ball
- drink
bottle
For
more information relating to the NSW Country Under 12 Mini Skills
Days:
One
Day Waratah Development Camps
In Country and Metropolitan Venues
throughout New South Wales, one day development camps are conducted for both
U/14 and U/15 age group players (boys and girls). These camps are
conducted by Basketball New South Wales staff and/or appointed program coaches,
with players being provided with both skills development and game play
development during the day. In this setting athletes are also identified
by the coaching staff, with a number of players being offered the opportunity to
participate in a further (two day) development camp.
Approximately 80 x U/14 (top age
only) and 80 x U/15 athletes identified from the one day development camps
through New South Wales are invited to attend their respective age group Two Day
Development Camp. Again these camps are conducted by Basketball New South
Wales staff and/or appointed program coaches, with players being provided with
both skills development and game play development during the two days.
In this setting athletes are again identified by the coaching
staff, with a number of these players offered the opportunity to participate in
a further (three and a half day) development camp.
Approximately 40 x U/14 (top age
only) and 40 x U/15 athletes identified from the two day development camps are
invited to attend their respective age group Three and a half Day Development
Camp (T.A.P.) These camps are conducted by Basketball New South Wales
staff and appointed program coaches, with players being provided with both
skills development and game play development during the three and a half
days. These T.A.P Camps are conducted at the Sydney Academy of Sport
Narrabeen.
Association
Representative Team Coaches, club and school coaches are encouraged to
participate in the Waratah Program in capacities such as floor and camp head
coaches, depending on their experience.
For
more information relating to the Junior Waratah Under 14 and Under 15
Program:
U/16,
U/17 & U/18 Player Development 2008/ 2009
Basketball Australia announced
earlier this year the 2009 National Under 18 Championships will be conducted in
the April school holidays.
This change has been brought about in part due to the FIBA
World Under 19 Championships now being conducted every two years, and to ensure
young players get the opportunity to represent their State.
The change of timing for the Under 18 Nationals from July to
April has required Basketball New South Wales change the way the teams are
selected and prepared.
Rather than trials being conducted in February and then
preparation running through the School Terms One and Two, the Under 18 State
squad will now be selected in September/October and preparation will take place
in School Terms 4 and 1, leading to the championships.
This date change has also necessitated the U/16 & U17
Waratah Development Program Two Day Camps to link in with the Country and
Metropolitan Tour Programs, with all players in these age groups invited to
attend the following camps:
Metropolitan
players
Sundays 19th and 26th October - U/18
State Team trials from which athletes will be selected to represent NSW
Metropolitan at the East Coast Challenge (Under 18 division) and Pacific Coast
Sam (Under 17 division) - 30 Males & 30 Females in total. For more
information please click here
or the side menu.
Click
here to be taken to the archived 2007/2008 Metro Tours homepage
Country
players
Saturday 13th and
Sunday 14th September - NSW Country Under 17 & 18 ACJBC & PCS Tour
Trials. 20 male and 20 female athletes will be selected in the NSW Country
teams for the 2009 ACJBC, plus a further 20 male and 20 female athletes for the
PCS (Under 17 age group). For more information please click
here or the side menu.
Click
here to be taken to the archived 2007/2008 Country Tours homepage -
ACJBC
Click
here to be taken to the archived 2007/2008 Country Tours homepage - PCS
For
more information relating to Under 16-18 Player
Program:
