Basketball Australia will again bring coaches together from throughout the country for the second annual National Coaches Conference, to be held at the BA Centre of Excellence in Canberra on May 2 and 3, 2017.
After the success of the inaugural event last year, this year’s conference will focus on “Teaching the Why of the How” and will feature a host of presentations from prominent elite coaches and sports science experts.
The conference is a key part of Basketball Australia’s ongoing commitment to coach development of all levels of the sport and provides coaches with the opportunity to learn the latest techniques, as well as exchange ideas with colleagues and network with experts in the areas of strength and conditioning and skill acquisition.
An impressive list of presenters will be revealed in the coming days and the conference will be opened with a keynote presentation from President of the FIBA World Association of Basketball Coaches and Australian coaching icon Patrick Hunt.
NBA Global Academy coach Nico Loureiro will conduct an on-court session on developing post players and respected Newington College coach Rex Nottage is set to present a workshop of “building a program”.
Other presenters will be revealed in the coming days and will include coaches from the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence and guests from the WNBL and NBL.
All on-court sessions and presentations will be themed around “Teaching the Why of the How” and will provide coaches of all levels with unique insights into best practice techniques in player development, team strategy, leadership and communication.
Cost for the 2017 Conference is $200 and there is an “early bird” discount for coaches registering prior to April 8. To register click here.
The schedule for what will be two days of high level coach development is –
Tuesday, May 2 –
9am Introduction & welcome
9.15am Presentation – Driving your professional development – Patrick Hunt (President, FIBA World Association of Basketball Coaches)
10am On-court Session One – Developing multi-skilled players
10.45am Morning tea
11am On-court Session Two – Building team defence
11.45am Small group session – Identifying key learnings
12.30pm Lunch break
1.15pm Presentation – The international learner
2.15pm Break out groups – 90-minutes
Group 1 – Building & leading a program – Rex Nottage (Newington College)
Group 2 – Skill acquisition
Group 3 – Talent identification systems
Group 4 – Developing female athletes
3.30pm Afternoon tea/review of key learnings
4pm Observe COE team practice
5.30pm Review and Day One concludes
6.30pm Social evening/networking opportunity
Wednesday, May 3 –
8.30am On-court session Three – Developing post players – Nico Loureiro (NBA Global Academy)
9.15am Strength & conditioning presentation
10am Morning tea
10.15am Communication presentation (including group tasks)
11.15am On-court Session Four – Developing point guards –
12.30pm Lunch break
1pm Panel/Q & A
For more information, please contact Basketball Australia Head of High Performance Coach Development Peter Lonergan – peter.lonergan@basketball.net.au
In the spirit of reconciliation Basketball Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.