basketballscotland Annual Report
Future Starz
Future Starz is basketballscotland’s Player
Development Programme for boys and girls aged
between 10 and 14 years old. This was a huge
success with 350 athletes taking part – 45% more
than last season.
The programme consisted of 9 regional
centres covering every region of the country, and two national camps (October and
March), where players and coaches from
throughout the country came together.
The programme was set up with the aim of
increasing the number of young players on the
pathway and exposing them to various aspects of
training, crucial to the success of future elite
performers. It is designed to identify potential
players within each region and then to develop their
individual skills across regular sessions and national
camps.
Our national development squads for Under 11/12,
Under 13 and Under 14 are then selected from our
Future Starz at the culmination of the programme.
We focus on player development with an emphasis
on player individual skills, and strength and
conditioning. Physical conditioning concepts, as well
as SPARQ (speed, power, agility, reaction, quickness)
training through use of specialised equipment, team
building and sport psychology are introduced.
Future Starz Boys’ National Camp Dundee.
Future Starz Boys’ National Camp, Dundee.
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