The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced the launch of NBA Basketball School, a network of tuition-based basketball development programs around the world open to international male and female players ages 6-18.
The first NBA Basketball School launched today in Mumbai,
India as part of a multiyear agreement announced today with India On Track
(IOT), one of India’s leading sports management, marketing and development
companies. Additional NBA Basketball
Schools will be launched in India and around the world in the coming months.
The new initiative adds an additional layer to the NBA’s
existing basketball development efforts, including the Jr. NBA, Basketball
without Borders (BWB) and NBA Academies.
The Jr. NBA, the league’s global youth basketball
participation program for boys and girls, will help identify young players who
have the talent to attend NBA Basketball Schools. From there, the top players at each NBA
Basketball School will have the opportunity to be selected to attend NBA
Academies, the league’s network of elite basketball training centers around the
world to develop top international male and female prospects. Registration to attend the NBA Basketball
School in Mumbai is now open at indiaontrack.nba.com.
“Our goal is to inspire more young male and female
players to learn the game under the guidance of established coaches with proven
training techniques,” said NBA Vice President, International Basketball
Operations & Head of Elite Basketball, Brooks Meek. “The NBA Basketball School builds an
additional track between the Jr. NBA and NBA Academies with the goal of
increasing the pool of players who have the talent to attend our academies
around the world.”
“There has never been a more exciting time for the growth
of basketball in India,” said NBA India Managing Director Yannick Colaco. “Between NBA Academy India welcoming 24 elite
prospects and the launch of NBA Basketball Schools with our partner India On
Track, we are investing more than ever in identifying and training India’s
aspiring young players.”
“We are now at the cusp of a new phase in India’s sporting
journey, and to ensure its continued growth we need to lay down strong
foundations for basketball,” said India On Track Founder and Chief Executive
Officer Vivek Sethia. “This initiative
jointly executed by the NBA and India On Track will help to create a platform
to identify and engage the untapped basketball potential in India thereby
creating a larger talent pool for academies to choose from.”
Each NBA Basketball School will feature year-long,
tuition-based programs open to international male and female players ages
6-18. The NBA Basketball School
curriculum, which is designed to help players, parents, coaches and
organizations better understand the process of improvement, has been developed
by the NBA’s Elite Basketball Development team in consultation with current and
former NBA coaches, former NBA players, and player development experts. The comprehensive curriculum covers oncourt
training, strength and conditioning, and basketball education for young players
ages 6-18 and will be implemented by local coaches working directly with the
NBA’s International Basketball Operations staff around the world.
The NBA Basketball School in Mumbai builds on the NBA’s
existing basketball and youth development initiatives in India. The Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA program has
reached more than 3.5 million youth and trained more than 3,000 physical
education instructors nationwide since its launch in 2013. In November 2016, the NBA announced its plan
to launch NBA Academy India, an elite basketball training center in Delhi
National Capital Region (NCR) for the top male and female prospects from
throughout India. NBA Academy India, the
first of its kind in the country, will open in May.
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