DO YOU have aspirations of playing for Victoria Country in 2019?
Our High Performance pathway trials will commence again this October, as Basketball Victoria will host the State Development Program (SDP) Country Selection Trials on 2, 3 and 5 October at Ballarat.
Basketball Victoria’s SDP Country Selection Camps in Ballarat have been made possible through the local partnership between Ballarat Basketball and Harvey Norman, which has delivered the Harvey Norman Healthy Living Regional Program throughout the Ballarat community.
The State Development Program (SDP), formerly branded as the National Intensive Training Program (NITP), is is the first step on the way to representing Victoria Country, Victoria or taking your game all the way to Australian junior representative teams.
Victoria Country Under-18 Men at Australian Junior Championships in Geelong.
Basketball Victoria State Development Program
U16 and U18 Country Selection Trials
LOCATION: Ballarat Minerdome, Grevillea Rd & Dowling St, Wendouree.
DATES: U16 Girls (2004) & U18 Girls (2002/2003) – Tuesday 2 October
U16 Boys (2004) – Wednesday 3 October
U18 Boys (2002/2003) – Friday 5 October
TIME: 10.00am to 4.00pm
COST: $55 including GST
Click here to register for the State Development Program Country Selection Trials
To confirm your registration, you must agree to the Terms and Conditions as well as complete your online payment by credit card. To complete this process you will need to pay online.
Players like Jaz Shelley, Matt Johns, Agnes Emma-Nnopu, Jay Rantall, Liam Herbert and Jade Melbourne are just a handful of talented Country stars who have gone through Country High Performance Pathway shone at the international level – but it all starts in the Country at our trials.
Trainings are scheduled for athletes who have to contend with travel, family or other commitments. The SDP is part of the Basketball Victoria High Performance Pathway and assists with State Team selections for Australian Junior Championships, held throughout Australia each year. The SDP works with identified Country and Metro athletes in the under-16 and under-18 women’s and men’s age groups.
Victoria Country Under-16 Girls at July’s Australian Junior Championships in Maroochydore.
SDP athletes work under the Basketball Victoria HP curriculum as athletes will work with identified coaches under the direction of the High Performance Coach – Country in regional satellite hubs and at regular combined training camps.
Selected athletes may also be invited to attend The Victorian National Performance Program (VNPP), which is designed to assist Basketball Australia in identifying athletes who are members of national junior teams or are capable of making those teams. The VNPP will be held from September 2018 to August 2019 and will be operated by elite coaches who are national-calibre coaches.
For further information on the BV State Development Program U16 and U18 Country Selection Trials, contact Craig Hockley on craig.hockley@bvcc.net.au.
