Basketball Tasmania will be hosting a series of coaching workshops across the state as part of Coach Development Week.
Inclusive Coaching Workshops
Basketball Australia staff will present on Inclusive Coaching and Ability Hoops.
The session will go over how to create a supportive atmosphere tailored to the unique needs of children with intellectual disabilities and provide comprehensive training for coaches and volunteers to reduce stigma and foster understanding.
Wednesday March 5 at Kingborough Sports Centre
Thursday March 6 at Elphin Sports Centre
Register for an Inclusion Coaching Workshop
National Performance Program Weekend Clinics
As part of the National Performance Program weekend, Basketball Tasmania Development Manager Nic Martin, as well has Basketball Australia High Performance staff Peter Lonergan and Braden Cotter will present clinics across the state.
Friday March 7 at Warrane Sports Centre – Nic Martin
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Will be presenting on skill development, and the use of a small-sided games at practice.
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Nic is the current Basketball Development Manager @ Basketball Tasmania.
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He also serves as Assistant Coach for the U17 Australian Sapphires, and has coached at the FIBA Oceania Championships, Asia Cup and World Cup in recent years.
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Prior to moving to Tasmania, Nic served as a Development Coach for the Cairns Taipans for 5 years, and Basketball Development Manager @ Cairns Basketball.
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Nic has been involved in over 20 National Championship Campaigns, serving a variety of roles from Mentor to Head Coach and Assistant Coach for Basketball Tasmania and Basketball Queensland.
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Will be presenting on concepts in offensive movement away from the ball.
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Peter is the current General Manager for Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence & Basketball Australia’s Performance Pathway.
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He has been an Australian Opals Assistant Coach (AC to Opals when they were World Champions in 2006) and has been a highly successful State Director of Coach in Victoria, New South Wales and the Northern Territory.
Saturday 8 March at Devonport Basketball Stadium – Braden Cotter
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Will be presenting on individual and team offensive and defensive concepts.
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Braden is the current Assistant Coach for Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence Men’s Program.
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He has coached served as a Director of Coaching for Knox Basketball, Coached Multiple Victorian State Teams (including the U20 Men to a National Championship last year).
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Coaching is within Braden’s family, with Braden’s brother (Damien) currently an Assistant Coach with the Chicago Bulls in the NBA.
Register for an NPP Weekend clinic here.
Primary Schools Coaching Clinic
With the Primary Schools Tournaments fast approaching, Nic Martin will be presenting to the Primary School coaches on ‘creating a lifelong basketball participant’ and the role they all play.
- Coaching Styles/Behaviour
- Game Coaching
- Game Etiquette
- How to be competitive, but still encouraging the right things
