41 players selected for Basketball Ireland's U17 Women's National Team Academy programme

Basketball Ireland announce selection of 41 players to the U17 Women's National Team Academy programme. 

The U17 National Team Academy Programme will run with a similar ethos and structure to its U14 and U15 counterparts. It will serve as a bridge to the U18 squad for those involved at the FIBA U16 European Championship and give those who missed out on that opportunity but continue to develop, the chance to experience coaching and practice at a high level and to remain engaged with the Basketball Ireland pathway. 

The coaching ticket of Andy Gill, Paul O'Brien, Kelly Ahern and Ian Lynch are vastly experienced at both international and at InsureMyVan.ie and MissQuote.ie National League level. 

Speaking about the announcement, Basketball Ireland's Academy Lead Martin McGettrick said: 

"The U17 National Team Academy programme is a new exciting departure for Basketball Ireland and this age group. This programme will focus on player development from October to May and then there will be a summer programme element similar to the U15 academy.

With the addition of four coaches to support the players, we feel that whether it’s as the full group or split group (players divided geographically) there will be an emphasis on improvement and development.

We are delighted to have Kelly Ahern, Paul O’Brien, Andy Gill and Ian Lynch work with the players on this programme."

Players selected for Ireland U17 Women's National Team Academy