Basketball Ireland announce U15 summer academy programme selections

Basketball Ireland are delighted to announce the 76 players selected to participate in the summer academy programme. 

It will act as a bridge from the provincial academy system to the  U16 national team squad. Players will receive approximately 30 hours of coaching, culminating with a tournament in the University of Limerick on the first weekend of August.

There will also be a strength & conditioning element along with more tactical work, adding to the technical development of participants over the last number of months.

281 players participated in the U15 academy system this year. 145 boys and 136 girls, representing a near 50/50 split. The players had an academy session each month, a three day camp at Easter in Gormanston Park and a tournament in May.

On the introduction of the Summer Programme, Senior Technical Officer, Matthew Hall said:

"This is the first year of the summer programme for the Under 15 Provincial Academy Players. The opportunity to give players extra coaching over the summer and to link in with the U16 National Team Coaches to give these players a roadmap in terms of their preparation.

Players from the academy who didn’t get selected at this point will have the opportunity to get selected for the U16 NT later in the summer. Selecting any squad is tough and probable least enjoyable part of any coach’s job.

The players have done an amazing job over the since September when the Academy Programme started. The standard of play and commitment, of these young players has been fantastic”. 

Programme Dates:

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June

Saturday 18th - St. Aidan's CBS, Co. Dublin

Saturday 25^th or Sunday 26^th

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July

Saturday 9^th or Sunday 10^th

Saturday 23^rd or Sunday 24^th

Saturday 30^th and Sunday 31^st

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August

Thursday 4^th – Sunday 7^th (Tournament, University of Limerick)

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