National Performance Program (NPP)
The program is conducted as part of BA’s National High Performance Pathway and provides a quality daily training environment (DTE) to support Nationally identified and other talented athletes who meet BA’s and BACT’s Selection Criteria. The Program underpins BA’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) and supports BA’s National Program objectives. The NPP Program may have up to 15 athletes in total. Other identified athletes may be invited to the National Intensive Training Program (NITP), which underpins the NPP, and participate in small group skill development sessions and training camps and other designated activities throughout the year.
Athletes who meet the BA/BACT selection criteria and demonstrate the necessary commitment and improvement in their Club and Representative commitments will be offered opportunities to further assist in their basketball development. The NPP program is focused on long term athlete development by providing technical coaching, strength and conditioning and access to sports nutrition, performance psychology and personal excellence program support.
NPP athletes will have individually tailored Strength and Conditioning sessions twice weekly at ACTAS’s gym under the supervision of ACTAS staff which incorporates physical testing, athlete mobility and strength development programs. Athletes undertake weekly on court individual or small group technical sessions and monthly mini-camps (primarily August through November) to further develop individual fundamentals and team concepts. In addition all NPP athletes complete weekly shooting programs.
NPP athletes may be invited to attend other State NPP training camps or specific individual or team sessions at the BA Centre of Excellence. In addition to competition with their respective State Junior Programs NPP athletes, and other identified athletes, may undertake an international tour every few years.
BA High Performance Goals
- Build a culture of excellence and performance on and off the basketball court.
- Develop world class athletes capable of winning medals at Olympics/Paralympics, World Championships and Commonwealth Games.
- Ensure there are high quality coaches preparing basketball athletes to deliver the best performances when it matters.
- Deliver an environment that can prepare our national team athletes to win and be the best in the world through the Basketball Centre of Excellence.
- Provide optimal training, and competition structures (domestic and international) for Australian athletes capable of winning medals.
Canberra & ACT Representative Selection Criteria
Athletes
NPP Athletes (Male)
Harry Matthew – Norths | Charlie Potter – Wests |
Henry Wallace – Radford | Alex Toohey – Marist |
Bowyn Beatty – Wests | Jordan Jonathan – Norths |
Lachlan Smith – Radford | Caden Spinks – Queanbeyan |
Cameron Pender – Wests | |
Lachlan Fitzpatrick – Queanbeyan |
NITP Men
Jake Saunders – Marist | Majak Wel – Marist |
Cobey Barbes – Marist | Darcy O’Keefe – Norths |
Angus Byatt – Canberra Grammar | Spencer Musgrove – Radford |
Oliver Primrose – Canberra Grammar | Duot Duot – Wests |
William Rice – Norths | Alex Culver – Canberra City Stallions |
Che Peters – Belconnen Ramblers | Malcolm Fitzgerald – Canberra Grammar |
Mason Bruce – Marist |
NPP Athletes (Female)
Abby Solway – Queanbeyan | Maddison Wheatley – Ginninderra Rats |
Emmersyn Clarke – Ginninderra Rats | Mia Slater – Wests |
Hayley Macdonald – Norths |
NITP Women
Tilley Bean – Norths | Hannah Briskey – Daramalan |
Emily Nguyen – Radford | Mailey Cunningham – Daramalan |
Sophie Rogic – Norths | Alison Francis – Ginninderra Rats |
Ryeli Fleming – TSC | Laura Shortt – Daramalan |
Keeley Dunbar – Norths | Emma Slater – Wests |
Sophie McWatt – Belconnen Ramblers | Ella Collins – TSC |
Michayla Wood – Daramalan |