from 14 October:
Basketball Australia will continue to conduct residential programs for elite athletes in 2014 as we service the development of our emerging talented athletes.
Over the course of this year, Basketball Australia has established the BA National Centre of Excellence (CoE) at the AIS in Canberra, taking over from the previous AIS basketball program.
In January 2014, Basketball Australia will take full carriage of and responsibility for the CoE basketball program, including the management of the residential programs.
In establishing the CoE, Basketball Australia has appointed Andrej Lemanis and Brendan Joyce to full-time positions as Head Coaches of the Boomers and Opals respectively.
As part of their full-time roles they will also oversee the CoE - providing alignment throughout the men's and women’s national programs.
Following consultation with the Australian Institute of Sport, Basketball Australia can confirm we will conduct both men’s and women’s centralised, full-time residential programs at the CoE next year, under the guidance of Andrej and Brendan.
The men’s residential program will service predominately school-aged athletes with an associate coach under the direction of Head Coach Andrej Lemanis.
The women’s residential will be a hybrid program, servicing both school aged athletes as well as a number of emerging elite athletes coming into the CoE at the completion of their professional league seasons under the direction of Opals Head Coach Brendan Joyce and a women’s associate coach.
Basketball Australia will continue to consult with key stakeholders as we commence preparation for the 2014 CoE residential programs, including appointment of key staff and the recruitment of athletes. We will continue to keep stakeholders updated.