JUSTITIA BC BOYS BASKETBALL CENTER – ONE OF THE FIVE MAIN BASKETBALL CENTRES OF LITHUANIA

PROJECT PRESENTATION

About the project JUSTITIA BASKET is intended for development of elite-level young men- basketball players. Lithuanian B asketball F ederation (LBF) in partnership with Justitia SC, secondary school “Lietuviu namai” presents the JUSTITIA Basket program which brings over the top athletes and coaches from Lithuanian diaspora from the world. The JUSTITIA BASKET serves as one of the pathways for athletes and coaches who wish to be involved at the national and international level. WHAT IS PERFORMANCE PROGRAM OF JUSTITIA BASKET? The JUSTITIA BASKET Program is a model for players to master individual offensive and team fundamentals and also to learn sport science aspects necessary to become a high level player. At the same time the boys will receive secondary education for further studies in Universities. Our JUSTITIA BASKET program is one of the key components of Lithuanian Basketball Federation long-lasting basketball development strategy.

Objectives of the Project To select the most promising boys-basketball players from Lithuanian diaspora in the world. To arrange the best possible conditions for players’ education, basketball training and living in Vilnius city. To implement the long-lasting professional men’s basketball development program. To monitor the sports program while performing multitime testing of basketball skills and making corrections in the training process. To employ experienced and high qualified basketball coaches and staff.

Why Vilnius city? Vilnius (pop thousand) is the capital city of Lithuania. Main reasons for establishing the Regional Justitia Boys’ Basketball Center in Vilnius Well developed city’s sports infrostructure: -good basketball gym, new gym in process of building. -Soon will be newly constructed in-door multifunction basketball hall.

Main reasons for establishing the Regional Justitia Basket Center in Vilnius : Strong Men’s and men’s professional basketball programs: - Men’s basketball team “Lietuvos Rytas” is a member of Lithuanian Basketball League (Highest division), it competes in Baltic Basketball League and Euroleague. Possible support of Vilnius Municipality Sports Committee: -Significant contribution from local sports authorities to endowment system of JUSTITIA BASKET. -Good conditions to receive secondary education. -Good living conditions in soon newly biult Sports dormitory of secondary school “Lietuviu namai”center. Long basketball tradition in Vilnius city: - Many National team basketball players of different age have been trained in Vilnius.

The founders and contributors to the JUSTITIA BASKET Lithuanian Basketball Federation Justitia SC Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education Secondary school “Lietuviu namai”

Structure of Justitia Basket Boys’ Basketball Center Boys born 1998 and younger Head coach Assistant coach Director, 2 supervisors, 1 doctor, 1 masseur. Player groupsCoaching staffManaging staff

Living, training and education conditions Living place: Hall of residence “Lietuviu namai”. Training field: Basketball hall “Lietuviu namai” Two practices a day. Secondary education: Secondary school “Lietuviu namai”

Basketball program key points - The most promising Boys from Central region of Lithuania. - The Center employs experienced coaches who have reached high results in youth basketball. - Basketball practices take place twice a day. - Constant testing of physical and technical abilities and training process correction based on testing results. - Optimized and individualized sport training.

Extra information Sports Science: JUSTITIA BASKET players will be provided with a complete physiological and psychological support network including physical testing, fitness and strength training programs, training and competition analysis, mental skill training, nutrition, recovery/regeneration services and other performance enhancement support. Medical: Players will have access to Vilnius Sports Health Centre and Medical Centre for health related matters. Sports medicine, physiotherapy and other paramedical services will be provided by local medical centre. Athletes will have access to Vilnius Medicine Clinics. Program: This program will be coordinated by Lithuanian Basketball Federation with support from local authorities of Vilnius city to provide each athlete with high quality and supportive living environment while attending JUSTITIA BASKET.

Close cooperation with Lithuanian academy of Physical Education BASKETBALL LABORATORY AT LITHUANIAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

The major flaws in multiyear preparation of basketball players that will be avoided in Justitia Basket programme Review of the situation others Backetball clubs in Lithuania

Acceleration in technical preparation !!! FLAW NO. 1

Results of player testing at Lithuanian basketball clubs/schools

Results of 1 min. shooting test (Testing 2006) TECHICAL PREPARATION

Results of 30 free throw tests (Testing 2006) TECHICAL PREPARATION

EVALUATION OF TECHNICAL TRAINING RESULTS

Evaluation of the results of 30 free throw tests (Testing 2006)

Evaluation of the results of 1 min. shooting test (Testing 2006)

Reasons

Physical load Player age (years) Physical load parameters Days of practice Hours of practice Time allocated for physical fitness (hours) Special preparation (hours) Technical and tactical training (hours) Theoretical preparation (hours) Number of games Testing (time) Recreation days Distribution of hours of basketball practice and games during multiyear training (Milanovic, 2003)

Philosophy of training (T.O. Bompa 2000) Early specialization Versatile, basic, general physical training Quick progressSlow progress Best shape of the life reached in 15 – 16 years of age Best sportive shape reached at 18 y. old and later in physiological and psychological maturity No consistent increase in quantity of games Consistent increase in game quantity Liability to injuries, due to accelerated adaptation Sportive longevity

Basic physical and specialized technical preparation (Bompa, 2000)

Too little time allocated for development of physical ability FLAW NO. 2

Results of speed force physical ability test (high jump test) PHYSICAL FITNESS

Results of the speed physical ability (20 m sprint test)

Evaluation of physical fitness results

Results of speed physical ability test (20 m sprint test) Quantitative evaluationQualitative evaluation

Evaluation of the high jump test results

Reasons

The relationship between team final standings and individual technical skills of youth basketball players E. Brandão*, M.A. Janeira & P. Neta Faculty of Sports Science and Physical Education, University of Porto, Portugal Subjects: 246 Basketball players, aged Conclusion: S trong relationship between offensive technical indicators (Pass, Dribbling and Shooting) and team final standings Aim: to identify the degree of relationship between team final standings and individual performance skills Important studies on multiyear basketball player preparation

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xfghxdhxdfthfh Physical abilities Agility Coordination Speed Force Power Endurance Flexibility Sensitive periods of physical ability development Age

Results of the 30 free throw test Evaluation of high jump test results Due to accelerated technical training, physical fitness is being developed poorly !!! Qualitative evaluation

Overloading in adolescence FLAW NO. 3 a)“Straining” is caused by application of too big physical load to players… b) Too little “drill variety”, “fun”, “spontaneity” – too much “trim” during the practices… c) Stress “kills” fast fiber – coaches should avoid it… Practicing is not “dressage”

FLAW NO. 4 Too little attention paid to the training process correction - Testing - Modelling - Load individualization - Load optimization Most important factors in the training process: