Cluster Camps
Basketball New Zealand conducts three development cluster camps per age-group in a year.
These camps form a key part of Basketball New Zealand’s player, coach and manager pathway providing development opportunities, identification and an entry point for Basketball New Zealand’s High Performance Development Programme.
The first camps in each age group are open to all affiliated athletes nominated by association coaches or officials, the other two will be for identified athletes only.
Who attends?
Players who exhibit the potential to play above school and association level seeking to be involved in Basketball New Zealand’s development programme and who are nominated by Basketball New Zealand or association coaches and personnel. Cluster camps are also for coaches and support staff looking for further development opportunities and/or exposure to Basketball New Zealand activities and programmes.
Identification and notification
At each cluster camp, athletes will be identified for the future clusters and potentially higher level programmes. Athletes not identified or not in attendance at the first clusters will have the opportunity for identification at other Basketball New Zealand events and tournaments. Identified athlete lists will be posted on the BBNZ website within two weeks of the cluster.
Links to Koru Development Tours
Players and coaches seeking to be part of the Koru Development Tour to Australia must attend development cluster camps, however the camps are not limited to Koru Tour trialists. Athletes unable to participate on the Koru Tour are still encouraged to attend.
Registration
Registration to the 2012 BBNZ Cluster Camps is available online only (please click on Cluster Camp 1 on the right side to register). For the first Cluster Camps in each age group, this is available via the BBNZ Website. For the following camps, the registration link will be emailed to the invited athletes only.
2012 Schedule
|
Date |
Age Group |
Camps |
Location |
| 12 or 13 May | U17 & U15 | Cluster Camp 1 | Auckland (13 May) Cambridge (12 May) Palmerston N (13 May) Christchurch (13 May) Dunedin (13May) |
| 9 or 10 June | U13 (U15/U13/U17 in Nelson) |
Cluster Camp 2 | Auckland (10 June) Cambridge (9 June) Palmerston North (10 June) Nelson (10 June) Chch (10 June) Dunedin (10 June) |
| 21 or 22 July | U17 & U15 & U13 | North Cluster Selection | Cambridge (21 July) Wanganui (22 July) |
| 28 or 29 July | U17 & U15 & U13 | South Cluster Selection | Christchurch (28 July) Dunedin (29 July) |
| 18 – 19 August | U17 | U17 Koru Camp | St Peter’s Cambridge Palmerston North South – TBC |
| 3 – 4 November | U15 & U13 | U13 & U15 Koru Camp | Hamilton Palmerston North Christchurch |
| January 2013 | U14, U16, U18 | 2013 Koru Tour | Albury, close to Melbourne |
