Bruins Bankstown Skills and Development
Welcome to the Bruins Skills & Development Program. We offer 1-hour classes that provide our athletes of all ability levels from the ages of 5-17 years with the opportunity to learn the skills and rules of basketball in a fun and friendly environment.
Term 3 2026
Bruins Skills and Development’s first class for Term 3 2026, is Wednesday 22 July 2026.
Cost for New Members is $160 for Term 3 and Returning Members is $125.
Bruins Skills & Development offers one hour skills based basketball programs on –
Wednesday afternoon 4:30pm or 5:30pm
Friday afternoon 4:15pm
Saturday 9:00am or 10:00am
Skills & Development
Our classes focus on developing our athlete’s fundamental basketball skills including dribbling, passing, shooting, footwork, defence and a basic understanding of game concepts. The classes run alongside the school term for approximately 10 weeks. Our skills and development classes are for young athletes aged 5 – 17 years.
Mini Bruins - Small and Mighty
We are so excited to announce our newest program Mini Bruins. This program is for our Small and Mighty 3 and 4 year old Mini Bruins, on Saturdays 9am to 10am.
Our Mini Bruins is an introductory program for our youngest hoopers. Focusing on having fun, gaining ball skills, basic body movement and shooting on our lowered hoops with smaller basketballs, our Mini Bruins will be an inclusive class for players of all levels.
We can’t wait to see our Small and Mighty Mini Bruins on the court!
Aussie Hoops Program
For young athletes aged 5 and 6, we offer the “Aussie Hoops” program in which Bruins in conjunction with Basketball Australia aims to introduce the sport of basketball for the first time to our youngest athletes. These sessions include warm-up games, skill activities and modified games with an emphasis on FUN and participation. Aussie Hoops Classes run Saturday 9am to 10am.
Aussie Hoops Link
Under 10's Development League
Bruins Under 10’s Development League is designed to provide athletes who have had some basketball experience a pathway into competitive basketball. This program caters for young athletes, who are between the ages of 7 to 10, who are too young to enter into Bruins Junior Domestic Competition. The program runs for one hour, consisting of thirty minutes of training and a thirty minute game.
Girls Development Program
Bruins Girls Development Program is for young women aged between 8 and 17 years old, and aims to provide girls with a pathway through skill development, competition and beyond. Our 1 hour weekly session, is split into two 30 minute blocks. Participants will train for 30 minutes, and then be split into teams and will participate in a 30 minute game. We focus on developing our athlete’s fundamentals including dribbling, passing, shooting, footwork, defence and a basic understanding of game concepts.
GDP will be hosted on a Friday afternoon at 4:15pm, and will run for the entirety of the school term. A Senior Girl’s Development Program is also run on Wednesday from 5.30pm, for girls 12 to 17.
U/11 Rep Prep Program
Bruins U/11 Rep Prep Program is for children aged 8 to 10 years old, who have progressed through our Skills & Development Program. These players have been identified as possible future Bruins Representative Players. The program runs Wednesdays at 4.30 to 5.30 for Terms 2 and 3, with players then trialing for U/12 Bruins Representative in Term 4.
This program is one hour per week and run how a Bruins Representative Training session runs, to prepare the children for what it is like playing as a Bruins Representative Player.
Bruins Development Squad Program
Bruins Development Squad is designed for players who have trialled for a Bruins Representative Team prior, or who are planning on trialling this year for a Bruins Representative Team. The program runs Wednesdays at 5.30 to 6.30.
This program is one hour per week and run how a Bruins Representative Training session runs, to prepare the player for what it is like playing as a Bruins Representative Player.
Trials are held at the beginning of the year, after announcements of Rep teams in Term 4. Trials are run the same way that a Rep Trial will be held, so that players know what to expect when trialling.
Additional trials may be held at the beginning of each term, depending on numbers.
Skills & Development Program - Birrong
We are excited to announce the commencement of Skills & Development sessions at Birrong Boys High School Sports Hall for Mondays.
Our classes focus on developing our athlete’s fundamental basketball skills including dribbling, passing, shooting, footwork, defence and a basic understanding of game concepts. The classes run alongside the school term for approximately 9 weeks. Our skills and development classes are for young athletes aged 5 – 17 years.
The Monday classes are 5.00pm to 6.00pm. Classes have limited numbers, so please register ASAP.
