Bankstown Skills & Development Program

Welcome to the Bruins Skills & Development Program. We have introduced classes based on skill level and age range to better provide your child with a pathway through skill development, competition and beyond. 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. Our classes focus on developing our athlete’s fundamentals including dribbling, passing, shooting, footwork, defence and a basic understanding of game concepts. The classes run alongside the school term for approximately 10 weeks.

Bruins Skills and Development’s first class for Term 2 2022, is Wednesday 20th July 2022

Bruins Skills and Development class schedule for term 3 2022 includes:

Wednesday

4:30pm – 5:30pm (Ages 5 – 14 years)

5:30pm – 6:30pm ( Ages 7 – 16 years)

Friday

4:15pm – 5:15pm (Ages 5 – 14 years)

Saturday

9:00am – 10:00am (Ages 5 – 12 years)

10:00am – 11:00am (Ages 7 – 16 years)

We offer one free trial to interested participants on any of our available days throughout the term.

If you’re interested in enrolling your child in a trial class, please email nicole@bruinsbasketball.com.au

Bruins Skills and Development offer’s a myriad of specialty program to support your child through our basketball pathway. Please see small introductions to our specialty programs below:

Bruins Aussie Hoops program

Bruins Aussie Hoops Program is for our mini ballers, aged 5 – 7 years, who are learning basketball for the first time. These sessions include warm-up games, Skill activities and modified games with an emphasis on FUN and participation.

Bruins Aussie Hoops Program

Bruins Under 9’s Development League 

Bruins Under 9’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 9, who are too young to enter into Bruins Junior Domestic Competition. The program run’s for one hour, consisting of thirty minutes of training and a thirty minute game.

Bruins Under 9’s Development League – New Member

Bruins Under 9’s Development League – Returning Member

Bruins Girls Development League

Bruins Girls Development Program is for young women aged between 9 and 13 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.

Bruins Girls Development League League

Bruins High Performance Program

Bruins High Performance program is designed for those athletes who play in our local competition or have graduated through the ranks of the Skills & Development classes and are looking to improve their skills and overall game with an extra practice session each week. Our sessions are run in an intensive environment and structured similarly to a representative practice. These sessions provide a mix of individual skill, team concepts and understanding of the Bruins style of play.

This program is invitation only, please email roderick@bruinsbasketball.com.au if your child is interested in trialing for the program.

Bruins Local Competition Players

If you’re child is registered in any of Bruins Local Competitions teams, please email nicole@bruinsbasketball.com.au for a discounted registration link.

If you have any questions please email nicole@bruinsbasketball.com.au