Development Programs
We love to see our players grow and thrive, from Miniball through Domestic, to Representative Basketball and even representing our state or further. When a player is actively trying to grow, the Lakers will be there to help. We provide opportunities like our open Skills Sessions and our Player Development Academy for those players looking to continue to improve and move forward on a basketball pathway.
MLBC Lakers are proud of our players, and will always support them in their basketball endeavours.
Current Programs
Free – Fundamentals Skills
As part of our commitment to player growth, MLBC Lakers run a Fundamental Skills program for beginners running Friday afternoons at MLMC from 4:30pm to 5:30pm at the Doyle Centre.
These extra sessions, run by Cheyenne Moore & Georgia Booth from the Kilsyth Cobras, are free of charge and available to any player who wants to attend.
At these sessions, players will be coached on basketball fundamentals, such as Defensive slides, Passing, Dribbling (eyes up!) Left & Right hand, Left & Right hand lay ups and Rebounding.
These sessions have been quite popular, so please register first and also RSVP weekly as attending via Spond.
MLBC Player Development Academy
Fridays 10–13yrs, 5:30pm – 6:30pm | 14yrs+, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
The MLBC Player Development Academy is aimed to provide a higher level of specialised coaching to players who demonstrate a desire and potential to advance their skills and that bring energy and effort to their teams.
What you will gain from the academy:
- For 8 Friday sessions you will train for an hour with a Championship/Representative experienced basketball coach and assistants.
- You will receive high level skill development coaching.
- You will be provided individual at home skills programs to be completed each week.
- Personalised Academy training top.
- This Academy is for players that want to get better and want to learn the game.
Registration is $200 and limited to 10 participants per age group and only 40 per program.
Hour of Power – Overdrive
Mondays 12–14yrs, 6pm – 7pm | 15yrs+, 7pm – 8pm
This 8 week program is a “High Octane”, “High Intensity” one hour session with Championship/Representative coaches that’s not for the faint hearted, where players will learn various ways to finish their drives to the basket under pressure and fatigue. This program is for players aged 12 years and over.
Our upcoming program runs from 9 Oct – 4 Dec 2023.
Registration is $250 and limited to 10 participants per group.
Junior Development Academy
Mondays 6–7yrs, 4pm – 5pm | 8–9yrs , 5pm – 6pm
The MLBC Junior Development Academy is aimed to provide an advanced level of specialised coaching for players aged 6 to 9 year olds to help bed down strong fundamental habits.
What you will gain from the academy:
- For 8 Monday afternoon sessions you will train for an hour with a Championship/Representative experienced basketball coach and assistants.
- You will receive high level skill development coaching.
- Personalised Academy training top.
- This Academy is for players that want to get better and want to learn the game.
Our upcoming program runs from 9 Oct – 4 Dec 2023.
Registration is $200 and limited to 8 participants per age group.
Green Release Shooting Academy
Tuesdays 9–10yrs, 4pm – 5pm | 11–12yrs, 4pm – 5pm | 13–14yrs, 5pm – 6pm | 15yrs+ 5pm – 6pm
This is an outstanding opportunity for Lakers members to engage in elite level coaching in our 8 week program to learn and improve on the fundamentals of proper shooting technique.
Our upcoming program runs from 3 Oct – 28 Nov 2023.
Registration is $240 and limited to 6 participants per group
Lakers Rep Prep
An 8 week program held during July and August annually and designed to help our Lakers players’ transition through to representative basketball, with the focus on familiarising the kids with common drills run by the Kilsyth Cobras.
This way if they make it through the ID camps to the official try outs, they can show their talent rather than trying to learn drills, giving them a better chance to not only make a team, but the best team suited to their ability.
Registration is $150 and limited to 6 participants group.
2023 Registration is closed