Welcome to Jr. NBA F.O.R.M. Basketball

The Jr. NBA is the league’s youth basketball participation program that provides a fun environment for kids to learn the fundamentals and values of the game. The Jr. NBA is focused on helping grow and improve the youth basketball experience for players, coaches and parents, and offers a curriculum covering all levels of the game that includes 48 practice plans and more than 250 instructional videos featuring NBA and WNBA players.

The Jr. NBA partnership network is comprised of youth basketball programs of all NBA, WNBA and NBA Development League teams as well as elementary and middle schools, military bases and longstanding community partners. 

F.O.R.M. Basketball Academy is pleased to partner with Canada Basketball to bring such a great program to Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. We are excited to offer all youth from ages 10-13 a great opportunity to learn the game of basketball by providing structure and the teaching of fundamentals in a fun and safe environment.

**REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 3, 2023 @9:00 pm PT**

Super-Clinic #1:

• February 12, 2023
• 8:30 am - 10:30 am
• Location: BCIT - Recreation Services Building, SE 16 (3700 Willingdon Ave.)

Super Clinic #2:

• March 26, 2023
• 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
• Location: BCIT - Recreation Services Building, SE 16 (3700 Willingdon Ave.)

Super Clinic #3:

• April 16, 2023
• 9:30 am - 11:30 am
• Location: BCIT - Recreation Services Building, SE 16 (3700 Willingdon Ave.)

**ALL SUPER-CLINICS WILL BE FOR BOYS & GIRLS, AGED 10-13**

• Participation - Provide opportunities for youth ages 5-12 across Canada to play basketball.
  
• Education - NCCP FUNdamentals Coach Workshop and full basketball curriculum with supporting resources.
  
• Development - Develop young athletes in alignment with the Sport Canada LTAD Model and stage-appropriate drills and games.
  
• Progression - Entry to the Canada Basketball development pathway, encouraging athletes to pursue high performance opportunity.
  
• Character Building - Help athletes maximize their potential, using basketball as a vehicle to develop character and life skills.
  

• Age 5-12 | Co-ed | 12 Weeks | 45-75 Min. Sessions
  
• A national youth basketball program designed to develop fundamental skills, sportsmanship and a love of the game of basketball.
  
• Empowering basketball communities, clubs, and facilities
  
• Positively impact youth through the sport of basketball
  
• Holistic approach to athlete development based off of the Sport Canada LTAD Model
  

1. Enrollment in the official grassroots youth development program of Canada Basketball
   
2. Proven curriculum aligned with the LTAD Model
   
3. Coaching from NCCP FUNdamentals trained JNYB Coaches
   
4. Player Package including jersey, basketball, drawstring bag, certificate, and poster
   
5. Parents’ Guide for all JNYB parents
   
6. Provincial and national membership and liability insurance

For more information and to register for the Jr. NBA Vancouver, visit www.formbasketball.com/jr-nba-form-basketball or scroll below.

Long-Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity

The Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) “Long-Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity 3.0” is a framework for the development of every child, youth, and adult to enable optimal participation in sport and physical activity. It takes into account growth, maturation and development, trainability, and sport system alignment.  The objective of the framework is to promote both sporting excellence at the highest international level and life-long engagement in health-enhancing physical activity.

The three main goals of “Long-Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity 3.0” are to support the development of physical literacy, strive for excellence, and empower people to be active for life.

Long-Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity is built on four guiding principles:

Quality is key: Every child, youth and adult deserve a quality experience every time they participate in physical activity or sport. Quality means good programs, in good places, delivered by good people.

Optimal programming is critical: This means giving every participant in sport and physical activity what they need, when they need it, and in the way they need it to make the most progress. Optimization is participant centred and developmentally appropriate.

Inclusion is non-negotiable: Inclusion is both the removal of physical, cultural, economic, and attitudinal barriers to participation, and the designing of activities so that individuals are not excluded. Being allowed to take part is not enough. Every participant must feel safe, welcomed and included. Supports need to be in place to engage and support the diverse needs of participants, across all of the dimensions that make up that individual. Every program and service should be set up to welcome all—inclusion is a topic because our system currently excludes. We must reframe to: everyone has the opportunity, and exclusion is the exception rather than the norm.

Collaboration makes the system better: Individuals and organizations will deliver more quality experiences when they work together. Communities, sport organizations, and the health and education sectors all benefit from alignment of programming and collaboration. For example, one participant may be active in different sports or physical activities, including recreation or club programs, physical education, as well as school sport. If the organizations pull that participant in different directions, good development is less likely to happen. Through system alignment, participants are the winners.

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Canada Basketball Long-Term Athlete Development Model

The Canada Basketball Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Model is based on the Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) resource document “Canadian Sport for Life–Long-Term Athlete Development”, which was developed in 2005 by Canadian world leaders in the areas of child and sport development.

The LTAD Model is athlete centered, coach driven, and administration, sport science, and partners supported. The model integrates elite, community, and scholastic sport, physical education, athletes with a disability, and the general health of the nation.

LTAD is a training, competition, and recovery framework for athletes at all stages of life. LTAD focuses on the general frame- work of athlete development with special reference to growth, maturation, and physical and mental development.

The overall aim of LTAD Model is twofold:

• To allow participants to find fun, fitness, social interaction, and self-fulfillment through an all-inclusive sport environment.
  
• To develop competitive pathways that are developmentally appropriate and lead players to the highest possible levels of achievement.
  

Read More on the Canada Basketball Athlete Development Model