International Basketball University in partnership with Lithuanian basketball coaches association
THE FOUR MONTHS ONLINE INTENSIVE COURSE FOR ADVANCED YOUTH BASKETBALL COACHES
Duration of the course: 4 months, 16 weeks, 2 classes per week.
Online course platform: www.ibuvideo.com
Structure of the class: One online class duration is 120 min.
Study weekdays: Friday (1 class) and Saturday (1 class)
Structure of the topics: One week covers one topic, which is divided into two classes.
Evaluation: One reflection form (up to 400 words) should be completed on each topic and sent to the course coordinator by email info@basketballstudies.com.
Diploma awarded: Lithuanian Basketball Coaches Association diploma, Kaunas Pedagogues Qualifications Center certificate and International Basketball University diploma.
Fee: The Four months intensive online course fee – 1000 EUR (1170 USD)
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PROGRAM OF THE COURSE
Week 1, April 8-9, 2021:
Topic: Basketball management models (Federation – leagues – clubs).
Friday class: International and National Basketball management models. Dr. M. Balciunas
Saturday class: Basketball club management models. Dr. M. Balciunas
Week 2, April 15-16, 2021:
Topic: Training young body.
Friday class: Physiological processes that sport causes to young bodies. Prof. Albertas Skurvydas
Saturday class: Sensitive periods for developing the physical abilities of young basketball players. Prof. Albertas Skurvydas
Week 3, April 22-23, 2021:
Topic: Designing multi-year development of basketball players;
Friday class: Basics of sports training planning. Prof. R.Paulauskas
Saturday class: Basketball training methods. Prof. R.Paulauskas
Week 4, April 29-30, 2021:
Topic: Talents identification;
Friday class: Effective talent selection: methods and organization. Prof. R.Paulauskas
Saturday class: Physiological characteristics of basketball players. Dr. M. Balciunas
Week 5, May 6-7,2021:
Basics of basketball players technique;
Friday class: Sequence of basketball technic elements teaching. When. What. How. Coach Dalius Lubys
Saturday class: From technical elements to the skill. Teaching – improvement – stabilization. Coach Andrius Vaicekauskas.
Week 6, May 13-14, 2021:
Topic: Basketball technique development;
Friday class: Basketball shooting – from teaching to skill. Lithuanian way. Prof. R. Paulauskas.
Saturday class: Training decision making skills while learning technical elements. Prof. Alejandro Vaquera.
Week 7, May 20-21, 2021:
Topic: Basics of basketball offense;
Friday class: General principles of building basketball offense. Coach Stepas Kairys
Saturday class: Effective ways of offense organization with different teams. Coach Stepas Kairys.
Week 8, May 27-28, 2021:
Topic: Basketball offense;
Friday class: Fast break organization. Coach Dalius Lubys.
Saturday class: Offense against zone defense. Coach Izzat Ismail
Week 9, June 3-4, 2021:
Topic: Basketball offense;
Friday class: Specific offensive situations. The last-second shot, free throw rebounding and etc. Coach Dalius Ubartas
Saturday class: Offense against full-court and half-court press. Teaching and improvement.
Week 10, June 10-11, 2021:
Topic: Basics of basketball defense;
Friday class: Main principles of basketball defense Coach Izzat Ismail.
Saturday class: Most effective defensive systems. Expert’s insights. Coach Stepas Kairys.
Week 11, June 17-18, 2021:
Topic: Basketball defense;
Friday class: Specific defensive situations. Defence against opponent team leader, opponent centre player, opponent shooter and etc. Coach Dalius Ubartas
Saturday class: Drills strengthening communication abilities among players for individual, group and team defence. Coach Dalius Ubartas
Week 12, June 24-25, 2021:
Topic: Injuries prevention for basketball players;
Friday class: Main types, situations and factors causing injuries in different ages of players. Dr Laimonas Siupsinskas
Saturday class: Exercises for injury prevention and recovery for basketball players of different ages. Dr Laimonas Siupsinskas
Week 13, July 1-2, 2021:
Topic: Psychological preparation in basketball;
Friday class: Psychology for a player and a team: how to set one goal for different subjects. Lina Vaisetaite
Saturday class: Different types of players: team “star” and “silent” hard worker. How to set right motivation for everyone. Lina Vaisetaite
Week 14, July 8-9, 2021:
Topic: Innovative training models for youth basketball players.
Friday class: Optimum physical loads application for youth players development. Dr. M. Balciunas
Saturday class: Simultaneous training method. A new approach to pre-season and in-season workout planning. Prof. R. Paulauskas
Week 15, July 15-16, 2021:
Topic: A new approach for physical preparation in youth basketball;
Friday class: Explosive power and speed development for youth players; Strength and conditioning coach Algirdas Stuknys
Saturday class: Strength training innovations; Prof. R.Paulauskas
Week 16, July 22 -23, 2021:
Topic: How to create a winning team;
Friday class: Champions insights. Legendary coaches, European and Olympic medalists’ coach Vladas Garastas, coach Vydas Gedvilas, player and coach Modestas Paulauskas, player Virginijus Praskevicius insights.
Saturday class: Final discussion.
Diploma Awards Ceremony – July 29th. 2021
The Four months course lectors:
Prof. Albertas Skurvydas. Leading Lithuanian and European physiologist, sports scientist, expert of physical loads application management. Newest scientific works: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=albertas+skurvydas
Prof. Rutenis Paulauskas. Leading basketball professor of Lithuania, former LTU national Womens and Youth team head coach, basketball scientist. Newest scientific works: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=rutenis+paulauskas
Prof. Alejandro Vaquera. FIBA World strength and conditioning expert, professor at LEON University, Spain. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=alejandro+vaquera
Dr Laimonas Siupsinskas. Lithuanian National Mens Basketball team doctor, sport scientist. https://www.linkedin.com/in/laimonas-šiupšinskas-4783bab5/?originalSubdomain=lt
Dr. Mindaugas Balčiūnas. Former General Secretary of Lithuanian Basketball Federation, founder of IBU, Doctor of basketball science. https://balciunasm.wixsite.com/website
Dr. Vydas Gedvilas. President of Lithuanian Basketball Coaches Association, European Champion in Women’s Basketball.
Coach Stepas Kairys. Lithuanian Basketball expert, Head coach of Lithuania Highest division teams.
Coach Andrius Vaicekauskas. Coach at Žalgiris Kaunas Youth program, Leading Lithuanian personal basketball coach.
Coach Izzat Ismail. Lebanon Women’s Basketball Coach, Arab League Champion. https://www.facebook.com/THE.FIGHTER.91
Coach Dalius Lubys. Head coach of Žalgiris Kaunas Youth program. Head coach of Lithuanian Youth National teams. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalius-lubys-906854152/
Coach Dalius Ubartas. Head coach of Lithuanian National Youth teams. U20 European champion. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalius-ubartas-961b3432/
Virginijus Praskevicius. European Champion in Eurobasket 2003, former LTU National team player, ex-Euroleague player. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginijus_Praškevičius
Ex. player Modestas Paulauskas. Olympic Champion, legendary Lithuanian basketball player. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modestas_Paulauskas
H. dr. Vladas Garastas. Legendary Lithuanian Coach, LTU basketball federation honorary president. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladas_Garastas
Algirdas Stuknys. Head of Strength and conditioning at Žalgiris Kaunas Youth program.
