International Basketball Camp
Worcester Wolves and Valencia Basket are joining forces again to deliver a unique summer residential experience for talented and aspiring young players. This camp is for 11-18 year olds.
The coaching team for the duration of the camp will include the senior coaching staff and players from the Worcester Wolves and senior coaches from Valencia Basket of the ACB league.
Online Booking Link
Online Booking Link: http://webengine-01.worc.ac.uk/valencia/
This link will close at the end of Friday 30th June 2023.
Dates and Location
The dates for the Worcester Wolves Valencia Camp 2023 are the afternoon of Sunday 13th August 2023 to the afternoon of Friday 18th August 2023
The camp will take place in the beautiful city of Worcester with training at St Johns Campus and the iconic University of Worcester Arena, one of the finest basketball training venues in Europe.
Benefits
Intensive daily programme
The daily programme runs from 9 am – 9 pm and will include skill stations, drills, individual workouts and analysis, competitions and a minimum of two games per day.
Campers are grouped by age and ability level to provide a challenging, yet positive Worcester/Valencia Basket camp experience.
High quality kit for players
Each camper will receive official Valencia clothing that includes a reversible training shirt and shorts, a short-sleeved shirt and a hoodie.
Excellent basketball facilities
The University of Worcester Arena is an iconic and inclusive 2,000 seat venue with three competition basketball playing courts, courtside teaching facilities, corporate area and extended changing rooms with ice baths.
The Arena has been the training base for GB Men and Women in preparation for Eurobasket 2015 Championships. It hosted the 2015 European Wheelchair Basketball Championships.
There are an additional two basketball courts with adjoining fitness facilities at the University’s St. John’s Sports Centre.
Accommodation
University of Worcester facilities are based on a campus that has large, open and green spaces and is secure without being restrictive. Single and spacious bedrooms. Each flat has six bedrooms and a lounge area with comfortable seating.
Close to the city centre and perfect for an afternoon sightseeing or shopping (supervised). The City of Worcester is a beautiful 12th century cathedral city within easy reach of Birmingham, Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Cardiff and London. Situated on the River Severn in a rural county that is surrounded by picturesque views including the Malvern Hills.
The whole team at the University of Worcester are committed to health and safety, the safeguarding of young people (with relevant accreditation), and in ensuring that all those who stay with us have a safe and enjoyable experience.
Worcester Wolves
Worcester Wolves are a three-basketball team club, consisting of NBL3, WNBL and WBPL. The teams currently play in the 2,000 seat University of Worcester Arena.
The club is a well-established development programme and fields and additional junior basketball team. In partnership with the University of Worcester, the club have engaged in a wide range of international, educational, player development and research initiatives.
Valencia Basket
Founded in 1986, Valencia Basket is one of the most powerful basketball clubs in Spain & Europe. The team has played in the Spanish Elite League (ACB) for 27 of their 30 seasons and have reached the play-off finals once and have been semi-finalists on four occasions.
In 1998 the club enjoyed huge success, winning the Spanish Cup on their first year of entry. Valencia Basket have a remarkable European history, as the first team to win three Eurocup titles 2003, 2010 and 2014 which enabled them to play for three years in the prestigious Euroleague.
Valencia Basket currently has 7,500 ticket holders and ‘sell out’ for most of the home games. The ACB´s team currently plays at Pabellón Fuente San Luis, with a total capacity of 8,500 seats.
The youth teams are an integral part of the club´s structure. More than 450 boys and girls train and enjoy basketball with Valencia Basket. This number will be doubled following the completion of the new project “La Alqueria del Basket”. La Alqueria del Basket will be a 13 basketball courts built just behind the Pabellon Fuente San Luis. This project will enable Valencia Basket to have one of the biggest youth basketball academies in Europe for 2017.
Valencia Basket have 25 years of experience of organising Basketball Camps for youth players, and are continuously searching for new ways to grow and develop as a club.