By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
For the 5th season, the EuroLeague Head Coaches Board continues the tradition of the Head Coaches Academy, which this year expands to mid-season visits not only to the EuroLeague teams but also includes the Combine Academy in the US and the Toronto Raptors in Canada.
Per the press release:
The EHCB Coaches Academy is entering its 5th year with new upgrades but the same goals. In a very short time, our alumni can be seen already making strides in their careers, given new opportunities, and excelling in their individual career paths.
Our online program allows participating coaches to access all lectures both live and recorded from anywhere in the world at any time while also continuing their daily work. In addition, not only will they learn from the best professors and head coaches, but they will also be given the opportunity to get to know and network with coaches from around the globe.
The EHCB Coaches Academy is an innovative program like no other, specifically aimed at basketball coaches. Partnering with the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education from the University of Belgrade, we formed a curriculum aimed at teaching the fundamentals of basketball coaching from the very best in the game. For seven months, starting December 2024 and until July 2025 participating coaches in the 5th Generation of the EHCB Coaches Academy will receive online lectures divided into eight parts unlike four in the past generations of the program:
1- University of Belgrade General Academic Lectures
2- University of Belgrade Basketball Academic Lectures
3- EuroLeague Assistant Coaches Scouting Lectures
4- ESCCA Strength & Conditioning Coaches Lectures
5- UEBO EuroLeague Officiating Lectures
6- EuroLeague Doctors Medical Lectures
7- EHCB Members Online Lectures
8- EHCB Coaches Congress
The program will conclude at the annual EHCB Coaches Congress for in-person sessions including panel discussions, on-court masterclasses, and networking evenings including the participants of the EHCB Coaches Academy, our EHCB Member coaches, and other participants from around the world.
Our program has in a very short time made its way to the top of all basketball coaching programs in both its format, the quality of the content, and no less important, the opportunity it provides coaches to advance their careers. The 5th Generation of the EHCB Coaches Academy promises an unbelievable learning experience. Upon passing and completing all the necessary material, the participants will receive the EHCB Coaches Academy certificate.
Last year we introduced the EHCB Practice weeks which gave an opportunity for our EHCB Coaches Academy participants to follow the practices of our members for one week in their respective clubs. We visited 12 clubs and the Spanish National Team. This upcoming 5th generation participants of the EHCB Coaches Academy will be able to visit not only European clubs but also the Toronto Raptors and the Combine Academy in the USA where participants will be witnessing High school, College, and Charlotte Hornets basketball. Eligible to participate in the EHCB practice weeks are current EHCB Academy participants and EHCB Ambassadors only.
With more than 500 Alumni from over 70 countries, including head coaches, assistant coaches, scouts, conditioning coaches, and sports managers, if you believe you belong in this program, we encourage you to take that next step and leap of faith in yourself and draw your own future!