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Media Advisory: Canada Basketball Nccp Super Clinic Media Availability

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May 27, 2015

WHAT: Canada Basketball's Inaugural NCCP Super Clinic

WHO: Top Canadian and international coaches; Raptors Alumni

WHEN: Friday, May 29 - Sunday, May 31, 2015

WHERE: UofT & Ryerson

Media are invited to attend all sessions outlined below. All speakers will be available to speak following their sessions. Schedule and speakers subject to change.

FRIDAY, MAY 29TH

<table border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>TIME/LOCATION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SPEAKER</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOPIC</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6:00-7:00 p.m.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Goldring Centre -&nbsp;Kimel Fieldhouse</p></td><td><p>Jay Triano - Men's National Team coach</p></td><td><p>"Things that make a difference" - 20 areas that will not only help you as a coach but make your team better</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Goldring Centre -&nbsp;Kimel Fieldhouse</p></td><td><p>Jama Mahlalela - Toronto Raptors player development coach</p></td><td><p>"How do we get better today?" -&nbsp;Five key areas for player development and player engagement throughout a season</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

SATURDAY, MAY 30TH

<table border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>TIME/LOCATION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SPEAKER</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOPIC</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9:00 a.m. -&nbsp;11:00 a.m.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mattamy Athletic Centre - Coca-Cola court</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1:30 p.m. -&nbsp;3:00 p.m.</p><p>Mattamy Athletic Centre - Alumni Lounge</p></td><td><p>Nenad Trunic - U17 Serbian men's national team head coach</p></td><td><p>Classroom: "Talent identification and selection" -&nbsp;Profiling the skills required for all five positions in basketball</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Gym: Specific drills for inside player development, connecting secondary break and set offense with secondary options for each player</p><p>&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9:30 a.m. -&nbsp;11:30 a.m</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mattamy Athletic Centre -&nbsp;Coca-Cola court</p><p>&nbsp;</p></td><td><p>Mike MacKay - Performance Manager - Women's High Performance at Canada Basketball</p></td><td><p>"Creating Advantages" -&nbsp;Looking at how we can create small advantages with spacing and cutting designed to disrupt the defence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11:00 a.m. -</p><p>12:00 p.m.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mattamy Athletic Centre - Coca-Cola court</p></td><td><p>Jon Lee - Toronto Raptors Strength and Conditioning coach</p></td><td><p>"An Ounce of Prevention is worth 82 games" - Discussing proper warm-up strategies and activation + recovery techniques</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mattamy Athletic Centre -&nbsp;Coca-Cola court</p><p>&nbsp;</p></td><td><p>Roy Rana - Head coach of U18/U19 Men's National Team</p></td><td><p>"Team Culture" -&nbsp;Discussing how to build and foster a positive and successful team culture</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mattamy Athletic Centre -&nbsp;Coca-Cola court</p><p>&nbsp;</p></td><td><p>Carly Clarke - Co-head coach of U16/17 Women's National Team</p></td><td><p>"Defensive building blocks" - Sharing concepts, skills and drills to prepare youth players</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mattamy Athletic Centre -Coca-Cola court</p><p>&nbsp;</p></td><td><p>Christine Stapleton - Assistant Director at University of Waterloo</p></td><td><p>"Back to the basket" -&nbsp;How to teach all players and positions techniques of playing near the hoop</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

SUNDAY, MAY 31ST

<table border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>TIME/LOCATION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SPEAKER</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOPIC</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.</p><p>Goldring Fieldhouse</p></td><td><p>Mike Meeks - Manager, Youth Player Development, Men's High Performance</p></td><td><p>"Long-term development of a Post Player" -&nbsp;Talking about the development of a post player over time and how to integrate their development into a practice environment, with a focus on rebounding</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Goldring Fieldhouse</p></td><td><p>Michele Belanger - Development women's national team - Assistant coach&nbsp;</p></td><td><p>"Making the tactical adjustments" - Making game adjustments based on your coaching philosophy with solid emphasis on fundamental teachings and sound systems of play</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

For full clinic details and registration info, click here.