Valencia Basket continues to consolidate its offer of Christmas activities with the second edition of the Skills Camp and its Miniskills version focused on Christmas minibasket. The Club will offer the possibility to all interested players to improve their skills with the taronja method, applied by three real experts in working with minibasket and youth: Paco Pardo, Andreu Casadevall and Manolo Real.

This Christmas activity, which will take place from December 23 to 28 (not including the 25th), for boys and girls born between 2009 and 2015, will take place in L'Alqueria del Basket, an ideal place for young people to improve and while they continue to enjoy their favorite sport.

Registration is now open through the following link: https://servicios.alqueriadelbasket.com/?r=campusSkills/CampusSkillsWinter

Price

The price of the Camp is 235€ with lunch included, since the activity will take place from 9:00h to 18:00h. On December 24 and 28, the schedule will be from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. On the 25th there will be no activity.

Specific work to improve skills

The Camp will focus on different tools to help the development of all registered players, improving their skills. There will be three different types of training:

- Training 1: Motor development. Development of basic perceptual-motor skills of young players. We will focus this type of training on coordination and agility while working on the basic fundamentals of basketball. 

- Training 2: Technical-tactical skills. Technical and tactical skills necessary to compete. Participants will hone their skills and we will emphasize the accuracy and consistency of each fundamentals. They will learn tactical concepts and game reading, improve their decision making in 1x1 situations and have a better understanding of how to solve complex offensive and defensive situations. 

- Training 3: Practical applications with real game transfers. Participants will be able to apply the skills and knowledge acquired in the previous training sessions to real game situations. We will work on specific situations that will allow them to adapt to different game situations and how to make better effective tactical decisions. 

In addition, the participant will have a moment during the day to watch videos and improve individually through game observation. Participants will have the opportunity to identify areas for personal improvement and coaches will provide specific feedback on the game while suggesting ways to improve. 

Finally, talks and group dynamics with the Club's psychopedagogist are included. Fundamental psychological and learning aspects of basketball (motivation, confidence, stress and pressure management, etc.) will be addressed.

Valencia Basket Method with the best coaches

The methodology of L'Alqueria del Basket has become a model for the development of players, both nationally and internationally. The basis of success lies in a comprehensive methodology, covering technical, tactical, physical, psychological and ethical aspects. All this together with the best technical direction: Paco Pardo, Andreu Casadevall and Manolo Real.

Paco Pardo, coach of Valencia Basket's Alevín A male, with an extensive career in the taronja club and, in addition, currently responsible for the Personal Development Area. With the Alevín A male team he was proclaimed Champion of Spain in the first edition organized in this category by the Spanish Basketball Federation last year. 

Andreu Casadevall is the coordinator of the Valencia Basket men's youth team, but he also has a successful career on the bench. Casadevall remains in history as the coach with the highest number of promotions to the Endesa League, with a total of five, in places such as his hometown, Llíria, or in Burgos, where he won three promotions in a row. A legend in ACB and LEB Gold. 

Manolo Real, current coordinator of the Valencia Basket women's youth teams, has an extensive career in the Club coaching in the lower categories taronja where he obtained great successes such as the Championships of Spain Cadet consecutive in 2021 and 2022. In addition, before his time in the Valencia Basket youth team, he was League, Cup and Supercup champion and Euroleague runner-up with Ciudad Ros Casares Valencia.

At L'Alqueria del Basket facilities.

The Camp will be held at the facilities of L'Alqueria del Basket (Calle del Bomber Ramon Duart, s/n, 46013 València) which has 9 indoor and 4 outdoor courts with full equipment, gym, medical and physiotherapy rooms and meeting and study rooms.

Registration

Registration and payment must be made through the website at this link: https://servicios.alqueriadelbasket.com/?r=campusskills/CampusSkills&idioma=cas