Nottinghamshire Basketball Association
in conjunction with Graham Blankley, Nottingham Hoods
Are pleased to offer Basketball coaches in Nottinghamshire the opportunity to attend a FREE
BASKETBALL COACHING & PERFORMANCE SEMINAR
Presented by
Valdan Draosavac
Basketball England, Technical & Performance / Performance Pathway Manager
on
SUNDAY 17TH MAY 2015
AT The Nottingham Widlcat Arena
From 10am – 2pm
Serbian, Vladan Dragosavac has been in his post since 2012 reporting to both the Head Of Performance at
British Basketball, Warwick Cann and Basketball England. He works specifically on the England Talent pathway with
a focus on coaches' development.
In 2010/2011, Vladan was Director of Association of basketball coaches for the Voivodina region of Serbia as part of
the Serbian Association of Basketball Coaches where he developed educational programmes for more than 400
coaches of all levels. In 2009 he was Head Coach and Director of Basketball and Player Development of BC Vojvodina
Novi Sad in the 1.B Serbian League.
Warwick Cann has worked closely with Vladan on the development of elite basketball players in the UK and he
commented on the appointment: "The Performance Pathway Manager position is another step in the right direction
for both British Basketball and England Basketball.
The seminar will include an explanation of the player pathway, how the 'British Style' of coaching and its
introduction has brought success, details on the coaching method proposed and how it can be adopted by
area coaches from schools to clubs to county teams.
The presentation is a Notts Basketball Association funded event and is open to club coaches and members.
Please respond as soon as possible via e-mail to Graham Blankley on grahamblankley@aol.com.
Please give your contact details as follows:
Name.........................
Club...........................
Position in Club..................................e.g U18 Boys Coach
Contact number......................................
Contact e-mail........................................
PLACES ARE LIMITED AND WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS BY APRIL 30TH
2015. AFTER THIS DATE PLACES WILL BE OFFERED TO COACHES IN SURROUNDING COUNTIES