SAN JUAN – The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in the Americas announced that the third Youth Development Program Elite Camp will be held at the Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento (CNAR) in Mexico City on June 20-23.

The third edition of the Youth Development Program Elite Camp will feature 30 players, while a Camp for Young Referees will be simultaneously hosted at the CNAR during the same dates.

Participant arrivals will begin on June 20. The first day of the camp will feature Anthropometric Measurements and Physical Evaluations as well as a Welcoming Lecture for all participants, and a Lecture from Physical Trainer Oscar Franco Garcia.

The Camp will feature Skill Development sections, lectures on nutrition, game psychology, team practices, and 5-on-5 games.

The next 5 players to integrate the FIBA Americas Elite Squad will be announced on June 23, during the last day of the Camp.

The Head Coach of the Mexican National Team, Ivan Deniz will impart a Lecture for Coaches during the last day of the YDP Camp in Mexico City.

“We are very proud to continue the implementation of the Youth Development Program Camp, a key strategic program to enable elite youth in the Americas. Our goal has been to use the resources of the regional office to help in the identification of young talent and then to enable these players to maximize their potential always with the mindset of going back to represent their countries at the biggest of stages. The first two Elite Camps were a huge success in Campinas and Buenos Aires, and we are ready and happy to bring the YDP experience to Mexico City, with the help of the national federation and sports authorities in the country. We are committed to helping the national federations grow and giving opportunities for these young athletes to develop is a priority in our strategy. The future is now.”, said the FIBA Americas Executive Director, Carlos Alves.

"The celebration of this YDP Camp in Mexico represents a great opportunity for the new administration of ADEMEBA to begin one of its main projects, the construction of a solid sports strategy that guarantees the development and evolution of youth category and coaches. I am grateful to FIBA for having selected Mexico for this Camp, to CONADE and CNAR for the efforts to have the Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento for this event. Mexican Basketball hand in hand with national and international governing institutions has a great future ahead," said the President of the Mexican National Basketball Federation (ADEMEBA), Xóchitl Lagarda Burton.

The Youth Elite Camp falls under the umbrella of one of FIBA Americas’ Key Pillars, the Youth Development Program that has the following objectives:
• Seek and Develop the Elite Young Players in the Americas with a view of having these participants elevating the quality of their National Teams by the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 and the Paris Olympic Games 2024
• Establish a process for tracking and monitoring young talent in their Evolution and Progression in the Americas Region
• Work hand in hand with Key Stakeholders and National Federations Identifying the Talent

The Program, that will be executed through individual camps and development of young talent, is structured into three pillars: growing access of basketball to young athletes, giving more opportunities for them to develop their game and creating a platform for the elite youth players of the Americas.

Marcio Henrique Da Costa, Matheus Leoni Brito, Guilherme Carvalho, Daniel Ifedi Ferreira, Bruno Henrique Pedro, Tomás Allende, Federico Copes, Esteban Caffaro, Lucas Sigismonti and Mateo Bianchi, were selected to the FIBA Americas Elite Squad from the previous two YDP Camps in Campinas and Buenos Aires.

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