Welcome to the Basketball Manitoba Regional Training Centre!

The Regional Training Centres (RTC) are patterned after the Centre for Performance Program (CP) and strive to provide athletes an opportunity to enhance their basketball skill level in preparation for the Manitoba Provincial Teams (15U & 17U), the Nike Centres for Performance and beyond. In addition to this, they promote individual skills, team concepts, strength and agility education, time management, and planning and personal development skills.

Page Contents

1. Overview
2. Timelines
3. Tryouts
   
4. Fees
5. Coaches
6. Female Team Rosters & Schedule
   
7. Male Team Rosters & Schedule
8. More Information
9. Contacts
   

Overview (top)

The 2009-10 edition of the Basketball Manitoba Regional Training Centre will be housed in the Westman Region, Central Region (PDF) and Winnipeg Region of Manitoba and offer regional basketball development opportunities to athletes ages 12-17 in the targeted area.

Please note that the Westman & Central Regional Training Centres will be based and targeted to players in those respective areas, but is open to people in the neighboring regions. The Winnipeg Region is targeted to players age 12-15 (grades 7, 8, 9) as the CP program is offered for players age 15-17 (grade 10, 11, 12).

The primary focus of the RTC's is to provide athletes from ages 12 - 17 with the opportunity to...

1. Work and train together to Improve their basketball skills based on Sport Canada's long term athlete development (LTAD) concepts. These concepts are an extension of Canada Basketball's Centre for Performance .
2. Be identified for participation in the Manitoba Provincial Team Program
3. Identify and train local area coaches to become better basketball coaches.

There are plans to expand this program in the other 4 regions of Manitoba in the near future!  Those regions will include Eastman, Interlake, Norman, Parkland and Winnipeg.

RTC's operate between the months of October and April of each year. 36 hours (6 at tryouts and 30 with training sessions) of training and development are received by each athlete who participates.  

Fifteen boys and fifteen girls from the each the Westman, Central and Winnipeg Region will be identified on an annual basis to participate in the RTC training programs. The program is directed at training athletes and does not involve competition. Tryouts are traditionally held in early-October and the program runs through until April.  

2009-10 Program Timelines (top)

• The open RTC Tryouts traditionally run in October each year. Read more specifics on our RTC Tryout News Page.  
  
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• Register with the BM website to be automatically notified of future tryouts!
  

• The program will follow with regular training sessions (typically on Sundays) from October to April. The program will be lightened in January & February to accommodate for the school basketball season.

2009-10 Program Fees (top)

Athletes are expected to attend the set tryouts in September or October and complete the RTC Tryout Form (PDF) and pay the $25.00 tryout fee. Athletes who make one of the 15 spots in the RTC program will be required to pay a $300.00 participation fee (payable to 'Basketball MB') due at the start of the program.

The $300.00 participation fee which covers costs associated with player's gear (jersey, shorts), team equipment, coaching development, facilities, membership & insurance to Basketball Manitoba and some basic administrative costs.   

2009-10 Regional Training Centre Coaches (top)

RTC Coach Biographies

• Chris Kraus - Brandon University Men's Assistant Coach

• Adam Hartman- Brandon University Men's Assistant Coach
  

• Jaime Hickson - Brandon University Women's Head Coach

• Jennalee Burch - Brandon University Women's Assistant Coach
  

• Walter Giesbrecht - Garden Valley Collegiate Men's Head Coach

• Don Fever - Altona, MB
  

• Janey Bradford - Portage la Prairie Women's Head Coach
  

• Christine Lisowski - Morden, MB
  

Winnipeg Female Head Coach

•  Suki Chhoeun - Winnipeg

Winnipeg Female Assistant Coach

• Kelli Sinnock - Winnipeg

Winnipeg Male Head Coach

• Jon Lundgren - Winnpeg

 Winnipeg Male Assistant Coach

• Darren Johnson - Winnipeg
  

RTC Coach Biographies

2009-10 Westman Female RTC Rosters (top)

• TBA

2009-10 Westman Female Training Schedule

2009-10 Central Female RTC Rosters (top)

• TBA

2009-10 Central Female Training Schedule

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2009-10 Winnipeg Female RTC Rosters (top)

• Alyssa Bauer
• Amanda Goodbrandson
• Carina Sosnowski
• Christine Posthumus
• Clementina Sackey
• Emily Mann
• Emma Ridd
• Isabella Selk
• Jenilyn Monton
• Jodene Kowalchuk
• Kerilynn MacLennan
• Mariah Barbosa
• Montana Kinzel
• Nicola Murdoch
• Nikala Majewski
  

2009-10 Winnipeg Female Training Schedule

2009-10 Westman Male RTC Rosters (top)

2009-10 Male Training Schedule

2009-10 Central Male RTC Rosters (top)

• TBA
  

2009-10 Central Male Training Schedule

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2009-10 Winnipeg Male RTC Rosters (top)

• Anders Hanson
  
• Austin Arsenault
• Ben Graham
• Benjamin Miller
• Boris Zimbakov
• Casey Blanca
• Clement Sackey
• Connor Ward
• Evan Bruce
• Jared Bligh
• Jomyle Ordonez
• Joshua Magpantay
• Junior Sesay
• Michael Seidu
• Nathan Warburton
• William Sesay

2009-10 Winnipeg Male Training Schedule

More Information (top)

1. What is Basketball Manitoba’s Regional Training Centre Program?

• Basketball Manitoba’s Regional Training Centre Program is an elite program for players and coaches designed to teach individual offensive and team fundamentals while also presenting aspects of sports science that are necessary to become a high level player and coach.
• The RTC program is the key component of Basketball Manitoba’s provincial player and coach identification and development strategy.
• Basketball Manitoba’s Regional Training Centre Program was established because of an identified need for a more systematic, thorough and unified provincial approach to identify and develop outstanding junior basketball players in every region in Manitoba. It was also identified that a network of coaches be established and continuing development of this network of coaches be undertaken to ensure the thorough and contemporary delivery of the technical program to the athletes.
• Our vision is to become a national leader in basketball development.

2. How Does Basketball Manitoba’s Regional Training Centre Program Work?

• The Regional Training Centre program is a provincially directed initiative which is delivered through the province in partnership with Sport Manitoba and Canada Basketball.    
  
• The program offers highly qualified coaching staff trained with National Team curriculum to work with participants between the ages of 12 to 17 years.
• The program has a heavy emphasis on developing individual offensive fundamentals and also teaches team principles of play.
• Players receive introductory information on sports nutrition, psychology, strength, agility and physical testing.
• Through the use of RTC training diaries athletes are taught time management and planning skills.
• Participants have regional training pods for "individual" or small group coaching. Centralized team training camps create an elite competitive environment to work on individual offensive fundamentals and team principals of play.

3. Who are the RTC Coaches?

• All RTC Coaches are experienced and highly qualified and continue to attend coaching clinics. They are supported by a committed and extensive network of emerging coaches who provide regular personalized training of players throughout Canada.
  

4. What does the RTC Program provide?

• Individual skill development
• Team concepts development
• Strength and agility education development
• Sports nutrition education
• Sports psychology education
• Sports injuries management/education
• Regional training pods for players/coaches
• Centralized team training camps for players/coaches
• Opportunities for competition with other RTC groups (in future years)
  
• Development of applied, practical coaching techniques
• Time management, planning and personal development skills
• Organizational and life management skills
• Professional development opportunities for coaches
• Interactive and positive learning environment

For more information including who is coaching, time lines, costs and more, check out our Frequently Asked Questions section. You can also contact Heather Booy for more information. (top)