The St Laurence Geelong Supercats with Basketball Geelong in association with Laserquest have recently embarked on a new initiative to further develop local basketball talent through the Aspiring Supercats Program.

Like any community based organisation the difficulty in facilitating a free player camp comes down to cost and the support the Supercats have received from Geelong Supercats player Sebastian Loader through his local business “Laserquest” has enabled this development camp to become a reality.

This new program (ASP) is being run in conjunction with Basketball Geelong and with their consultation players have been selected to gain the opportunity to participate in this inaugural program.

2010 has been a huge success for the St Laurence Geelong Supercats with the team taking home both the South Conference and All SEABL Championship Titles.

This success along with the development of a rookie program linked to Basketball Geelong augurs well for the development of future Supercats players.

The Supercats Team are predominantly made up of home grown talent from the Geelong Region under the Supercats 70% local content guidelines.

The St Laurence Geelong Supercats coaching staff is committed to providing a player pathway that will continue this tradition and the Aspiring Supercats Program is the beginning of that pathway targeting players from under 16 and 18 age groups.

Under the astute guidance of Supercats Head Coach Jamie O’Loughlin the program will provide participants with training and insight into the ‘life of a Supercat’. The ASP will allow these development players the opportunity to understand and experience the expectations of higher level basketball including exposure to the team concept/skill development, pre and post game requirements, drills, strength and conditioning and game play.

The Aspiring Supercats Program is having a facility tour and participant T-Shirt Presentation this Thursday 4th November from 6.30pm at the Arena followed by on-court session.