Basketball Academy

The Basketball Academy At Kinross College

Our sporting academies take a holistic approach to student sporting excellence to not only grow the athlete but person too. This Academy offers

  • Professional & Elite Coaching
  • Advanced Individual Skills and Team Concepts
  • Personal Excellence
  • Professional Partnerships & Networks

What's Offered Through The Basketball Academy At Kinross College:

Kinross College Basketball Academy combines practical and theoretical components of basketball and general fitness for year 7 to 10 student athletes. The Kinross College Academies (basketball and soccer) follow a holistic approach to sporting as it looks to not just grow the athlete but the person also. By engaging in various sessions and workshops throughout the years.

To develop the basketball ability of our student athletes by combining both on court, strength and conditioning and theoretical sessions.

Although there are aspects of the academy aimed at team improvement the main on court aim is to develop each individual student athletes’ basketball skills, decision making and understanding of the game.

Year 7 student athletes are timetabled 2 x 60-minute sessions per week sharing the time between on court and off court theoretical sessions along with beginning basic strength and conditioning sessions, these sessions occur during their physical eductaion (PE) lesson.

Year 8, 9 & 10 student athletes will be timetabled 5 x 60-minute sessions per week, the sessions breakdowns per week:

  • 2 x on court basketball session
  • 1 x theory lesson
  • 1 x cross sport session
  • 1 x health lesson

Additional out of school hours training and games will be organised and it is the expectation that all student athletes will make themselves available for these.

All year groups will focus on the below at differing levels;

  • Current individual skills
  • Current team concepts
  • Strength & conditioning
  • Psychological development – communication, leadership & goal setting
  • Video analysis – use of HUDL software
  • Theoretical lessons

For current individual year groups programs please contact unit coordinator Adam Gunnis (information below)

Trials to be conducted in term 2 for incoming year 7 student athletes, places per year group will be limited.

Entry into the basketball academy is through trial and primary / previous school report. Applications to be directly handed in to Kinross College, more information to come.

Where numbers permit academy will be split in to two, an elite academy will be chosen along with a developing academy.

For further information about the program please contact Adam Gunnis – Coordinator of Kinross College Basketball Academy or Steele Morrell – Health and Physical Education Head of Department.

Head Coach / Coordinator

Adam Gunnis is the coordinator/head coach. Adam’ current roles include the U18 metro men’s state team lead assistant, Perry Lakes Hawks mens NBL1 assistant coach and the head coach of the U14 metro men’s state team. Adam brings with him over 15 years of coaching experience at various different levels. 

 

Adam Gunnis 

Basketball Academy Coordinator / Head Coach 

Association level coach (formerly Level 2) 

WA State U18MM lead assistant coach (AJC) 

Perry Lakes Hawks NBL1 assistant coach (2021 – present) 

WA State U14MM Head coach (SCC tournament) 

adam.gunnis@education.wa.edu.au

 

Steele Morrell 

Health & Physical Education Head of Department 

steele.morrell@education.wa.education.wa.edu.au