Baller99
Yesterday

Basketball Vic SPP

Anyone know why Basketball Vic added SPP to exisiting SDP and NPP programs this year and how many are chosen for the SPP from pool of SDP players?

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Manders
A few hours ago

Not sure. It's all just seems like a money making situation. Having try-outs for kids who are not really going to have a chance and then running these programs for randomly selected kids over an hour or two of "try outs" just points towards a money grab. Watched the training at 6/ 6.30am and makes me realise how far away from development or elite this stuff is.

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Baseline
Within the hour

Think the State Performance Programme is in place for those athletes whose skills have surpassed the State Development Programme but not yet at the level of NPP. The problem it has now caused is that every athlete that has been in SDP for a number of years feels they should at least of progressed to a SPP status. I think the numbers for SPP is huge and those not selected don't want to be in SDP in top age 16's or 18's as they feel they won't have a shot at State or National selection.

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LC
Today

there are a few things...

There are a large number of talented kids and more of these kids getting access to Vic development pathway.... but...

As pointed out, those who habe neem in sdp that have not progressed to the new spp or npp as yet feel like they have been left behind. there are lots of kids who have never even been in sdp who have leapfrogged sdp athletes straight into spp too. It has in essence, devalued sdp for those who have been in the program for at least 1 year.

More kids in programs = more money. Massive cash cow for BV.

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Baller99
Within the hour

Not sure about the cash cow call. SDP is about $500 per child per year. When you break it down, it's less than $10 per hour of training with the best coaches available. That’s much cheaper than outside training cost.

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Bluey
A few minutes ago

Manders is spot on. Baller99, it's not the best coaches available. It's whatever (usually young) coach is prepared to turn up at 6am for free and run some shooting drills.

In the past 15 years, I cannot think of a single player who has improved from SDP. The majority of kids do it because if you don't you can't make a state team. In reality, the majority of those players were never a serious chance of making a state team in the first place.

Money grab and creating the illusion that they are developing players.

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