AUBD Squad
The AUBD Squad is the most successful player development program in Australia
About AUBD Squad
As the most successful private basketball training organisation in Australia, we understand basketball today. We acknowledge that Australian training methods need to evolve to meet international standards. AUBD’s Squad Training Program represents our response to this ever changing industry, with a focus on developing younger juniors at the highest international standards.
What is the AUBD Squad?
The AUBD Squad is a high intensity training program that focuses on developing individual skill specifically ball handling, shooting, defense, passing and overall basketball IQ. AUBD is also a big believer in peak, physical conditioning so there is consistent fitness theme and a great deal of running incorporated into the program.
Our existing members are very passionate about the game and their development. They are generally very driven and highly motivated young men that are looking to be challenged in a structured environment.
AUBD expects new members coming into the program to have a certain level of skill deficiency and / or not be as proficient as current members. AUBD’s methods and style of play are not readily taught in Australia. As long as players can are willing to be challenged and are passionate about the game they will be fine in the program.
Details
- Males aged 10 – 18 years old
- $200 (ex GST) per calendar month
- AUBD Squad members have full access to all training sessions
- Mondays: 6:30am – 7:30am MSAC
- Tuesdays: 6:30am – 7:30am Waverley Basketball Stadium
- Wednesdays: 6:30am – 7:30am MSAC
- Thursdays: 6:30am – 7:30am Waverley Basketball Stadium
- AUBD Squad membership allows for athletes to participate in our Training Camp program held every day of the school holidays from 9am – 12pm at Waverley Basketball Stadium at no extra charge.
- AUBD Squad members are eligible to participate in our International Squads competing in the AAU in the USA
AUBD was the reason I was able to pursue my dream and play collegiate basketball. Not only did they help in getting me recruited, but they offered me a platform to get ready for that next step, whether this was practice, diet, or sessions in the gym. Moreover, AUBD were the first program to really give me a chance to grow as a player in both skills and confidence, something which is often overlooked. I’m truly thankful for the hours Sedale Sr., Jr., D-Mac, and, dare I say, Lanard put in, as without their help I would not be in the position I am in today.
Although I wasn't that great of a player, looking back getting up for training and all that were some of the days of life given how much I love the game. For someone like me that has ADHD and having tried a few medications here and there, my mind never felt lighter and sharper than those days after training in the morning. I really wished I could have taken more advantage of the platform that AUBD offered.
I started at AUBD when I was 15, back when there was only 20 kids in the program. Coming in at a young age and staying there for five years was huge for me. The coaching we got there was unbelievable, the detail, the personal attention, the skill development and work ethic was on another level. Not only that, it felt like we were part of something.
When I joined AUBD in 8th grade, it proved to be the defining point of my basketball career, transitioning my game from a raw, scrappy athletic one, to disciplined, high level one where I could now play above the rim. I owe all elite aspects of my game to AUBD, and without it, there's no question I would be somewhere other than enjoying a college basketball life right now.
The Monday and Wednesday sessions each week provided an opportunity to really practice and compete in a “game like” setting, with a strong emphasis on athleticism and effort. AUBD provided a platform for me to not only get better as a player but also to develop a work ethic that I’ve taken into other areas of my life.
