COACHES’ CLINICS
COACHES’ CLINICS
Practical learning for basketball coaches. Explore clinic opportunities focused on sharing ideas and bringing knowledge onto the court.
Learn from the experts. Bring knowledge to the court.
01 / Upcoming clinics
Our next clinic will be announced here. Each event listing will include the date, location, duration, intended coaching audience, topics and speakers. Contact IBU for the latest information.
Date: To be announced
Location: To be announced
Duration: To be announced
For: Youth and/or professional basketball coaches — to be confirmed for each clinic
Topics: To be announced
Speakers: To be announced
02 / Host an IBU clinic
Bring international basketball expertise to your organisation. IBU can deliver a tailored coaching clinic at your club, basketball school, academy or other basketball organisation. We bring together leading youth basketball coaching experts and can bring their knowledge and practical experience directly to your coaches. Together, we will agree on the topics, audience, format and speakers to match your needs.
IBU Coaches’ Clinics
Science-Based Coaching. Lithuanian Basketball Expertise. Long-Term Player Development.
IBU Coaches’ Clinics offer a unique approach to basketball coach education, combining sports science, practical expertise, and the Lithuanian basketball development methodology — a system with a long-standing international reputation for developing high-level players.
Our clinics focus on the systematic, long-term development of young basketball players, integrating physical, technical, tactical, and psychological preparation into age-appropriate training programs.
Key educational topics include:
Long-Term Player Development: Age-specific training priorities, sensitive periods of physical development, and the optimal balance of physical, technical, tactical, and psychological preparation.
Player Assessment and Monitoring: Scientific testing methods, physical and technical performance indicators, data interpretation, and long-term progress monitoring.
Training Load Optimization: Assessment, selection, and application of optimal training loads based on players’ age, development, and individual capabilities.
Technical and Tactical Development: Progressive teaching sequences, skill acquisition, tactical decision-making, and targeted physical and technical training programs.
Psychological Preparation: Mental development, motivation, and psychological training for both players and coaches.
Innovation in Coaching: Evidence-based training methods, modern technologies, and integrated approaches to basketball performance development.
IBU Coaches’ Clinics connect scientific knowledge with practical coaching solutions, helping coaches build effective, sustainable, and individualized development pathways for the next generation of basketball players.
03 / IBU clinic speakers
Our international network brings together experts in youth development, elite coaching and sports science. Speakers for each individual clinic will be confirmed in the event programme.

Don Showalter
USA Basketball coach & youth development methodology expert

Prof. Alejandro Vaquera
Spain · FIBA instructor and professor at the University of León

Bill Peterson
United States · Player development expert with extensive NBA and NCAA experience

Prof. Jaime Sampaio
Portugal · Leading European sports scientist

Paulius Beliavičius
Lithuania · European & World medalist in 3x3 World tour competitions

Dalius Ubartas
Lithuania · Youth national team coach

Prof. Nerijus Masiulis
Lithuania · Sports science professor

Prof. Rūtenis Paulauskas
Lithuania · Former LTU national teams coach

Darius Dikčius
Lithuania · Youth national team coach

Dr. Mindaugas Balčiūnas
Lithuania · Director of International Basketball University
04 / Past clinic highlights
Explore moments from IBU coaching clinics around the world.









