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Jr. NBA Curriculum to be Incorporated into TNSU’s Education Module
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Thailand National Sports University (TNSU), Thailand’s leading educational institution in the field of sports science, today announced a collaboration to integrate the Jr. NBA basketball and fitness development curriculum into TNSU’s education module for aspiring teachers. This collaboration builds on the NBA’s association with local governments to promote youth health and wellness, highlight the vital role sports plays in youth development and elevate the level of youth basketball.
As part of the collaboration, TNSU will adopt the Jr. NBA curriculum within its syllabus, giving its professors access to the NBA’s youth basketball and general fitness training methods as a teaching tool to help develop future physical education teachers. The Jr. NBA curriculum, a bespoke training manual designed to improve the youth sport experience for players at every level skill level, will be supplemented by a library of more than 300 instructional videos.
Additionally, the NBA will conduct a series of workshops for TNSU professors with a focus on basketball fundamentals, refereeing and coaching to further enhance their basketball knowledge and encourage participation among their students.
As part of the collaboration, TNSU will adopt the Jr. NBA curriculum within its syllabus, giving its professors access to the NBA’s youth basketball and general fitness training methods as a teaching tool to help develop future physical education teachers. The Jr. NBA curriculum, a bespoke training manual designed to improve the youth sport experience for players at every level skill level, will be supplemented by a library of more than 300 instructional videos.
Additionally, the NBA will conduct a series of workshops for TNSU professors with a focus on basketball fundamentals, refereeing and coaching to further enhance their basketball knowledge and encourage participation among their students.
The Jr. NBA curriculum and instructional videos will be accessible to TNSU professors on jrnba.asia and on the Jr. NBA Coaches Academy application on the App Store and Google Play Store.
“The Thailand National Sports University is proud to collaborate with the NBA to jointly improve health and wellness of Thai children through basketball,” said Pariwat Wannaklang, President of Thailand National Sports University. “Our institute places tremendous importance to sports education, and the Jr. NBA curriculum will help enhance our syllabus and train the next generation of teachers.”
“We thank the TNSU for adopting the Jr. NBA curriculum into its syllabus,” said Jim Wong, NBA Asia Associate Vice President of Global Partnerships. “Teachers play a critical role in the development of children, and this endorsement by the TNSU will empower future educators with the skills and knowledge necessary to help create a lasting impact on Thai youth through basketball.”
“The Thailand National Sports University is proud to collaborate with the NBA to jointly improve health and wellness of Thai children through basketball,” said Pariwat Wannaklang, President of Thailand National Sports University. “Our institute places tremendous importance to sports education, and the Jr. NBA curriculum will help enhance our syllabus and train the next generation of teachers.”
“We thank the TNSU for adopting the Jr. NBA curriculum into its syllabus,” said Jim Wong, NBA Asia Associate Vice President of Global Partnerships. “Teachers play a critical role in the development of children, and this endorsement by the TNSU will empower future educators with the skills and knowledge necessary to help create a lasting impact on Thai youth through basketball.”
Since its launch in 2014, the Jr. NBA Thailand program has reached more than one million boys and girls across the country, teaching the fundamentals of basketball and the program’s core values of sportsmanship, teamwork, a positive attitude, and respect (S.T.A.R.). The Jr. NBA Coaches Academy – the program’s government-supported train-the-trainers initiative which aims to further local development by establishing standards for how the sport should be coached and enjoyed – has trained thousands of teachers from more than 2,000 schools in 15 cities across Thailand, with stops in Ang Thong, Bangkok, Had Yai, Lampang and Udon Thani.
The Jr. NBA, the league’s global youth basketball participation program for boys and girls, has reached more than 51.5 million youth in 75 countries through league play, in-school programming, clinics, skills challenges, and other outreach events.
The Jr. NBA in Thailand is supported by official partner Gatorade, official media partner TrueVisions and supporting partner Spalding.
Follow the @JrNBAThailand on Facebook, @jrnbaasia on Instagram and visit www.jrnba.asia for updates and program information, including training resources and tips on staying fit. Fans can purchase NBA merchandise through NBAStore.co.th, the official online NBA Store in Thailand. For all things NBA, visit www.nba.com.
The Jr. NBA, the league’s global youth basketball participation program for boys and girls, has reached more than 51.5 million youth in 75 countries through league play, in-school programming, clinics, skills challenges, and other outreach events.
The Jr. NBA in Thailand is supported by official partner Gatorade, official media partner TrueVisions and supporting partner Spalding.
Follow the @JrNBAThailand on Facebook, @jrnbaasia on Instagram and visit www.jrnba.asia for updates and program information, including training resources and tips on staying fit. Fans can purchase NBA merchandise through NBAStore.co.th, the official online NBA Store in Thailand. For all things NBA, visit www.nba.com.
