“Generational Talent” is a long-term project. A new selection of young players will be organised every year. All project participants receive training jerseys, and detailed physical and medical examination. According to them, specialists make individual recommendations on what needs to be improved, what dietary plan to follow and what regime to acquire. Specialists look after the children all year round.
The aim of the “Generational talent” project is to help improve the most promising young players, who can complement national teams and professional basketball clubs in the future.
Other project goals:
- Motivate young players to pursue higher goals and show examples that have been reached after tons of hard work;
- Pay attention not only to those who have already been selected for the national team, but also to those who may have a chance in the future;
- To acquaint young players with the requirements that are typical for higher skill basketball players and higher skill teams;
- Diversify the training routine for youngl players and show how other coaches work.
Selection criteria:
- Participation in a higher division;
- Talents;
- Attributes of logical thinking;
- Physical data and attributes;
- Maturation;
- Anthropometric data;
- Perspective;
- Character.
This project, whose ambassador is Ramūnas Šiškauskas, is co-financed by the FIBA Europe Youth Development Fund together with the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.
This season, the Generational Talent project is taking place in 2020 September – 2021 August. From this season, the Generational Talent project is designed to educate the best Lithuanian youth under 14 (U14) basketball players – girls and boys, giving them the best conditions to improve. The Generational Talent project consists of 5 camps, which are organised in a different city of Lithuania, and this season will end with the international U14 Baltic Cup in Lithuania.
“GENERATIONAL TALENT” 2020-2021 PARTICIPANTS
GIRLS’ TEAM ROSTER:
| NAME, SURNAME | BASKETBALL SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Akvilė Babraitytė | Kauno KA „Žalgiris“ |
| Gustė Dziatkauskaitė | Kauno KA „Žalgiris“ |
| Justė Mockevičiūtė | Klaipėdos V.Knašiaus KM |
| Karolina Drakšaitė | Klaipėdos V.Knašiaus KM |
| Emilija Dapkūnaitė | Marijampolės sporto centras |
| Rosita Rusovičiūtė | Marijampolės sporto centras |
| Viktorija Breivė | Palanga sport centre |
| Danielė Paunksnytė | Plungės sporto ir rekreacijos centras |
| Emilė Jankūnaitė | Radviliškio švietimo ir sporto paslaugų centras |
| Gėla Kačinskaitė | Šiaulių KA „Saulė“ |
| Augustė Kerulytė | Vilniaus krepšinio mokykla |
| Rusnė Utkaitė | Vilniaus krepšinio mokykla |
| RESERVE | |
| Gytė Pupelytė | Anykščių kūno kultūros ir sporto centras |
| Smilte Petkevičiūtė | Palanga sport centre |
| Urtė Šiaučiūnaitė | Panevėžio sporto centras |
| Ugnė Bertašiūtė | Plungės sporto ir rekreacijos centras |
| Gabija Krygerytė | Alytaus SRC |
| Justina Bajarūnaitė | Vilniaus krepšinio mokykla |
| Emilija Vaitkutė | Klaipėdos V. Knašiaus KM |
| Rusnė Norkevičiūtė | Marijampolės sporto centras |
| Radvilė Mačiulytė | Kauno KA „Žalgiris“ |
| Gabija Kriaučiūnaitė | Klaipėdos V. Knašiaus KM |
BOYS’ TEAM ROSTER:
| NAME, SURNAME | BASKETBALL SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Majus Bulanovas | Kauno KA „Žalgiris“ |
| Jordanas Jančiauskas | Kauno KM „Perkūnas“ |
| Matas Liotisas | Klaipėdos krepšinio mokykla |
| Kajus Mikalauskas | Klaipėdos krepšinio mokykla |
| Artūras Butajevas | Klaipėdos V.Knašius KM |
| Dominykas Daubaris | Mažeikių sporto mokykla |
| Rokas Norutis | Šiaulių KA „Saulė“ |
| Matas Deniušas | Sostinės krepšinio mokykla |
| Adomas Pocius | Sostinės krepšinio mokykla |
| Ernas Pakamanis | Sostinės krepšinio mokykla |
| Zigmas Keršis | Tartu Ülikool korvpallikool |
| Daniel Lavrinovich | Vilniaus krepšinio mokykla |
| RESERVE | |
| Arminas Vilkas | Kauno KM „Tornado“ |
| Ąžuolas Hopenas | Kauno KM „Tornado“ |
| Jegor Milovanov | Sostinės krepšinio mokykla |
| Edvinas Paulauskas | Vilniaus krepšinio mokykla |
| Lukas Dėdelis | Marijampolės SC |
| Arnas Vaištaras | Plungės SRC |
| Nikita Čikunov | Klaipėdos V. Knašiaus KM |
| Tautvydas Rudys | Kretingos sporto mokykla |
| Matas Šniras | Kauno KA „Žalgiris“ |
| Adomas Lauritėnas | Kauno KA „Žalgiris“ |
Camp schedule:
1 camp – October 23-25, Kėdainiai
2 camp – December 11-13, Anykščiai
3 camp – February 12-14, Druskininkai
4 camp – March 12-14, Raseiniai*
5 camp – May 30 – June 1, Kaunas*
„Baltic Cup“ U14 tournament – June 4-6, Kaunas*
