Beijing, June 28 (Yuechuan) Beijing Steel Basketball Club officially released the "Eagle Project" on the 28th. Steel Basketball Club will carry out long-term project cooperation with the American Basketball Academy to select young players under the age of 15 nationwide to go to the United States further study.
According to the introduction of the Steel Club, the "Eagle Project" aims to help young players improve their basketball skills, expand their horizons, and create a new type of basketball talent with all-round development through systematic professional basketball training and cultural education. The club system has opened up a new path and explored a new model for the training of Chinese basketball reserve talents.
As the guiding unit of Beijing Steel Basketball's "Eagle Project", the Youth Department of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Basketball Association will provide policy guidance and project guidance for this purpose. **Liu Fumin, director of the Youth Department of the General Administration of Sports, pointed out, "This is an innovative way to cultivate reserve talents with vision and Chinese characteristics."
Min Lulei revealed some information about the project at the press conference when he took up the post of Beijing Steel's basketball head coach. On the 28th, he introduced the details of the "Eagle Project".
The preliminary election of the Steel Basketball "Eagle Project" will be held from June 28th to July 12th. Through nationwide registration and selection and all-round evaluation, 60 outstanding young players will be selected to enter the "Eagle Training Camp". After comprehensive evaluation by the expert review team, 15 campers were finally selected from the training camp to go to the United States.
During their stay in the United States, the US Basketball Academy will provide players with a 9-month language preparatory study, and simultaneously conduct basketball skills training and communication competitions. Through professional basketball training and cultural education in high schools and colleges, it is expected that players will enter the professional basketball channel after graduating from college and contribute to Chinese basketball.
Min Lulei said that the steel men's basketball team is relatively lacking in reserve talents, and the "Eagle Project" is one of the important measures for the construction of the steel men's basketball team. Liang Zongping, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, director and chairman of the labor union of the Steel Group, believes that the "Eagle Project" is not only conducive to the long-term development of the steel basketball itself, but also contributes to model innovation and talent training for China's basketball industry.
At the press conference that day, the Beijing Steel Basketball Club and the American Basketball Academy completed the signing, announcing the official launch of the Beijing Steel Basketball "Eagle Project". As the US partner of the "Eagle Project", the US Basketball Academy will provide a professional training system and a wealth of basketball talent training experience. They have cooperated with many high schools with basketball traditions in the United States, and will not only help the players of the "Eagle Project" enter American high schools, but also help them get the opportunity to enter the university to participate in the NCAA league, and even lead to the NBA arena.
According to Bruce O'Neill, president of the American Basketball Academy, the American Basketball Academy has equipped the "Baby Eagle Project" with a team of professional coaches and language teachers, including many elites who have taught in the NBA for a long time. Bruce O'Neal believes that a training program that integrates basketball and education will create a new model of basketball development in China.
