The right balance

• Your teachers and coaches work together to ensure your studies and your sports commitment don’t conflict. We create the right balance for you to reach your potential in both.
• Fantastic stepping stone between school and university, as well as semiprofessional level basketball.

A track record of success

• CAVC Basketball Academy are no strangers to being Welsh champions having won the 2021-22 Welsh colleges championship and the AOC Welsh league, their third championship in recent years.
• CAVC Basketball Academy has an excellent track record of learners progressing to university to continue their studies and basketball.
• Current and former players have represented Wales age group national teams, alongside being signed to professional contracts.

Outstanding facilities

• Cardiff International Sports Campus (CISC) and partnership with House of Sport: with top class indoor courts and large gym, ensuring training and matches can take place through the year. Players can benefit from both basketball and strength and conditioning facilities on both CISC and City Centre campus.
• Accommodation is available for students from further afield wishing to join CAVC and one of our academies.

Professional expert coaching

• Head of Basketball with extensive international experience as a player and coach earning 65 international caps, representing Wales and Great Britain at 5 FIBA European Championships.
• Extensive knowledge of technical and tactical aspect of the game informing player development.
• Detail performance analysis to develop understanding, game application and identifying strengths and areas of improvement.

Professional partnerships

• Established progression pathways including Vale Vipers and Cardiff City Basketball Club to allow for player development into senior basketball.
• Working in partnership with Cardiff City House of Sport, sharing facilities at Cardiff International Sports Campus.
• A supportive environment that allows you to continue playing domestic basketball with your chosen club.

Fantastic fixtures

• High standard competitive fixtures playing in the AOC national colleges league and Cardiff and Vale schools league.
• Strong links to clubs that compete in the Basketball England NBL junior and senior leagues and in the SWBA senior men’s league.
• Participation in regional and national tournaments, CAVC Basketball Academy are representing Wales in the upcoming British championships.

• Professional basketball coaching every week.
• Head of Basketball with extensive international experience as a player and coach earning 65 international caps, representing Wales and Great Britain at 5 FIBA European Championships.
• Strength and Conditioning Coach, ensuring an individualised programme of development for each player.
• Access to a range of sport science support such as nutrition, psychology, and performance analysis.