About Us

Nico Loureiro: Director & Founding Owner

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Email: nsba.basketball@gmail.com

Education

  • May 2011: B.A. Honours in Sports Management, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.

Certifications

  • NCCP Canada Basketball Practical and Technical Levels 1 & 2
  • Group Fitness Essentials Certification
  • CAN-FIT-PRO Personal Trainer Specialist (PTS)
  • CAN-FIT-PRO Functional Training for Sports
  • Standard First Aid with CPR Level C

Team Awards/National Championships

  • 2011: Canadian Boys' Basketball National Champion - Manager/S&C Trainer, Ontario U-15 Boys Basketball Team
  • 2010: Canadian Boys' Basketball National Champion - Manager/S&C Trainer, Ontario U-15 Boys Basketball Team
  • 2008: Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) National Champion - Player, Brock University CIS Men's Basketball Team

Personal Recognitions

  • 2009: Contest Winner - Coca-Cola Coaches Get Involved in Community, Coaches Association of Ontario (CAO).
  • 2007: Sault Ste. Marie Senior Men's Basketball League MVP

Work & Experience

  • May 2010-Aug. 2011: Intern Team Manager/Strength & Conditioning Trainer - U-15 Ontario Boys' Basketball Team, Ontario Basketball, ON, Canada.
  • Sept. 2010-Feb. 2011: Assistant Coach/Strength & Conditioning Trainer - CIS Brock Women's Varsity Basketball Team, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
  • Sept. 2009-Jan. 2010: Assistant Coach - Nike U-13 Girls Regional Trainer Center (RTC), Ontario Basketball, Niagara, ON, Canada.
  • Aug. 2008-Sept. 2008: Camp Counselor/Basketball Coach - Basketball Camps (U-15 & U-17), Olympia Sports Camp, Muskoka, ON, Canada.

International Experience & Professional Development

  • August 2011: Learning Coach - Spain's Senior Men's National Basketball Team, Madrid, Spain.
  • Shadowed the "training camp" of Spain's Senior Men's National Basketball Team, head coached by former FIBA World Champion, Sergio Scariolo.
  • May 2011: Learning Coach - Nike Championship Basketball Clinics, Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Guest speakers featured: Steve Fisher (San Diego State), Matt Painter (Purdue), Dave Rice (UNLV), Jamie Dixon (Pittsburgh), Steve Morrill (Utah State), Sean Miller (Arizona), Dana Altman (Oregon), Frank Martin (Kansas State), Lorenzo Romar (Washington), Buzz Williams (Marquette), Dave Rice (UNLV).
  • March 2011: Learning Coach - Olimpia Milano Armani Jeans, Milan, Italy.
  • Shadowed first division and second division professional practices and games, as well as youth division practices ranging from U-13 to U-19.
  • March 2011: Media Operations Volunteer - NCAA D1 2nd/3rd rounds of March Madness, Denver, Colorado, USA.
  • February 2010: Brock Sport Management Volunteers Representative - Media Operations, Mountain West Conference NCAA D1 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships, Las Vegas, USA.

Luca Robledo: Director of European Relations

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