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ELPA and Education World Wide partner to support players’ children with flexible, high-quality online education
The EuroLeague Players Association (ELPA) has entered into a strategic partnership with Education World Wide (EduWW), a leading international online school, to provide a stable, high-quality educational solution for families of professional basketball players — no...
The Players’ Podcast by Kyle Hines #11 – Michael Redd
This episode features NBA All Star and Olympics Champion, Michael Redd. As the Milwaukee Bucks are playing the NBA Finals, check out our episode with former Milwaukee’s player Michael Redd. Hear him talk about his NBA journey, the Olympics experience he had in 2008...
The Players’ Podcast by Kyle Hines #10 – Shane Larkin
This episode features EuroLeague and 2-times Turkish League Champion, Shane Larkin. Check out the 10th episode of The Players’ Podcast hosted by Kyle Hines with EuroLeague champ, Shane Larkin! Tune in to hear him talk about OCD, life in Turkey, and his journey to...
PAB Newsletter #9 – Off-season period for elite basketball players: take your game to the next level!
The end of each competition season leaves many traces behind. Highly competitive pressure, accumulated fatigue, mental satiety, and injuries are the reasons for seriously designing off-season programs (1). The off-season period has different durations in different...
Some ELPA members already pursuing Master’s degree
Many professional athletes understand the value of time and are therefore attending academic online courses and seminars even while playing professional sports. Since athletes are goal-driven also off the court, they want to achieve their academic goals - which...
Igor Rakocevic talks to young players at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament
EuroLeague Players’ Association prepared the inaugural ELPA Professional Transition Seminar during Adidas Next Generation Tournament, dedicated to all participating U-18 players. The aim of the seminar was to educate and provide young players with useful guidelines...
First ELPA Players’ Choice Awards’ winners are known
ELPA presented the first annual Players’ Choice Awards. The winners in nine different categories were selected exclusively by EuroLeague players. 2021 ELPA Players’ Choice Award “MOST VALUABLE PLAYER”: Vasilije Micic (58.9% of votes) ”Best performing individual,...
EuroLeague Players’ Association carries out its first Players’ Choice Awards
During the week after the EuroLeague Final Four, players had the chance to vote on the achievements of their peers and choose which of them had the most impactful season. The 1st annual ELPA Players’ Choice awards includes 9 different categories. Winners were...
The Players’ Podcast by Kyle Hines #9 – Pete Mickeal
This episode features former EuroLeague Champion and 3x Spanish League Champ, Pete Mickeal who is now a player agent! Tune in to hear him talk about playing for Barcelona, competing against Kobe, and starting his own Sports Agency! THE PLAYERS' PODCAST #09 Pete...
A successful first ELPA Performance International Congress
ELPA Performance International Congress (EPIC) was held this Saturday May 29th. During its inaugural congress, experts from a vast professional sports ecosystem shared their experience and knowledge with more than 1.600 people from 68 different countries, who...