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ELPA Hosts Its First Pre-Season Camp in Barcelona
August 7, 2026 The EuroLeague Players Association (ELPA) has hosted its first-ever Pre-Season Camp, held from August 3 to 7 in Barcelona, Spain. Organised in partnership with Time Chamber Basketball (TCB), the camp brought together EuroLeague players for a week of...
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...
ELPA, Euroleague Basketball and OARO join forces in NFT agreement
Euroleague Basketball, the ELPA and OARO join forces in NFT agreement Final Four collection to be launched in early June Euroleague Basketball is celebrating the 2021Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four with the launch of its first series of digital collectibles....
PAB Newsletter #8 – Competitive anxiety: dealing with high-performance pressure
10 ways to unlock your potential Psychology is considered one of the key factors to achieve optimal performance and well-being in sports. If an elite sports athlete wants to achieve his optimal performance, he must have the ability to excel in the “mental game”....