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ELPA statement on NBA/FIBA announcement to explore new basketball league in Europe
European basketball has grown tremendously over the past decade. Like never before, European players are leaving their mark on the NBA. Vice versa, American players have become icons of Europe’s top basketball competition, the EuroLeague, which in itself has become...
Interview with Alec Peters: “United players have the power to make changes”
Alec Peters is currently playing on his 4th EuroLeague team in four seasons. He often jokes that by the time he will finish his career, he will put on the jersey of every EuroLeague club. But with changing teams and environments also comes experience. That is...
Off Court: Tornike Shengelia reached his academic goal while becoming EuroCup champion
Over a year ago, ELPA partnered with ISDE Law & Business School, with the aim to provide its members an opportunity to study and obtain Master’s Degree alongside their basketball careers. Last season, with the help of ELPA, four players were enrolled into the...
PAB Newsletter #17 – Mental health in sports organizations: athletes’ matter
Authors: Mar Rovira, Francesco Cuzzolin, Julio Calleja-González, Igor Jukic, Baris Kocaoglu, Sergej M. Ostojic, Jaime Sampaio Players often carry a heavy burden on their shoulders. In the public eye, they are considered modern warriors and competitors who...
Alec Peters joins ELPA Players’ Board, Hines, Hanga and Kalinic re-elected
ELPA held its annual General Assembly prior to the 2022-2023 EuroLeague Season. ELPA management provided players with the 2021-22 season report, explained all regulatory and statutory change proposals and described the plans of the association for upcoming season,...
ELPA congratulates Euroleague’s new leaders Dejan Bodiroga and Marshall Glickman
ELPA and its members congratulate Dejan Bodiroga (President) and Marshall Glickman (CEO) for their appointment as the new leadership of EuroLeague Basketball We look forward to working with the new President, whose invaluable experience as one of the best European...
PAB Newsletter #16 – Basketball Player’s Body Composition and Fitness: the importance of the transitional period
Authors: Julio Calleja-González, Francesco Cuzzolin, Igor Jukic, Jaime Sampaio, Mar Rovira, Baris Kocaoglu, Sergej M. Ostojic What is the transitional period? The transitional period in the summer is a cycle preceding the next competitive event of the new season....
ELPA expansion welcoming EuroCup players
The ELPA announced today that it aims to extend its services also to EuroCup players. ELPA has gone from strength to strength since its inauguration four years ago and has worked tirelessly to improve the working conditions of EuroLeague...
PAB Newsletter #15 – Smart sun exposure: more benefits than risks!
Authors: Igor Jukic, Jaime Sampaio, Francesco Cuzzolin, Julio Calleja-Gonzalez, Mar Rovira, Baris Kocaoglu, Sergej M. Ostojic The sun and sunlight Sun is a star around which Earth and the other components of the solar system revolve. The Sun is the source of an...
ELPA Players’ Board reappoints Bostjan Nachbar as Managing Director
Ex-NBA and Euroleague player Bostjan Nachbar, who has been leading ELPA since its founding in 2018 has been reappointed for a new four-year term as ELPA Managing Director. Nachbar has been instrumental in the founding and growth of the organization. He and ELPA...