What is Red Star Camp UK?

Following highly successful camps in 2018, 2019,2022 and 2023 Red Star Basketball will return for its fifth year in the UK in 2024. The camp is a product of the cooperation agreement between the City of Leeds Basketball program and European giant KK Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade).

The camp focuses on the development of young and talented players by providing a unique environment where players are completely immersed in basketball activities from 09:00 to 21:00 daily over six days. The camp is open to girls and boys between the ages of 11 and 18 with residential and non-residential options.

The Red Star Basketball Camp staff are handpicked specifically to guide the young athletes through the week and maximise their potential, with their development and enjoyment our priority. They will receive world class instruction with a strong emphasis on skill acquisition, decision making and the development of their basketball IQ. 

The professional team KK Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade) have been ever present on the European basketball landscape and have an unparalleled reputation in youth development.  They currently compete in the Euroleague, the Adriatic League and the Serbian Super League and have fostered some of the biggest talents in the European game. Serbian basketball continues to influence the global landscape with many coaches plying their trade overseas influencing how other nations approach player development and the fundamental delivery of the game from a technical and tactical perspective.  

The Serbian national team is ranked # 6 in the world in the current (FIBA) rankings with a national population of 8 million people.  The USA ranked # 1 has a population of 329 Million people, Spain ranked # 2 has a population of 47 Million people and Australia Ranked # 3 has a population of 26 million.  This statistic alone highlights the significance of the sport to this nation and underwrites the fact that they get an unparalleled return from their basketball fraternity.  The sport is a religion to the Serbian people and the passion and desire to compete is unparalleled.