Qatar's first NBA Basketball School to launch in June
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Stryx Sports, a multi-sport program provider, today announced a multiyear collaboration for Stryx Sports to launch and operate the first NBA Basketball School in Qatar.
NBA Basketball School Qatar will provide tuition-based basketball development programming for youth ages 6-18, including skill development, 5-on-5 scrimmages and games, and life-skills programming. The program will tip off with a summer camp in Doha from Sunday, June 22 – Saturday, June 28. Registration is open now by visiting nbabasketballschoolqatar.com.
'We are very excited about entering the Qatari market with the first NBA Basketball School in the country,' said Stryx Sports CEO Seif Tawfik. 'This is another great platform for Stryx Sports to provide unique training and competition programs for all abilities to empower each child to reach their full potential in the sport they love.'
'Basketball participation in the Middle East has grown more than 50 percent since we began playing preseason NBA games in Abu Dhabi in 2022,' said NBA Senior Director of Basketball Operations, Europe and Middle East, Henry Utku. 'Through our collaboration with Stryx Sports, we look forward to providing more opportunities for Qatari youth to learn and play the game through a proven training curriculum.'
The NBA Basketball School curriculum, which is designed to develop players and provide parents, coaches and organizations with a better understanding of the process of improvement, was created by the NBA's International Basketball Operations department in consultation with current and former NBA coaches, players and player development specialists.
Since 2017, NBA Basketball Schools have been announced or launched in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, the Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Egypt, India, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, the UAE and Uruguay. Stryx Sports also operates NBA Basketball School Dubai, which launched in 2019.
For the latest about NBA Basketball School Qatar, follow @NBABasketballSchool_Qatar. Fans in Qatar can follow the NBA on Instagram and X (@NBAArabic) and download the NBA App for the latest news, updates, scores, stats, schedules, videos and more. They can also purchase the latest NBA merchandise at NBAStoreME.com and at the NBA Store at Doha Festival City.
About Stryx Sports
Stryx Sports provides unique sports programs for both children and adults. Founded in 2008, Stryx Sports now operates in over 16 locations and serves over 4,000 students across UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt.
Stryx Sports provides unique sports programs for schools, sports academies, and holiday camps, with a focus on quality training and excellent customer service. Our engaging activities are delivered by passionate trainers, whose goal is to get children excited about sports. We believe that children's health is important and that active children will grow into happy and healthy adults who understand the importance of an active lifestyle.
In collaboration with the NBA and FC Barcelona Football club, Stryx Sports operates the NBA Basketball School Dubai and Barca Academy in the UAE and trains children according to the unique principles and methodology of the NBA and FCB. Our goal is to always deliver the best training to children and the best service to parents.
This is accomplished by working with fully licensed and passionate trainers, who have outstanding firsthand knowledge of professional sports. In combination with our professional behind-the-scenes client-relation staff, we are always available for our clients and strive to provide the best sports programs in the market.
About the NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball. Built around five professional sports leagues: the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 214 countries and territories in 60 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2024-25 season featured a record-tying 125 international players from a record-tying 43 countries.
NBA Digital's assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass. The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with more than 2.5 billion likes and followers globally across all leagues, team and player platforms. NBA Cares, the NBA's global social responsibility platform, partners with renowned community-based organizations around the world to address important social issues in the areas of education, inclusion, youth and family development, and health and wellness.
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