Modern facilities at Rimi Olympic Center.
Central European location — easy access for all. Safe, vibrant, and basketball-loving city
Global Hoops camp dates are from June 15th to June 19th.
Camps' age groups for boys and girls.
- Born 2019 - 2016
- Born 2015 - 2008
A unique global coaching roster will be present at this camp. Coaches from will be presented one by one in the next couple of months!
Head Coach, SIG Strasbourg (France, LNB Pro A)
2010–2024: VEF Rīga
(As the head coach of VEF, Jānis Gailītis became one of the most successful coaches in Latvian club basketball. He is a seven-time Latvian Basketball League champion.)
Coaching experience in Germany and France, and from 2021–2025 part of the Latvian Men’s National Team coaching staff.
Well-known for his modern, youth-focused coaching philosophy.
In 2016, he led the Latvia U16 National Team to 2nd place at the European Championship.
Winner of the 2025 German Cup.
He will be actively coaching at the Global Youth Hoops Camp!
The founders of Kļūsti Labāks individual training for children and youth, Haralds Kārlis and Lauris Blaus, have been developing young basketball players across Latvia for more than 7 years. They bring strong experience in organizing and planning youth training programs.
Haralds Kārlis – former professional basketball player and a member of the Latvian Men’s National Team. Spent two seasons at the Gran Canaria Basketball Academy in Spain. From 2011–2015 he represented Seton Hall University, competing in NCAA Division I while completing his studies. He also gained valuable organizational experience working with Ghetto Games, one of Europe’s biggest street sports movements, before becoming the manager of the professional basketball club BK Latvijas Universitāte.
Lauris Blaus – a former professional basketball player with 14 years of experience and a former Latvian National Team member. Played professionally outside Latvia in Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, and Ukraine. Represented Latvia in youth national teams and won a bronze medal with the U18 National Team in 2007. After his playing career, he worked as a manager and coach for the professional basketball club BK Latvijas Universitāte.
