RIOT BASKETBALLRIOT BASKETBALL ACADEMY · JAPAN
RBA is a youth basketball development organisation from Sendai, Japan. We connect modern player development, evidence-informed physical preparation, coach learning and purposeful international exchange.
RBA · INTERNATIONAL YOUTH BASKETBALL CAMP
DEC 22–24, 2026 · AGES 7–18
Train, play and connect through an international youth basketball camp. Two nights at Itoman Youth Center; final arrival and departure times will follow.
TIMEX named Official TimekeeperOFFICIAL TIMEKEEPER / OKINAWA CAMP 2026
Published fees: USD 450 with housing and meals / USD 300 without housing. Flights excluded.
Early bird extended for overseas participants: 20% off. Two or more players: an additional 10% off. Combined: USD 324 / USD 216 per player. New end date to be announced.
Accommodation secured | Itoman Youth Center
Accommodation secured: Itoman Youth Center. Gym slots, arrival and departure times, staff, transfers and final inclusions are being confirmed. Contact us to confirm arrangements before paying or booking travel. Activities into the final afternoon have been requested. Confirmed arrival and departure times will follow.
UPCOMING PAID PROGRAMMES
Upcoming clinics and paid services, with dates, locations and a direct route to registration.
Kinkowan High School gym · Kagoshima
ForElementary, junior high and high school students · all genders
Both sessions ¥4,000 / one session ¥3,000
Choose a session, enter participant details and pay online. Payment completes registration.
Details & registrationItoman Youth Center · accommodation secured
ForPlayers aged 7–18
Published: USD 450 with housing / USD 300 without; discounts available
Contact us before payment or booking travel. Accommodation is secured; gym slots, arrival/departure times, transfers, staff and final inclusions are being confirmed; please confirm final arrangements.
Details & registrationSouthern Okinawa · venue shared with applicants
ForJapan grades 4–9 · capacity 50
¥3,300 incl. tax / player
Register online; payment opens after venue confirmation.
Details & registrationTaihaku, Sendai
ForU15 players · Grade 6 welcome · capacity 25
Enrollment ¥5,500 + ¥7,700 / month
RBA confirms participation by email.
Details & registrationMinamisanriku, Miyagi
ForGrades 4–9
Overnight ¥25,000 / day ¥6,600 (meals extra)
RBA sends payment instructions after review.
Details & registrationTatsuno, Hyogo
ForGrades 5–9
From ¥6,600 / full camp with stay ¥52,800
Confirm attendance dates, venue and accommodation conditions with RBA before payment.
Details & registrationOnline · Zoom
ForCoaches, players, families and performance staff
Live US$29 / 30-day recording US$29
Choose your format on the English clinic page and register in USD.
Details & registration
RIOT BASKETBALL ACADEMY / THE FOUNDER
西尾 優人
Founder & Director · Riot Basketball Academy
Based in Sendai, Japan, Masato Nishio brings player development, physical preparation and coach learning into one continuous practice. Through Riot Basketball Academy, he works with coaches and local organisers across Japan and Asia to create learning grounded in the realities of the court.
01 / MISSION · OUR MISSION
Help each player understand, decide and act with purpose. Connect basketball learning, physical preparation and coach education to build environments where long-term growth can take root.
02 / VISION · OUR VISION
Build one of Japan’s leading youth basketball development platforms. A future in which where a child lives does not limit what they can learn, with lasting relationships between Japan and Asia that help players and coaches grow together.
RBA HOMECOURT / FREE MEMBER ACCESS
Choose PLAYER, PARENT or COACH. Access programmes, communities and role-based content, then upgrade only when paid membership fits.
CHOOSE YOUR ROUTE
Start from your role and see the programmes, information and next action that apply to you.
Join age-appropriate clinics, camps, 3x3 and club programmes built around seeing, deciding and executing in the game.
Each official application page states the eligible age group, fee and event-specific terms. Ask before payment whenever something is unclear.
Coach education connects practice design, player development, S&C and direct learning from international coaches.
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
Check the date, age group, fee and what is included.
Complete the official form for that programme.
Use the payment link shown after submission or sent by RBA.
Your place is confirmed after payment or written confirmation from RBA.
Payment methods differ by programme. The official form and the message from RBA take priority.
ONLINE COACH CLINIC · 25 NOV 2026
TORSTEN
LOIBL
Live / 30-day on-demand
Learn from Levanga Hokkaido Head Coach and former Japan youth national-team Head Coach Torsten Loibl. 25 November, 11:00–12:30 UTC. English with Japanese consecutive interpretation. Live US$29 / 30-day recording US$29.
RBA COACH EDUCATION
Forty-eight sessions a year: learn briefly, apply on court, reflect and improve practice over time.
Explore D-HUB→Access knowledge shaped in international development environments and deepen practice design and game understanding.
See the next clinic→START HERE
Choose the route that matches what you need now.
OUR POSITION
Young players need environments that help them see, decide, execute and reflect. RBA designs age-appropriate learning around the game while treating strength and conditioning as science: load, recovery, sleep, nutrition and long-term health.
Read our approachWHAT RBA CONNECTS
Perception, decisions, timing, spacing, fundamentals and playing with others.
Evidence-informed physical preparation, load management and long-term health.
Questions, observation, practice design and international coach education.
Purposeful academy, coach and player exchange—not basketball tourism.
Japan access desk
For academies, teams, coaches and families across Asia. Tell us who you are, the players' ages, timing and learning purpose. RBA will help make the realistic next step clear.
FIELD RECORD
RBA has worked from Sendai to Kawasaki, Kobe, Saga and Okinawa. We do not copy one package everywhere. We listen, identify the real development question and shape the programme around the people and place.
About RBARBA / GLOBAL MINDSET
A quiet visual interlude from RBA's work. Optional original ambient sound is always off until you choose to play it.
RBA / JAPAN × WORLD
Explore RBA activity locations and international relationships. The Japan map uses GSI tiles and representative geographic coordinates.
Select a numbered marker or a location below. The line starts at the representative geographic coordinate; the numbered marker may be offset to avoid overlap.
Map base: GSI pale tiles. Coordinates represent the named city/area where known; prefecture-level records use a representative prefectural coordinate. They are not gym entrances.
Shoreline data is derived from: United States. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. “Vector Map Level 0 (VMAP0).” Bethesda, MD: Denver, CO: The Agency; USGS Information Services, 1997.
Low-opacity fallback silhouette: Natural Earth.
U15 CLUB PROJECT
RBA is developing an expanding U15 club network. Each programme respects its local community while sharing player-centred development, S&C and responsible team operations.
Sendai · Miyagi
In operation / programme developmentOkinawa
Regional programme developmentAkita
U15 club collaborationWe plan to add further regions as the right coaches, venues and community partners come together.
Ask about the U15 club projectJOIN THE PROJECT
Support can create safer gyms, reduce travel and participation costs, provide equipment and open learning opportunities across regions. RBA explains the purpose, use and visibility of every partnership.
Read sponsorship informationWe welcome coaches who put young players first, keep learning and can work responsibly with families and local partners. Coaching experience matters, but values, communication and reliability come first.
Ask about coaching opportunitiesCLINIC ARCHIVE
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START WITH THE REAL QUESTION
Clinics, camps, coach learning, Japan–Asia exchange, S&C dialogue and aligned partnerships.