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Weekend program · Podgorica · Season 2026/27

Progress happens
in the detail.

A specialist academy for the individual development of young basketball players — ninth season in Podgorica. We don't replace the club: we add what team practice has no time for.

The assessment is your first session — one credit from your package, 70 minutes with the coach.

9thseason working with young players
1 : 6maximum coach-to-player ratio
70minutes of focused work per session

The programs

Three programs.
Clearly separated.

Each program has a different job. Skills Development builds the base for 8–16, Shooting Lab specialises in shooting for 8–18, and Skills PRO is the advanced level, entered by assessment. Pick one below — the first session confirms it.

Not sure which one? Tell us about the player and we will say honestly which program fits — or that none does yet.

Skills Development and Shooting Lab: take one or both — the combined package is 24 sessions for 440 €. Skills PRO is separate, with its own packages.

SKILLS builds the technical foundation. PRO develops its use in the game.

Core development program

Skills
Development

Age8 – 16
FrequencyWeekends — 2× per week
Session70 min
GroupsFoundation 8–11 · Performance 12–16

The complete development program — technique, decision making and athletic base, built season-long in groups of six per coach at most.

Core development program

Skills Development

Sat & Sun · 70 min · one credit = one session

8 creditsvalid 10 weeks
170 €
16 creditsvalid 20 weeks
300 €
Book the entry assessment Compare with Shooting Lab ↓
Skills Development — ball control station work
The full program

Curriculum

  1. Ball handling and control under pressure
  2. Shooting mechanics and footwork
  3. Finishing — angles, timing, contact
  4. Defensive stance and movement
  5. Decision making and reading the game
  6. Athletic base — speed, agility, balance

Age determines the group.

Foundation group training
Foundation8 – 11

Motor skills and coordination, relationship with the ball, basic shooting and dribbling technique. We build correct habits before wrong ones take root.

Performance group training
Performance12 – 16

Technique under pressure, decision making, applying skills in live play. Work is matched to each player's level within the group.

Age determines the group — not a parent's assessment. A player aged 10–11 may be called up to the older group, by coach decision only, based on the entry assessment and their work in training.

Specialist module

Shooting
Lab

Shooting Lab — catch and shoot work
Age8 – 18
FrequencyWeekends — 1–2× per week
Session70 min
FocusShooting · Finishing · Video correction
For players who want shooting to become their signature skill.

Specialist module

Shooting Lab

Weekends · 70 min · one credit = one session

8 creditsvalid 10 weeks
190 €
16 creditsvalid 20 weeks
340 €
Book the entry assessment Compare with Skills Development ↑
The full curriculum

Curriculum

  1. Shooting form and movement biomechanics
  2. Release, rhythm and speed of release
  3. Off-dribble shooting and separation
  4. Finishing through contact — angles and timing
  5. Movement without the ball and relocation
  6. Form correction on video

Specialised level · advanced players

Skills
PRO.

Skills PRO is a specialised level for players who already master the fundamentals and want to apply them at speed, through contact and against defence.

Groups4 – 6 players
FrequencySat & Sun — both
Session75 min
CoachDino Ramusović
A technical foundation is essential. Applying it under pressure is the goal.

Specialised level · advanced players

Skills PRO

Sat & Sun · 75 min · one credit = one session

8 creditsvalid 10 weeks
240 €

30.00 € per session

Recommended

16 creditsvalid 12 weeks
400 €

25.00 € per session

The next eight credits cost 160 € instead of 240 €.

Official Skills T-shirt + priority when choosing sessions

Apply for PRO
Single session — 35 € without a package Validity — 8 credits 10 weeks · 16 credits 12 weeks
Skills PRO — attacking a closeout at speed

Skills · Foundation

  • Learn and refine technique.
  • Ball handling, footwork and shooting.
  • Execute movements with confidence.

PRO · Application

  • For players who already master the basics.
  • Speed, contact and active defence.
  • Read the situation and choose a solution.

PRO complements club training.

What PRO works on

Create an advantage

  • Pace & direction — change speed, protect the ball and use your first step to beat the defender.
  • Attack the closeout — read the closing defender: shoot, drive or pass.
  • Game-situation shots — off the catch or the dribble, with balance and well-timed separation.

Situational finishing

  • Angle & take-off — either hand, off one foot or two, chosen by the defender’s position.
  • Contact & protection — stay balanced through contact and protect the ball from the shot blocker.
  • Read the help — a floater, a reverse finish or a pass when help defence closes the lane.

Read the defence, decide in time

  • 1 on 1 · 2 on 1 · 2 on 2 — live reps against a real defender.
  • Shoot, drive or pass — let the defence guide the decision.
Finishing over a defender at the rim
Who it is for, and who leads it

Not for everyone.
That’s the point.

The basics come first. PRO requires you to use them under pressure.

For the player who

  • Already trains regularly with a club
  • Has mastered the fundamentals
  • Accepts and applies corrections
  • Attends both sessions every week

Not for the player who

  • Is just starting basketball
  • Is still learning ball control and shooting
  • Wants occasional recreational sessions
  • Expects progress without putting in the work
One-on-one work against a live defender
Coach Dino Ramusović leading a session

The coach

Dino Ramusović

  • Graduated from the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education in Belgrade.
  • Worked with players from mini-basketball to senior level, in Montenegro and Türkiye.
  • Focus: ball handling, footwork and shooting mechanics.
  • Builds development on quality repetitions and attention to detail.

Personally leads every PRO session.

See his full profile →

How to join

Three steps.

  1. Get in touch

    Send the player’s name, year of birth and current club.

  2. Attend an assessment

    3 or 4 October. Bring your training kit and a ball.

  3. Take your place

    If accepted, choose your session times and package. The block starts straight away.

Six places. The first block starts on 3 October.

Apply for PRO


Included

In the package.
At no extra cost.

One credit = one session. Choose 8 or 16 credits — everything below comes with your package, and the official jersey with every 16-credit package.

Official Skills jersey

Included with every 16-credit package — and with the combined package.

Entry assessment

Your first session is the entry assessment — it uses one credit and sets the starting point.

Individual development plan

Three concrete priorities for the cycle.

Progress report

At the end of the cycle, with coach commentary.

Ratio 1 : 6 — guaranteed

Published and guaranteed in every session.

Single session — 30 € without a package Validity — 8 credits 10 weeks · 16 credits 20 weeks Combined package — 16 Development + 8 Shooting Lab credits · 440 € · official jersey + priority in choosing time slots

How we work

Six players.
One coach.
Nothing missed.

Skill isn't built by volume — it's built by precision of repetition.

More reps don't fix a bad habit. The base is set first — only then do we add speed, distance and pressure. What is corrected this week is checked the next.

Professional equipment at every session — shooting aids, dribbling stations, reaction and coordination systems, balance gear, video analysis, timers.

The full method

Five things that happen in every 70-minute session — and can't happen in a full-team practice.

Skills Academy player training with focus goggles
  1. See the error

    The coach has to see the rep as it happens.

  2. Stop it in the moment

    Correction after practice comes too late.

  3. Explain in the child's language

    The same cue does not work for every child.

  4. Repeat it enough times

    Habits are built by repetition, not by understanding.

  5. Check it next session

    Without a check, the old habit returns.

The difference

What team practice
has no time to do.

The club builds the team. We build your child. Both matter — here is the difference.

Club team practiceSkills Academy
Players per coachClub team practice15 – 20Skills AcademyMaximum 6
Purpose of the sessionClub team practicePreparing the team for a gameSkills AcademyDeveloping the individual across a season
Technical correctionClub team practiceRare and collective — no timeSkills AcademyImmediate, individual, every session
Reps per playerClub team practiceLow — waiting in lineSkills AcademyHigh — short lines, more balls
AdaptationClub team practiceThe same task for everyoneSkills AcademyTask matched to the player's level
Measure of successClub team practiceSunday's resultSkills AcademyThe player's progress across the cycle
What you see after one month

The first progress is not in the statistics — it shows in body language. A child who knows what they are doing carries themselves differently on court.

  • Calmer, cleaner shooting mechanics
  • More secure ball control under pressure
  • Better body position, balance and footwork
  • The child asks for the ball instead of avoiding it
  • Visibly greater confidence at club practice and in games

Questions parents ask

Before you
message us.

On weekends — Saturday and Sunday, 70 minutes per session. Skills Development trains twice a week, Shooting Lab once or twice. Your group’s exact time slot is confirmed when you book.

Skills Development covers 8–16 — Foundation for 8–11, Performance for 12–16. Shooting Lab runs 8–18. Placement is by level, not just age: the entry assessment decides the group.

Maximum 6 players per coach — published and guaranteed in every session.

Your first session. It uses one credit from your package: 70 minutes with a coach, an honest evaluation of where your child stands, and placement into the right group.

The credit isn’t lost. Use it at another session within your package’s validity window — 8 credits are valid 10 weeks, 16 credits are valid 20 weeks.

Yes — the combined package bundles 16 Skills Development credits with 8 Shooting Lab credits: 24 sessions for 440 €, with the official jersey and priority in choosing time slots.

Yes — a single session is 30 € without a package. Most parents start with the entry assessment instead, since it already includes the evaluation.

No — we’re built around it. The club prepares the team; we develop the individual. Weekend sessions sit outside the typical club week, so the work adds up instead of competing.

A specialised level for advanced players: two 75-minute sessions every weekend in groups of 4–6, led by coach Dino Ramusović. Skills Development builds the technique; PRO applies it at speed, through contact and against defence.

By assessment, not by age. Send the player’s name, year of birth and current club, come to the assessment on 3 or 4 October with kit and a ball, and if accepted you choose session times and the package. There are six places.

8 credits are 240 € (30.00 € a session, valid 10 weeks) and 16 credits are 400 € (25.00 € a session, valid 12 weeks, with the official Skills T-shirt and priority when choosing sessions). A single session is 35 € without a package.

Apply

Enrolment is open

Apply now.

Three steps between your child and the first session.

  1. Message us

    Write to us on WhatsApp or Instagram — or call. We answer the same day.

  2. We choose together

    We contact you and choose the program and group together.

  3. Development starts

    The first session is the entry assessment. Development starts.

Send your application

Two minutes, then one short consent form. We contact you the same day, choose the program and group together, and the first session is the entry assessment.

Skills PRO — two more questions

After this, a parent fills in a short photo and video consent. It takes two minutes.

Prefer WhatsApp? Message us and we’ll take your application in chat.

We use these details only to run your child’s group and to reach you. We never sell them and never share them for marketing — the only others who see them are the services that deliver and host this form, and Privacy & Terms names every one.

Payment

Paying for training

The weekend program is paid to Košarkaški klub All Star — by bank transfer, or in cash at the court. Ask the coach for a receipt either way.

Paying from Montenegro

Recipient
Košarkaški klub All Star
Account number (žiro račun)
520-5253-30
Tax ID (PIB)
11012868
Bank
Hipotekarna banka AD Podgorica
Payment reference
The player’s name + the program

That goes in the “svrha uplate” field on the payment slip — it is how the payment finds your child.

Or in cash, at the court, before the session.

Paying from outside Montenegro

From a bank outside Montenegro you need the IBAN and SWIFT below — not the local account number. Your bank routes the transfer through one of Hipotekarna banka’s correspondent banks; it picks the right one, you do not have to. On an international transfer the payment reference is mandatory.

Recipient
Košarkaški klub All Star
Piperska 370/A, Podgorica, Montenegro
IBAN
ME25520042000000531863
SWIFT / BIC
HBBAMEPGXXX

Correspondent banks

CurrencyCorrespondent bankCitySWIFT
EUR / USD / CHF / GBPRaiffeisen Bank International AGViennaRZBAATWW
EURIntesa Sanpaolo SpAMilanoBCITITMM
EURErste Group Bank AGViennaGIBAATWG
EURBanca Popolare di SondrioSondrioPOSOIT22
EURBayerische LandesbankMuenchenBYLADEMM
EURLandesbank Baden-WuerttembergStuttgartSOLADEST

Weekend sessions are held at Gimnazija „Slobodan Škerović“, Vaka Đurovića 26, Podgorica.

We never ask for card details or payment through this website.

Also on Viber — same number.

+382 67 032 132· info@skillsacademy.me· @skillsacademy12