About Swish
Swish aspires to create a community of partners who work together with us to teach, inspire and improve the lives of children in Taiwan in sports and in the classroom. We are working with schools, businesses, and people of like mind & purpose to promote this balance of school and play to the participants of our programs.
By partnering with others who share this view, we are putting together a program that will seamlessly involve sports, STEAM & STEM courses, computer programming, and many other subjects into a package that grooms children to be successful in sports, school and in all aspects of their lives.
Swish: 101
The 101 Program works with preschool children aged 2-5 years old. Its primary focus is developing small & large motor skills, culturing a love for physical play, and building social character.
Swish: Academy
The Academy program focuses on introducing and developing young players in the sport of basketball. We promote growth in athletic ability and comprehensive understanding as well. It is our goal to develop fundamentally sound players with an IQ of the game that will serve them well wherever they take their talents.
The age groups range from six to seventeen. Each age range covers the following levels of development.
U8 (8 years & under) – Learn fundamental movement skills and build overall motor skills
U11 (11 years & under) – Establish building blocks for overall basketball skills
U14 (14 years & under) – Further develop overall basketball skills
U17 (17 years & under) – Maximize individual and position-specific skills
Swish: University
More information to be announced winter 2019.
Swish Academy follows the USA Basketball Player Development Curriculum, which is based upon the scientifically-proven learning capabilities in Long-Term Athlete Development. The developmental steps as they apply to basketball are outlined below.
INTRODUCTORY – U8
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FOUNDATIONAL – U11
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ADVANCED – U14
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PERFORMANCE – U17
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As former school players, current adult players, coaches, and teachers, we at Swish Academy understand more than anyone the importance of balancing success in the classroom with success on the field/ court. As a #StudentAthlete, you have to be able to manage school and athletics effectively in order to be successful.
Learning to excel as a student and an athlete prepares you for life in the real world, whether you make it pro or not. Knowing this, we want to promote sports while also encouraging our players to pursue other academics like science, technology, math, international travel, and language exchange classes to name a few.
We are working on other programs of interest as well. Our willingness to step outside of basketball and encourage physical, academic, and social growth, is something that makes our program special.
#StudentAthletes #SwishAcademy #Swish101 #Community #GuanXi
SBL Basketball Superstar Quincy Davis III (and his company #TYGA) is a partner with Swish Academy. Davis often invites us out with him to support his charity work and engage in activities with the children involved.
Over the course of two years, Swish Academy has participated in several community outreach events, speaking to and encouraging youth, donating money, refereeing basketball games, critiquing and giving advice to young players, and donating school supplies.
Swish Academy also sponsors athletes in the form of scholarships via partnerships with various schools and academic programs.
Our coaching staff consists of people from various educational backgrounds and cultures. (Many are former/ current players.) Several of our coaches are officially licensed by Team USA Basketball.