As a sports branch, basketball has a considerable impact on the character development of children. Participants of the basketball school make new friends, boost their physical strength, develop their reflexes, and learn to win, to lose and to cope with these feelings. Beyond these, they discover the team spirit: working and achieving together as part of a team. Prior to their specialization in basketball, children in the 4-5 age group receive basic training during which they go through a training phase that includes basic skill programs such as balance, running, jumping, bouncing and catching. Marmara University Physical Education and Sports Academy graduate Nezih Akalp teaches the fine details of basketball at Hisar Academy.

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Marmara University Physical Education and Sports Academy graduate Nezih Akalp;

coached Istanbul Chamber of Commerce minors team in 2008-2009, which won the BOB League title.

Coached Fenerbahçe Sports Club's basketball youth setup between 1994-2000.