For the third year in a row Tasmania is staying at the Wymah Valley Resort near Bonegilla, about a 20-minute drive from Lauren Jackson Sports Centre.

But although the squad’s petrol budget and time management will need to be spot on, Tasmanian Institute of Sport basketball manager and under-16 boys coach Justin Schuller, said it’s the perfect place to prepare and recover for an important tournament.

“It’s a little bit further out definitely but it’s nice and peaceful and a great place to stay,” he said.

“It’s the perfect place for us to teach our athletes how to perform at a national championships and we spend a lot of time teaching them nutrition, recovery and game preparation.

“It’s also good to have one base where we can get them all in and look after them all at once which makes things a bit easier.”

Having won just over 50 per cent of its games across all age groups last year, Tasmania is looking to take a step forward.

Schuller said with a head coach and manager appointed to each of its 10 teams, Tasmania was hopeful of a big performance.

“Having 20 staff this year is a nice change from previous tournaments where the coaches have had to look after two or three teams each,” he said.

“Getting the 50 per cent of wins last year was nice but we really want to improve on that again.”

Schuller said he would also be keeping a close eye on a number of Tasmania’s players involved with the state’s institute of sport and Australian pathways program, including under-17 national squad members Grace Lennox and Tanner Krebs.

“We really want those kids to step up this week and show what they can do,” he said.

“We’ve got 15 scholarship holders here and we feel all of them are on the path to something special.”