{"id":833620,"date":"2026-07-30T14:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/833620\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:50:16","slug":"jackjumpers-and-jewels-open-20m-high-performance-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/833620\/","title":{"rendered":"JackJumpers and Jewels open $20m high-performance centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tasmania\u2019s new $20 million high-performance training centre for the JackJumpers and Jewels has officially opened in Kingston, giving the state\u2019s elite basketball teams what coaches say is the best facility in the country.<\/p>\n

The 3,365-square-metre centre features two full-size courts, strength and conditioning facilities, recovery and treatment areas, team meeting rooms and integrated high-performance spaces, allowing players and staff to train under one roof.<\/p>\n

JackJumpers and Jewels CEO Trent Jacobs said it was an important chapter in the club\u2019s short but rich history.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Government\u2019s investment has cemented the JackJumpers and Jewels as the destination club and given us the strongest foundation to \u2018defend the island,’\u201d Jacobs said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Both the JackJumpers and Jewels will train under one roof at the centre<\/p>\n

Jewels coach Claudia Brassard said the centre was already proving to be a major recruiting advantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hands down the best facility in the country and that\u2019s a major drawcard,\u201d Brassard said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Players now have strength, conditioning, recovery and treatment areas on site<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s already giving us a competitive edge before we\u2019ve even hit the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said Australian Opals Steph Reid and Darcee Garbin were among players attracted to the Jewels in part because of the new facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the minute our athletes wake up, to the minute they go home, they have everything they need to enable them to be the best they can be,\u201d Brassard said.<\/p>\n

JackJumpers coach Scott Roth said players had already begun using the centre during pre-season preparations for NBL27.<\/p>\n

\"\"Jewels coach Claudia Brassard called it the best facility in the country<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a facility that sets a new standard for the rest of Australia,\u201d Roth said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have everything and everyone under one roof and that just reinforces the culture and standards that we live by.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sport Minister Nick Duigan opened the purpose-built complex on Thursday, describing it as a major milestone for basketball in Tasmania.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis investment will support Tasmania\u2019s NBL and WNBL teams for years to come,\u201d Duigan said.<\/p>\n

\"\"JackJumpers players have already started using the facility. Image \/ JackJumpers<\/p>\n

Built by local contractor Fairbrother and designed by ARTAS Architects, the project supported more than 450 local jobs during construction.<\/p>\n

Both teams will use the facility throughout preparations for the 2026-27 NBL and WNBL seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tasmania\u2019s new $20 million high-performance training centre for the JackJumpers and Jewels has officially opened in Kingston, giving…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":833621,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-833620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=833620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/833621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=833620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=833620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=833620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}