Group 1 - The 2025 Youth CBA National Challenge Finals opened on August 11 in Beijing, featuring 16 champion teams from city competitions and invited teams competing for the national championship over five days [1] - The Youth CBA National Challenge has been established since 2021, providing a professional platform for aspiring young basketball players, with participation from over 2,700 players across 13 cities and 14 regions this year [3] - The event emphasizes the strategic importance of youth talent development for the future of Chinese basketball, as highlighted by the Secretary-General of the Chinese Basketball Association, Xu Lan [3] Group 2 - The Beijing Shougang Basketball Club has hosted the Beijing city competition for the Youth CBA National Challenge for two consecutive years, and the finals are the first major event held at newly upgraded venues [3][4] - The club aims to elevate the standards of the national competition by providing professional-level venue support, referee teams, and live broadcast technology, integrating the event into the "Beijing Shougang Basketball Talent Pool" selection system [4]

转自：北京日报客户端 本次邀请赛吸引了来自京津冀地区的120余支青少年队伍、超千名篮球小将参赛，参赛规模创历史新 高。5月31日至6月2日，U8至U15六个组别的球员将在首钢园冰球馆、篮球馆和短道馆三个场馆竞赛。 在参赛队伍里，有十余支穿着北京首钢篮球俱乐部鸭标队服的球队，格外引人注目。他们是北京首钢篮 球俱乐部唯一官方青训品牌——北京首钢篮球俱乐部训练营的孩子们。扎实的基本功，默契的传切配 合，积极的无球跑动和高质量掩护下顺，让观众赞叹不已。诞生于2021年的北京首钢篮球俱乐部官方训 练营，以CBA和WCBA退役球员为教练团队核心，累计为数千青少年提供系统化专业化的篮球培训， 训练营梯队多次在北京和全国小篮球比赛中斩获冠亚军。 北京首钢篮球俱乐部以少年CBA、京津冀邀请赛、雏鹰精英赛等青少年精品赛事和官方训练营为抓 手，向下扎根基层推广和普及篮球运动。2017年俱乐部推出"雏鹰计划"品牌，以挖掘和培养具备国际视 野的优秀职业篮球人才为己任，帮助更多像曾凡博一样的少年们，走上职业篮球的道路。 "我们要继续 构建'品牌赛事+精品训练营+梯队选拔'三位一体的青少年选材模式，彻底打通青少年篮球人才的成长上 升之路。 ...