FUTURE STARS: Junior basketball players (from left) Milly Dale, Maddison Piazza, Connor Vickers, coach Les Stevens, Casey Bromley, Grace McKerral and Rachael Newton take a rest during one of their weekly training nights.

UP and coming Myrtleford basketballers are hard at training in the hope of furthering their games at a higher level.

Each Tuesday night a group of talented local players are training at the Myrtleford stadium under the guidance of Border Bandits mentor Les Stevens.

They are hopeful of getting a guernsey in the under 15 Gold Nuggets side or the under 14 Country Victoria outfits after a successful training day in Wangaratta earlier in the year.

The weekly training sessions are focused on improving their skill base and building them into better team players.

Once a month they travel to Wangaratta to train with other budding players from around the region.