The ESBBA and England Basketball are currently in negotiation over the future relationship between the two associations. Feedback from member schools and associations are requested to help develop a motion that will be put to the ESBBA AGM on July 4th 2009. 

Feedback and comments must be received by 1st April 2009.

The ESBBA are pleased to inform its membership that a sponsorship deal has been established with Molten Sports from the current 2008/09 season for the next four years in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympics.

Information on the Molten Sports product lines can be found at  www.moltensports.co.uk 
 

Please report results to your Regional Competitions Secretary with 24 hours of the game being played. It is the responsibility of all teams to familiarise themselves with the Competition Rules which are on the ESBBA website. You are also requested to check your school's contact details on the ESBBA website and report any errors. Please inform your opponents and your Regional Competitions Secretary if you have withdrawn from a competition.

The draws for the National Knock-Out Rounds of 2008/09 Individual Schools Championships and the Inter Association(Inter Counties) Championships are now avaliable.

The ESBBA Directory 2008/09 of member schools can be found at National Competitions/Other Information.

It has been decided not to produce a hard copy ESBBA Handbook 2008/09 for circulation to schools.  Most of the information that is normally published in the handbook, (Competitions Rules etc) is now available on the website.

Last updated 22/5/09

The 2008/2009 entries received up to 22/2/09 are:
Individual Schools            531(139)
Elite Competitions(U15/U16/U19) = 65 schools
Elite Competitions (Academies & VI Form Colleges) = 60 colleges
Main Open Competitions(U14/U15/U16/U19) =  424 schools
Development Competitions(U14/U15/U16/U19) =  125 schools(Moved to Open Comp.)
Non-Competing member schools = 40 schools
Total number of competing school teams = 1146
Withdrawals from competitions = 86 teams

Entries into the Individual Schools Competitions are now closed.

Total number affiliated Associations                          = 22(2)
Total number of competing Inter Association teams = 57

Entries into the Inter Association Competitions are now closed..

The figure in brackets represents first time membership.
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The 2007/2008 entries received up to 31/5/08 are:
Individual Schools            518(147) 
Elite Competitions(U15/U16/U19) = 62 schools
Elite Competitions (Academies & VI Form Colleges) = 75 colleges
Main Open Competitions(U14/U15/U16/U19) =  260 schools
Development Competitions(U14/U15/U16/U19) =  195 schools*
Inter Association                 25(2)         

The figure in brackets represents first time membership.
* This figure includes approximately 33 Non-Competing member schools.

4th July 2009

ESBBA Annual General Meeting – London

4th/5th July 2009

England Basketball U17 Girls Inter Regional Tournament – Nottingham Wildcats Arena

11th/12th July 2009

England Basketball U17 Boys Inter Regional Tournament – EIS Sheffield

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Events that have been brought to the attention of the ESBBA

24th May 2009

East Midlands Basketball Trials – U17 Girls (born 1992 or 1993 only)

Nottingham Wildcats Arena, Greenwood Road, Bakersfield, Nottingham NG3 7EB

15:00 – 17:00            Cost: £2 per player (times are only provisional and session may be moved to the morning)

For further details contact Barry Powell (Head Coach) barrypowell@hotmail.co.uk

7th June 2009

East Midlands Basketball Training – U14 Girls (born 1996 or later)

Nottingham Wildcats Arena, Greenwood Road, Bakersfield, Nottingham NG3 7EB

12:30 – 14:30            Cost: £2 per player

For further details contact Karen Goodrich (Head Coach) basketball@nbba.fsnet.co.uk

7th June 2009

London U17 Boys and U17 Girls Trials - (born 1992 or later)

Date: Sunday 7th June 2009

Time: 10am - 1pm

Cost: Free

Venue: Brixton Recreation Centre, Brixton Station Road, London, SW9 8QQ

For further information contact Lisa Williams on lisa.williams@lsbu.ac.uk (Coordinator)

13th or 14th June 2009

East Midlands Basketball Trials/Training – U14 Boys (born 1996 or later)

Venue: Leicester, court yet to be acquired

10:00 – 13:00            Cost: £3 per player

For further details contact Tony Stewart (Head Coach) ags.stewart@btinternet.com

June 2009

Boys/Girls U13 Basketball Development Days - Nottingham

Dates yet to be confirmed

Programme of games, yet to be confirmed

July 4th 2009

Boys U16/U19 Jubilee Cup Open Invitational Tournaments – Nottingham

Teams wishing to take part are:

U16 Boys: Thomas Lord Audley(Essex)

U19 Boys: Audenshaw(Manchester)

Programme of games, yet to be confirmed

July 5th 2009

Girls U16/U19 Jubilee Cup Open Invitational Tournaments – Nottingham

Teams wishing to take part are:

U16 Girls:

U19 Girls:

Programme of games, yet to be confirmed

July 11th 2009

East Midlands Basketball Trials/Training – U14 Boys (born 1996 or later)

Venue: Derby, court yet to be acquired

10:00 – 13:00            Cost: £3 per player

For further details contact Tony Stewart (Head Coach) ags.stewart@btinternet.com

July 11th/12th 2009

Boys/Girls U13 Basketball Development Days – Nottingham

Programme of games, yet to be confirmed

August 22nd/23rd 2009

7th Flanders Basketball Trophy Tournaments - Ghent, Belgium

For all further information of the FBT 2009, please visit our website www.flandersbasketballtrophy.com

Don’t hesitate too long and join the international Flanders Basketball Trophy 2009

September 2009

Boys/Girls U16/U19 Open Invitational Tournaments – Nottingham

Programme of games, yet to be confirmed