Welcome to City of Birmingham Basketball!
CoB U14 Central Venue League launch
City of Birmingham Basketball Club is delighted to be launching the COB Under 14 Basketball Youth League on Saturday February 11th. This exciting new league will give up and coming Birmingham basketballers regular opportunity to compete against others in the first regular Community Central Venue League run in the city. The club are really excited to be running this league with support from partners Street Games, Oaks Consultancy and All City Basketball.
The League will take place at Nechells Community Sports Centre, the home of City of Birmingham Basketball Club, on Saturday mornings from 10am – 12pm. Players should be no older than School Year 9 for this competition. Entry will be initially limited to 8 teams on a first come first served basis. Teams may consist of a minimum of 5 players and a maximum of 8 players. Cost per player is £2. Each team will all receive t shirts to be used for the competition and the winners and runners up will receive medals. Once your team has registered, a copy of the rules and regulations will be e mailed to you prior to the start of the league.
For more information please email the club at: cobbasketball@hotmail.co.uk or call the club hotline on 07413 074526.
CoB U16 Central Venue League
Coming soon! Dates to be announced.
New Playing Opportunities for Young Birmingham Basketballers!
COB are delighted to be expanding last years successful Under 13 League. This year our City Wide League will operate at Under 11, Under 13 and Under 16 age groups. Teams taking place include Yardley, Bournville Bears, Handsworth Hurricanes, COB Development, Baverstock Blazers and Redditch Regents.
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CoB Schools Skill Challenge
" The City of Birmingham Basketball Club is starting a new schools initiative to find the best new talent by introducing the City of Birmingham Schools Skill Challenge. Up to 8 schools will be taking part by providing the best 16 athletes across their year groups and they will complete an 8 station skill circuit based on the core fundamental skills needed for basketball.
Once they have completed the skills circuit, their scores will be added to the
leader board on a weekly basis so they can see how good their results are compared to other athletes in the city.
The player with the top overall score after all schools have taken part will receive a free scholarship to play for the club, which means that all costs for games, training and kit will be taken care of for the 2012/13 season.
If you are interested in your school taking part, then please contact the club and we will arrange for our coaching team to deliver the skill circuit or if you are interested in joining the club then again, send us an email and we will contact you."
Coach Douglas
2 CoB U15 boys selected for England Development Squad!
Congratulations to Joshua Foulds and Saul Dendie who have both been selected for the England development squad. They will both train at the end of November and over the Christmas period. This is a real stepping stone for our boys and it shows all the hard work that they have put in has been appreciated. Everyone at CoB wishes them the best of luck.
Jordan Dawes Player Blog from the USA
Former City of Birmingham under 18 Premier captain Jordan Dawes is attending the Sports Quest Academy in Virginia . Jordan will be updating the club with his experiences as he pursues his dream of trying to obtain an athletic scholarship in the US. We all wish him the best of luck.
Extra skills session for Minis and Development Squad:
Due to poplar demand CoB are running an additional skills development session for our minis and development squads this season. If you fancy giving basketball a go for the first time or you just want to develop your skills further come along on
Mondays 6-7pm at Nechells Community Sports Centre
All welcome! No booking necessary!
Sessions on Saturdays 10am to 12pm at Nechells CSC continue as usual.
CoB Players Hit Free Throws to Smash Record!
With an amazing demonstration of hard work, team spirit and consistency a committed team of CoB boys
successfully shot 6123 free throws in 60 minutes on Saturday 7th May at Nechells CSC. Motivated by inspirational Head Coach, Paul Douglas and cheering onlookers the boys worked through fatigue to produce a record breaking result!
The World Record attempt was part of the Club’s 8th birthday celebrations – a day full of basketball fun and games, great food and an electric atmosphere! With our youngest to oldest players represented and coaches, family and friends in attendance the day surpassed our expectations and demonstrated that we are certainly are “more than a club”!
CoB support Calthorpe Schools Partnership event
COB Schools Coaching Wins “Club of the Year”
The club
is pleased to announce that it has won Club of the Year 2010, from the Calthorpe School Sports Partnership. The club has spent the last year working closely with the partnership, delivering basketball sessions to a range of primary schools developing skills and providing opportunities for the players of the future.
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