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Applications are invited for the role of Head Coach for the following Basketball Wales age group National Teams.
U13 Girls
U14 Girls
U18 Men
U20 Men
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an emerging NGB as we develop players and staff for Welsh National Teams and for the GB programme.
Applications are welcome from both experienced coaches and those who are looking to take their first steps in international coaching.
Applicants should forward the completed application form together with a covering letter and CV by email to cameron@basketballwales.com and copying in enquiries@basketballwales.com by 5pm on Sunday 19 August 2018
Interviews will be held week commencing 27 August 2018
Successfully candidates for the role will need to attend an induction session on Sunday 9 September at Cardiff Met University 10am -12pm. Followed by the Basketball Wales National Team trials, commencing at 1pm. Venues TBC at later date.
Please download the job description, person specification and application form...here Aug 1, 2018, 7:46 pm
Applications are invited for the role of Head Coach for the following Basketball Wales age group National Teams.
U15 Boys (FIBA Divison C 2020)
U16 Boys (FIBA Divison C 2019)
U16 Girls (FIBA Divison C 2019)
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an emerging NGB as we develop players and staff for Welsh National Teams and for the GB programme.
Applications are welcome from both experienced coaches and those who are looking to take their first steps in international coaching.
Applicants should forward the completed application form together with a covering letter and CV by email to cameron@basketballwales.com and copying in enquiries@basketballwales.com by 5pm on Friday 17 August 2018
Interviews will be held week commencing 27 August 2018
Successfully candidates for the role will need to attend an induction session on Sunday 9 September at Cardiff Met University 10am -12pm. Followed by the Basketball Wales National Team trials, commencing at 1pm. Venues TBC at later date.
Please download the job description, person specification and application form...here
Aug 1, 2018, 7:10 pm
Basketball Wales would like to announce that the junior national team trials will be held on Sunday 9 September at venues and times to be confirmed.
Please make a note of the following...
Payment and Basketball Wales license
The coast of the trial is £7.50. Please make sure that you have paid for this in advance. No cash payments will be taken on the day. If you have not paid then you will not be able to take part in the trial. Please bring a copy of your receipt as proof of payment. You will also need a 2018/19 Basketball Wales License.
The PayPal portal for both payments will be available from Monday 20 August 2018.
Eligibility
Basketball Wales Bye Laws (26 June 2017) state that:
An athlete shall be eligible to represent Wales if they satisfy one of the following conditions: (a) Born in Wales (b) One or both parents born in Wales (c) Grandparent/s born in Wales (d) Have resided in Wales for 3 years immediately prior to selection
Age groups
Please make sure that your trial for your age group. Do not attend a trial for an older age group, even if you have played up an age group in previous years.
U12 - born between 1 January and 31 December 2007 U13 - born between 1 January and 31 December 2006 U14 - born between 1 January and 31 December 2005 U15 - born between 1 January and 31 December 2004 U16 - born between 1 January and 31 December 2003 U17 - born between 1 January and 31 December 2002 U18 - born between 1 January and 31 December 2001 U19 - born between 1 January and 31 December 2000 U20 - born between 1 January and 31 December 1999
Please note: These ages groups are based on a calendar year and not a school year.
Other things to remember...
Please DO NOT wear any Basketball Wales training kit to the trials Please bring plenty of water Please be on time
If you have any questions please email communications@basketballwales.com
Jul 7, 2018, 11:15 am
Pelfasged Cyf (Basketball Wales) AGM Sunday 29 July 2018 3.00pm Welsh Institute of Sport, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Plass Menai Sport Wales National Outdoor Centre, Caernarfon, LL55 1UE (Video link)
Agenda
1. Roll Call and Welcome
2. Apologies
3. Approval of Minutes of 2017 AGM
4. Matters arising from 2017 AGM Minutes
5. Basketball Wales Annual Reports Chair Report (CEO Report, National Team Reports, Schools Report, Officiating Report, Mini Basketball Report, Competitions Report) 6. Presentation of Annual Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2018 7. Brief Review of Strategic Development Plan 2016-2019
8. Close
Please note, all reports and previous minutes will not be read out. They will be placed on the BW website for your full review. If any member has any questions relating to specific reports please email your questions to chairman@basketballwales.com within 72 hours of the date of the AGM.
Limited copies of reports will be made available at the meeting, members are advised to bring their own copies with them.
Any member eligible to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy. For more information regarding this process and to download the official proxy form go to the Downloads section and AGM 2018. Jul 6, 2018, 3:03 pm
After months of negotiations, a way forward has been agreed to protect and grow the future of British Basketball. The Home Country Associations (HCAs) of England, Scotland and Wales, along with UK Sport and the UK Government have all helped to craft a sustainable and affordable plan that will safeguard the interests of all our members, whether at grass roots or in our national teams.
To reach this position we have worked closely with a number of crucial stakeholders, including the British Basketball League (BBL), alongside strong support from the Minister for Sport, Tracey Crouch, Alex Sobel MP, Sir Mike Penning MP, UK Sport and Sport England. We would like to thank them for their support during negotiations.
Our immediate focus
Unfortunately, the agreement had to be reached via the calling of an Exceptional General Meeting involving HCAs and British Basketball Federation (BBF), the organisation that runs the GB national teams. It was not possible to get complete agreement with BBF Board on crucial aspects of the way forward. As a result, the Board of BBF has elected to resign.
We will now work together to formulate a detailed way forward that all the governing bodies in the sport will deliver in partnership to achieve the following:
• Keep our national teams on court and engage them more in the sport as a whole • Ensure continued solvency for BBF and file BBF annual accounts, which are still outstanding • Ensure that BBF is fit for purpose in terms of structure and the composition of its Board • Provide a forum for everyone to work together on key issues, including, but not limited to, performance basketball • Work together in raising significant commercial revenue • Share ideas and resources wherever possible.
All parties will now immediately focus on getting GB teams on court and reducing management overheads as we work to develop the sport from a strong foundation.
Building strong HCAs and a strong GB
At the heart of discussions has been one central question: should we financially damage community basketball that is the lifeblood of our sport and that offers hope and opportunity to thousands of young people, in the hope of achieving success at GB level?
Throughout this process, the associations of England, Scotland and Wales have been united in their belief that success at GB level will only occur with strong HCAs, with effective pathways through to the senior teams, and with an acceptance that we are not an affluent sport at this time and need to cut our cloth accordingly. However, we believe that being pragmatic does not stop us from being ambitious for the sport we love.
We are acutely conscious that making the necessary cuts will be difficult in the short term. However, our priority in balancing the budget will be to keep players on court above all else, including working to ensure that we are able to field strong under-20s GB teams.
We believe that we need to work within our means and make sure that our resources are allocated to the community game, as well as the talent system. We believe that strong relationships within the game will be the foundation for strong and sustainable national teams, both on and off the court.
Recent media leaks
We would like to apologise to the basketball community across Great Britain which has had to deal with a confusing and fragmented picture of recent discussions with the British Basketball Federation, especially over the last few weeks, due to a steady stream of leaked information.
Direct communication with our membership is always important and we believe that there is a right way to do this. These leaks were out of our control and the HCAs have been united in refusing to engage in such tactics, which we believe only served to damage our sport.
Working together
As a national basketball community, we have seen that great things can happen when we come together. The Jr. NBA, the Special Olympics, amazing performances for Scotland and England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the recent coming together of community and national bodies to keep courts affordable in Edinburgh are all examples. Unsung volunteers across GB are putting in time and effort to support those initiatives in clubs, schools, and with our GB teams. We believe that team work is vital to the future success for our sport.
We will make additional updates to the membership of our associations in the near future.
Jul 3, 2018, 3:22 pm In response to the recent media coverage, the Home Country Associations (HCAs) of England, Scotland and Wales wish to jointly clarify their position to our membership and to GB players in relation to current negotiations on the future of British Basketball.
We wish to confirm that all HCAs remain committed to working towards a structure and model for British Basketball that keeps GB teams on the floor for the long term and allows all parts of our sport to thrive and develop.
We value a strong BBF built on long-term financial stability, equality of access, strong foundations, mutual respect and a collegiate way of working. We are seeking a sustainable, long-term plan for British Basketball that does not put other areas of our sport at significant risk.
We acknowledge that there is some distance between the proposals being put forward by the BBF and this position. However, we do not believe that playing out aspects of these ongoing discussions in a public forum is beneficial for the sport or helpful to our members. Therefore, we are committed to continuing to have honest and frank dialogue directly with colleagues within HCAs and with British Basketball. May 24, 2018, 5:06 pm
Basketball Wales (BW) understands that your privacy is important to you, and we want you to be assured that your personal data is safe, secure and used for the sole purpose it is intended for according to our Data Protection Policy.
As of the 25 May 2018 new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect, this requires Basketball Wales to update how we collect, use and store members personal data.
We have updated our Privacy Notice and Data Protection Policy to ensure that they are in line with the GDPR changes and also make it clear to members how we process their data and for what purposes. All these updated document can also be found in the Downloads section.
We are currently in the process of communicating with our membership to update marketing preferences to ensure we have ‘Opt In’ Permission so Basketball Wales can continue to keep our members informed via email of news, courses, events and special offers. Members can unsubscribe from these emails at any time by simply clicking the ‘Unsubscribe’ button at the bottom of the email. Alternatively you can email enquiries@basketballwales.com and we can complete this process for you.
Individuals Rights Individuals and organisations on which Basketball Wales holds information have the right to:
More information with regards to each individual right can be found on the ICO website –
Online Registering System Users of the Basketball Wales online registration system do so in accordance with the Basketball Wales Privacy and Data Protection policy. Any information provided by will be held by Basketball Wales on its computer records in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations.
Club Contact details will be placed on the Basketball Wales’ website, if you do not wish to have your club contact details on the Basketball Wales website please contact Basketball Wales at enquiries@basketballwales.com and we will remove your club contact details from our website.
We will also from time to time send individual members electronic communication via email. If you do not want to receive these communications please contact us at enquiries@basketballwales.com informing us that you no longer wish to receive these communications or click the opt-out link at the bottom of the communication. Moving forward our membership system will change to an opt-in marketing preferences and this will be fully operational in time for the new season registration 2018/19.
GDPR and Clubs GDPR will also affect many of our clubs and leagues, the Sport and Recreation Alliance have developed a toolkit which can be found via the link below. This kit contains a number of useful resources and templates to assist sporting organisations take the necessary steps to become complaint with GDPR https://www.sportandrecreation.org.uk/pages/gdpr
May 17, 2018, 1:02 pm
We are pleased to announce that we have a new retail partner and an online shop to take the stress out of ordering Basketball Wales kit.
Cameron Seeley, Basketball Wales Performance Director said, “We are delighted to be working with Stephen Vickers and his team at Eurologo in Bridgend. We believe that they have the personnel and the experience to deliver a high quality and timely service to all our National Teams, providing them with the Givova kit they need for training and competitions”.
Eurologo Director Stephen Vickers added, “We are very excited and honoured to enter into this new partnership with Basketball Wales. We pride ourselves on offering a professional service and look forward to providing teams with their kit and other accessories, and we welcome all queries and any specific requests from teams. We hope that this is the start of a very long-standing relationship”.
Also, if any Basketball Wales affiliated clubs would like to set up an online club shop to help take the hassle out of ordering team kit, just email Stephen on stephen@eurologo.co.uk he will be happy to discuss all the available options and provide competitive rates to clubs on all Givova products as well supplying other brands.
The new Eurologo Basketball Wales online shop can be found at www.eurologo.co.uk/online-shop you’ll also find a link from the Basketball Wales homepage. |
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