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It is with great pleasure that Basketball Wales (BW) can announce the appointment of 2 newly Appointed Directors to the BW Board. Dr Lynne Moore and Mike Thomas will be joining the organisation with immediate effect following our board meeting of 5th October 2016, and bring with them a wealth of knowledge from the realms of finance and governance.

Mike Thomas has been appointed as our new Director of Finance and takes over this role from Ceri Martin who has stepped down from the board due to ongoing work commitments. Ceri Joined the board in September 2015 and during this time has made a positive impact to the processes and procedures relating to all aspects of BW finance including work relating to the Sport Wales Recognition Review. Mike has been a member of the BW finance team working along side Ceri for a number of months and moves into this new role with a full understanding of the expectations of the board. Basketball Wales sincerely thanks Ceri for the work and commitment he has dedicated to the role over the past 13 months. 

Dr Lynne Moore will be taking on a new role for BW using her skills in the area of governance. BW has recently signed up to the Governance and Leadership Framework for Wales (GLFW) which will help to ensure that our organisation is moving forward in the right direction to help improve our governance and processes to become a better National Governing Body (NGB)

Further information on our appointed directors will be published in the directors section of this website shortly.

Here is the link to our official Givova Basketball Wales kit suppliers website.http://milanoteamwear.co.uk/

On their site you will be able to purchase the national team squad training kit and tee shirt.

BBL and Perform Sign Major Media Deal

The British Basketball League has agreed a six-year deal with Perform, the leading digital sports content and media group, for the distribution and sale of all global media-related rights.

Perform will manage the broadcast and digital rights for all BBL games, including exclusive streaming and data rights for Perform’s Watch&Bet and RunningBall products.

The long-term commitment between the two organisations will see all of the season’s 242 BBL games streamed live worldwide on Perform’s Watch&Bet service, plus a selection of the best BBL games streamed direct to BBL fans on Perform-managed, LiveBasketball.TV.

This contract complements the recent agreement the BBL has reached with the BBC for 23 British Basketball League (BBL) and nine Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) games to be shown live on the BBC Sport website and all six BBL/WBBL finals to be shown live on the BBC red button.

Basketball has long been a major focus for Perform. Today’s announcement with the BBL follows Perform’s recent ground-breaking partnership with FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, which saw the London-based company become their worldwide partner for the distribution and sale of all media-related rights.

“This partnership with Perform Group is an absolute game changer for the BBL and the sport of basketball in the UK,” stated BBL Commercial Director, Bob Hope.

“It represents a massive investment in the sport, and it will allow games in the BBL to be streamed to a worldwide audience.

“We are particularly delighted to be able to deliver top BBL club action via a well-established partner like Perform.

“We are confident that both our existing basketball fans, and many new fans, will appreciate this new accessibility to the great, action-packed sport that is BBL basketball.”

Simon Denyer, Group CEO for Perform said, “We are delighted to reach this agreement with the BBL.

“It is great news for the sport of basketball in the UK, and will enhance the portfolio of products we can offer to basketball fans worldwide.

“We believe this partnership illustrates that Perform is a committed investor in the global game. We are excited about the BBL plans and growth strategy, and the potential of this deal to broaden our ties to British Basketball.”

About the BBL

The BBL - British Basketball League (www.bbl.org.uk) - is an independent company, owned by its member clubs, which has run the top men's professional league in the UK since 1987. It operates a system of franchises over the UK stretching from Plymouth in the south west to Glasgow north of the border.

The BBL is a major contributor to the development of the sport at all levels and its member clubs place a large emphasis on work undertaken in their local communities. The BBL also services the WBBL, and has established and supports the charity, the Basketball Foundation.

The 2016-17 season is to be the League's 29th, and promises to be the most successful to date both on and off the playing court.   

The BBL has commercial partnerships with Molten UK, Kappa, Tickets.com, Genius Sport and Synergy.

The BBL recently announced a new media rights deal with the BBC.

The three showpiece BBL Finals for the new season include the 2017 BBL Cup Final at the Barclaycard Arena on Sunday 15 January, the 2017 BBL Trophy at the Emirates Arena on Sunday 19 March and the 2017 BBL Play-Off Finals at The 02 Arena on 14th May 2017.

About Perform Group:

Perform is a leading digital sports content and media group.

Our mission is to connect the world of sport by supplying some of the quickest, most detailed and most engaging content, managing a network of wholly-owned global media brands and delivering premium sports content directly to fans.

Our B2B brands do this by contributing to one of the world’s most comprehensive sports content collections and distribution operations, servicing global customers in the broadcast, digital media and bookmaking industries.

By investing in and developing our own media brands, we create destinations in which global advertisers and brands can engage with a huge worldwide audience of sports fans across all types of digital platform

Perform recently launched DAZN, its multi-sports OTT service, in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Japan.

Visit http://www.performgroup.com/ for further information.

Basketball Wales are looking to appoint National Team Managers for all our squads for the upcoming international season.

Team mangers play a crucial role in the successful and efficient running of our national team programmes. They work closely with the coaching staff and the performance committee of Basketball Wales.

Some of these roles include:

Collating Key Player Documents

Communicating with parents and players

Keeping records of attendance

Collecting Training income (Subs) 

If you are are interested in becoming one of our Team Managers please complete the attached form by clicking on the link below and send it along with a brief covering letter to Sarah-Jayne Evans - sarahjayne.evans@icloud.com

Deadline to submit an application is 6th October 2016 

http://basketballwales.com/index.php?downloadreq=57413 

Application forms to enter this years Welsh Schools Secondary Basketball competition are available in the downloads section of this website.

Alternatively applications can be requested by emailing the coordinator of Welsh Schools Basketball Mr Sion Parry - sparry@basketballwales.com

Entry deadline for this years competition is Friday 7th October 2016

Basketball Wales are pleased to announce the venues for the National Team Trials which will take place on Sunday 25th September 2016.

U12 Boys (Born 2005 or Below) 3.30-6.30pm St Davids College, Ty-Gwyn Rd, Cardiff CF23 5QD

Basketball Wales online registrations system is now open for the upcoming 2016/17 season.

All players, coaches, officials and team followers must licence by visiting our registrations website

Basketball Wales online club registrations is now open for the upcoming 2016/17 season.

All club secretaries are advised to register your clubs (SWBA,NWBA and BUCS) by visiting our registrations website