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ENGLAND BASKETBALL ANNUAL REPORT 2007 - 2008 RAF YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAMMES 2007- 08 England Basketball has enjoyed nine years of wonderful support from RAF Careers as the sponsors of the Junior National Leagues RAF CAREERS SPONSORSHIP OF ENGLAND BASKETBALL U18, U16, U15, U14 and U13 National Leagues England Basketball has enjoyed nine years of wonderful support from RAF Careers as the sponsors of the Junior National Leagues. This partnership has been instrumental in the development of the Leagues, primarily courtesy of the RAF Club Development Fund and the RAF Final Fours. Basketball Camps and the Junior Officiating Award Scheme afford further development opportunities for players with coverage provided by the popular ‘No Limits’ Magazine. Inprints A. Orchard NO LIMITS MAGAZINE RAF CLUB DEVELOPMENT FUND RAF YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAMMES 2007- 08 ‘No Limits’ Magazine provides the latest news direct from the Governing Bodies of England and Scotland as well as up to date league reports. A variety of insightful articles on NBA stars, RAF player profiles and exciting competitions combine to make this the essential junior basketball magazine. ‘No Limits’ was distributed to junior players on the English and Scottish Basketball Association databases. RAF BASKETBALL CAMPS PROGRAMME The 2007-2008 RAF Club Development Fund allowed £40,000 to be distributed to teams to help cover costs such as transport, facility hire and kit. With the continued expansion of the Junior National Leagues, demand for this funding continues to grow. Over the past nine years, the RAF has awarded approximately £300,000 to the Club Development Fund. Five RAF basketball camps took place across the UK during the February and October half terms, open to England Basketball affiliated players from twelve to eighteen years of age. These free camps were accessible to players of all abilities. Expert coaching, competitions and matches were complemented by RAF fitness training, team building sessions and talks on life in the service. The sites selected were RAF Odiham, Filton College (Bristol), RAF Lintonon-Ouse, RAF Waddington and the Spectrum Leisure Complex (Wear Valley). RAF JUNIOR OFFICIATING AWARD SCHEME This season was the third season of the RAF Junior Officiating Award Scheme which encourages players and non-players to participate in basketball by taking the Level I Officials Course. The target of 200 Level I participants was again surpassed. Again we hope that another 20 candidates from the 2007-2008 Level 1 courses will move forward and achieve their Level 2 Award. Increasingly, young people who have come through the scheme can now be seen refereeing RAF Junior National League games. Selected referees have also secured nominations at the RAF Final Fours. 24
ENGLAND BASKETBALL ANNUAL REPORT 2007 - 2008 A. Orchard RAF FINAL FOURS 2008 For the ninth year running, the RAF’s home for sport, RAF Cosford, hosted the U14, U16 and U18 RAF Final Fours over the weekend of 19th/20th April 2008. The event goes from strength to strength with more supporters than ever before enjoying a weekend of intense basketball action. Similarly, at the U13 and U15 Boys Final Fours held at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire on 29th/30th March 2008, an enthusiastic crowd relished a string of hugely competitive games. The event goes from strength to strength with more supporters than ever before enjoying a weekend of intense basketball action RAF FINAL FOURS RESULTS Saturday 19th April RAF U14 GIRLS FINAL Nottingham Wildcats 68 - 43 Southend Swifts RAF U16 BOYS FINAL RAF U18 WOMEN FINAL RAF U14 BOYS FINAL RAF U16 GIRLS FINAL RAF U18 MEN FINAL RAF U13 FINAL RAF U15 FINAL Teamspirit Sheffield Junior Sharks 98 - 74 Hackney White Heat Sevenoaks Suns 81 - 69 Haringey Angels Sunday 20th April Milton Keynes Lions 72 - 57 Westminster Warriors Haringey Angels 58 - 78 Southend Swifts Manchester Magic 99 - 75 Tasis Saturday 29th March Newham All Star SA 72 - 68 Brentwood Fire I Sunday 30th March Manchester Magic 64 - 71 Teamspirit Sheffield Junior Sharks RAF YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAMMES 2007- 08 A. Orchard 25
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ENGLAND BASKETBALL ANNUAL REPORT 2007 - 2008<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAMMES 2007- 08<br />
Engl<strong>and</strong> Basketball has<br />
enjoyed nine years of<br />
wonderful support from <strong>RAF</strong><br />
Careers as the sponsors of<br />
the Junior <strong>National</strong> Leagues<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> CAREERS SPONSORSHIP OF ENGLAND BASKETBALL<br />
U18, U16, U15, U14 <strong>and</strong> U13 <strong>National</strong> Leagues<br />
Engl<strong>and</strong> Basketball has enjoyed nine years of wonderful support from <strong>RAF</strong> Careers as the<br />
sponsors of the Junior <strong>National</strong> Leagues. This partnership has been instrumental in the<br />
development of the Leagues, primarily courtesy of the <strong>RAF</strong> Club Development Fund <strong>and</strong> the<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Final Fours. Basketball Camps <strong>and</strong> the Junior Officiating Award Scheme afford further<br />
development opportunities for players with coverage provided by the popular ‘No Limits’<br />
Magazine.<br />
Inprints<br />
A. Orchard<br />
NO LIMITS MAGAZINE<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> CLUB DEVELOPMENT FUND<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAMMES 2007- 08<br />
‘No Limits’ Magazine provides the latest<br />
news direct from the Governing Bodies<br />
of Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> as well as up to<br />
date league <strong>report</strong>s. A variety of insightful<br />
articles on NBA stars, <strong>RAF</strong> player profiles<br />
<strong>and</strong> exciting competitions combine to make<br />
this the essential junior basketball magazine.<br />
‘No Limits’ was distributed to junior players<br />
on the English <strong>and</strong> Scottish Basketball<br />
Association databases.<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> BASKETBALL CAMPS PROGRAMME<br />
The 2007-2008 <strong>RAF</strong> Club Development Fund<br />
allowed £40,000 to be distributed to teams<br />
to help cover costs such as transport, facility<br />
hire <strong>and</strong> kit. With the continued expansion of<br />
the Junior <strong>National</strong> Leagues, dem<strong>and</strong> for this<br />
funding continues to grow. Over the past nine<br />
years, the <strong>RAF</strong> has awarded approximately<br />
£300,000 to the Club Development Fund.<br />
Five <strong>RAF</strong> basketball camps took place across the UK during the February <strong>and</strong> October half<br />
terms, open to Engl<strong>and</strong> Basketball affiliated players from twelve to eighteen years of age.<br />
These free camps were accessible to players of all abilities. Expert coaching, competitions<br />
<strong>and</strong> matches were complemented by <strong>RAF</strong> fitness training, team building sessions <strong>and</strong> talks on<br />
life in the service. The sites selected were <strong>RAF</strong> Odiham, Filton College (Bristol), <strong>RAF</strong> Lintonon-Ouse,<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Waddington <strong>and</strong> the Spectrum Leisure Complex (Wear Valley).<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> JUNIOR OFFICIATING AWARD SCHEME<br />
This season was the third season of the <strong>RAF</strong> Junior Officiating Award Scheme which<br />
encourages players <strong>and</strong> non-players to participate in basketball by taking the Level I Officials<br />
Course. The target of 200 Level I participants was again surpassed. Again we hope that<br />
another 20 c<strong>and</strong>idates from the 2007-2008 Level 1 courses will move forward <strong>and</strong> achieve<br />
their Level 2 Award.<br />
Increasingly, young people who have come through the scheme can now be seen refereeing<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Junior <strong>National</strong> League games. Selected referees have also secured nominations at the<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Final Fours.<br />
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