Notts Basketball

🚨 WE'RE RECRUITING — HEAD COACHES WANTED 🚨

GB Maxibasketball has hit 300 expressions of interest this season — and we're growing fast! With male and female teams now spanning 35+ to 60+, we're on the hunt for:

🏀 Head Coach x2 (Men's & Women's programme) — lead a GB Maxis team into international competition in Europe next year.

You'll get access to performance-level CPD, mentoring and peer support to grow your skills all season long. Are you an experienced coach ready for the next step? This is your chance to lead at international level. 🇬🇧

Important off-court support is also being sought to ensure player safeguarding and physical wellbeing
🩹 Sports Therapists and an additional S&C coach
📋 Team Managers

📄 Full role descriptions: gbmaxibasketball.co.uk/code-of-conduct-and-role-descriptions
✉️ To apply: send your CV and a brief cover letter to [email protected]

The Pythian Club

📣 WE’RE HIRING!

The Pythian Club is looking for an enthusiastic Sports Coach and Community Outreach Worker to join our growing team in Nottingham.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about working with children and young people and believes in the power of sport to build confidence, improve wellbeing and create positive opportunities.

You’ll be involved in:

🏆 Delivering sports and physical activity sessions
🤝 Engaging with young people in the community
☀️ Running holiday clubs and activities
💡 Developing new opportunities and programmes
📊 Supporting funding bids, project monitoring and evaluation

30 hours per week
Initial 6-month contract
Salary: TBC, depending on experience

If this sounds like you — or someone you know — we'd love to hear from you.

Please share! 🙌

Send us your CV and a supporting statement of no more than 500 words telling us why you’d be great for the role.

📅 Closing date: 15 September 2026
🗓️ Interviews: Week beginning 21 September 2026

Come and help us make a real difference to young people and our community.

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🏀🏆 YORKSHIRE MASTERS 2026
-TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS! 🏆🏀

The East Midlands Masters travelled to Sheffield for the Yorkshire Masters 2026 and put together an incredible tournament run, finishing as Over 40s Champions! 🥇🏆

🔥 TOURNAMENT RESULTS:

🏀 East Midlands Masters 76–21 Grizzlies
A dominant opening performance to get the tournament underway!

🏀 East Midlands Masters 41–13 Lincolnshire Arrows
Another fantastic team performance and a place secured in the knockout stages.

🔥 Semi-Final: East Midlands Masters 64–18 Teesside Warriors
A huge semi-final victory booked the team’s place in the championship final!

🏆 FINAL: East Midlands Masters 50–26 Doncaster Seahawks
A brilliant final performance saw the East Midlands Masters crowned Yorkshire Masters 2026 Over 40s Champions! 🏆🥇

⭐ FINAL MVP — SIMON SPENCER
Congratulations to Simon on taking home the MVP honours! 👏🏀

📍 BASED AT MAPPERLEY SPORTS CENTRE — HOME OF The Nottingham Hoods!

Are you over 40 and still want to play high-level competitive basketball? 🏀🔥

We currently have both an Over 40s and an Over 45s team

👉 If you’re over 40 and want to play high-level Masters basketball, get in touch!

Nottingham’s Casey Burr, pictured, is locked in for the England U18 squad. The Future Stars 2026 tournament is held at Brunel University, 28–30 August. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

👉 Read the full article via this link:
https://basketballengland.co.uk/news/future-stars-2026-england-teams-to-face-alba-berlin-and-others-coaching-clinic-info

International women’s event down at Nottingham Wildcats Arena this week 👀

Basketball England has now helped distribute more than £1m from Sport England’s Movement Fund to boost grassroots basketball.

Does your club or organisation need help to make a bid?

Find out more 👉 https://ow.ly/cQ5s50Y8Uek

Something for everyone here in Nottingham:

Notts Open Mini League:
u10s and u12s at Mapperley Sports Village

Wildcats CVL:
u14s, u16s & u18s at Wildcats Arena

Maid Marian League:
Women at Wildcats Arena

Sherwood Basketball League
Men at Wildcats Arena and Broomfield College

Local Leagues are the heartbeat of basketball ❤️

🔸Find local leagues in your area
🔸Join the growing ranks of our affiliated leagues
🔸Become a Level 1 league and get extra benefits
🔸Local League resources
🔸Local Leagues news

Everything you need to know: https://ow.ly/4j3350YpI0J

Mansfield Giants is leading the way in the Notts region providing Slam Jam programmes. Any other clubs around Nottingham City want to get involved??

Slam Jam Play is our introduction-to-basketball programme specially designed for 5-11-year-olds.

See which clubs deliver it in your area and register your youngster - or get your club involved 🏀

📰 https://ow.ly/r20V50YEORO

Free basketball sessions are 12:30-2pm today 👇

🎉 Harvey Hadden Sports Village Free Open Day is here!

Join us today from 9:30am to 4pm for a day packed with free activities, hidden prizes and family fun.

Find out more about what is available for you to take part in: https://www.activenottingham.com/all/harvey-hadden-sports-village-open-day/

See you soon!

Spaces for all activities are first come, first served. Subject to availability and safe operating limits.