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CORONAVIRUS

CBI basketball activities will be returning to normal gradually following Basketball England's RETURN TO PLAY guidance.

Our first session back under level 2 RTP will be 19/03/2021.

Welcome to the Community Basketball Initiative

What is the CBI?

The CBI was created in April 2014 as a community group to develop basketball playing, coaching and officiating opportunities in Sussex. We work mainly in recognised ares of deprivation where there is a clear demand but clearly no basketball sessions on offer. We work in partnership with dozens of local groups to maximise the number of participants and our results. In early 2020 we became a Community Interest Company.

Our Initiatives:

1 Funded community projects.

We work with highly qualified coaches and volunteers to deliver basketball projects that will benefit the community. Our coaches and leaders meet regularly to make sure we have a positive influence and improve and adapt to each project's goal and criteria. Our projects often involve developing new leaders, volunteers and coaches as well as ensuring that regular, sustainable clubs come out after the funded phase.

2 Creation of sustainable clubs.

Our funding partners and experience allow us to develop high quality projects where participants enjoy and benefit for life. All our volunteers receive CPD opportunities such as BE (Basketball England) official courses, insurance, safeguarding, DBS checks, 1st aid courses etc. We then support their development by providing placement opportunities at our basketball clubs, schools or local community projects.

3 Work and placement opportunities.

With over 7 years of partnership work and valuable experience, we are in touch with the wider sports scene and (mainly) basketball community. We work with local councils, Active Sussex, Basketball Sussex, Basketball England, local universities and colleges to create realistic paid coaching opportunities to our volunteers.

If you are interested in obtaining a career in coaching through basketball , do not hesitate to contact us:

info@communitybasketball.org

Current Projects (resuming after 30/03/2021)

BE Level 2 Coach Award
UOS Sports Centre
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New dates to be communicated asap
UOS Sports Centre, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RB, UK
A 4-day course providing candidates with all the knowledge they require to coach unsupervised at a local level. It will give you the skills to prepare, deliver and review coaching sessions for mixed ability players.
Brighton Youth Centre
Brighton and Hove
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Mondays 5-6h30pm
Brighton and Hove, Tarner Park, 99 Sussex St, Brighton BN2 9HS, UK
Come and enjoy learning and playing basketball after school on Mondays 5-6h30 pm
Peacehaven After School Club
Meridian Centre
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Thursdays 3h15-4h15pm
Meridian Centre, Peacehaven BN10 8BL, UK
Come and enjoy learning and playing basketball after school on Thursdays 3h15-4h15 pm
Seaford Head Basketball Academy
Seaford Head School
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Fridays
Seaford Head School, Steyne Rd, Seaford BN25 1AL, UK
Boys & Girls Basketball FRIDAYS 3:45-4:45pm Term 4 (Feb 28th - April 3rd) £25 PP Please pay by transfer Bank Name: Barclays Account name: Community Basketball Initiative Account Number: 23171205 Sort Code: 20 12 80 Important: Use reference C4H (followed by) Participant's name
Priory Basketball Academy
Lewes Leisure Centre
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Mondays After School - 3h30 to 4h30
Lewes Leisure Centre, Mountfield Rd, Lewes BN7 2XG, UK
Term 3 (Feb 24th - March 30th) for £24pp Mondays 3:30pm-4:30pm Year 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Boys and Girls Coach Bryan Van Namen: bryanvannamen@gmail.com