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We are delighted to announced that the Nottingham Wildcats Arena (NWA) is set to become the primary training venue for the GB Maxibasketball national performance programme in preparation for the XI FIMBA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP MALAGA 2022 later this year and the World Championships in Orlando in 2023. The Arena Manager, Jez King said: “As a […]

What an exciting way to kick off 2022, with news of the four GB Maxis Men’s teams that will represent Great Britain at the FIMBA 11th European Maxibasketball Championships 2022, in Malaga later this year! GB Maxibasketball Men’s National Programme Lead, Jesse Sazant, communicated the final player selections shortly after the conclusion of the men’s

GB Maxibasketball Women’s National Programme Lead, Coach CJ Lee, has delivered an early Christmas present to the players that have been selected to represent Great Britain at next years European Maxibasketball Championships in Malaga. The GB 35+, 40+, 45+ and 50+ teams include former full international players such as Commonwealth Games basketball medallist, Claire Maytham

Great Britain Maxibasketball Women ended their year with a silver medal at the Murcia Masters Basketball Tournament in Cartagena, Spain. Led by coaches Jimmy ‘Jumpshot’ Smith and David Mason, GB defeated two Spanish teams before being edged 36-25 in the gold medal game with FIMBA Germany at the Palacio Desportes, Cartagena. A valiant effort saw

GB Maxibasketball is pleased to announce a new partnership with Sterosport – a division of Steroplast Healthcare, who will be supporting the medical needs of the GB Maxis teams participating in the FIMBA European Championship 2022, in Malaga. As a governing body recognised national performance programme, GB Maxis works to ensure its players are medically

GB Maxis women had their final one-day camp of 2021 yesterday in Sheffield, and welcomed back a few players from previous times, including ANTA RIEKSTINA, NAJ KORICHE, and REHANA KHALIL. With our USA-based players taking a break from this camp, and a few unavailable due to NBL1 games, there were 41 players in attendance. Squads

Earlier this month, GB Maxibasketball training camps were held on two consecutive weekends at the National Basketball Performance Centre (NBPC), Manchester for both the womens and mens squads, with well over 130 players in attendance plus coaches, team managers and performance support staff. GB Maxibasketball continues to consolidate its performance ethos, as demonstrated by the

Sharing a brief review of the GB Men’s Maxibasketball September training weekend, which took place the weekend of 11 & 12 Sept in Sheffield. The coaches continued to assess individual and team skills, whilst a few squad members stepped into different leadership and motivational roles. This included taking on team warm up and cool down

Today, we are delighted to shared news of the appointment of sports physiotherapist BRIE SPILCHEN to the GB Maxibasketball programme. Brie graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a BSc in Kinesiology in 2017 and from King’s College London University with an MSc in Physiotherapy in 2020. She is a member of the Chartered Society

What a fantastic one day camp with these GB Maxis Women earlier today at the University of Brighton sports centre in Falmer. We were especially pleased to welcome Coach Steve Butler who travelled down from Teeside for his first GB camp in sunny Sussex by the sea, alongside coaches Anita Curtis, David J Mason, David