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After two comprehensive training and selection weekends for the men’s players and coaches, GB Maxibasketball is delighted to confirm the appointment of the coaches that will prepare and lead Team GB Mens squads who will be heading to the FIMBA European Maxibasketball championships in Malaga next year. Starting with the Men’s 35+ category, Liam Jefferson […]

It’s Throwback Thursday and some readers may remember the blog written by GB Maxis’ 35+ player Max Curle (pictured in the black t-shirt and #21 shorts) in which he shared his experiences of the first GB Maxis’ mens performance camp back in April. Well, post-June camp, he’s back with another! Max balances his time between

During the past 15 months of national lockdown we have certainly seen an increased interest in maxibasketball, particularly following the inclusion of the Team GB Maxibasketball programme as part of the Elite Talent Pathway in England and the prepration og GB teams to compete in next years Europen Maxibasketball Championhips in Malaga. However, as engaging

Last weekend (19 & 20 June) was the culmination of Sport England’s This Girl Can week-long campaign, and it coincided with the GB Maxis Women training camp at the University of Brighton Sport Centre.  The featured picture is the GB Maxis Women’s S&C Coach, Alex Reid of Perform:Fitness leading the squad warm up at the

What a fantastic double training camp weekend we had on 19 & 20 June! Both men and women were in action, so we had fun sorting through the images from various sources to get a combined highlight reel together.  A mixture of basketball action, coaching, laughs and mischief – it’s all in there – but

After a year of disruption and women’s activity levels decreasing, the national This Girl Can (TGC) campaign is encouraging all women to take time out to get active with a dedicated ‘THIS GIRL CAN WEEK’, starting tomorrow 12 June right through to 19 June 2021. The week coincides with Sport England’s research which shows that

Today we are talking about coaching because 7-13 June is national UK COACHING WEEK 2021! Coaching is about people: great coaching changes lives and creates memorable experiences. This week we want to say a huge thank you to the basketball coaches out there, and especially our team of GB Maxibasketball coaches – we appreciate you

Yep, Nottingham and Team Great Britain Maxi Basketball Coach Jimmy “Jumpshot” Smith, will become a British Citizen on Sunday 30 May 2021 in a citizenship ceremony at Bridgford Hall Registry Office, West Bridgford, Nottingham at 12.00 noon. Embargoed until yesterday, Coach Smith actually shared his exciting news with us at the GB Maxis women’s performance

Team GB Maxis Women were in action last weekend at their second elite performance camp in Sheffield, again delivered under secure Covid protocols. A 63-strong contingent of players and staff enjoyed time together on and off court, and it was great to see so many high calibre players in action across all age categories, with