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Christmas has come a few days early as we are delighted to announce the staff that will lead our five GB Maxibasketball teams into the World Maxibasketball Championship 2023 in Argentina! We are also pleased to confirm the coaches appointed to deliver our parallel European-based programme for five additional GB Maxis age group squads in […]

GB Maxibasketball W40+, W50+, M40+, M45+ and M50+ teams travelled to the historic city of Cartagena to compete in the Murcia Masters basketball tournament that included over 500 participants from 20 different countries with players from more than 35 different nationalities such as Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Serbia, and hosts Spain amongst others. 

Due to our GB squad expansion, we are seeking qualified (or under-graduate) Physiotherapists, Sports Therapists, Sports Massage Therapists and Strength & Conditioning Coaches who have an interest in expanding their professional experience in performance sport, and in particular working with mature athletes on a voluntary basis. We are delighted to offer several professional development opportunities

For only the second time ever, Great Britain will be represented at the 16th World Maxibasketball Championships, which are due to take place from 26 August to 3 September 2023 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. GB Maxibasketball (GB Maxis) performance programme has begun preparations for the GB Men’s 40+, 50+, 55+ and GB Women’s 35+

This weekend, male and female maxiballers had the opportunity to meet and train in the same venue. Yes, GB Maxibasketball coaches delivered their first ever co-ed open training camp at the Nottingham Wildcats Arena. Just over 80 players across our men’s and women’s performance programme came together for two days, in our first ever multi

Last weekend’s GB Maxis’ men’s open training camp was graced by a sprinkling of home nation ex-international players, and this weekend was no different! Our women’s camp also had it’s fair share of returning GB Maxis’ players, including some of our Gold medal winning players and staff from the Euros in Malaga.  There was also

This weekend saw the second GB Maxis open training session for men at the Nottingham Wildcats Arena.  Among the plethora of new faces, we were delighted to welcome local lad and former international, 6’8 power forward David ‘Tin Tin’ Watts, whose formidable perimetre shooting was at times unstoppable.  Also in the line up was current

GB Maxibasketball opened the 2022/23 season yesterday with a one-day summer taster training camp for women at the NBPC Manchester. It was great to welcome and introduce lots of new players to the programme, as well as players returning after this years European Championships 2022, in Malaga. Although national rail strikes prevented a few players

GB MAXIBASKETBALLERS STRIKE GOLD & SILVER AT THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 IN MALAGA What a fantastic 10 days for the GB Maxibasketball national teams programme at the  XI FIMBA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP MALAGA 2022.  Recognised in January 2021 as part of the Basketball England talent pathway to GB representation, our eight teams began preparing for the

After a postponement of two full years, the XI FIMBA European Maxibasketball Championships will finally take place in Malaga with games beginning on Sat 25 June right through to 3 July 2022. Our GB Maxis teams have remained committed to training for this event, attending regular camps together since April 2021 (and some before that