Monthly Newsletter September 2019

Upcoming Arena News Arena Events Keemotion Installed at Morningside Arena Oct 7th - 10th Champions League Snooker Keemotion automated technology has recently been installed in the Are- na ahead of the 2019/20 season. Using 4K cameras and artifi cial Oct 10th - Jethro - The Count of Cornwall intelligence with basketball-specifi c algorithms, the innovative system has the Oct 12th - K.S Chitra’s Kannada Concert option to add manned cameras for on-court interviews, includes automated multi-angle cameras with commentators, graphics, integrated scoreboard Oct 19-20th - Paddy Power Champions League of Darts and clock, video on demand and video assistant referee, automated high- light packages, social media clips, as well as live video for coaching and fans. Oct 20th-24th - Champions League Snooker Busy October Ahead Th e Morningside Arena faces an extremely busy month of October, it will Oct 24th - Teen Tech East Midlands operate everyday for a minimum of 16 hours, outside of these hours the

Nov 14th - Riders Supporters team will be busy preparing for the next event. It kicks off as Club Quiz take on the on the 4th, with 2 further home games on the 11th and 26th. A mixture of Comedy (Jethro, 10th), Bollywood (Ragswara, Nov 30th - Challenge Charity Boxing: 12th), Paddy Power Champions League of Darts (19th & 20th), Champions Leicester Fight Night 5: 1950s League of Snooker (7th-10th & 20th-24th, Behind closed door event), Teen All Tickets Availible at: Tech - Inspiring Tomorrows Innovators (24th). Inbetween all of these is the www.eventbrite.co.uk Community Programme, Camps, Conferences and Leicester College sports activity. For more information visit www.leicesterarena.co.uk/events. Honours and Hall of Fame now Upcoming Riders Home Fixtures Open Honours and the Hall of Fame are now open, providing even Oct 4th - Leicester Riders v Newcastle Eagles - BBL Cup 7:30pm Tip further hospitality and event spaces at the Morningside Arena. Both feature their own bars, toilet facilities and TV’s. Oct 11th - Leicester Riders v - These spaces create the opportunity to attract an even greater BBL Cup 7:30pm Tip variety of events, and enhance the game day experience. The spaces have been used for Riders Game days, Events and as a Oct 26th - Leicester Riders v - Cafe each evening and weekend to support the Arena’s BBL Cup 7:30pm Tip community programme. Further developments to these Nov 8th - Leicester Riders v Raddison Red spaces are being made with the installation of to Glasgow - BBL Cup 7:30pm Tip enhance further the customer experience. Dec 6th - Leicester Riders v Raiders - Looking to experience a Riders game with a difference then BBL Championship hire one of these spaces exclusively for a private function. Tickets availible from www.eventbrite.co.uk Various packages are availible with prices starting from £30 per person (Terms and Conditions apply). Riders Foundation News For further information please call 016 326 9700 United Leicester Launched at Morningside Arena Riders News Pupils have come together today (17th September 2019) at the Morningside Arena, home of Leicester Riders Start 3-0 in the BBL Cup Riders, to launch a new pilot project funded by the PL Riders opened the season with a win in front of the home PFA Fund, called ‘United Leicester’ which aims to im- crowd at the Morningside Arena, Leicester! Riders dispatched prove children’s health and lifestyle using sport. Players the Sharks on the opening night before taking down the and coaches from each of Leicester’s 4 professional Phoenix and most recently the Giants as they moved to a 3-0 clubs are on hand to get the children active and high- light the positive benefit of a healthy lifestyle. Child- start to the season. The Riders have started the season in fine hood physical inactivity and obesity are present in form playing some great team basketball to start the season higher levels in the city of Leicester compared to other with three comfortable wins including a 96-57 dismantling of parts of the UK. ‘United Leicester’ healthy schools pilot the Manchester Giants. The recent addition of American project brings together Leicester’s professional sports Forward Zoran Talley should strengthen the Riders further as clubs, augmented by Leicester City Council and aca- demic (Uni of Leicester) and clinical (Leicester Diabe- they approach four games in the Month of October where they tes Centre at Leicester General Hospital) partners to take on the Eagles, Phoenix, Rocks and Giants. develop, deliver and evaluate a school-based healthy Riders face a busy October as the lifestyles programme. BBL Cup Progresses Upcoming Development Days The Leicester Riders face a busy October as they are due to play 4 games in total with 3 of those games being at Home. On Oc- VS Newcastle VS Glasgow VS Worcester Eagles Rocks Wolves tober the 4th the Riders take on the Newcastle Eagles in what is Friday Oct 4th Friday Nov 8th Friday Jan 17th set to be the next chapter in a great rivalry between the 2 clubs in recent years. Then on October 11th the Riders take on the Development Days Include: Cheshire Phoenix as they look to do the double against the Nix • Coaching Clinic (1.5 Hours) in the BBL Cup. Finally the Riders welcome the Manchester • 7-16 Years, Boys and Girls Giants to the Morningside Arena on October 26th as they do • Game Ticket Included worth £15 • Includes Food (Wrap, Fruit, Snack Bar and Bottled Water) battle for the second time in the group stage. For tickets and more information please visit www.leicesterriders.co.uk/games. To book go to www.leicesterridersfoundation.co.uk