Annual Report 2017/18
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BASKETBALL ENGLAND ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 #TOGETHERWEAREBASKETBALL ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Contents contents together we are basketball 4 programmes 32 SLAM JAM 33 Foreword 6 JR. NBA 34 CHAIR’S REPORT 6 SATELLITE CLUBS 36 CEO’S REPORT 7 Spotlight 38 Numbers 10 MERSEY MAVERICKS 38 2017/18 HIGHLIGHTS 10 GLOUCESTER SAXONS 40 Team England 12 Governance 41 COMMONWEALTH GAMES 16 INTERNAL OPERATIONS 42 SAFEGUARDING 44 BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT MODEL 18 Competitions 20 Finance 46 2017/18 COMMENTARY 47 NBL & JNR. NBL 21 ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 48 EABL, WEABL & ABL 24 DYNAMIK NATIONAL SCHOOLS 25 Partners 49 Infrastructure 26 SPONSORS 51 OFFICIALS 27 COACHES 29 3 TOGETHER WE ARE BASKETBALL Basketball England is the National Governing Body (NGB) for basketball in England and responsible for all aspects of the sport. We have a team of 21 permanent staff to carry out the day-to-day running of the organisation, including the development and growth of all areas of the game. Throughout this report, we will cover a number of areas of work that Basketball England have undertaken in 2017/18. Within each of these we are constantly working to align our efforts to one of four key pillars to improve basketball in this country:: • Retain & Grow Participation • Create a World Class Talent System • Enhance our Infrastructure • Be a High Performing NGB 2017/18 has been a largely successful year for Basketball England. We were able to meet or exceed a number of targets set by Sport England, our main funder. Our membership number of 33,984 is an increase on last year’s 33,023. Our goal for participants taking part in basketball a minimum of 21 times per year is Together we are also ahead of our target of 86,041. Key programmes such as Jr. NBA and Satellite Clubs, as well as the likes of the Dynamik National Schools Competition and the National Basketball League (NBL), have Basketball been integral to this. together we are Basketball EXECUTIVE BOARD Victoria Jones REGIONAL CHAIRS (As of March 31 2018) Finance and Business Operations Manager (As of March 31 2018) Ross McGowan The following served as the voluntary members of Safeguarding and Compliance Manager East – Angela Griffin the Executive Board, and Directors of Basketball Ian Cawthorne London – Patricia Fairclough OBE England, within the meaning of the Companies Act. PR and Communications Manager More details on the Executive Board in 2017/18 have North West – Nick Ibberson been included in the Governance section of this Peter Griffiths South East – Nicky Shaw report: Senior Delivery Manager- Infrastructure West Midlands – Luke Freer Simon Unsworth Elected (3) Delivery Manager - Infrastructure East Midlands – Martin Ford Grace Jacca (Vice Chair) Brian Aldred North East – Howard Leighton Nicky Shaw Delivery Manager - Infrastructure South – Tim Brown MBE Steve Bucknall Gail Richards South West – Vacant Senior Delivery Manager - Game Yorkshire – Andy Harrison-Beaumont Co-opted (1) Taner Adu John Letizia Delivery Manager - Game Jon Stonebridge Appointed (3) HONORARY OFFICERS Senior Relationship & Coordinator Manager Clare Wardle (Chair) (Central) President Emeritus Abi Cohen Dave Stott Kenneth Charles MBE Russ Lidstone Relationship and Coordination Manager (North) Laura Doherty Life Vice Presidents Relationship and Coordination Manager (South) T A E Barnet BASKETBALL ENGLAND STAFF Bex Cunningham R P Ray (As of March 31 2018) Customer Service Team Manager M D Welch Stewart Kellett Barney Blake W H Ambler CEO Customer Service Executive H Keats David Butler Georgia Jones J Lloyd Delivery Director Customer Service Executive M Wordsworth Sarah Robertson Kate Bailey D Smith Marketing and Communications Director Customer Service Executive Charlie Ford Emma Connolly Programme and Pathway Integration Manager Customer Service Executive Vladan Dragosavac Talent Development and Performance Manager 5 ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 Chair’s report This year has been one of significant the good of basketball. That has been a and to communicate better and that will ChaiRchallenges but with many great moments. hard road, but we are now better placed be one of our aims in future. If I look back to when I started, we have than ever to work together for the good of made some huge strides forward. But basketball. And now that we have a clear And I’d also like to thank my fellow there is much yet to do. way forward to work in and with the BBF, I Board members. In particular I’d like hope to be able to spend more of my time to thank Allan Heye and Russ Lidstone, Two years ago we were financially in a on what is important to our members who finished their terms of office this bad place, still struggling with the historic in regions and communities. We have year, for their unstinting contributions deficit and rebuilding our credibility with turned the corner and now have a great and similarly John Letizia who had been Sport England. Today we have rebuilt opportunity to work together. co-opted for this year. Grace Jacca, my our reserves, have great support from vice chair, and previous acting chair, will Sport England, and have put in place Because we have sorted out our finances, also be retiring at this AGM and has been strong financial controls. We have gone we can now better help the amazing untiring and generous with her support through the pain of a systems revamp to volunteers who make basketball happen and advice. Even with all the difficulties replace IT that was on its last legs, with across the country, starting with small with the move, changing systems, illness even basic things like management of steps like putting in place an access and departures in the team, great things entries needing workarounds. We have fund to support young people who find have been happening and the Basketball the children being coached before the gone through the pain of the move to it difficult to afford to play regularly, England team have done a great job both NBA game couldn’t have helped being Manchester, with significant cost savings and putting practical plans in place to in keeping things going during difficult moved by their excitement and delight. and also the opportunity to benefit from support more coaches and officials. To times and playing a part in some fantastic The England Women’s’ silver medal great support from the Manchester pick out any individuals from the huge achievements. at the Commonwealth Games was an Council. number of you who work for the good of extraordinary triumph of determination basketball would be unfair, but I have had There have been some inspirational and spirit, only matched by seeing the Two years ago, basketball was fragmented help and advice from many. In particular highlights to the year. The basketball faces of children being inspired by the without any regular communication I would like to recognise the valuable at the Special Olympics in Sheffield returning players. All moving examples of between the home nations of England, contribution of the regional chairs both in was a truly memorable occasion. It the power of basketball. Scotland, Wales, the British Basketball the enormous amount of work they and was wonderful to see so many people League and the British Basketball their committees and volunteers do and who are so often judged for what they All this is made possible by fantastic Federation. We now have strong for their firm input on what we need to do cannot do being cheered and celebrated people, who day in day out are the unsung connections and are working together for better. We know we need to move faster for what they can do. Anyone who saw heroes of the sport. Thank you. All of you 6 foreword 3. Develop 10 thriving regional hubs to Ceo’s support the development of talent locally, represent their region and feed into national programmes, while also strengthening the regional report governance and engagement of local clubs. 4. Deliver effective and efficient governance, resourcing and servicing of the sport with partners and investors. During the past 12 months, the basketball forward we want to do more to facilitate This year’s report highlights achievements Ceocommunity has experienced some great the communication of these life changing across these four goals and we will be things that have impacted positively on developments and showcase all the social presenting a full picture of the next 12 the sport. There has been a lot to celebrate good that people in basketball deliver. months’ work at the National Conference in a year where recurring challenges have and AGM on 1 September 2018. sometimes inhibited the momentum we OUR FOCUS all want to see for basketball. Throughout BUILDING THE MOMENTUM my engagement with many clubs, As the National Governing Body, we want coaches, officials and regional Chairs, it’s to support the basketball community to clear to see that the passion for the sport, Other National Governing Bodies that make the sport more accessible to all, have started to kick on and achieve growth and the appetite to develop growth and bring it to the forefront of the nation to success is as strong as ever. in their sport in a difficult economic fuel its popularity and demonstrate its environment have done so based on social impact. The sport represents the efforts of the a number of key factors. They have thousands of players, clubs and regional built a stable financial base, improved To achieve this, we are focussing on four their customer service, helped to build volunteers, officials and coaches who work we think it is really important to develop key goals: their programmes in partnership with tirelessly to develop opportunities for that a partnership culture where every part of members, and they have an emphasis growth and success.