U12 Black vs U12 Red - Black Team Win!

An amazing start to the weekend with our 2 Norfolk league teams facing off in a pre-season match. This was the first opportunity for many of the players to be part of match like this and they all seemed to love it. It was clear to see the hard work that all of the players had put in over the last few months and we are all so excited for what our youngest performance teams can do this season.

U14 NBL vs Cambridge Cats II - 57:48 - WIN

U14 NBL vs Cambridge Cats I - 58:61 - LOSS

An amazing day for our U14 squad who travelled to Cambridge for back to back pre-season fixtures resulting in 1 win and 1 very close loss. The matches gave the team the opportunity to finish off their pre-season fixtures on a high showcasing excellent determination, team work and definitely, stamina! Feedback from the opposition was fantastic with them commenting on how well we did.

U16 NBL vs Gt Yarmouth - 81:40 - WIN

A convincing win from our U16 NBL squad in the first round in the National Cup. A solid performance was the result of the hard work and training the team have put in over the pre-season period and they have a very well-deserving place in the 2nd round of the cup where they will face Premier Division team Derby Trailblazers on 15th October.

UEA Panthers Men vs Cambridge Cats - WIN

A trip to Cambridge was made worthwhile with the UEA team securing the win and a place in to the second round of the National Cup against Loughborough 2s on 8th October. The team showed how much they wanted the win from the start and it was never in doubt throughout the match.

HBL

A fantastic start to the new format of HBL which saw the U15/U18s playing on Saturday and U9/U11/U13s on Sunday.

All players gave it their all and at every age group it was outstanding the see the growth and development of players within the matches.

MVPs were presented within each team and the players below were awarded their certificates:

U9s - Del, Rowan & Jeziah

U11s - Dotty, Logan & Alex

U13s - Joseph, Lewis

U15/U18s - Ezra, Charlie T, Milo H & Tobias

Wednesday 27th September

Hoopstars Mixed Adults I vs LTU - Away @ Sprowston Academy @ 7.50pm

Thursday 28th September

No Hoopz or Loddon Hub Sessions due to school events.

Saturday 30th September

U12 Norfolk League Black vs Fakenham - Away @ 12.15pm

U12 Norfolk League Red vs Norwich Eagles - Home @ 12.45pm

U14 NBL vs Southend Scorpians II - Away @ 1pm

Sunday 1st October:

HBL U9 & U11 - 11am

HBL U13 - 12.30pm / 1.30pm

U16 NBL vs West Suffolk Wolves - Away @ 12.20pm

U18 Norfolk League vs Cromer Crabs - Home @ 6.20pm

As we move through the first term back at our hub sessions we are bringing our attention to the next school holiday! October Half Term break will be here before you know it!

Below are the dates of our holiday camp days:

• 23rd October - Year 1 - Year 6

• 24th October - Year 1 - Year 6

• 25th October - Year 7 - Year 13

• 26th October - Year 7 - Year 13

Our camp days run from 9am until 3.30pm at City Academy and cost £30 per day. The days are a mixture of skill stations, mini games and match time. We aim for each player to have some take aways from the camp days whilst also having lots of fun.

There will be opportunities to get medals and certificates and each player will receive a free tshirt.

The spaces are limited so to avoid missing out please get your children booked on asap using the link below:

October Half Term Camp sign up

Once you have completed the form you will receive an email confirmation of the booking as well as a request for payment to secure the booking.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email us here.

Following the success of the BBL finals trip to O2 last year we will be putting on another trip this year and the tickets are out already.

BBL Finals - London O2 - Sunday 19th May 2024

The tickets will include return coach travel from City Academy Norwich to O2 and entry to both the Womens & Men finals.

The day is always a lot of fun and the atmosphere is unreal! A real treat to show our members what can be achieved playing basketball in England.

At this stage we would like an expression of interest of how many tickets you would like - no payment will be required yet.

We expect the prices to be similar to last year which were as below however we cannot confirm until we have an idea of numbers and so are subject to change:

• £52.50 - child ticket

• £62.50 - adult ticket

If you would like to come this year please complete the form here.