City of Birmingham Rockets are pleased to confirm that Marcellus Elfrey will be staying on to coach our Under-18 Women’s Team. Coach Elfrey led the team to the Under-18 North division title last season and will be looking to build on last season’s successes in the coming campaign. His side lost just once in the…
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Steve Dudley Set To Coach Under-18 Boys Conference In 2022/23
City of Birmingham Rockets are pleased to announce that Steve Dudley will be continuing his coaching journey with us by taking charge of our Under-18 Boys Conference side for the 2022/23 season. Steve is a highly respected coach within the club having led our Under-16 Conference side last season and we are pleased to have…
Mark Evans Stays On As Under-16 Girls Head Coach
City of Birmingham Rockets Basketball Club are pleased to announce that Mark Evans will be staying on as Under-16 Girls Head Coach for the 2022/23 season. Mark will continue leading our Under-16 girls programme and will be looking to build on last season’s fourth-place finish in the Under-16 Girls Midlands Division with the league set…
Afonso Tavares Appointed Under-14 Boys Premier Head Coach
City of Birmingham Rockets Basketball Club are pleased to announce that Afonso Tavares is joining the club to take up the position of Head Coach of our Under-14 Premier side. Coach Afonso is a progressive Portuguese coach and boasts extensive experience at Portuguese sides Clube Desportivo José Régio and Clube Desportivo da Póvoa. He had…
Matt Gaskell To Continue As Under-14 Boys Conference Head Coach
City of Birmingham Rockets Basketball Club are pleased to announce that Matt Gaskell will remain in position as Under-14 Boys Conference Head Coach for the 2022/23 season. Matt led the team to an eighth-place finish in the Under-14 Boys Midlands league last season and is looking forward to getting to work with a new group…
Final Junior Trial Spaces Now Available For 28th May
We have opened the final allocation of spaces for our junior trial on Saturday 28th May 2022. This is your LAST chance to be part of our performance programme in 2022/23 so book now to avoid disappointment. You can book now by clicking here. Rockets CEO Robert Palmer said, “The level of interest in our…
U14 Premier Matchday Gallery: Saturday 19th March
Our Under-14 Premier side recorded a resounding 92-26 win over City of Leeds Basketball Club on Saturday afternoon before going on to secure their place in the playoffs with a 75-51 win against York Eagles on Sunday to clinch a playoff place. Take a look back at some of the best images to come out…
Four Games For Our Juniors This Weekend Including Back-To-Back Away Games At Nottingham
Our Junior Rockets have four games this weekend with both our Under-18 Boys and Under-16 Girls heading to Nottingham on Sunday afternoon. The weekend’s action starts at Nechells Wellbeing Centre tomorrow, as our Under-14 Boys Conference host Bromsgrove Bears at 12:20. This game is followed by our Under-14 Boys Premier side who face York Eagles…
Four Games For Our Junior Rockets This Weekend As Under-18 Women Look To Maintain 100% Record
There are four games for our juniors this weekend, three of which are set to take place around the country. Our Under-18 Men get the weekend’s action underway as they tip-off against Cardiff Met Archers at 12:30 at Archers Arena. Our Under-16 Boys Conference make the short journey down to Worcester to face Worcester Wolves’…
Rockets In Focus: Matt Gaskell
In this series of articles, we take a look at some of the players who have come through the setup here at Rockets. In this latest instalment, we focus on Men’s First Team player, Matt Gaskell. Matt has been involved with Rockets since his childhood, starting out with him attending one of our Saturday sessions.…
Junior Rockets Gallery 29/01/22
Take a look at some of the best images to come out of our Under-16s and Under-18 games and Saturday! Our Under-16 Boys beat Edinburgh 89-53, our Under-18 Boys overcame Reading Rockets 76-71 whilst our Under-18 Girls thrashed Northamptonshire Titans 72-33.
Great Set Of Results For Juniors After Big Weekend For Rockets
It was a good weekend for our Junior Rockets with three wins from four games including a great win for our Under-18 Boys. We hosted Reading Rockets knowing that a win against the third-placed team in the league would put us on 19 points and move us within a chance of the play-offs at the…
Come Along To Our Year 8 Trials Day!
We have some fantastic opportunities for talented Year 8 boys to join our Under-14 team next season! If you think you might have what it takes to impress our coaches for one of our teams and you meet the criteria below to be considered for selection then sign up for our try out session on…
2 Wins from 2 Games In Good Weekend For Junior Rockets
There were two wins from two games for our junior teams over the weekend as both our Under-16 Boys and our Under-18 Girls recorded impressive victories. Our Under-16s were able to record their second victory of the season over Team Birmingham Elite, beating our cross-city rivals by 15 points in a 65-50 victory that will…
Two Games For Junior Teams Including Local Derby At Nechells Wellbeing Centre
This weekend sees only two fixtures for our junior sides, including our Under-16 Boys Premier in a local derby and our Under-18 Girls taking on Northamptonshire Titans. Our Under-16 Boys Premier side will be hoping they can halt a bad run of form which has seen them lose four of their last five games, including…
Good Weekend For Junior Teams As Four Victories Recorded
There were seven games this weekend for our juniors, with good results and performances across the board including good victories for our Under-12s and both of our Under-18 teams. Our Under-12s recorded a resounding win over Team Birmingham Elite, beating them 80-59 at Nechells Wellbeing Centre to complete a league double over them this season.…
Seven Games For Junior Rockets This Weekend Including Five At Nechells Wellbeing Centre.
There are seven games for our Junior Rockets teams this weekend, including five games at Nechells Wellbeing Centre, including our Under-16 Boys Premier Side taking on Manchester Magic at home. The action starts on Saturday at 10:45, as our Under-14 Conference team take on Stourport Spartans with Matt Gaskell’s side looking for their second win…
Only One Game For Junior Rockets As Fixture List Hit By Coronavirus
Sporting events were delayed up and down the country over the weekend due to COVID-19 outbreaks, with a number of our junior games being called off as a result. Not only were both our home games over postponed, with both our Under-14 Boys Conference and Under-18 Boys games to be now played in the new…
Two Games For Junior Rockets This Weekend
Rockets’ Junior teams are in action for the final time this year over the weekend, with both of our games taking place away from home. Our Under-16 girls play against Derbyshire Trailblazers on Saturday at 12:00, making the trip to Broomfield Hall in only their second league game of the season. Also in action are…
Junior Roundup: Under-12s Secure Dominant Victory At Charnwood College
There were two games for our juniors this week, including another victory for our Under-12’s team. Our Under-12’s thrashed Leicester Rider Red 69-20 at Charnwood College, a result which sees them sit top of the league, one point ahead of Derby Trailblazers. Unfortunately, our Under-14’s Conference side were unable to continue the winning streak, losing…
Disappointing Weekend Across The Board For Junior Teams
It was a weekend to forget for our junior team, as we unfortunately failed to record a win and came up second best in all of our fixtures. The day started with our Under-14 Boys Conference team away at Mansfield Giants. Matt Gaskell’s side put in a fine performance, leading by five points at the…