tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:48:58 +0000Local LeagueScottish CupInternationalUnder 12sGeneral Club NewsCadet MenJunior MenCadette WomenSenior Mencoaching200 ClubOfficiatingu14 GirlsPhotosJunior WomenFundraisingSenior Womenu14 BoysMatch ReportSunday HoopsBasketball CampsChristmas RaffleKingsClub HonoursOfficial home of the City of Edinburgh Basketball Club, one of Scotland's largest and most successful basketball clubs.http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/noreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)Blogger437125CityOfEdinburghBasketballClubhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-8735753891726127890Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:53:00 +00002012-02-17T17:08:19.743ZBasketball CampsPrint Page Active Schools and City of Edinburgh Basketball Club are running 2 Easter Camps this year from Monday 2nd April 2012 to Thursday 5th April 2012. No previous basketball experience is necessary for the Primary session and all Primary 5 to Primary 7 pupils are welcome. The High School sessions are aimed at boys and girls who have either been training/playing with their school team or http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/5pdwCQXqw3s/easter-basketball-camps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/5pdwCQXqw3s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/02/easter-basketball-camps.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-828539391383113786Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:17:00 +00002012-02-14T13:18:35.911Zu14 GirlsUnder 12su14 BoysPrint Page This weekend sees our younger club members in action as the next round of fixtures in the East and Central Development Leagues take place on Sunday 19th February 2012 at various venues around Edinburgh. Teams from our Under 14 Boys and Girls and Under 12 Boys and Girls are playing at St.Augustine’s RC HS and The Crags respectively. The full list of Sunday's fixtures can be viewed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/JHmevcH8j6A/eastcentral-regional-development.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/JHmevcH8j6A" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/02/eastcentral-regional-development.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-6162927294261189987Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:40:00 +00002012-02-15T09:45:56.044ZJunior WomenCadette WomenCadet MenSenior MenSenior WomenJunior MenPrint Page It was almost a 100% success rate as Edinburgh took on the West last weekend. The Senior Men made no mistake against Glasgow Storm on Saturday at Portobello, with a comfortable 87-32 win, to maintain their position at the top of league with only four games remaining. Top scorers were Edgars and Simon with 18 points apiece. They were swiftly followed by the Junior Women in the only http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/FqUw9WI1CiA/east-conquers-west-almost.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/FqUw9WI1CiA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/02/east-conquers-west-almost.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-4568116264800254857Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:23:00 +00002012-02-11T16:26:35.120ZGeneral Club NewsPrint Page Congratulations to Hannah Peacock, from the Junior Women's team, who has been invited to join the Local Heroes programme. Lucky Hannah will also receive a sports aid award grant! Another of our Kats, Sarah O'Brien is already on the scheme, which is sponsored by Lloyds TSB.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/c1RIM0yakRc/hannah-is-local-hero.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/c1RIM0yakRc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/02/hannah-is-local-hero.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-6883055083794791642Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:01:00 +00002012-02-11T16:03:58.833ZcoachingSunday HoopsPrint Page Sunday Hoops is returning with new coaches and a new home. Due to support from basketballscotland's FutureClubz initiative we are now in a position to offer a 10 Week block of Sunday Hoops at the incredible value of £10 for the block as a "welcome back" gift! The new coaching team will consist of Jim Wright and Derek Ferguson with support from some of our junior players. Jim's role http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/z4bG55mwFjo/sunday-hoops-its-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/z4bG55mwFjo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/02/sunday-hoops-its-back.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-5927183237810129504Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:26:00 +00002012-02-10T16:36:16.413ZJunior WomenCadette WomenCadet MenSenior MenSenior WomenJunior MenPrint Page Four of our teams are heading west this weekend whilst the other two are staying at home. The Junior and Cadet Men travel to Glasgow on Saturday to take on the Glasgow Rens. The cup-winning Cadet men are first up at 12:15 and should maintain their 100% record. The Juniors follow at 14:00 and need a win to consolidate their mid-table league position. Both teams had comfortable wins athttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/Hdk6SvgK1Ps/kings-and-kats-head-west.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/Hdk6SvgK1Ps" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/02/kings-and-kats-head-west.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-497215589262574240Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:26:00 +00002012-02-09T19:20:12.802ZCadet MenSenior WomenScottish CupPrint Page Congratulations to the U16 Kings, who held on to their Scottish Cup crown with a well deserved 67-53 win over Boroughmuir Blaze on Saturday. Blaze put in an great effort to keep the game tight well into the final quarter - ensuring that parents and supporters were on the edge of their seats! With Blaze commiting an extraordinary number of fouls they were well and truly punished at thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/YaNUcT3E9Q0/scottish-cup-success-for-cadets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/YaNUcT3E9Q0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/02/scottish-cup-success-for-cadets.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-480886380502316660Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:12:00 +00002012-02-07T10:36:24.002ZScottish CupPrint Page This weekend, at Edinburgh University's Centre for Sport and Excercise in the Pleasance, two of our teams are bidding to hang on to their silverware from last year. The Cadet Men take to the court early at 11:00am on Saturday. Their opponents are Boroughmuir Blaze, whom they have played and beaten only once this season, in a 52 - 55 overtime thriller at St Thomas' High. Let's hope http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/-mMXuWoNqyQ/scottish-cup-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/-mMXuWoNqyQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/02/scottish-cup-weekend.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-1834439286082980260Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:22:00 +00002012-02-01T09:58:40.454ZJunior WomenCadette WomenCadet MenSenior MenSenior WomenJunior MenPrint Page The club had a degree of success at the weekend, with three wins out of six at Portobello. The Senior Women completed a comfortable 61 - 37 win, with Rowan top scoring on 19 points. In the Junior Women's match, Coach Findlay reports: Good effort from the Junior Women, but not good enough to topple St Mirren. The Junior Women went down 34 - 63 to St Mirren at Portobello on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/EL6Dh3V7C30/three-out-of-five-against-saints.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/EL6Dh3V7C30" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/01/three-out-of-five-against-saints.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-6744317656412005713Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +00002012-01-29T16:00:38.527ZFundraising200 ClubPrint Page The raffle ticket draw was made on Saturday. The winner of the weekend passes for the Cup Finals is Carolyn Brady, whilst Nicole Marshall is now the owner of the signed GB strip. Also, the lucky winner of the 200 Club for January is number 265 - Blair Stobbart (from the Under 12s squad).http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/gAuTleQ46Kc/competition-winners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/gAuTleQ46Kc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/01/competition-winners.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-2101681977400647947Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:50:00 +00002012-01-26T21:12:44.012ZJunior WomenCadette WomenCadet MenSenior MenSenior WomenJunior MenPrint Page This weekend sees a full programme of league action at Portobello as all six National League teams take on their counterparts from St Mirren Reid Kerr College. The Senior Men kick-off the proceedings with a Friday night game at 8:00pm. With St Mirren the only team to have beaten the Kings in the league this season, the game could prove to be interesting! The ladies take to the courthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/3nJLlpfvYvM/edinburgh-takes-on-saints.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/3nJLlpfvYvM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/01/edinburgh-takes-on-saints.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-3451559095451381569Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:53:00 +00002012-01-24T11:03:22.770ZCadette WomenCadet MenSenior MenSenior WomenJunior MenPrint Page Last Saturday saw the club make it four wins out of four against Falkirk Fury! Particularly impressive was the turnaround by the Senior Men after their disastrous Cup semi-final against Fury before Christmas. The men started strongly with a well controlled first quarter lead of 23-11. It was more of the same in the second quarter, with sharp 3-point shooting from Paddy, Craig and Leehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/WtMALGPpIaU/clean-sweep-against-fury.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/WtMALGPpIaU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/01/clean-sweep-against-fury.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-8518561657992564666Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:53:00 +00002012-01-20T09:34:56.813Zu14 GirlsUnder 12su14 BoysPrint Page It's also a busy weekend for our junior club members as Sunday 22nd January 2012 sees the return of the East and Central Regional Development Leagues. Teams from our Under 12 Boys and Girls, Under 14 Boys and Girls and U16 Boys are playing at St.Augustine’s RC HS, Stevenson College and The Crags. Make sure you are aware of the correct venue for your team! The full list of Sunday's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/ksSabOacaUw/east-and-central-regional-development.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/ksSabOacaUw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/01/east-and-central-regional-development.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-3080147283250710374Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:24:00 +00002012-01-26T20:51:38.240ZCadette WomenCadet MenSenior MenSenior WomenJunior MenPrint Page City of Edinburgh are involved in no less than five games with Clark Eriksson Fury Basketball Club, over the next few days at Portobello. First up on Saturday, with an 11:00am tip off, are the Cadet Men, who are looking to maintain their impressive unbeaten record in the league this season. The boys will be looking to improve though on their performance in the previous meeting with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/glyOXPTWRyo/edinburgh-to-host-falkirk-this-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/glyOXPTWRyo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/01/edinburgh-to-host-falkirk-this-week.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-5781283755766163458Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:34:00 +00002012-01-17T09:36:44.933ZJunior WomenPrint Page The Junior Women's squad lost by 5 points to Arbroath on Sat 14th Jan - 51 to 56 A poor 2nd quarter saw them down by 16 at the half. Despite a great comeback and even taking the lead the girls could not sustain the effort and take the win. Double figure points from Hannah, Kirsten and Kirsty were encouraging and some good effort from Amelia, Geraldine and Nicolle show that the squad http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/IxTfTz1tc34/disappointing-start-to-2012-for-junior.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/IxTfTz1tc34" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/01/disappointing-start-to-2012-for-junior.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-6582606783579008170Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:30:00 +00002012-01-14T11:31:57.794ZGeneral Club NewsPrint Page All clubs have been asked by basketballscotland to ensure that their members are aware of an addition to the regulations regarding National Competitions. The regulations can be found here and Section 23.6 is the new addition.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/5zYNk_rhyfk/national-competitions-regulations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/5zYNk_rhyfk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/01/national-competitions-regulations.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-333860608240156186Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:28:00 +00002012-01-14T11:44:52.332ZScottish CupPrint Page We will be running a raffle over the next three Saturdays at Portobello High School, to win two weekend passes to the Scottish Cup Finals on 4th/5th February 2012. Tickets cost £1 a strip and will be available at the tuck shop area on these match days. The winner will be announced at the end of Saturday 28th January. There are three exciting weekends of basketball at Portobello http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/HFN0siB6300/win-cup-final-tickets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/HFN0siB6300" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/01/win-cup-final-tickets.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-2792106021021279095Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:07:00 +00002012-01-08T20:17:34.237ZGeneral Club NewsPrint Page Happy New Year everyone! We have just set up a new Facebook page for all your Club news, so to stay in touch go to City of Edinburgh Basketball Club (Official Club Site) and Like it to receive our updates. This page can be used by anyone in the club to post anything that they think members might be interested in or to reply to club posts. Please remember that this page is open to allhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/4J5sxk0URbw/new-facebook-page.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/4J5sxk0URbw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/01/new-facebook-page.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-7321435908791845119Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:38:00 +00002012-01-04T21:43:53.169ZScottish CupPrint Page Orders can now be placed for entry to the Cup Finals, on the 4th and 5th February, with tickets available at a special reduced price: Weekend Pass £7 Day Pass £4 Please note accompanied chidren under 14 are free In order to take advantage of this offer, please speak to your Team Manager, who will need to know the number and type of tickets you require (including the the day you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/oopSOVP2PGM/cup-final-tickets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/oopSOVP2PGM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2012/01/cup-final-tickets.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-7584831078910116257Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:05:00 +00002011-12-29T20:07:10.716ZInternationalJunior MenPrint Page Three of the current Kings Junior Men's squad - Matthew Wilcox, Neil Rowan and Gregor Gray - are representing Scotland at U18 level this Christmas in Manchester. Click here to follow the team's progress at the annual Haris Tournament at the Amaechi Center.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/Ybi_V5qixPY/u18-kings-in-manchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/Ybi_V5qixPY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2011/12/u18-kings-in-manchester.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-4841236541276907144Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:58:00 +00002011-12-23T09:57:23.978ZCadet MenSenior WomenScottish CupPrint Page Congratulations are due to the Senior Women's and Cadet Men's teams who both won their semi-finals last Saturday to earn a place at the Scottish Cup Finals next year. The Senior Kats faced a tricky tie away to Falkirk Fury at the Mariner Centre (never an easy venue to get a result!) and came away with a 66-51 victory. Their cup final takes place on 5th February 2012 against Glasgow http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/4onwBBIZNaQ/cup-finals-here-we-come.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/4onwBBIZNaQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2011/12/cup-finals-here-we-come.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-3728067743091929741Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:36:00 +00002011-12-20T20:53:46.995Zu14 GirlsUnder 12su14 BoysPrint Page Last Friday 16th December, the U12s and U14s came together for a pre-Christmas tournament, many thanks to all who came along to help including : Steven Dickson, Matthew Wingate, Neil Rowan, Sarah O'Brien, Elaine Inkster, Gregor Gray, Liam Mackle and Niall Mackle for all their coaching wisdom. Brian Findlay and Elaine Inkster for some very capable refereeing! Douglas Leslie, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/1Ox45QZQf-c/u12u14-christmas-tournament.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/1Ox45QZQf-c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2011/12/u12u14-christmas-tournament.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-6167081094402406384Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:48:00 +00002011-12-19T14:49:25.165ZJunior WomenPrint Page The Junior Women had a quarter to forget at the start of their Scottish Cup semi-final against Polonia. 18 turnovers and zero points saw them 18 - 0 down at the end of it. Then they decided to play the way they can and pulled back to a 10 point defeat at the hands of local rivals Polonia. If only ... Hannah top scored with 24 points and held their go-to player to 22. No-one else made http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/HmULtcltLsE/junior-women-1st-quarter-shocker-then.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/HmULtcltLsE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2011/12/junior-women-1st-quarter-shocker-then.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-7296129445333815707Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:10:00 +00002011-12-18T21:12:58.824Z200 ClubPrint PageThe 200 Club winners from the double draw this weekend are Kathleen McBrierty and Vivienne Lauder, each collecting £150.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/ix47AbSckJU/200-club-winners-december-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/ix47AbSckJU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2011/12/200-club-winners-december-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590558731127078851.post-5637021747527830108Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:49:00 +00002011-12-16T13:10:08.612ZGeneral Club NewsPrint Page All clubs have been asked by basketballscotland to issue a reminder of the Code of Conduct, particularly relating to the behaviour of spectators at games involving youth players. A summary of the relevant section can be read here.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~3/--dGAJw6kr0/basketballscotland-code-of-conduct.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (City of Edinburgh Basketball Club)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityOfEdinburghBasketballClub/~4/--dGAJw6kr0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cityofedinburghbasketball.net/2011/12/basketballscotland-code-of-conduct.html