WELCOME TO LONDON AMATEUR BASKETBALL LEAGUE
About the League
Welcome to our website! We are the London Amateur Basketball League. Founded in 2006, we have now become one of the largest amateur leagues in the UK . From a mere handful of players and referees back in 2006, we now not only run our own basketball league, development programme for officials, appointments service in London and keep growing. The league is run by the league secretary who also attends the league financial affairs with the assistance of the treasurer. We register players, coaches and officials with Basketball England.
We follow the central venue format. This season 2019-2020 we will play at a venue in east London. The league runs a regular season (league and cup tournaments) from October to April and continues in the summer with a men's summer league. The fees for this season will include payment of court bookings, officials’ fees, club registration with Basketball England, website and trophies fees. The league games have 24" clock and a full crew of 3 table officials and 2 referees. All the members of the league committee are volunteers.
We run a development programme for officials in the London area with our sister organisation the London Academy for Basketball Officials (LABO). The Academy runs courses (referees and table officials), workshops and provides tutors for our pool of officials. Our postal address is:
London Amateur Basketball League
Office 147
33 Parkway
London NW1 7PN
You can also contact us on amateurbasketball@yahoo.co.uk
In the name of the League Committee, I invite you to visit our website and find out about our competitions by visiting the site or, even better, joining one of the clubs. Or setting a club yourself!
George Velho, Chairman of the League Committee. Read more...
LABL Presentation Our Teams Interested in playing for our league? Click here
Interested in officiating for our league? Click heresix
Interested in using our Appointments Service? Click here
| Latest News Officials' Clinic for 2017/2018
The clinic is mandatory for all officials in our pool. It will take place on Saturday 17th September.
Website Update
We are in the process of updating our website for this season.
New Fixtures/Appointments Tool
We are in the process of integrating a new tool this season. Read more...
Licensing & Registration
All clubs, players and officials need to be licensed for this season.
Basketball Officials' Courses
We are arranging a number of referees' courses this season.
|
MEN'S DIVISION ONE
We will have eight to ten teams playing each other twice. The top four teams will qualify for play-offs, unless the number of teams indicates a different format. We will invite the 8 teams that competed in this division last season and the two teams that were promoted from the Men's Division Two. Club secretaries will need to confirm their participation and make a first contribution towards the league fees before the start of the league. Teams that have confirmed are shown below:
Teams confirmed (2): Mandraikos BCL, LDN Phoenix,
Teas to be confirmed: London Amazonians, London Shadows, EY Beamers, TeamLT, London Patriots, London Commodores, Greenwich Admirals and The Smurfs
10-team Budget: £1,700 fee + £10 per adult player + £15 per adult coach/official + £70 deposit. This fee may change depending on bookings and BE charges.
8-team Budget: £1,400 fee + £10 per adult player + £15 per adult coach/official + £70 deposit. This fee may change depending on bookings and BE charges.
MEN'S DIVISION TWO
We will have eight teams playing each other twice. This number may change. The top four teams will qualify for play-offs. We will invite the teams that competed in this division last season. If there are places available, we will invited the clubs competing in the Summer League 2019. Club secretaries will need to confirm their participation and make a first contribution towards the league fees before the start of the league.
Teams confirmed (2): Southside Blues, Royal Free Cavaliers,
Teams to be confirmed: London Jaguars, London Pirates, Homenetmen, ECBF, Royal Free Cavaliers.
8-team Budget: £1,400 + £10 per adult player + £15 per adult coach/official + £70 deposit
MEN’S CUP TOURNAMENT
This competition will be mandatory for all men’s teams competing in the league, as last season. The fees will be confirmed. At present we plan a £85 per round and team paid in advance.
WOMEN’S DIVISION
There will be a short women’s competition this summer 2019. If you club is looking for a regular competition next season, please contact us.
Fees, venue and schedule will be updated.
Please contact us on amateurbasketball@yahoo.co.uk for further information.
TEAMS THAT ARE RECRUITING PLAYERS
The following teams are in need of players for the Men's Summer League. You can contact them directly; these are their contact details:
EY Beamers: Contact the club secretary on afotex@gmail.com
Southside Blues: Contact the club secretary on southsidebluesbasketball@gmail.com
New team in south London: Contact the club secretary on mart23trz@gmail.com
Royal Free Cavaliers: TBC
North London Vultures: Contact the club secretary on j.withey12@hotmail.co.uk
If you would like to start a new team, please let us know on amateurbasketball@yahoo.co.uk
LEVEL 2 BASKETBALL REFEREE COURSE
Venue: Roehampton University, Roehampton Ln, London SW15 5PU.
Fee: £100 to outside candidates
Dates:
Saturday 3.08: 10:00 to 15:00
Sunday 4.08: 10:00 to 15:00
Saturday 10.08: 10:00 to 15:00
Sunday 11.08: 10:00 to 15:00
Candidates need to attend all sessions. They also need to pass a theory exam and practical text on the fourth session. They will need to complete three formal assessments after completion of the course.
Other costs:
On completion of the course, candidates will need to purchase an official uniform consisting of:
- Official shirt (£27); trousers, whistle & lanyard.
They will also need to register with Basketball England as basketball referees (£23).
Funding: Candidates may apply for a grant to the Ian Pollard Development Fund. There is also the possibility of paying the course fees by instalments.
Outcome: Candidates who complete the course can officiate in the London Region and earn income. Fees are between £23 and £30 per match at local league level, depending on category and experience.
Please let us know if you have any disability and how we can assist you.
Any question please contact us on amateurbaketball@yahoo.co.uk
MEN'S SUMMER LEAGUE 2019
The Men's Summer Basketball League will start in June 2019. As in previous years, we will accept the first 10 teams that pay the full fee. There will be 2 pools of 5 teams each that will play each other once. The top 4 teams from each pool will go to quater-finals. The bottom ones on each pool will play an extra match. Therefore there will be a minimum of 5 games to be played plus play-off games.
The league will prioritise new teams first.
All games are as per FIBA. The venues are Raines Foundation School and Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy.
Fees: £420 per team
(The fee covers all costs).
There will be a £150 discount for a newly registered club that wins the Men’s Summer League and joins LABL in season 2019-2020.
Dates: 30.06; 7.07; 14.07; 21.07; 28.07; 4.08, 11.08, 18.08.and 25.08
(Dates may change depending on court availability).
Teams confirmed:
Pool 1: London Phoenix, Elephant & Castle Basketball Fury, LABAS, Team8
Pool 2: Southside Blues, EY Beamers, London Trojans, Royal Free Cavaliers.
This is an opportunity for newly created teams with very little or no experience of playing in a formal competition.
SCHEDULE
Sunday 30th June
12:30 London Phoenix vs. ECBI
14:10 LABAS vs. Team8
15:45 Southside Blues vs. EY Beamers
Sunday 7th July
12:30 London Phoenix vs. Team8
14:10 Southside Blues vs. London Trojans
15:45 EY Beamers vs. Royal Free Cavaliers
Sunday 21st July
12:30 ECBI vs. Team8
14:10 EY Beamers vs. London Trojans
15:45 Friendly
Sunday 28th July
12:30 London Trojans vs. Royal Free Cavaliers
14:10 ECBI vs. LABAS
Sunday 4th August
12:30 London Phoenix vs. LABAS
14:10 Southside Blues vs. Royal Free Cavaliers
15:45 Friendly
Sunday 11th August
12:30 Quater-final 1
14:10 Quater-final 2
15:45 Quater-final 3
17:15 Quater-final 4
Sunday 18th August
12:30 Semi-final 1
14:10 Semi-final 2
15:45 Friendly
Sunday 25th August
12:30 Friendly
14:10 Final 2
15:45 Final 1
Please contact us on amateurbasketball@yahoo.co.uk for more information.
Updated: 17th June 2019
Website & content design: Mark Cheese