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...
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| 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.
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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 (6): Mandraikos BCL, LDN Phoenix, Southside Blues, Royal Free Cavaliers, London Wolves, London Jaguars
Teas to be confirmed: London Shadows, EY Beamers, and The Smurfs
8-team Budget: £1,550 fee + £70 deposit. This fee may change depending on bookings and BE charges.
Venue: Raines Foundation School or Bow School.
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 (1): ECBF
Teams to be confirmed: Westminster BC, London Sharks, London Pirates, Greenwich Admirals and Homenetmen
8-team Budget: £1,450 + £70 deposit
Venue: Raines Foundation School or Bow School.
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:
Southside Blues: Contact the club secretary on southsidebluesbasketball@gmail.com
Royal Free Cavaliers: Contact the club secretary on royalfreecavaliers@gmail.com
Shadwell BC: TBC
London Jaguars: TBC
London Sharks: TBC
If you would like to start a new team, please let us know on amateurbasketball@yahoo.co.uk
MEN'S SUMMER LEAGUE 2019
The Men's Summer Basketball League will start in June 2019. The fixtures and list of teams are below. All games are as per FIBA. The venues is Raines Foundation School.
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
Teams confirmed:
London Phoenix, LABAS, Southside Blues, London Wolves, London Trojans, London Phoenix and 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-66, LABAS-58
14:10 Southside Blues-41, London Wolves-60
Sunday 7th July
12:30 London Trojans-71, Royal Free Cavaliers-55
14:10 LABAS-111, London Wolves-56
15:45 Friendly slot: Southside Blues-62, North London Vultures-68
Sunday 14th July
13:00 London Phoenix-75, Southside Blues-51
14:10 Friendly slot: TBC
Sunday 21st July
13:00 London Phoenix-91, Free Cavaliers-66
14:45 Southside Blues-33, London Trojans-92
16:15 Friendly slot: LABAS vs. Ravenscourt Starterz
Sunday 28th July
13:00 London Wolves-67, London Trojans-70
14:45 LABAS-96, Royal Free Cavaliers-51
Sunday 4th August
13:00 London Phoenix-77, London Trojans-67
14:45 London Wolves-61, Royal Free Cavaliers-36
16:15 LABAS-70, Southside Blues-42
Sunday 11th August
13:00 London Phoenix-81, London Wolves-52
14:45 LABAS-87, London Trojans-91
16:15 Southside Blues-45, Royal Free Cavaliers-43
Sunday 18th August
13:00 LDN Phonix vs. London Wolves
14:45 LABAS vs. London Trojans
16:15 Friendly:
Sunday 25th August
13:00 Final: LABAS vs. LDN Phoenix
14:45 Final 2
16:15 Friendly:
Please contact us on amateurbasketball@yahoo.co.uk for more information.
Updated: 20th August 2019
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