BRADFORD DRAGONS V READING ROCKETS EBL DIVISION ONE PLAY OFF SEMI FINAL
SATURDAY 26/4/14, 2PM, ABC CENTRE, MANCHESTER
As we near the end of the most successful season to date in the 13 year history of the Dragons, we are inviting as many supporters as possible to support our first team as they do battle with the league, national cup and national trophy winners Reading next Saturday. If we win this game then we will pay in the final the following day Sunday 27/4/14 at 4.15pm at the ABC in Manchester.
We have explored the possibility of organising a coach but as most club members say they are making their own way to the ABC, I write to request that if you can offer a lift to another Dragons supporter, or if you need a lift, please contact Dan Tordoff and he will do his best to arrange a lift for you. Contact Dan by email dstisnow@Gmail.com
The Saturday departure point will be the Trinity Road entrance to the Dragons Den at Bradford College [nearest postcode BD5 0JE], leaving at 11.15am
The schedule of matches for the weekend is as follows:
We have explored the possibility of organising a coach but as most club members say they are making their own way to the ABC, I write to request that if you can offer a lift to another Dragons supporter, or if you need a lift, please contact Dan Tordoff and he will do his best to arrange a lift for you. Contact Dan by email dstisnow@Gmail.com
The Saturday departure point will be the Trinity Road entrance to the Dragons Den at Bradford College [nearest postcode BD5 0JE], leaving at 11.15am
The schedule of matches for the weekend is as follows:
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Women's Division 1, Semi-Final 1 - Tip Off
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12.00 noon.
2.00 pm. 4.00 pm. 6.00 pm. 10.45 am 1.00 pm. 3.15pm 4.15 pm |
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All games will take place at the Amaechi Basketball Centre, Wilbraham Road, Manchester M16 8GW on the 26th and 27th April 2014. The centre phone number is 0161 881 0090
Free parking is available at the Amaechi Centre. For directions and more details please see the following link: http://amaechibasketballcentre.com/TheClub/TheVenue/theVenue.php
Hot food is available for purchase at the bar in the basketball centre
Tickets:
Bring instruments to make some noise, anyone got a drum they can bring or lend, bring your camera and video
As a lot of supporters are making their own way to Manchester, important we have all the Dragons supporters sitting together so we can MAKE SOME NOISE FOR THE BOYS
Other Dragons news
1. Dragons summer programme starts now
New summer Just Play basketball sessions for boys and girls aged 14 – 18 [school year 9 – 13] starts Tuesday 29/4/14 and every Tuesday 6.30 – 8pm through to September. Cost £4
New summer Just Play basketball sessions for men and women 18+ Tuesday 29/4/14 and every Tuesday 8 – 9.30pm through to September. Cost £4
Venue - Dragons Den, Trinity Green sports hall, Bradford College, Trinity Road, Bradford BD5 0JE. All players welcome
Format short shooting drills as a warm up and then into teams to scrimmage with coach/ref to organise
Please note the Dragons EBL junior sessions at Buttershaw College will continue up to the summer holidays and we are recruiting for next season teams as U13/U14/U15/U16 levels and a new Dragons U18 team. Drop us an email if you want more information or contact Coach Tamas Okros on 0794 466 2140 or email tamasokros@yahoo.co.uk
2. Bradford Eurocamp 2014
We have a capacity of 150 places for the camp this summer 4 - 8/8/14, we have 138 places booked so we have only 12 left as of 23/4/14. Of those, there are another 8 - 10 bookings we are confident are on the way so, in effect we only have around 2 - 5 places left before we start a waiting list. So the message is we have around 5 places left so if you want one, get that £70 booking deposit now or you could miss the camp. In our 11 year history we have never had as strong demand for camp places as we have had this year. We want as many Dragons players as possible on the camp so get in touch now if you want to book your place
3. Can you help with Eurocamp?
We need 6 minibuses for the camp and we have 3 lined up so far. We need them to move campers and coaches from the camp base to the outer venues [maximum distance 3 miles] Do you have access to a minibus at work, or at home that we can borrow/hire very cheaply? Please let Stuart know
During the week of the camp we need volunteers to help as first aiders, drivers [if you have D1 on your licence to drive a minibus], referees and tablers of junior camp league games, help to run the camp tuck shop, help in the camp office and more. If you can help, please let Stuart know
4. Sponsorship .
We urgently need sponsorship for the Club preferably in cash or in kind. Do you have any possible leads for Simon Holmes to follow up – please email him at simhol19@gmail.com ? Do you know any company or businesses looking to discharge their social responsibility by sponsoring a sports club? We can offer all sorts of sponsorship packages which will give the businesses valuable publicity and help us as we expand the number of people involved with the sport of basketball. We are looking for sponsors for
Contact Simon if you have any ideas on who to approach for sponsorship or if you have a contact willing to sponsor/support us in any way. We need positive leads, names and phone numbers for Simon to follow them up to try to get a sponsorship package signed
5. Coaches needed
We are looking for a coach to lead a new Dragons 2 men’s team in the Leeds & District league next season with the aim of recruiting the nucleus of a team strong enough to enter the EBL the following season. Do you fancy the challenge of developing a new team? Contact Stuart if you want to discuss. Dragons 2 will need to be self-financing but we should be able to cover basic expenses for the coach
We also need assistant Coaches to assist with the junior programme. If you want to learn the coaching trade and be mentored by arguably one of the best coaches in the UK, Coach Tamas Okros, Director of the Dragons junior programme then get in touch now by replying to this email
6. Bradford EB Level 2 Coaching course
We are considering running an EB Level 2 coaching course during the week of the camp at Bradford College. We need to know who is interested in booking on the course so we can finalise details. Running it during the camp will mean big savings on court hire so we hope to have a very competitive price for the course which is likely to be run for 4 days at 7 hours day. We have some flexibility with the timings of the course if this works better for coach candidates on the course. Please email/phone Stuart for expressions of interest in attending the course
Free parking is available at the Amaechi Centre. For directions and more details please see the following link: http://amaechibasketballcentre.com/TheClub/TheVenue/theVenue.php
Hot food is available for purchase at the bar in the basketball centre
Tickets:
- Tickets can be purchased for £10 Adult & £5 Concessions(U16, OAP’s & Students) per day pay on the door
- Weekend tickets are £18 Adult and £8 Concession.
Bring instruments to make some noise, anyone got a drum they can bring or lend, bring your camera and video
As a lot of supporters are making their own way to Manchester, important we have all the Dragons supporters sitting together so we can MAKE SOME NOISE FOR THE BOYS
Other Dragons news
1. Dragons summer programme starts now
New summer Just Play basketball sessions for boys and girls aged 14 – 18 [school year 9 – 13] starts Tuesday 29/4/14 and every Tuesday 6.30 – 8pm through to September. Cost £4
New summer Just Play basketball sessions for men and women 18+ Tuesday 29/4/14 and every Tuesday 8 – 9.30pm through to September. Cost £4
Venue - Dragons Den, Trinity Green sports hall, Bradford College, Trinity Road, Bradford BD5 0JE. All players welcome
Format short shooting drills as a warm up and then into teams to scrimmage with coach/ref to organise
Please note the Dragons EBL junior sessions at Buttershaw College will continue up to the summer holidays and we are recruiting for next season teams as U13/U14/U15/U16 levels and a new Dragons U18 team. Drop us an email if you want more information or contact Coach Tamas Okros on 0794 466 2140 or email tamasokros@yahoo.co.uk
2. Bradford Eurocamp 2014
We have a capacity of 150 places for the camp this summer 4 - 8/8/14, we have 138 places booked so we have only 12 left as of 23/4/14. Of those, there are another 8 - 10 bookings we are confident are on the way so, in effect we only have around 2 - 5 places left before we start a waiting list. So the message is we have around 5 places left so if you want one, get that £70 booking deposit now or you could miss the camp. In our 11 year history we have never had as strong demand for camp places as we have had this year. We want as many Dragons players as possible on the camp so get in touch now if you want to book your place
3. Can you help with Eurocamp?
We need 6 minibuses for the camp and we have 3 lined up so far. We need them to move campers and coaches from the camp base to the outer venues [maximum distance 3 miles] Do you have access to a minibus at work, or at home that we can borrow/hire very cheaply? Please let Stuart know
During the week of the camp we need volunteers to help as first aiders, drivers [if you have D1 on your licence to drive a minibus], referees and tablers of junior camp league games, help to run the camp tuck shop, help in the camp office and more. If you can help, please let Stuart know
4. Sponsorship .
We urgently need sponsorship for the Club preferably in cash or in kind. Do you have any possible leads for Simon Holmes to follow up – please email him at simhol19@gmail.com ? Do you know any company or businesses looking to discharge their social responsibility by sponsoring a sports club? We can offer all sorts of sponsorship packages which will give the businesses valuable publicity and help us as we expand the number of people involved with the sport of basketball. We are looking for sponsors for
- Dragons 1 EBL team
- Dragons juniors
- Bradford Eurocamp
Contact Simon if you have any ideas on who to approach for sponsorship or if you have a contact willing to sponsor/support us in any way. We need positive leads, names and phone numbers for Simon to follow them up to try to get a sponsorship package signed
5. Coaches needed
We are looking for a coach to lead a new Dragons 2 men’s team in the Leeds & District league next season with the aim of recruiting the nucleus of a team strong enough to enter the EBL the following season. Do you fancy the challenge of developing a new team? Contact Stuart if you want to discuss. Dragons 2 will need to be self-financing but we should be able to cover basic expenses for the coach
We also need assistant Coaches to assist with the junior programme. If you want to learn the coaching trade and be mentored by arguably one of the best coaches in the UK, Coach Tamas Okros, Director of the Dragons junior programme then get in touch now by replying to this email
6. Bradford EB Level 2 Coaching course
We are considering running an EB Level 2 coaching course during the week of the camp at Bradford College. We need to know who is interested in booking on the course so we can finalise details. Running it during the camp will mean big savings on court hire so we hope to have a very competitive price for the course which is likely to be run for 4 days at 7 hours day. We have some flexibility with the timings of the course if this works better for coach candidates on the course. Please email/phone Stuart for expressions of interest in attending the course
