The Youth Pathway series is a season-long look at how young players in Britain move from grassroots basketball to the professional game.
Through profiles, data analysis, research and reporting, it explores how different parts of the system fit together and define the opportunities available to young players.
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Every other week this season, I published an article on youth basketball in Britain. I started out knowing very little. What I did have was time, curiosity, and a willingness to knock on doors, talk to people, and do the research. The deeper I got, the clearer it became that this is one of the…
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The Manchester Basketball Centre is hosting the North West Regional Finals, the culmination of the North West regional league season. A banner of Trafford-born Georgia Anderson — the all-time leading scorer in the British top flight — looks out over the courts where 16 teams will play for this season’s playoff titles. Tables are being…
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When Bristol Flyers were founded, the ambition was bigger than simply putting a professional team on the floor. Speaking on The Bristol Flyers Podcast last season about the club’s early days, former director of basketball Danny James made clear that the idea was there from the start. We set out a platform for what basketball…
