Youth Pathway

Youth Pathway is Court Vision’s ongoing series on how young players in Britain move from grassroots basketball to the professional game.

Through profiles, data analysis, research and reporting, it examines how the system fits together, how it is changing and what that means for the opportunities available to young players.

  • How the Academy Leagues Are Changing

    The Elite Academy Basketball Leagues tipped off this week with new and returning academy programmes joining the men’s and women’s competitions. The changes follow Basketball England’s review of Category 1 academies for the upcoming three-year cycle. The new academy line-up shows how education providers, professional clubs and Basketball England each bring something different to help…

  • 20 Things I’ve Learned About the Youth Pathway

    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…

  • North West Regional Finals

    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…