Latest News
  1. Bad Weather Hits Rockets Fixture List But Three Junior Games Still Go Ahead
  2. Rockets Fall To Defeat In Manchester But Promising Signs For Coach Peter’s Women
  3. Women Look Forward To Sunday Clash With Manchester Mystics
  4. Juniors In Action This Weekend Including Two Games At Nechells Wellbeing Centre
  5. Michael Gayle: “The Atmosphere Was Amazing!”
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November 29, 2021
Bad Weather Hits Rockets Fixture List But Three Junior Games Still Go Ahead
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November 29, 2021

Bad weather affected a number of our games over the weekend, with both our Under-16 girls, Under-16 boys conference, Under-18 boys premier and our Under-9 and Under-11 YBL teams’ matches being postponed due to severe weather. This meant that unfortunately there were no games at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on either Saturday or Sunday, however a…

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Match Report
November 29, 2021
Rockets Fall To Defeat In Manchester But Promising Signs For Coach Peter’s Women
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November 29, 2021

Rockets fell to a defeat against Manchester Mystics on Sunday despite a third quarter comeback that will give faith that a first win of the season is on the horizon. Rockets were without leading scorer Michelle Turner, whilst Milly Harrison and Grace Turton also missed the trip to Manchester. After a shaky first few minutes,…

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First Team
November 26, 2021
Women Look Forward To Sunday Clash With Manchester Mystics
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November 26, 2021

Our Women are in action this weekend, as they travel north to Manchester to take on Mystics at the Manchester Basketball Arena. Rockets are still hunting for their first win of the season, having come unstuck in their last two games against Team Birmingham Elite in Longbridge and then at home to Derbyshire Trailblazers last…

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November 26, 2021
Juniors In Action This Weekend Including Two Games At Nechells Wellbeing Centre
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November 26, 2021

A number of our junior teams are in action this weekend, including two games at Nechells Wellbeing Centre. Our Under-16 Girls tip-off the weekend, looking to follow up last weekend’s 67-55 win against Leicester Riders last time out and maintain their good early season form. Next up, our Under-16 Boys Conference team play host to…

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November 23, 2021
Coach Douglas: “There Is Still A Lot More To Come From This Team”
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November 23, 2021

We caught up with Men’s First Team Coach Paul Douglas after Rockets’ 87-52 win over Bristol Hurricanes on Saturday. Coach Douglas gave an honest assessment of his team’s growing confidence as the season has gone on, while also highlighting that the team can improve further. “We played really well – I tried not to be…

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First Team
November 22, 2021
Good Weekend For Juniors As Under-16s Advance In Cup
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November 22, 2021

It was a good weekend for our junior sides, as our Under-16 Boys team advanced into the quarter finals of the cup. Ricardo D’Alva’s side were able to overcome national heavyweights Leicester Riders 82-77 at Nechells Wellbeing Centre and will now face Manchester Magic on Sunday 5th December. Our Under-16 Girls were also able to…

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November 22, 2021
Match Report: City of Birmingham Rockets 87-52 Bristol Hurricanes
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November 22, 2021

City of Birmingham Rockets Men’s First Team secured their biggest victory of the season so far as a dominant second-half showing saw us claim a 35-point victory at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday evening. A 33-point third quarter ensured that we would claim an important victory to bring us back to a 4-4 league record…

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November 20, 2021
Women’s First Team Looking Forward To Derby Trailblazers Challenge
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November 20, 2021

Our Women are looking for their first win of the season when they take on Derbyshire trailblazers on Saturday afternoon. Despite a good performance against Team Birmingham two weeks ago that saw us level at the end of the first two quarters and leading for large parts, we ultimately were not able to take home…

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First Team
November 19, 2021
Juniors In League And Cup Action With Two Games At Nechells Wellbeing Centre This Weekend
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November 19, 2021

A number of our junior teams are in action this weekend, including two sides in cup action looking to advance to the quarter finals. The weekend tips-off when our Under-14 Boys Conference team play table-topping Leicester Dynamite at home at 12:20 as we look to set good a run of bad form that has seen…

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Match Preview
November 18, 2021
Come Along To Our Mixed Ability Adult Sessions!
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November 18, 2021

We are pleased to be able to offer Mixed Ability Adult sessions every Monday evening from 19:00-21:00 at Fortis Academy! They will be led by the experienced Coach Peter Mintoft and are open to anyone regardless of past experience or skill level. The sessions are priced at £5 per week and no upfront payment is…

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