City of Birmingham Rockets Basketball Club are pleased to be able to offer Half Season Tickets, which will be valid for the remainder of our 2021/22 campaign. Priced at just £20 for adults and £10 for concessions, it is the easiest way to secure your seat for our remaining five fixtures at Nechells Wellbeing Centre.…
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Fixture Alteration: City of Birmingham Rockets vs Northamptonshire Titans To Be Played At Utilita Arena Birmingham On Sunday 30th January 2022
City of Birmingham Rockets Basketball Club can confirm that our NBL Division 2 North Fixture against Northamptonshire Titans has been moved to the Utilita Arena Birmingham and will now take place at 6pm on 30th January 2022. The game will take place after the BBL Cup final with tickets allowing entry for the entire day…
Cheerleaders Wanted! Join Our Matchnight Team For 2022!
Rockets are excited to announce the launch of our own Cheerleading Squad! We are now on the lookout for potential squad members aged 18 and over to join us ready to support our Rockets teams on home match nights in 2022! Our Rockets game nights have become the hot ticket in town this season, so…
Disappointing Weekend Across The Board For Junior Teams
It was a weekend to forget for our junior team, as we unfortunately failed to record a win and came up second best in all of our fixtures. The day started with our Under-14 Boys Conference team away at Mansfield Giants. Matt Gaskell’s side put in a fine performance, leading by five points at the…
Match Report: City of Birmingham Rockets 65-82 Encon Derbyshire Arrows
City of Birmingham Rockets Men’s First Team suffered defeat at the hands of Encon Derbyshire Arrows at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday evening in front of our second largest home crowd of the season so far. In the absence of Head Coach Paul Douglas, Assistant Coaches Steve Dudley and Dominic took charge of the team…
Match Report: City of Birmingham Rockets Women 42-77 Nottingham University Wildcats
City of Birmingham Rockets Women suffered a home defeat at the hands of an impressive Nottingham University Wildcat side on Saturday afternoon. Our visitors came out of the gate quickly and to great effect, establishing a lead which they would maintain for the rest of the game. The opening minutes of the game were far…
Match Preview: City of Birmingham Rockets vs Encon Derbyshire Arrows
City of Birmingham Rockets return to Nechells Wellbeing Centre tomorrow afternoon as we face off against Encon Derbyshire Arrows, tip-off 19:30. Rockets Recent Form We will be looking to make it three straight wins at home tomorrow evening after back-to-back home successes against Charnwood Riders and Bristol Hurricanes. Nechells Wellbeing Centre has become something of…
Women’s First Team Looking Forward To Nottingham Clash On Saturday
Our Women’s First Team take on Nottingham University Wildcats tomorrow as we look for our first win of the season so far. Coach Peter Mintoft’s side are bolstered by a host of new additions since our last home outing, and the team will be looking to push on with this greater level of squad depth.…
Five Junior Games This Weekend Including Under-16 Boys In Cup Action
This weekend, a number of our junior sides are in action, including our Under-16 Boys in action in cup action in Manchester as they look to advance to the semi-finals of the National Cup. Our Under-14 Boys Conference Team tip-off the action, playing away at Mansfield Giants at 1pm on Saturday as they look to…
Rockets Women Confirm The Registration Of Five Players For The Remainder Of 2021/22 Season
City of Birmingham Rockets are pleased to announce a host of new additions to our Women’s First Team roster. All players, bar Theodora Georgieva who is out with an injury, are available for selection for this Saturday’s game against Nottingham University Wildcats. Sandra Hewakowska – Shooting Guard We are delighted to announce the addition of…
Two Rockets First Team Players Represent UK Armed Forces at SHAPE International Basketball Tournament
City of Birmingham Rockets are proud to see Rockets Men’s First Team player Jordan Dawes and Women’s First Team player Grace Turton representing UK Armed Forces at the SHAPE international basketball tournament at the NATO Headquarters. Speaking about the experience, Jordan Dawes said: “It’s always good to get the opportunity to play sport within the…
Bad Weather Hits Rockets Fixture List But Three Junior Games Still Go Ahead
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…
Rockets Fall To Defeat In Manchester But Promising Signs For Coach Peter’s Women
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,…
Women Look Forward To Sunday Clash With Manchester Mystics
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…
Juniors In Action This Weekend Including Two Games At Nechells Wellbeing Centre
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…
Michael Gayle: “The Atmosphere Was Amazing!”
Men’s First Team captain Michael Gayle spoke of his excitement at how the team is coming together after our biggest victory of the season at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday evening. Having just recovered from a hamstring injury that has sidelined him for the past four weeks, Mike is excited to be back out on…
Coach Douglas: “There Is Still A Lot More To Come From This Team”
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…
Good Weekend For Juniors As Under-16s Advance In Cup
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…
Match Report: City of Birmingham Rockets 87-52 Bristol Hurricanes
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…
Match Report: City of Birmingham Rockets 49-85 Derby Trailblazers
City of Birmingham Rockets’ Women’s First Team fell to a home defeat at the hands of Derby Trailblazers on Saturday afternoon, despite a bright start to the game at Nechells Wellbeing Centre. The Rockets came out of the traps quickly and to great effect, going on a 9-0 run from the tip to establish a…
Match Preview: City of Birmingham Rockets vs Bristol Hurricanes
City of Birmingham Rockets Basketball Club Men’s First Team play host to Bristol Hurricanes this evening, tip-off 19:30. The game comes after our Women’s First Team play Derby Trailblazers, with the tip-off for that game at 17:00. Tickets will allow entry for both games so come along and enjoy an evening of basketball action with…
Women’s First Team Looking Forward To Derby Trailblazers Challenge
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…
Juniors In League And Cup Action With Two Games At Nechells Wellbeing Centre This Weekend
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…
Come Along To Our Mixed Ability Adult Sessions!
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…
Difficult Weekend For Rockets Junior Teams
It was a difficult weekend for our youth teams, as we suffered a difficult set of results that we will hope to bounce back from next weekend. Our Under-12 Mixed team tipped-off the weekend, losing 63-36 at Nechells to Derby Trailblazers, although we remain ahead to them by a single point at the top of…
Match Report: Bristol Academy Flyers 57-78 City of Birmingham Rockets
City of Birmingham Rockets Basketball secured a comprehensive twenty-one-point victory over Bristol Academy Flyers at SGS Wise Campus on Saturday afternoon. A dominant performance saw us control the play for large periods on route to a third league win of the season as a strong first half showing paved the way to a comfortable victory.…
Match Preview: Bristol Academy Flyers vs City of Birmingham Rockets
City of Birmingham Rockets Men’s First Team make the journey to Bristol tomorrow afternoon as they prepare to face off against Bristol Academy Flyers in the latest round of NBL Division 2 North action. This is our men’s second away game in as many weeks after last weekend’s 83-55 defeat away at Manchester Magic. The…
Exciting Weekend Ahead For Juniors Looking To Continue Fine Start To Season
This weekend sees a whole host of junior action as our youth teams look to build on an impressive start to the season. At 2:20pm our Under-12 Mixed side will be looking to continue their 100% start to the season and keep top spot in the table when they go up against Derby Trailblazers. Three…
Post-16 Rockets Academy Open Day Set For Saturday 20th November
Want to play basketball at college for 12-15 hours per week whilst learning from elite tier basketball coaches? Come down to Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday 20th November from 12:00 until 16:00 and take a look at what we have to offer! Meet the two coaches who will head up the academies (Coach Paul Douglas…
Win A Copy Of NBA 2K22 75th Anniversary Edition!
We are excited to be able to offer everyone who books a ticket to our next home game before midday on Monday 15th November a chance to win a copy of NBA 2K22! The are FOUR copies up for grabs – so don’t miss out and join us for what is set to be an…
Rockets Minis Christmas Camp Booking Now Open!
We are now accepting bookings for our popular Minis Christmas Camp. This camp has proved very popular and well attended in recent years so make sure to book your place as soon as possible! Prices are £45 for the full three days for members and £70 for non-members, while daily rates are £20 for members…
Weekend Review: Cup Success For Junior Rockets
This weekend saw more cup success for our junior sides, as our Under-16 and Under-18 teams advanced to the next round in a couple of thrilling matches. Our Under-16s were first up on Sunday, as they recorded a resounding win over Stourport Spartans, running out 69-28 winners and ensuring their progression to the round of…