City of Birmingham Rockets are pleased to confirm that Ekeleda Pashaj has returned to the club for the 2022/23 season! Enke was an influential figure in the group during the 2021/22 season, controlling the court from the point guard spot. A popular figure within the team, Enke brings tough defensive energy and intensity to the…
Tag: Women's Team
Jess Blandford Commits To Rockets For 2022/23!
We are delighted to confirm that Jess Blandford has committed to Rockets for the upcoming season as part of our Women’s First Team roster. Jess has impressed in her early season outings and we are pleased to have her with us for the season! She joins up with Rockets having represented Itchen College & Team…
Hannah Porter Returns For 2022/23!
We are delighted to confirm that Hannah Porter is returning to our Women’s First Team for the 2022/23 season! Hannah is a popular and well respected figure in the group and we are looking forward to seeing her in action after being sidelined through injury for large parts of last season. Assistant Coach Peter Mintoft…
Ruth Usman Joins Our Women’s First Team!
City of Birmingham Rockets are pleased to confirm that Ruth Usman is joining up with our Women’s First Team for 2022/23! Ruth was part of our YBL roster last season, a competition we went on to win, and impressed new Head Coach Ryan Emery during the offseason. Coach Emery signalled her versatility as a key…
Sarah Mullgrave Is Back For 2022/23!
City of Birmingham Rockets are delighted to announce the return of Sarah Mullgrave to our Women’s First Team roster for 2022/23! Sarah joined us midway through last season, going on to be part of our 2022 YBL winning side back in June. She returns under new Head Coach Ryan Emery, who spoke highly of Sarah…
Fabienne Zere Joins Our Women’s First Team!
City of Birmingham Rockets are pleased to announce the addition of Fabienne Zere to our Women’s First Team roster for the 2022/23 season. Fabienne is another of the new additions our roster this year and Head Coach Ryan Emery is looking forward to the impact she will have this year. He said: “Fabienne is one…
Heather Maxwell Becomes The Latest Addition To Our Women’s First Team!
City of Birmingham Rockets are pleased to announce the addition of Heather Maxwell to our Women’s First Team roster for 2022/23! Heather has played with Reading Rockets for the past two years, competing as part of their NBL Division One roster in 2021/22. She also enjoyed success in last season’s WEABL – ranking as one…
Weekend Report: Two Wins For Our Men & A Strong Performance From Our Women
Our first teams were both in action over the course of a productive weekend at Nechells Wellbeing Centre. Saturday saw our Men’s First Team host Warwickshire Hawks before Worcester Wolves visited us on Sunday to play both of our first teams that evening. Our Men’s First Team recorded two comfortable victories whilst our Women’s First…
Milly Harrison Returns For 2022/23!
We are pleased to confirm that Milly Harrison is returning to our Women’s First Team for the 2022/23 season! Milly proved to be a reliable presence last season and we are delighted that she is returning under new Head Coach Ryan Emery. Ryan is looking forward to working closely with Milly this season and believes…
Georgia Darby Becomes The Latest Addition To Our Women’s First Team!
We are pleased to announce that Georgia Darby is joining our Women’s First Team for the 2022/23 season! Georgia has been part of the setup at Worcester Wolves since 2019 and will be reunited with new Rockets Head Coach Ryan Emery this season. She has also played for West Bromwich Albion Basketball Club, playing as…
Catarina Seixas Joins Our Women’s First Team!
City of Birmingham Rockets Basketball Club are delighted to announce the addition of Portuguese guard Catarina Seixas to our Women’s First Team roster for the 2022/23 season! Catarina won the Player’s Player of the Year award at Coventry Flames last season and will add a potent shooting threat to Coach Ryan Emery’s side. After coming…
Ellie Pierpoint Joins Up With Rockets For 2022/23
City of Birmingham Rockets are pleased to announce the addition of Ellie Pierpoint to our Women’s First Team roster for the 2022/23 season. Ellie becomes our second roster addition after Michelle Turner committed to the club last week. Having spent time at Worcester Wolves with new Rockets Head Coach Ryan Emery back in the 2017/18…
2022/23 Season Tickets On Sale Now!
Make sure you’re there for all of the action next season with our Rockets season ticket! Our Men’s First Team home games proved extremely popular last season with two sell-out crowds and we expect this season to be even bigger! We can’t wait to get started again and it promises to be our biggest season…
YBL Final Match Report: City of Birmingham Rockets 65-57 Lasers Basketball Club
City of Birmingham Rockets Women’s First Team won the YBL Playoff Final after beating Lasers Basketball Club 65-57 at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Wednesday night, in what proved to be a tightly contested game. The game started quickly with both sides looking threatening. This resulted in a relatively even first quarter with Rockets carving out…
YBL Final Match Preview: City of Birmingham Rockets vs Lasers Basketball Club
City of Birmingham Rockets’ women’s YBL side will be competing against Lasers Basketball Club in the YBL final tomorrow evening, tip-off 19:45. It has been a fantastic YBL season for Coach Mintoft’s side, with a 79-62 success over University of Wolverhampton in the semi-final on 11th June now presenting our women with the opportunity to…
Women’s First Team Trial Dates Set For July
We are pleased to confirm the following dates for players wishing to try-out for our Women’s First Team ahead of the 2022/23 season. Saturday 9th July 2022 Saturday 16th July 2022 The trials will take place from 12pm-2pm at Nechells Wellbeing Centre, Rupert St, Birmingham, B7 4AR. Players are encouraged to attend both dates if…
Ryan Emery Appointed As Women’s First Team Head Coach
City of Birmingham Rockets are pleased to announce that Ryan Emery will lead our Women’s First Team for the 2022/23 season as the new Head Coach of the programme. Ryan boasts seven seasons worth of experience as Head Coach of Worcester Wolves’ Women’s First Team, taking them from the bottom of NBL Division Two North…
Vacancy: Women’s First Team Head Coach
We are inviting applications for the position of Head Coach of our Women’s First Team for the 2022/23 season. This opportunity comes at a hugely exciting time for the Club after a progressive first season in National League Division 2. To express your interest, please send your CV to enquiries@cobrockets.co.uk with the reference ‘Women’s Head…
Coach Peter Mintoft Steps Back From Women’s Head Coach Position
City of Birmingham Rockets can today announce that Women’s First Team Head Coach Peter Mintoft will step down from his position to enable a new appointment for the 2022/23 season. The legendary coach oversaw our inaugural season in NBL Women’s Division Two with the team showing great development as the season progressed. Coach Mintoft will…
Women’s First Team Matchday Gallery: Saturday 19th March
Saturday was a big day for Rockets with our Under-18 Girls winning their division, our Under-14 Premier side taking a big step towards qualifying for the playoffs (which they would go on to seal on Sunday), whilst our first-teams wrapped up their seasons. Take a look back at some of the best images from the…
Match Preview: City of Birmingham Rockets Women vs Manchester Mystics
Our Women’s First Team return to Nechells Wellbeing Centre tomorrow afternoon to face second place Manchester Mystics, tip-off 17:00. After recording their first win in the middle of January, our women’s side came close to repeating the feat against Tees Valley Mohawks before pushing table-topping Stockport Lapwings all the way at the start of February.…
Matchday Gallery: City of Birmingham Rockets Women vs Derby Trailblazers
Take a look at some of the best pictures to come out of our Women’s First Team’s game on Saturday afternoon – courtesy of Lauren Newham!
Match Preview: Derby Trailblazers vs City of Birmingham Rockets Women
Our Women’s First Team make the journey to Derby tomorrow as they prepare to face off against high-flying Derby Trailblazers at Clarence Wiggins Sports Centre, tip-off 16:45. Coach Peter Mintoft’s side did not play last weekend as Team Birmingham Elite were unable to fulfil the fixture, so they will be looking forward to getting back…
Match Gallery: City of Birmingham Rockets Women vs Tees Valley Mohawks
Our Women’s First Team fell to a narrow 57-55 home defeat to Tees Valley Mohawks on Saturday at Nechells Wellbeing Centre. Take a look at some of the pictures to come out of the game in the gallery below!
Match Report: City of Birmingham Rockets Women 55-57 Tees Valley Mohawks
City of Birmingham Rockets Women’s First Team fell to a narrow defeat at home to Tees Valley Mohawks as their fourth quarter comeback came up just short at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday afternoon. An impressive fourth quarter display saw us record 24 points whilst limiting our visitors to just seven; but the damage had…
Match Preview: City of Birmingham Rockets Women Looking For Back-To-Back Wins Ahead of Tees Valley Clash
Our Women’s First Team go up against Tees Valley Mohawks this Saturday as we look for our second win of the season after our last-minute win over Derbyshire Diamonds last time out. Coach Peter Mintoft will be optimistic that we can beat a side who beat us by 15 points back in October after an…
Rockets Looking Forward To Sunday Fixture Against Derbyshire Diamonds
On Sunday our Women’s First Team make the short trip north to take on Derbyshire Diamonds and will be feeling positive about taking the points home after their best performance of the season so far last time out against Bromsgrove Bears. Coach Peter’s Women put together their most complete performance of the season so far,…
Match Report: City of Birmingham Rockets Women 49-57 Bromsgrove Bears
City of Birmingham Rockets Women’s First Team fell to a narrow defeat on Saturday evening despite an inspired third-quarter comeback pushing Bromsgrove Bears to the wire at Nechells Wellbeing Centre. The returning Antionette Torgbi provided a valuable rebounding presence throughout the game which contributed massively to our third quarter streak as Bromsgrove were unable to…
Women’s First Team Looking Forward To Bromsgrove Bears Challenge
Our Women’s First Team take on Bromsgrove Bears on Saturday as they look to avenge their pre-Christmas defeat in Longbridge. Rockets were second best for much of their previous encounter, losing by 12 points to Bromsgrove in December. Coach Peter Mintoft’s women will be boosted by the return to the squad of Antoinette Torgbi and…
Match Report: Bromsgrove Bears 61-49 City of Birmingham Rockets Women
A late comeback proved just too late for Rockets at Colmers School and Sixth Form College, as they lost 61-49 to Bromsgrove Bears in a game that will have them wondering what might have been. The early stages were a scrappy affair, as neither side was able to produce a consistent shooting form, although Bears…
Match Preview: City of Birmingham Rockets Women vs Bromsgrove Bears
Our Women’s First Team make the short trip to Colmers School and Sixth Form to take on Bromsgrove Bears this evening in their final fixture of 2021, tip-off at 19:00. Coach Peter Mintoft is able to field a near full-strength team, with top-scorer Michelle Turner returning to the side in a boost to their hopes…
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…