Basketball in Nottingham
Gets kids off the streets out of their seats and active.
These are the key aims of Nottingham’s newest basketball club The Hoods.
Tired of seeing Nottingham’s young people fall into the category of “yobbos” or the “play station generation”, local basketball Coach Lee English has bounced into action.
Earlier this year he created The Hoods. A totally non profit club aimed at anyone who can walk on a court and bounce a ball from the ages of 5 – 500.
Aiming to slam the stereotypical image of the young people to get the community thinking, the name was carefully chosen to fit local image of Robin Hood another local hero who was smashing stereotyping before his time, but the name also carries a deeper meaning. The image of young people in hoods is often not a welcome one but The Hoods Basketball team is aiming to spin that image on it’s head. Literally!
The master plan is to put basketball back on the map in Nottingham. With Men’s, Women’s and junior teams raring to go, basketball leagues are ready to hit Nottingham in a big way. Providing the local community with a chance to see the biggest indoor spectator sport worldwide. Teams are already training for both local and national leagues.
So watch out for The Hoods influencing a venue near you soon, and maybe you and your family can take part in the team and slam stereotypes off the backboard.
