Category: Coaching

Magic and Mystics October Community Camp

Manchester Magic & Mystics Basketball Community October Half-Term Camps

Monday 23rd October and Tuesday 24th October 2023

Boys and Girls – Primary Only Year 3-6

9am-3pm per day


Wednesday 25th October and Thursday 26th October 2023

Boys and Girls – Secondary Only Year 7-11.

9am-4pm per day

Manchester Basketball Centre, Whalley Range High School, M16 8GW

Cost is £20 per day (Athletes will need to bring pack lunch with them – this must not contain nut products.)

Limited spaces available – To book click the first link below, then the link for the day(s) you want to book.

Registration link for Camp – this must be done first

https://rb.gy/ivq2v

Monday Camp Purchase – Primary

https://rb.gy/wqqhn

Tuesday Camp Purchase – Primary

https://rb.gy/f3vhs

Wednesday Camp Purchase – Secondary

https://rb.gy/irzw6

Thursday Camp Purchase – Secondary

https://rb.gy/f3qh3

For more information, email: info@manchestermagicandmystics.co.uk

Magic and Mystics Half-Term Basketball Camp

Manchester Magic & Mystics Basketball Community Half Term Camp
Tuesday 30th May – Friday 2nd June 2023
Manchester Basketball Centre, Whalley Range High School, M16 8GW


Primary Age – Half Day 9am-12pm
Secondary Age – Half Day 9am-12pm or 1-4pm or Full Day 9am-4pm


Half day is £10 per day or £35 for the 4 days
Full day is £18 per day or £65 for the 4 days (athletes will need to bring pack lunch with them – this must not contain nut products)


To book you must complete the camp application form and then a payment request will be sent to you, places are not confirmed until payment is received – scan the QR code or click the link below, this will take you to the form. https://forms.gle/CgWScoUdzQvEKwG86

For more information, email: info@manchestermagicandmystics.co.uk

Manchester Magic and Mystics Easter Basketball Camp

Manchester Magic and Mystics Basketball Community Easter Camp 2023

Manchester Magic & Mystics Basketball Community Easter Camp
Tuesday 11th April – Friday 14th April 2023
Manchester Basketball Centre, Whalley Range High School, M16 8GW
Primary Age – Half Day 9am-12pm
Secondary Age – Half Day 9am-12pm or 1-4pm or Full Day 9am-4pm


Half day is £10 per day or £35 for the 4 days
Full day is £18 per day or £65 for the 4 days (athletes will need to bring pack lunch with them – this must not contain nut products)


To book you must complete the camp application form and then a payment request will be sent to you, places are not confirmed until payment is received – click the link below, this will take you to the form.
https://forms.gle/JKH7i1oyYnfgecib6

Manchester Magic and Mystics Stock News graphic

Joe Forber on Coaching

Joe’s article was presented to all coaches in the Magic and Mystics programme to encourage them to think more deeply about their coaching philosophy.

It was not designed to tell them how to coach. Joe was a Founder Member of the Club in 1996, alongside his wife, Maggie, and Coach Graham Williams.

He spent many years coaching in the Boys programme and latterly has overseen the redevelopment of the Girls programme.

Click below to download the document

Basketball-Coaches-Booklet-Joe-Forber-v03Download
Manchester Magic and Mystics Community Basketball Sessions

Community Sessions to resume

Community Sessions at the Manchester Basketball Centre will resume from 23rd September as follows:

Friday 

Boys U11s Year 6 and below 5:45-7:15pm, cost £3.50

Mixed U8s 5:45-7:15pm, cost £3.50

Girls Year 4-7, 6-7pm, cost £2.50

Girls Year 8-11 7-8pm, cost £2.50

Saturday

Boys Year 7-11, 9-11am, cost £5

All sessions listed above take place at: Manchester Basketball Centre, Whalley Range High School for Girls, Wilbraham Road, M16 8GW

Coach Olli

Mystics juniors get new director of coaching

Manchester Mystics have appointed Aurimas Verbukas as its new Director of Girls’ Coaching.

Aurimas, aka Coach Ollie, has been part of the coaching team at the Amaechi Basketball Centre since 2014, when he joined us from London club Newham All Stars Sports Academy.

In that time, the 32-year-old Lithuanian has played a key role in the club’s success, guiding a number of teams to national titles as well as helping develop many talented players.

“I am excited and thankful for the opportunity to lead the Mystics junior programme,” said Aurimas, who starts his role immediately. “I look forward to working with the club to continue our success.”

Joe Forber, co-founder of the Manchester Mystics, said: “Ollie has worked terrifically hard since he came to the club, showing a real dedication to the improvement of the boys and girls within our programme.

“He fully deserves this promotion and we look forward to substantially improving the girls’ programme in the next few years.’

Aurimas will also head the girls’ programme at Loreto College, overseeing its participation in the Women’s Elite Academy Basketball League.

iCoachKids

iCoachKids

iCoachKids is a three-year project designed to improve the education and development of children and youth coaches across the European Union.

Led by Manchester Magic coach Sergio Lara-Bercial, a senior research fellow in sport coaching at Leeds Beckett University and the International Council for Coaching Excellence, iCoachKids aims to give coaches and parents the resources they need to:

  • make sport a positive experience for children;
  • maximise a child’s chances of fulfilling their potential on and off the court.

Co-funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme, iCoachKids has already created an interactive online platformwhere youth sport coaches can share and learn from each other. 

For more information about the project, visit the official website at www.icoachkids.eu and follow @iCoachKidsEU on Twitter.