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The Leeds Carnegie Basketball programme was established in 2006 in a partnership between Leeds Metropolitan University and the Leeds North-East School Sports Partnership based at Carr Manor High School. Fast forward to 2012 and Leeds Carnegie basketball now boasts the most comprehensive programme in West Yorkshire and aspires to be a national leader. We are focusing on four key areas of growth at the local, regional and national level.

Performance Pathway Development

Participation and Community Development

Facility Access and Development

Supporting Social Agendas and Educational Initiatives

Mission Statement

“To direct a positive basketball movement which ensures the growth of young people physically, mentally and socially. Through quality instruction in a safe and supportive environment, we aim to create clear developmental pathways which identify talent, challenge potential and promote excellence. Ensuring that each child has the finest opportunity to fulfil their aspirations and dreams”

Inspire. Achieve. Excel.

The club holds Sport England and England Basketball Club Mark accreditation as well as being an England Basketball Four Star club. Each accreditation outlines the club’s commitment and dedication to the development of a basketball community in Leeds. One that ensures a safe and friendly environment for all its members and one that is tailored to develop basketball players, coaches, officials and volunteers

Leeds Carnegie Basketball has committed to developing a participation and performance pathway for all participants and is reflected in the club structure. The university based programme has seen significant growth with Leeds Metropolitan University providing the base for the senior national league programme with Leeds Carnegie competing in both the Men’s and Women’s National League Division One. Leeds Carnegie basketball also competes in the National League Division Three (Men) and the Leeds and District Basketball League Premier (Men and Women). Furthermore the senior programme fields five Men’s and two Women’s teams in British Universities and Colleges competition as well as hosting a weekly intramural league and annual 3 on 3 competitions.

The junior programme is currently based at several high school sites in the city and provides the local youth access to the junior national league structure. Leeds Carnegie Juniors are active in the U13’s, U14’s, U16’s and U18’s boy’s and U16’s girls competitions. Driven by the growth of our community club network, which provides access and opportunity for those new to the game the programme is beginning to produce representatives at a regional, national and international level.

Additionally the club has also established a charitable arm the Leeds Carnegie Basketball Foundation (LCBF Charity Number: 114096). The purpose of this body is to maintain and develop relationships within the partnership networks to ensure growth and sustainability. The LCBF will continue to deliver curricular and extra-curricular sessions, community development and special projects with such partners as the Youth Services Department, Extended Services and West Yorkshire Police.

Staff

Oliver Hylands

Marketing, Operations and Communications Manager

Oliver is entering his fourth season with the Leeds Carnegie National League programme and has made a huge transition from his freshman year, where he started as a role player in the Division Four programme following a move from local rivals Bradford Dragons.
He is studying an undergraduate degree at Leeds Metropolitan University in Sports Marketing and PR and is considering enrolling in the Masters Programme for 2012. In the past four years Oliver has made the transition from the development tier to the elite tier and is regular in the Division One line up.
He has also capitalised on the respective courses provided by England Basketball and run by the club and University and has qualified as a Referee level 2, Table Official Level 2 and Statistician. He will be working as a statistician at the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. Oliver is also the basketball clubs athletic union captain and is one of the programmes lead administrators, whilst also taking responsibility for communications with the media and stakeholders.
Matthew Newby

Director of Basketball and Men's Head Coach

Matt Newby is entering his sixth season at Leeds Metropolitan University as the head coach and director of basketball. Throughout his tenure Matt has committed himself to developing an elite performance programme at the University. This has seen the development and respective promotion of men’s and women’s senior teams which play in the national league and we now have a men’s and women’s team in National League Division One and a Men’s National League Division Three side.

Matt received his degree in Sports Studies and Applied Social Sciences from St Martins College, Lancaster. He is an EBBA Level 3 coach, EBBA Coach Educator and has enjoyed a 15 year coaching career working on multiple levels of the performance continuum. Matt has been an active member in numerous projects and initiatives as a grassroots and community sports coach. In the past with Preston Borough Council, Leeds City Council and as a director of his of his own company Global Hoops and more recently through the relationship developed between Leeds Metropolitan University and the School Sports partnership network in Leeds and the formation of the Leeds Carnegie Junior basketball club and Leeds Carnegie Basketball foundation.

Additionally he continues to advise on the development of basketball in Leeds and the West Yorkshire area and mentor younger coaches within the programme. This compliments his belief that we can build a framework from participation to performance that reflects the needs of both the local and broader basketball community.

In 2010 through an evolving partnership with 5 Star Basketball and Leeds Metropolitan University, the basketball programme hosted the 5 Star Basketball Camp under Matt’s direction. The camp will be returning to Leeds for the third time in 2012. Matt has coached at a number of programmes including Preston Pride, York Vikings, Leeds Tigers, St Martins College, the RAF U23’s and the BUCS England representative squad. He also received coach of the year honours in 2006/07 Division 4 (North), 2007/08 Division 3 (North) and 2008/09 Division 2.

He has spent multiple summers continuing his professional development by touring the USA and coaching on prestigious basketball camps such as Five Star and the Hoop Groups Eastern Invitational. Matt is currently studying towards the MA in sports coaching at Leeds Metropolitan University and joined the teaching staff of the undergraduate sports coaching degree.
Nick Dawson

Women's Head Coach

Nick Started his coaching career whilst still playing in the EBL doing community coaching sessions with young people. Over an 8 year tenure Nick coached at every age group boys & girls within the EBL National Junior competitions.

Alongside domestic junior coaching Nick served as an assistant to previous England Coach John Allerston at the North Area Performance Centre for 3 years before growth of the Area Performance Centre talent pool saw Nick being appointed as Head Coach of the Yorkshire & North East Area Performance Centre. Nick also worked on the performance pathway as an assistant to Dave Ransom another former England Coach as an assistant for three years before taking over the Yorkshire Under 17 girls programme achieving medals in each of the three years as head coach at the national selection tournaments.

As Regional Coach of the year 2010 Nick was offered the opportunity to become the England Under 18 Associate coach and spent the year with the programme before being appointed the full assistant coach to the England U16 squad that will compete at the FIBA Europe U16 division A championships in Hungary for the first time in English basketball history.

Nick was recently offered the job as the Division One Head Coach at Leeds Metropolitan Carnegie and is currently undertaking this sizeable challenge and opportunity with commitment, hard work and a great deal of excitement.
Paul Hartley

Junior Boys Head Coach

Paul is an EBBA Level 3 coach who graduated from York St Johns College with a degree in Sport and Business. His coaching experience began with the U18’s York Vikings and York College Academy where he won the U18’s Conference title in 2006-07 and developed a number of players who continued their basketball and education in the USA. Paul has been involved in basketball development in Leeds for close to 10 years and worked within local authority initiatives, the school sports partnership system and his own company Global Hoops. He has worked on multiple basketball camps domestically and in the USA including Holy Cross and Fivestar. With an excellent record for developing junior talent Paul has been involved in the England Basketball Area Performance Centres and West Yorkshire regional squads. As a player he started his junior career with Leeds Tigers he moved on to captain York St John University and played senior national league at both Bradford Dragons and Leeds Carnegie. He was part of the inaugural Carnegie Basketball team who in 2006-07 won both the Division 4 and the National Shield title whilst earning promotion to Division 3.
Ben Allen

Junior Girls Head Coach

Since the launch of the girls programme in the 2007-08 season, Ben has committed to the development of the girls game in the city of Leeds and the Yorkshire region.
He has worked as the Head Coach of the West Yorkshire U13’s programme and as Pat Smith’s Assistant Coach with the Yorkshire U13’s girls. He is a graduate of York St Johns College and has worked within the local authority, the Carr Manor SSP and as a lead coach for Global Hoops Ltd. His passion for the game is reflected in his desire to improve every individual under his charge. Ben played for Leeds Tigers as a junior, captained his university side and still plays in the Leeds and District Premier League for the Mandela Warriors.
Rob Saipe

Carnegie II Head Coach

Rob is currently Head Coach for Leeds Carnegie II, he has also been coach at Leeds Tigers and for Yorkshire U17 Boys

Rob Saipe is a former BBL Player, he has won five national student titles. He also has over 20 years of coaching experience at many levels. Rob is an EB Level 3 coach and also an accredited coach tutor for England Basketball. He has also acted as a Consultant to Sports Coach UK on standardisation of Current National Coaching Awards as well as published books in Working in Sport and Recreation and coaching.

Rob’s coaching experience includes Camp Director of National Basketball Camps, Former Leeds Met University Head Coach, Area Performance Centre Coach, Regional Yorkshire Coach for U15 & U17 Boys, Leeds Tigers Junior Coach.
Pete Cox

OFFICE AND COMMUNITY OPERATIONS MANAGER- LEEDS CARNEGIE BASKETBALL FOUNDATION

Pete is the newest member of the Leeds Carnegie Basketball Foundation. His Job Role looks after the schools and community part of the basketball programme. Although he is not a basketball player or coach he previously worked for the Leeds North East School Sport Partnership as a Community Sports Coordinator across a range of sports.

Pete also studied Sport Development at Leeds Metropolitan University, during his time at the University he earned a part-time wage as a tennis coach, which is his main sport. He still competes in Yorkshire League Doubles and is actively involved in the Leeds Tennis Singles League.
James Dugdale

Strength and Conditioning Coach

James is currently studying for his undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Science (Graduation year 2012). He has previous experience as a personal trainer for two years and is currently an intern for the strength and conditioning department at Leeds Metropolitan University. In his time as an intern he has worked under some of the best coaches in both the UK and the US.
Sergio Lara-Barcial

Carnegie Assistant Coach

Sergio has vast basketball coaching experience, he was been the head coach of Manchester Mystics (2002-2008) and the GB women’s under 20s team (2008-2009). He has also been assistant coach to the GB Senior women’s team (2006-2008) and Leeds Carnegie Women (2009-2010). Sergio won the title of England Coach of the Year in the 2007 – 2008 season.

He also holds an MSC in Sports Coaching and worked for Sports Coach UK as an advisor and even leading the development of the three year action plan for coaching children in the UK.

He now holds the role of Senior Research Fellow – International Sports Coaching Framework Officer at Leeds Metropolitan University.

Sergio is also a former professional player, playing in Spain. When he moved to England he played for Liverpool Basketball Club in his first season, and then for Manchester Magic for the next three seasons, before becoming head coach of the Mystics.
Bob Muir

Carnegie Assistant Coach

Bob has a practising basketball coach for over 14 years across participation and performance pathway. He previously spent six seasons as an assistant coach in the men’s English Basketball National Division One with the Teesside Mohawks. During which time the club won the National Trophy four seasons in a row, three of which included the domestic treble (winning the National Trophy, National Cup and National Division One title in the same season).

Bob started working for Leeds Metropolitan University in September 2005 as a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching and currently acts as a consultant to the UK Centre for Coaching Excellence working with several National Governing Bodies of spot to scope and develop United Kingdom Coaching Certificate (UKCC) Level 4 programmes across different coaching domains.

Bob currently holds an MSC in sports coaching and is currently studying for his PHD.

He has worked with Leeds Carnegie Basketball since 2007, working specifically on Carnegie’s defence. He is an invaluable member of the coaching staff with his experience.
Ben Kirk

Carnegie II Assistant Coach

Ben has been involved in regional performance teams in the Yorkshire region for over 5 years he has coached the U13’s West Yorkshire team and is currently the assistant coach for the U17’s Yorkshire team under mentor Rob Saipe. In addition he has coached at Leeds Tigers for several years and currently coaches their U15’s programme. As a player he played in the National League for Bradford Dragons, Sheffield and East London. He has made a big impression with players and coaches alike at the Fivestar Basketball Camp over the past two summers and his knowledge of Strength and Conditioning compliments his talent for individual development.
Andy Langford

U16 Boys Coach

A former Leeds Tiger who benefited greatly from the mentorship of Claude Bandawe. Andrew graduated from Lingfield University Oregon (USA) in 2007 where he played 4 years in NCAA Division Three on a Basketball Scholarship. He then played for the Sheffield Sharks professionally for one year. For the 2008-2009 season he moved back to Leeds where he pursued his Masters in Sports and Exercise Science at Leeds Metropolitan University where he became an integral part of the Leeds Carnegie Division Two side who earned promotion to National League Division One, whilst collecting the treble. Addtionally he was selected for the British University Games England representative side in 2008-09. He graduated with a MSc from Leeds Metropolitan University in 2009, undertaking a strength and conditioning internship with the university in 2010 whilst coaching the National League Division Three side leading them to 6th in the table. In 2011 Andrew replaced Ben Pickles as the U16’s National League coach and is keen to make an impression in the U16’s Premiership in the 2011-12 season. He is also currently providing strength and conditions for a number of elite athletes.
Alex Atkinson

U14 Boys Coach

Alex is currently studying a MA in Sports Coaching at Leeds Metropolitan University following graduating with a 1st in the undergraduate degree. He assisted Ben Pickles with the U16’s in the 2010-11 season suitable impressing players and coaches alike with his unique style. This year sees him take charge of the U14’s with a talented crop of players with their eyes firmly set on a league title. Alex has recently been appointed as an assistant with the England Basketball Area Performance Centre and teaches on the undergraduate degree at LMU.
Becki Turner

Carnegie Women II Head Coach

Becki Turner graduated in 2011 from Leeds Metropolitan University with a 2:1 in Sports Coaching she has been involved with the Leeds Carnegie basketball programme in the community and with the junior girls. She played junior national league at the Doncaster basketball programme and for three seasons with Leeds Metropolitan University. She now coaches the Carnegie Women II team, whilst coaching for Premier Sport in local schools and community projects. She still plays in the Leeds Premier League and led the girls to the 2011 Cup Final whilst taking the MVP for herself.
Chris Simpson

Carnegie III Head Coach

Coach Chris Simpson. Former Student at Leeds Met University and player at Leeds Carnegie. Completed a degree in Sports Coaching with 1st Class honours. Currently Head Coach for the Carnegie III, and overseeing Carnegie III, IV & V teams within the Carnegie Basketball system. Chris’ playing career began with York Vikings where he played u18’s Northern Premier National League for York College Vikings.
Josh Malpass-Clark

Carnegie IV Head Coach

Josh ‘Jay’ Malpass-Clark is a second year student on the Sports Coaching degree at Leeds Metropolitan University. After playing for Carnegie III last year, Jay has now taken on the coaching role for Carnegie IV for the 2011-2012 season.
Ian Davidson

Carnegie V Head Coach

Ian Davidson is a former England player and is currently on the Sports Coaching degree course at Leeds Metropolitan University. Ian takes on the player/coach role for the Carnegie V team for the 2011-2012 season.