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Carnegie Women II Fixtures

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Carnegie Women II Results

Date & Time	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Venue	Team	Win / Loss	Report
Wed 19th October 2011	Leeds Carnegie Women II	57 - 34	MMU Cheshire	Carnegie Sports Centre, Headingley Campus	Carnegie Women II	Win
Wed 26th October 2011	University of Manchester	61 - 51	Leeds Carnegie Women II	Armitage Site	Carnegie Women II	Loss
Wed 2nd November 2011	University of Liverpool	44 - 54	Leeds Carnegie Women II	New Hall Sports Centre	Carnegie Women II	Win
Wed 9th November 2011	Leeds Carnegie Women II	34 - 38	University of Liverpool	Carnegie Sports Centre, Headingley Campus	Carnegie Women II	Loss
Wed 16th November 2011	University of Leeds	45 - 31	Leeds Carnegie Women II	The Edge	Carnegie Women II	Loss
Wed 23rd November 2011	Newcastle University	61 - 36	Leeds Carnegie Women II	Newcastle University	Carnegie Women II	Loss
Wed 25th January 2012	MMU Cheshire	80 - 42	Leeds Carnegie Women II	Crewe Campus	Carnegie Women II	Loss
Wed 8th February 2012	Leeds Carnegie Women II	28 - 31	University of Manchester	Carnegie Sports Centre, Headingley Campus	Carnegie Women II	Loss
Wed 15th February 2012	Leeds Carnegie Women II	55 - 44	University of Liverpool	Carnegie Sports Centre, Headingley Campus	Carnegie Women II	Win
Wed 29th February 2012	Leeds Carnegie Women II	32 - 50	University of Leeds	Carnegie Sports Centre, Headingley Campus	Carnegie Women II	Loss
Wed 7th March 2012	Leeds Carnegie Women II	45 - 62	Newcastle University	Carnegie Sports Centre, Headingley Campus	Carnegie Women II	Loss

Carnegie Women II Table

Carnegie Women II Players

Carnegie Women II Coaches

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Carnegie Women II Team Training

Tuesday: 15:30 – 17:00 (Green Hall)

Friday: 07:00 – 09:00 (Gym1)

Friday: 15:00 – 17:00 (Green Hall)

All sessions are open for coaches, players or others to come and watch.

For new players who are keen to test their skills against the best please contact head coach Nick Dawson prior to attending as try outs are always available on his agreement.

The first Carnegie Women “Club Night” is programmed for Friday 16th December. Any female players in the Carnegie programme at any level performance or participation or additional performance players from across the region are welcome to attend. The “Club Night” Session is a skills development session led by the programme head coach Nick Dawson and is designed to improve the standard of the players and bring the female basketball community together on a regular basis. These sessions will become regular after Christmas so check back soon for further dates.