Schools - Safe Haven Basketball

Schools, Colleges, Clubs

Outreach

We can bring our fantastic coaches to your school/college/club to introduce them to basketball, to provide enhancements to the sports curriculum and to give them a lifelong interest in basketball.

We aim to raise awareness of the opportunities for your students for sport in the community provided by Safe Haven Basketball, and work with schools in and around the boroughs in which we run sessions.

We aim to support students as they transition from one setting to another, providing a constant source of friendships, opportunities for fitness, and positive experiences.

We are aware that one of the principle barriers to participation is the ability to travel independently and we work with schools and colleges to try to overcome this barrier.

Competitions

We can arrange competitions on a friendly basis with school/college/club teams we have worked with, playing against our clubs during our sessions.

We are working with Jump for Health to develop a basketball competition league for special schools. Please contact us for details.

We can support your athletes to become Special Olympic Athletes, and provide them with opportunities for coaching and competition along the Special Olympic pathways.

Volunteer Opportunities

We can offer students a range of volunteering opportunities. For those undertaking Duke of Edinburgh awards, we are happy to document attendance as required. For those with ambitions to work in sport coaching, we can offer work experience and also we can offer to help dedicated volunteers through coaching qualifications.

Testimonials

“The students really enjoyed the game and want to come and play again in the Autumn term. Thank you for all your support and for providing the basketball sessions. I am keen to keep this link going as the students are really enthusiastic about basketball and love playing in matches”.

I will definitely recommend the club to our pupils and their parents as we are always looking for suitable activities to get the kids out of the house and into the community”.

“The boys definitely enjoyed the sessions. The lessons and activities were good. They had fun so they engaged well, but they also made progress and developed some new skills and confidence”.

“The kids really enjoyed the competition…. Competitions like this continue to build confidence, further experience and sportsmanship, therefore much appreciated”.

“Thank you very much for your work in providing and organising these sessions – it really is incredibly valuable to young people with special needs”

“Thank you very much for your work in providing and organising these sessions – it really is incredibly valuable to young people with special needs”.

“Thank you for organising the coaches for the sessions I think they were brilliant and the young people all enjoyed themselves”.