CHESHIRE Phoenix are asking budding basketball players across the borough to nominate their coaches as the British Basketball League and Basketball England launch the 'Your Coach' campaign.
The campaign, which officially began on Sunday, March 26, at the BBL Trophy Finals in Glasgow, invites individuals to select their coach for the 'Community Coach of the Year' award, recognising those that have gone above and beyond for their club, school or community.
The winning coach will be announced on the 1st of May, taking with them 20 tickets for their club to attend the BBL Play-Off Finals at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday 14th May. The winner will also receive new club equipment provided by the BBL, as well as new club branding assets.
Commenting on the campaign, British Basketball League Head of Marketing and Communications, Joe Edwards said: "We are delighted to be teaming up with Basketball England to celebrate basketball coaches across the UK. Coaches play such a pivotal role in inspiring the future generation of basketball players and their development, and I know many of our BBL players are continually inspired by both current and former coaches."
Anthony Jepson, Marketing and Communications Director at Basketball England said: "This is a really exciting campaign which gives coaches the recognition they so deserve and we want as many people to be involved as possible. We’re looking for those coaches who go above and beyond for their team, who help their players both on and off the court, and who make playing basketball at any level a great experience. Your post can be anything from a picture of your team, a selfie, or a video of your coach in action. Don’t forget to use the hashtags #KnowOurName and #YourCoach."
To enter, individuals or clubs can upload images/videos onto either Instagram or Twitter with a caption explaining why their coach deserves to be the ‘Community Coach Of The Year’ alongside the hashtags #YourCoach and #KnowOurName.
The entries will then be automatically pulled into the campaign microsite (www.bbl.org.uk/yourcoach) via the hashtag, voted on by the public and shortlisted before being judged on the BBL Show.
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