The Storm Basketball League (SBL) is a central venue intra-mural league, with games played on a Friday evening at Holy Trinity & St. Wilfrids, 5-10pm in 1 hour slots. Younger teams will play earlier and elder teams later.
The league is for boys and girls between the schools years of year 1 to year 13. You can join the league if you either attend a session at one of our Hubs, attend a school session, currently play for a National League Team
Teams will be drafted evenly and consist smaller number of players to allow plenty of playing time for all, in a competitive environment. We have made it possible so anybody can play in the league with 8 different age groups within the SBL.
The league is designed to provide a fun & friendly environment for new players to learn the game and have competitive opportunities
SBL Divisions 2024/25:
- U7 Mixed – Yr 1/2
- U9 Mixed – Yr 3/4
- U11 Mixed – Yr 5/6
- U12 Boys Boys – Yr 7
- U14 Boys – Yr 8 & 9
- All Girls – Yrs 7-11
- U15-18 Boys – Yr 12 & 13
We are hosting free trial events on the 18th and 25th October for the U9-18 age groups. Sign Up Here:
Players from across our 5 hubs will be battling it out for the CBL Trophy! The five Hubs are Crawley, East Grinstead, Horsham, Horley and Haywards Heath. If you aren’t from one of these towns but want to get involved reach out to us and we will inform you of your closet session! Info here: https://stormbasketballclub.com/training-times/
Players sign up as individuals and are placed on a team – this can be based on friendship groups, schoolmates, or building teams to be as balanced as possible across the league.
When signing up for SBL, players receive a personalised navy blue Storm kit, along with a grey alternate SBL vest. The first kit order date cut off is the 27th October 2024 and orders can be placed here: https://forms.zohopublic.eu/stormbasketballclub/form/StormBasketballKitOrderForm1/formperma/rrN7aaybe2pvTTCVpy_4BCUY4uebqy9crNCBDW86Lkg
For more information about the reasons why we have launched the Storm Basketball League, please read our club statement about the Future of Basketball in Crawley.
How to play and who can play?
The SBL is for anyone currently attending sessions with storm as either their Hub session, a School session or a National League session. Any questions reach out to Freddie or Karl.
Karl Youngman: Head of grassroots/ SBL Programme & Schools Programme-karl@stormbasketballclub.com
Hub sessions-
As well as attending school and National League sessions players can attend a Hub session as well! These sessions are in the towns of Crawley, East Grinstead, Horley Horsham and Haywards Heath.
Click the link below to see the SBL sessions that you can attend!