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If you have registered with Basketball England as a licenced member, and have paid your membership fee in full, then you are covered under Basketball England’s programme of insurance during your involvement in recognised basketball activity (as defined below) during the insurance period (subject to the terms and conditions of the policy).
This also applies for coaching and officiating as long as you are appropriately qualified and involved in recognised activity.
Please note this does not apply to free members.
Recognised activity:
Includes the following versions of the game:
Please note Walking Basketball, Wheelchair Basketball and Deaf Basketball are governed by separate, affiliated organisations. See our types of Basketball Page here
https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/get-involved/play/types-of-basketball/
Recognised activity also includes the following contexts:
Recognised activity also includes Basketball England branded participation programmes including:
If you need clarification on whether an activity in sanctioned then please contact [email protected].
Affiliated basketball clubs also benefit from insurance cover, providing the club has paid their affiliation fee in full and where all participants are members of Basketball England and participate in recognised versions of the game.
Affiliated leagues also benefit from insurance cover, providing the participants that play in the league are members of Basketball England and participate in recognised versions of the game.
No. You must hold at least a Basketball England L2 qualification and have paid your licence fee in full to be covered by Basketball England insurance.
However, if you are unqualified you will be able to assist a L2 qualified coach, providing you are also licenced with Basketball England.
Non-members are not covered by Basketball England insurance.
However affiliated basketball clubs, are covered for ‘taster’ sessions (up to 5 sessions) as long as the non-members are sampling the club for the first time.
To be eligible for this cover, signed and dated attendance records must be kept by the club to evidence non-member activity.
Insurance cover applies when licenced members are participating in recognised basketball activity and it is not dependent on who else is participating in the activity.
A pregnant member should only participate in recognised basketball activity with the approval of their doctor.
Neither Basketball England, the basketball club, or league will be held liable for any pregnant individual participating in recognised activity, should the expectant mother suffer any damage to herself and/or the unborn child as a result of participation.
The Basketball England personal accident policy provides cover for all members of Basketball England, who are participating in any recognised basketball activity anywhere in the world.
Bank Name: Basketball England
Branch: Natwest
Account No: 74001221
Sort Code: 56-00-36
Invoices and expense forms will be processed by the Finance department within 21 working days of receipt.
Please contact the relevant Basketball England department if you are chasing an invoice or expense payment, and please refrain from contacting the Finance department directly.
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