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The basketball tournament for secondary schools and colleges in England

The Dynamik National Schools Competition is a league with age groups from Under-14 to Under-19 for both girls and boys across England.

It gives every age group in secondary school the chance to compete outside of their normal PE classes and local competitions.

2025/26 competition

The 2025/26 Dynamik National Schools Competition will get under way in September following the closure of July's application window.

It promises to be another exciting campaign on the road to the finals at Manchester's National Basketball Performance Centre, with returning schools and those that have expressed interest in joining for the first time set to battle it out.

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Key dates and structure

Please take a moment to review the structure and key dates below to ensure your teams can fully commit:

Pool and county rounds:

  • 29 September – 19 December 2025

Playoffs:

  • Beginning January 2026

Finals:

  • U14 and U16 Premier Leagues and U17 and U19 age groups - Thursday 26 March 2026
  • U14 and U16 Co-Ed and Girls competitions - Wednesday 6 May 2026

How it works

The competition consists of pools of teams that compete against each other to reach the playoffs. Teams who progress then compete in knockout fixtures as they try and make their way to the finals in Manchester, where the top two teams in each category battle it out to be crowned champions.

From 2025/26, all Basketball England leagues and competitions – including the Dynamik Schools – will be administered via the PlayHQ digital platform.

The system will collate team registrations, results and fixtures and tables which will be available via a new BE app.

In September, we will also host online training sessions with PlayHQ to support teachers and coaches in using the system. Further details on how to register for these sessions will be sent out at the end of summer.

Age groups

The following age groups are available for the coming season:

  • Under-14 Girls
  • Under-14 Co-Ed
  • Under-14 Co-Ed Premier
  • Under-16 Girls
  • Under-16 Co-Ed  
  • Under-16 Co-Ed Premier
  • Under-17 Men
  • Under-17 Women
  • Under-19 Men
  • Under-19 Women

Note: No players who are registered by the AoC in the WEABL, EABL or CBL are permitted to play in these leagues, except the U17 League, which does permit EABL, WEABL and CBL players.

Under-12 and Under-13 competitions will operate through the Jr. NBA programme. More information HERE.

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Resources

The Dynamik National Schools Competitions rules and regulations can be found HERE. ****LINK

The Dynamik National Schools Competitions handbook can be found HERE. ****LINK To access it and details of the other schools you will be playing against, contact [email protected] for the password.

Previous winners

2024/25

  • U14 Co-Ed Premier: St Thomas the Apostle College
  • U14 Co-Ed: Kents Hill Park School
  • U14 Girls: Northampton School For Girls
  • U16 Girls: Chadwell Heath Academy
  • U16 Co-Ed: Ormiston Park Academy
  • U16 Co-Ed Premier: Christ's School
  • U17 Men: Charnwood Riders
  • U17 Girls: Trinity CE
  • U19 Men: Myerscough College
  • U19 Women: Trinity CE

2023/24

  • U14 Co-ed Premier: St Thomas the Apostle College
  • U14 Girls: Trinity Church of England High School
  • U14 Co-ed Conference: Sale Grammar School
  • U16 Co-ed Premier: St Bonaventure’s
  • U16 Girls Trinity Church of England High School
  • U16 Co-Ed: St Bonaventure's
  • U17 Men: Holy Trinity School
  • U17 Women: CoLA Southwark Pride
  • U19 Men: Myerscough College
  • U19 Women: Trinity Church of England High School  

2022/23

  • U14 Co-Ed Premier: Christ School
  • U14 Girls: Chadwell Heath School
  • U14 Co-Ed: American School London
  • U16 Co-Ed Premier: Holy Trinity School
  • U16 Girls: Trinity High School
  • U16 Co-ed: Ormiston Park Academy
  • U17 Men: City of London Academy
  • U17 Women: City of London Academy
  • U19 Men: Richard Huish College
  • U19 Women: ACS Cobham  

2021/22

  • U14 Co-Ed: St Bonaventure’s School
  • U14 Girls: Bristol Metropolitan Academy
  • U16 Co-Ed: Becket Keys CofE School
  • U16 Girls: Holy Trinity Storm
  • U17 Men: St Aloysius College
  • U19 Women: County Upper School
  • U19 Men: John Madejski Academy 

 

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