Why should local leagues and associations affiliate with Basketball England?
Basketball England provides a number of league products and benefits to enhance the service we provide our member organisations.
With the introduction of a new membership and game management system ahead of the 2025/26 season, our PlayHQ platform is the one-stop shop for membership, fixturing, results and all other league operations.
There are many other functions you will have access to as an affiliated organisation such as:
- Insurance
- Funding support
- Governance advice
- Safeguarding support
- Access to BE courses for coaching, officiating, safeguarding and more
Information on the cost of a local league club affiliating to Basketball England and membership for local league participants can be found HERE.
PlayHQ member benefits and features
Competition management, fixturing and league tables
As an affiliated league, you will have access to our new game management system and membership system FREE of charge, with the option to use the site and app for live scoring, player and team stats (scores & fouls), fixturing, results and to take payment for any service.
Officiating deployment and development rools
Local leagues will have free access the Who’s The Ref appointment software so that referee and table official appointments can be easily managed.
Officials will have access to a number of development tools including officials game evaluation forms and a video clips upload tool for performance review purposes.
Digital scoring system - player points and foul statistics
Enhance your member and fan engagements by using the digital scoring feature for all your games. Instead of the traditional paper scoresheet, with any device, table officials (scorers) can record player scores and fouls, live through the digital scoring app. The score and foul statistic can be viewed by members and fans live.
All player, team and league stats can all be tracked through the PlayHQ app and website.
Local league programmes administration
Through PlayHQ, local leagues can deliver their own informal basketball activities, such as CVLs and other session at no extra cost.
This could be simply collecting registrations for your Friday scrimmage or ‘pick-up’ sessions, your monthly tournament or any informal social basketball sessions you may run. The programme features make your job easy where you can send invites, collecting session fees, track attendance send and much more.
Data reports
The PlayHQ system can draw down reports that provide a whole host of information that will be useful for you to know – this includes membership details, participant numbers, gender breakdowns, age profiles, licensed players, postcode of members and much more. This information can be vital for funding bids and annual reports.
Access to participation programmes - 3x3 and Slam Jam
Your league will be eligible to gain access to all our participation programmes such as 3x3 competitions and Slam Jam initiatives.
3x3
As part of your league affiliation, you will receive the below 3x3 benefits.
- Insurance cover
- BE 3x3 endorsement
- FIBA 3x3 Event Maker education and support
- Event guidance and support
- Officiating support
- Social media and website promotion
- 20% off equipment hire
- 10% off the 3x3 collection on Basketball England's online shop
Slam Jam
Your league can also deliver Slam Jam, our entry level programme for children aged 5-11 years old. As part of signing up to the programme your league will receive an equipment pack, a lesson resource full of activities, marketing collateral and hands on support from our participation team.
When a participant signs up to the programme, they will also receive a participant pack including a Slam Jam T-Shirt and Basketball.
Contact us with Slam Jam enquiries
Website
With a dedicated area on our website, we will promote your league and share what your league offers to potential new participants. You will also have the chance to share your good news stories through our channels.
Local league news submission form ****NEW LINK
Support from Regional Management Committee
Our Regional Management Committees are development groups that support Local Leagues and Associations, these groups are experts in delivering local basketball competitions and can be contacted HERE.
Funding support
Sport England Movement Fund
The fund has invested hundreds of thousands of pounds into basketball programmes, with leagues developing successful bids to deliver Level 2 officiating courses, Level 2 coaching courses, start junior girls and mixed competitions and social basketball programmes.
The fund was developed to help Sport England achieve the implementation stage of their long term ‘Uniting the Movement Strategy’. Research showed there were deep-rooted inequalities in sport, with clear evidence showcasing the need to focus on giving the below groups more opportunities to be active:
- Women and girls
- Low socio-economic
- People from Black and Asian backgrounds
- People living with disabilities
Affiliated organisations can apply for a grant of up to £15,000. The fund is focused on getting new or lapsed participants involved in the game, so your bid will need to focus on delivering an initiative which does not currently exist.
Affiliated organisations can list Basketball England as their nominated NGB throughout their application and work with our club development team to co-develop a bid.
Contact us to arrange a meeting
Basketball England Development Grant
Each year, Basketball England distributes funds back into the community through our Development Grant. Over £100,000 is reinvested into the basketball economy via our regions, working with affiliated leagues and organisations.
Insurance
As an affiliated organisation, your management committee, volunteers and members will benefit from our insurance coverage with Howden. Click the button below to see the insurance coverage you will receive as an affiliated league.
Safeguarding and discipline
Safeguarding
Our Safeguarding team is available to support clubs in the continued development of safer environments.
Able to respond to enquiries relating to meeting minimum operating standards, safeguarding cases, discipline cases, general advice on how to promote exceptional standards of conduct, safer recruitment and dealing with challenging conduct situations. Please email if you would like to discuss anything in this sector.
Report a concern ****LINK
Discipline
Our Discipline team is here to help with any disciplinary matters that may arise within your competition.
Club operating standards
Basketball England's Club Standards and Benefits package introduces a range of perks and nationally recognised guidelines for all BE clubs.
Governance support
Leagues will have access to Basketball England governance documents and advice such as job descriptions, template operational documents, advice on how to structure up your organisation and support in meeting Sport England codes.
Policies
Access to Basketball England’s Policy documentations can be found in our Resource Centre along with FAQs.