More than 100 clubs earn Basketball England Level 1 standard - has yours applied?

More than 100 clubs have met Basketball England’s new Level 1 Club Standards.

A total of 218 have applied, with with qualification mandatory for any club wishing to enter BE’s Jnr. NBL in 2025/26. Our team is currently working through the remaining applications - if your club hasn't already heard from us, we will be in touch within the next seven days.

If your club hasn't applied yet, it is time to do so now - see below.

The standards have been introduced to support clubs in establishing good practices and were developed to align with Sport England's expectations of clubs and The Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) framework. 

Clubs who meet the standards will be eligible to compete in next season's Jnr NBL and receive a range of benefits - see below.

Basketball England’s Club & Volunteer Manager Nick Holloway said: 

“We are extremely pleased to see our first clubs meet our standards - congratulations to them. Many more have already applied and we look forward to supporting them in meeting these standards and encourage clubs to reach out to us at [email protected] if they would like support with their application.” 

Clubs can progress to Level 2 (Leading Club) once Level 1 standards have been met. 

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Level 1 standards 

• Structure: Club has a constitution 

• Club Development: Club has a club development plan 

• People: Club has a governing committee consisting of a minimum of three people, usually a chair, a secretary and a treasurer 

• Safeguarding: Club onboards a Club Welfare Officer who completes the Basketball England Safeguarding and Club Welfare Officer Training; Club will adopt the Basketball England Safeguarding Policy and make policy visible for members 

• Financial Management: Club operates accounts through an independent club account 

• Policies and Procedures: Club adopts the Basketball England policies provided or develops their own 

Level 1 benefits 

• Ability to enter Basketball England Jnr. NBL (mandatory for entry from 2025/26 season, must meet standards by March 30) 

• Access to Basketball England Funding Grants and support with external funding applications 

• Access to Basketball England programmes 

• Access to Basketball England webinars 

• Access to the marketing support and resources 

• Access to Basketball England staff expertise, and support from Club Development Manager 

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