-On winning the Birmingham 3v3 tournament to qualify for the National Finals in London next month
https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/get-involved/play/types-of-basketball/3×3-basketball/
Armitage Scoops WEBBA MVP
FireStorm had completed the WEBBA double winning the League and the Women’s Invitational Cup, and it was great for everyone involved, to make it a unique triple Pip Armitage pick up the MVP for the season.
With FireStorm doing so well obviously numerous players featured in the top of the stats tables but Pip led the pack finishing as the leagues top scorer, top three point shooter and in the top ten for Free Throw %. Coupled with consistent dominant rebounding you begin to see the whole picture, of a player who had a strong resurgent season.
Storm Bristol Basketball Founder Nominated to Hall of Fame
Bristol Storm founder Steve Brocklehurst has been nominated into the Bristol City Hall of Fame for Exceptional Contribution.
It has been fifteen years since the club started on the Netham field with a portable basket, the growth and achievements have been extraordinary for the Storm club, regular reaching much further than you would expect but the desire and drive of everyone involved in the club saw it, it’s teams and the individuals achieve some amazing things.
For the full write up on Steve follow this link and scroll down to the Ss!!
WEBBA Women’s Invitational Cup Final – Photos
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Hengrove Park Claim Double
What a great year for our new friends from Hengrove, winning the WEBBA Men’s League and Cup double.
This story will continue to grow and move forward as time passes……watch this space
WEBBA Women’s Invitational Cup
It was the first WEBBA Women’s Invitational Final, but it was the fourth time that Braves and FireStorm would be facing off against each other.
The game started slowly for both teams, I guess big match nerves, and half-time could not have come soon enough. The second half though was a different game and the energy that FireStorm hit the floor with was a game changer, and FireStorm never really looked like losing the game or momentum whatever Braves tried to throw at them.
Junior Girl’s Programme
Our girl’s programme has been established for over a decade and offers regular sessions and competition for girls of all ages (10 through to 18).
The programme has numerous coaches overseen by Storm Head Coach Steve Brocklehurst. Coaches include former juniors Pip Armitage, Whitney Thompson and Kimberley Kheing, and we look to confirm other coaches in the near future.
Recruitment for the 2018/19 season has started now and if you are interested then please do not hesitate in getting in touch, everyone is welcome.
WEBBA Invitational Cup – Pool Games
In the first tournament of its kind, and a real celebration of women’s basketball in the area, ten teams headed into the pool games at UWE on the late April weekend, the prize for the winners a place in the final at WISE on 13th May.
The pools
Pool A – Bath, Braves, Cardiff, Flyers, Mavericks
Pool B – Bristol Uni, Butedown Dragons, FireStorm, Flames, UWE
(Shortened games)
FireStorm started with a game against Bristol Uni, and it was a tight affair, but as you would expect for the first game of a long day neither team was really ‘on-fire’ and their were lots of misses, in the end though FireStorm made more shots and hung on for the win.
Second game of the day for FireStorm was against UWE and unlike the previous university, this game was very one sided and FireStorm cruised to a 25 – 6 win.
Game three was against local league rivals Flames but after initial resistance and a barrage of threes FireStorm opened up a lead and never looked back finishing 30 – 14.
Final game of the day and a win would secure a place in the final, and the game was against unknown team Butetown Dragons, it would prove to be the toughest game of the day, with Dragons initially managing to keep up with FireStorm’s scoring. To break clear FireStorm did something they hadn’t really done all day, they clamped down on defence and straight away the benefits were obvious and the game was won 27 – 19.
On to the final against winners of the other pool Braves (fourth time this season)
It was also key to note that today finally saw the return of Kimberley Kheing, after over a year out following ankle surgery, Kim was back on the floor – something everyone associated with Storm and basketball will have been please to see.