Help Us Reach New Heights with Whiteley Warriors Basketball!
About Us: Whiteley Warriors Basketball Club is a thriving community interest company based in Locks Heath, Southampton. Our mission is to provide a supportive, inclusive, and fun environment where players of all ages and abilities can develop their basketball skills, stay active, and be part of a community. With over 300 players, including 250 juniors, our club is growing rapidly, and we need your help to keep up the momentum, especially as we start entering teams on to the National League Stage!
Why We Need Your Support: Basketball is one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK, but many clubs, including ours, face significant financial challenges. Your support will help us continue to provide top-quality coaching, facilities, and opportunities for our players. We aim to raise £10,000 to invest in essential resources that will benefit our entire club.
How Your Donations Will Be Used:
Facility Upgrades:
- New Wall-Mounted Scoreboard: We are excited to announce a lifetime sponsorship deal for a brand new wall-mounted scoreboard worth £3,000 at Deer Park Secondary School. This will be a significant asset for our national league teams and will host clubs from all over the UK.
- Improved Training Equipment: Your donations will help us purchase new basketballs, training aids, and equipment to enhance our coaching sessions.
Supporting Our Youth Teams:
- Team Sponsorships: We need sponsors for our junior and adult teams. Your contributions will help us provide kits for our players, including the Whiteley Warriors branded kits.
- U18s National League Kit Sponsorship: We urgently need a £1,000 sponsorship deal to provide kits for our U18s National League players, ensuring they have the necessary equipment to compete next season.
Hoopz 4 Skoolz Project:
- School Equipment Donations: Thanks to support from Outlet Basketball. We have already donated over £3,000 worth of basketball equipment to local schools, including full hoop systems. Continued funding will allow us to expand this initiative, reaching more schools and inspiring more young players.
Coaching Development:
- Level 2 Coaching Awards: We are committed to developing our coaches. Funds will support our coaches, like Ben Lin, who joins us on his placement year in gaining their Level 2 coaching awards, ensuring we provide the highest standard of coaching to our players.
- We have put through 4 new coaches this summer, but we need to keep the money coming in for the next group.
Community Engagement:
- After-School Clubs: We currently work with three schools in the area to provide after-school basketball sessions. Your support will help us reach even more schools, offering children a chance to participate in this fantastic sport.
- Free Girls' Sessions: We are dedicated to promoting girls' participation in basketball. Funds raised will help us keep our girls' sessions free of charge, encouraging more girls to join and stay active.
Local League Development:
- Supporting Local Clubs: We are working to support more local clubs, like our Gosport Gunners and Fareham Falcons projects, to reach local league basketball.
- School Competitions: We aim to support local schools in the area to compete in 3x3 competitions. Our staff will host and organise these events, and we would like to supply them with vests and balls.
Our Achievements:
- U12s Champions: Our U12s team finished the league unbeaten and as champions of the Solent Area Basketball Association CVL league.
- U16s Success: Our U16s team finished runners-up and are set to play in the finals.
- Award-Winning Coaches: Gareth Birkett recently received Basketball England’s most prestigious award for his services to basketball and the South Region Basketball Kids Coach of the year.
- We Spent over 1.2k on awards night, medals and trophies this year without any sponsorship, so we really need some help with this next season.
How You Can Play Your Part: There are four simple ways to help us reach our target and make this project a reality:
Make a Pledge: Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!Spread the Word: Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.Offer Rewards: Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout-out!Fundraise for Us: If you want to run your own fundraiser – maybe a sponsored activity or similar – use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!Get Involved: We invite you to be a part of our journey. Your donations will make a real difference in the lives of our players and the growth of basketball in our community. No contribution is too small, and every penny will be put to good use.
Rewards for Donors:
- £10: Social media shout-out to thank you for your support.
- £25: Personal thank you email from our coaching team.
- £50: Name featured on our website as a supporter.
- £100: Exclusive Whiteley Warriors supporter T-shirt.
- £650: Sponsor a team kit with your logo and receive a framed team photo.
- £900: Sponsor for NL U18s team with training tops and bags
- £1,000: Lifetime sponsorship deal for one of our teams or a major facility upgrade with your name featured prominently.
Join Us: Help us continue to foster a love for basketball and provide opportunities for players of all ages. Together, we can build a stronger, more vibrant basketball community in Whiteley and beyond.
Donate Now and Be a Part of Our Success Story!
Thank you for your support,