Academy
17 October 2008
ACADEMY TIMETABLE
All the boys have a very hectic timetable and must show great personal discipline in order to combine a heavy academic load with an intensive and demanding basketball schedule. To give a flavour of this, Lee Goldsbrough's basketball schedule is shown below:
| Monday | Individual Coaching | 7:00am - 8:15am |
| Team/Individual Loreto Coaching | 4:00pm - 6:00pm | |
| Game for Loreto at ABC | Evening | |
| Tuesday | Under 18 Magic Team Practice | 6:30pm - 8:20pm |
| Div 3 Magic Team Practice | 8:30pm - 10:00pm | |
| Wednesday | Individual Coaching | 7:00am - 8:15am |
| Under 18 Magic Team Practice | 6:30pm - 8:30pm | |
| Thursday | Team/Individual Loreto Coaching | 12noon - 2:00pm |
| Under 18 Magic Team Practice | 6:30pm - 8:20pm | |
| Div 3 Magic Team Practice | 8:30pm - 10:00pm | |
| Friday | Day off to recuperate | |
| Saturday/Sunday | On most weekends, Lee will play a Junior Magic Under 18 and a Div 3 game. If only one game is scheduled, extra practice will be substituted, often individual work. | |
In addition, the players have free passes to the gym at ABC and their strength and conditionaing work is scheduled around their basketball and academic schedules.
The whole package is extremely intense and designed to prepare players for a full-time basketball career, whilst, at the same time, giving priority to academic qualifications which they may need for their future careers.
17 October 2008
LORETO BOYS ACADEMY GAME SCHEDULE
Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Time |
Comp |
Score |
Res |
Wed 24 Sep |
Stockport |
Home |
16:00 |
Colleges |
72 - 63 |
WIN |
Wed 1 Oct |
Cardinal Newman |
Home |
16:00 |
Colleges |
82 - 53 |
WIN |
Thurs 23 Oct |
Oldham |
Away |
16:45 |
E Schools |
|
|
Wed 5 Nov |
Stockport |
Away |
|
Colleges |
|
|
Thurs 6 Nov |
Holy Cross |
Home |
16:00 |
E Schools |
|
|
Wed 12 Nov |
Aquinas |
Home |
16:00 |
E Schools |
|
|
Mon 24 Nov |
Blackpool |
Home |
16:00 |
E Schools |
|
|
Wed 26 Nov |
Runshaw |
Home |
16:00 |
Colleges |
|
|
Wed 10 Dec |
Newcastle |
Home |
16:00 |
Colleges |
|
|
Wed 17 Dec |
Cardinal Newman |
Away |
|
Colleges |
|
|
Wed 14 Jan |
Newcastle |
Away |
|
Colleges |
|
|
Wed 28 Jan |
Scarborough |
Away |
|
Colleges |
|
|
Wed 11 Feb |
Runshaw |
Away |
|
Colleges |
|
|
Wed 4 Mar |
Scarborough |
Home |
16:00 |
Colleges |
|
|
LORETO GIRLS GAME SCHEDULE
Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Time |
Comp |
Score |
Res |
Mon 20 Oct |
Barrow |
Away |
14:00 |
E Schools |
|
|
Tues 4 Nov |
Holy Cross |
Home |
16:45 |
E Schools |
|
|
Tues 18 Nov |
Blackpool |
Away |
16:00 |
E Schools |
|
|
1 October 2008
ACADEMY COMPETITIONS
COLLEGES
National Conference North
There are 7 teams in this Conference. Each team plays the others, home and away, before going into the play-off situation.
| Cardinal Newman |
| Loreto |
| Newcastle |
| Runshaw |
| Scarborough |
| Stockport |
Results
Opposition |
Venue |
Score |
Result |
Stockport |
Home |
72 - 63 |
WIN |
Stockport |
Away |
- |
- |
Cardinal Newman |
Home |
82 - 53 |
WIN |
Cardinal Newman |
Away |
- |
- |
Newcastle |
Home |
- |
- |
Newcastle |
Away |
- |
- |
Runshaw |
Home |
- |
- |
Runshaw |
Away |
- |
- |
Scarborough |
Home |
- |
- |
Scarborough |
Away |
- |
- |
For further details, see website: www.britishcollegessport.org
ENGLISH SCHOOLS FOR ACADEMIES & SIXTH FORM COLLEGES
NORTH WEST REGION
There are 5 teams in the pool and each team plays the others once only, before going into the play-off situation.
| Aquinas |
| Blackpool |
| Holy Cross |
| Loreto |
| Oldham |
Results
Opposition |
Venue |
Score |
Result |
Blackpool |
Home |
- |
- |
Oldham |
Away |
- |
- |
Holy Cross |
Home |
- |
- |
Aquinas |
Away |
- |
- |
For further details see website: www.esbba.org.uk
17 September 2008
LORETO MAGIC BASKETBALL ACADEMY STARTS
2008/09 is the first year of the Academy. It is a partnership between the prestigious Loreto Sixth Form College in Manchester with the Manchester Magic, the highly successful basketball Club which operates from the Amaechi Basketball Centre.
The partnership will enable the selected boys to have daily practices, plus access to gym programmes suitable for their needs. Most of the players, as well as representing Loreto, will play for the Magic at weekends. Some of the first year intake are expected to play Division 3 Men's basketball and may even make sufficient progress to play for Magic 1.
As well as aspiring to excel academically, the Academy is designed to better prepare youngsters for a career as a professional basketball player. Currently, most youngsters move abroad to achieve this, but we hope that, in the long term, English basketball will mature sufficiently to allow players to remain in the UK and fulfil their basketball aspirations here.
ACADEMY ROSTER 2008
Player |
Height |
Position |
School Year |
Subjects Studied |
Previous School |
| Tosan Adeogun | 6' 06'' |
Centre |
12 |
IT, Media, Maths, Sociology | St Peter's, Manchester |
| Lee Goldsbrough | 6' 07'' |
Guard/Forward |
12 |
Business, Psychology, PE, English | Whickham Comp., Newcastle |
| Trace Leahong | 5' 11'' |
Guard (2) |
12 |
ICT, English, RE | St Peter's, Manchester |
| Anesu Murapa | 5' 07'' |
Guard |
13 |
Maths, Physics, Chemistry | St Peter's, Manchester |
| Samson Olayemi | 6' 00'' |
Guard (1/2) |
12 |
Business, Chemistry, Sports, IT | St Peter's, Manchester |
| Tosin Orekoya | 5' 09'' |
Guard (2) |
12 |
Accounting, Business, Maths, IT | St Peter's, Manchester |
| Ben Spence | 6' 05'' |
Forward |
12 |
Law, Business, Biology, PE | Culcheth HS, Warrington |
| Chae Taylor Bell | 6'03'' |
Guard/Forward |
12 |
B.Tec Sport, English | St Antony's, Trafford |
| Kaphel Ulett-Waul | 5' 10'' |
Guard (1) |
12 |
Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Economics | St Peter's, Manchester |
| Tosan Adeogun |
| Tosan is one of four students to join us from St Peter's HS. He has limited experience in playing basketball, but has all the physical tools to succeed. He is working very hard to improve his skills and, as the season progresses, he is expected to make a big contribution to the team. |
| Lee Goldsbrough |
| Lee has joined us from the North East after glowing reports of his basketball last season. He is now living in the Club House and learning to cook, wash and clean for himself. A very talented player physically, Lee will have to work extremely hard to increase his skill levels to make himself a dominant player for Loreto. |
Lee is also representing Manchester Magic at Under 18 and Division 3 Senior levels. If he progresses well, he may make his full Magic debut this season. His ambition is to play professionally, either in the USA or Europe.
|
| Trace Leahong |
| Trace is another product of St Peter's, with ambitions to go as far as he can in basketball. He has represented St Peter's for a number of years and made a big contribution to his School's success. |
| Sam Olayemi |
| Sam is yet another player from St Peter's who has been an excellent player for Manchester Magic for a number of years. He can play both point guard and shooting guard and has a toughness about him which will be of great benefit to Loreto. His long term ambition is to go to the USA to play at the highest level over there. |
| Tosin Orekoya |
| Tosin is a late addition to the squad, after excelling at the trials. He will have to make a lot of progress with his skills in order to make a contribution, but , with a great attitude, we expect him to do this. |
| Ben Spence |
| Ben joined Manchester Magic 12 months ago when he was selected in the 2007 Summer Trials. Although he comes from Warrington, he decided to move into Manchester to give himself the best chance of succeeding. He joins Lee Goldsbrough in the Club House and is therefore able to practise at the Basketball Centre on a daily basis. Although he is inexperienced, he has made terrific progress in the last year and has a great motivation to do well. His ambition is to represent his country at some stage of his career. |
| Chae Taylor Bell |
| Chae has been with the Magic for a number of years and is one of the most improved players at Manchester. He has developed well physically in the last couple of years which enables him to play a physical game to add to his shooting prowess. After leaving Loreto, his dream is to play in the USA . |
| Kaphel Ulett-Waul |
| Kaphel has always played point guard at the Magic . He has made outstanding progress in the last couple of years and is now a polished performer. He will make a massive contribution at Loreto due to his outstanding skills and great attitude. He wants to go as far as possible in the game, hoping that a professional basketball career will ensue. He completes the quartet of St Peter's players. |
Email Joe Forber - mmagic@tesco.net for further details.
