Bristol Flyers
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The Bristol Academy Flyers is a professional basketball
team from the city of Bristol
competing in the English Basketball League
, Division 1. Formed from a merger between the Bristol Bombers and the Filton Flyers in 2006, the team play their home games at the WISE Arena at Filton College
, where one of Britain
's leading basketball academies is based. The club also offers young players the opportuniy to study at Filton College where they can combine full time study with timetabled basketball coaching. The only Basketball Academy in the South West and one of only six in the UK.
Bristol Academy Basketball Club is one of the Largest Basketball clubs in the UK and the Flyers are a four star Accredited England Basketball
and Sport England
Clubmark Club. Offering Basketball to those aged 6 years to Senior men's. The Club Play in England Basketball's National League at Various age groups including the senior men's team In National League Division I.
Supported by The West of England Basketball Association and South Gloucestershire County Council the club also provides schools coaching to both primary and secondary schools.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team from the city of Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
competing in the English Basketball League
English Basketball League
The English Basketball League is a semi-professional and amateur basketball league in England. It forms the second-tier of competition below the professional British Basketball League....
, Division 1. Formed from a merger between the Bristol Bombers and the Filton Flyers in 2006, the team play their home games at the WISE Arena at Filton College
Filton College
Filton College is a further education college in Filton, Bristol, England.The main site lies on the A38 just south of Filton Aerodrome. A second major campus, dedicated to performing arts, fine art and sport, and known as WISE , opened in 2005 adjacent to Filton High School, near Bristol Parkway...
, where one of Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's leading basketball academies is based. The club also offers young players the opportuniy to study at Filton College where they can combine full time study with timetabled basketball coaching. The only Basketball Academy in the South West and one of only six in the UK.
Bristol Academy Basketball Club is one of the Largest Basketball clubs in the UK and the Flyers are a four star Accredited England Basketball
England Basketball
England Basketball is the governing body of the sport of basketball for England. The organisation operates the English Basketball League for both Men and Women, as well as the England national team...
and Sport England
Sport England
Sport England is the brand name for the English Sports Council and is a non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
Clubmark Club. Offering Basketball to those aged 6 years to Senior men's. The Club Play in England Basketball's National League at Various age groups including the senior men's team In National League Division I.
Supported by The West of England Basketball Association and South Gloucestershire County Council the club also provides schools coaching to both primary and secondary schools.