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“The Eagles are committed to working with
the local community. In 2006 we launched the
Eagles Community Foundation (ECF). The
main aim of this is to grow levels of sustainable
basketball participation in Tyne and Wear and
South East Northumberland, predominantly
through the following programmes of activity:
•The Eagles Hoops 4 Health Primary Schools
programme – 120 primary schools per
academic year
•The ECF Club Development Scheme
•The Eagles Central Venue Basketball League
•Eagles School of Excellence
•Eagles Tyne Met College Academy
•Eagles Gateshead College Academy
•Eagles Team Northumbria Elite Programmes
Ambitions
“Over the coming years more of the same
would be excellent and we want to maintain
our standards. What I’d love to have and this is
in no way a disrespect to the excellent working
relationship we have with Northumbria
University is our own purpose built facility.
That’s a huge goal and driver and we’re some
of the way there already.
With such a facility we can achieve so much
more and continue to grow and that’ll breed
success on and off the court as we go forward.
I’ve outlined what we do and how we do it. Our
own facility would enable us to sustain that
and open so many more doors of opportunity.
On the playing side at senior level I’d love
to see us play and be successful in European
competitions. No British Club has really
succeeded in being successful in Europe and
I’d love us to be the first to do that. We keep
talking about it and keep making steps towards
it. It’s a big undertaking but one I’d love to
take as long as we can sustain what we have
domestically and not jeopardise that. Again,
our own facility would help that enormously.”
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