Bristol Flyers
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preparations we have no chance of being
a great team.
Another role I have is going to the
schools and teaching the kids basketball.
Coaching the kids comes naturally to me
because I taught my little brother how
to play when we were growing up and I
also coached AAU back home and when
I was in Norway.”
Atmosphere
“Everyone at the club is very excited
right now! Last season the Flyers set a
new club record with their highest ever
league finish in the BBL (7th) and we
made the play-offs. We have a lot of our
core players returning this season along
with some new incoming players that
have great talents.
Our head coach, Andreas Kapoulas is also
the head coach of the Great Britain U20
national team, and he’s coming off the
back of earning promotion into Division
A at the European Championships. We
feel very confident in ourselves and we
plan on making a great run in the BBL
this season.”
2017
“I would say 2017 has been a great year
for the club so far. We won 15 out of our
last 21 regular season games to make the
playoffs - we feel really good about this
upcoming season!
My plans for the rest of 2017 are to have
a great pre-season and have a strong
first half of the 2017/18 campaign.
We have some good tests coming up
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this September including the British
Basketball All-Star Championship at
The O2 Arena in London. The regular
season then starts September 30th with
a home game in the WISE Arena against
our local rivals, Plymouth Raiders.”
Community
“We are definitely a community club!
Some of the things I do in the community
are going to schools and teaching the kids
how to play basketball and coaching the
camps and the kids end up coming to
our games at SGS WISE Arena.”
Challenges
“Some of the biggest challenges for
the club in the next five years will be
competing for a top three or four finish
every season. The two teams with a lot
of tradition in the BBL are the Leicester
Riders and the Newcastle Eagles.
Those teams are very well coached and
they bring in great players each and every
year. Bristol has one of the best coaches
in the league in Coach Kapoulas, a great
training staff in the gym and I know they
will continue to bring in talented players,
so I think we’re definitely heading in the
right direction.”
Ambitions
half term camps. When I go to the
schools to teach, the kids are so excited
to learn basketball from someone who is
a professional.
I think it’s a great opportunity for the
kids and the club. The kids are being
introduced to basketball, where here in
the U.K. basketball is a minority sport.
The club is getting the opportunity to get
the kids and parents involved with our
“The clubs ambitions are to keep
improving every season! The Flyers
want to keep increasing their wins and
win championships! Over the next five
years the Flyers will definitely become
one of the best teams every season.
The Flyers also want to get involved
in international competition, such as
the FIBA Europe Cup or the Basketball
Champions League. The Flyers also want
to keep growing their fan base. Bristol is
a great place to have a BBL team and the
people here are very supportive. Every
game in 2017 has sold out and I wouldn’t
be surprised if that streak continued into
this season!”