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NEWCASTLE 4 EAGLE5 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT ,, 2020 24

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FACTS AND FIGURES 2019-20

schools participated

68

4,033 young people took part

council 5 finals

BBL and WBBL squad players deliver Hoops 4 Health roadshows

club teams compete within our junior central venue league

club teams compete within our junior 73 central venue league OVER OVER club or after 40 school sites 800 2,000 attending competing in clubs our central every venue league 26 officiating week every week staff for CVL

competing in our central venue league every week

foundation 7 trustees full time 19 staff part time staff 90

more than 7,500 volunteer hours donated this season

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extra-curricular school clubs
established within the
East End of Newcastle [9]
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extra-curricular school clubs established within the

417 young people ~~0 3~~ have attended times or more

72 players 5 to 9 years olds receiving 1,000 coaching school club sites 15 across the region

zero core-funding

our clubs cater from 5 years old to senior age groups

THANKS TO OUR TRUSTEES

On behalf of the Eagles Community Foundation, thank you to all of our Board of Trustees for their commitment this year: Alan Younger, Dave Forrester, Eric Wilson, Jeff King, Malcolm Dix, Paul Blake and Su Cumming.

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INTRODUCTION

Our first full year in the Eagles Community Arena began the way we had all hoped, with the conclusion of a number of projects around the new building and all parts of the business from events to sports provision, food and beverage provision and services for the local community all coming to fruition.

This culminated in our most successful week in the building in February 2020, including two sold out Eagles home games, a sold out GB basketball international against Germany and a highly successful boxing event.

We are all aware of what followed with the advent of COVID 19 and as we know it has been an extremely difficult year for everyone, on both a personal

and work level. The Foundation has had to navigate unchartered territory and has mitigated risks, including the unfortunate but necessary decision to make redundancies, reduce utility and running costs, operate the building on skeleton staffing and the support of Eagles volunteers and the training of staff for new responsibilities.

The Foundation staff were successful in arranging payment holidays on long term loans with payment plans in

place to further mitigate risk.

On a very positive note, the Foundation were able to negotiate an Arena Naming Rights deal with Vertu Motor Group, with five years of significant income, helping the charity through this difficult period and laying foundations for future growth.

The Arena has been proud to support the city as a key Vaccination Centre, being a main site for the city. Education has played a large important part in keeping the arena open with our partnership with Newcastle College.

The Foundation has also worked hard to create the right conditions for a ‘Return to Play’ the core sports in the facility. At the date of writing this more than 850 members have returned to the junior programme. The team continued its outreach with an inventive online delivery of Hoops4Health, delivering a virtual programme into regional schools.

Looking forward the newly named Vertu Motors Arena is looking like it will burst back into life. Existing bookings

suggest it will be incredibly busy and the focus is now on the 2022 diary.

There has been an incredible amount of hard work by Foundation employees and support from partners and the local community in turning a corner from the previous set audit. The past five months has witnessed the turning point from covid-19 crisis management to securing the future with guaranteed income and contracts..

Paul Blake Chair of the Trustees

CONTENTS

CONTENTS
Competition Structure
Eagles Community Arena:
Partners & Community Engagement
4		 Eagles Central Venue League
Pre-Game Clinics & Tournaments		 18
19
Player Pathway 6 Further Education Academies
Primary School Programmes
Little Dribblers		 7 Gateshead College
TyneMet College		 20
21
Hoops 4 Health 8 Elite Performance Pathway
Change 4 Life 16 Newcastle Eagles Academy 22
Club Development Over 55
Community Clubs 17 Active Ageing Initiative 26
Newcastle Eagles
BBL & WBBL 27

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EAGLES COMMUNITY ARENA PARTNERS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Schools have continued to be welcomed into the Arena providing a fantastic facility and a great space that is not always available at schools. Children have been coming from St. Michael’s, Our Lady and St. Anne’s and Dame Allan’s. Not only have St. Michael’s taken part during curriculum time but have also added an after-school club which has been well attended.

Newcastle Volleyball Club and Riverside Netball remained as the resident sports clubs with both increasing in numbers from the previous season. England Netball and North East Netball have also become regulars at the Arena.

The year started off with the Marching Bank Championships with over 1600 participants, supporters and judges descending into the Arena for a weekend bringing along with them a weekend full of amazing performances and plenty of glitter.

It was a great honour to be asked to host the 2019 World Transplant Games 3x3 basketball event in August. We welcomed athletes from countries across the world with spectators being able to come and watch the event for free.

In November over 700 delegates visited the Arena to the biggest Offshore Wind North East event yet and our biggest expo to date. The whole arena was taking over including seminars and presentations in the hospitality suite and breakout area. In the main arena space, 70 exhibitor stands filled the arena floor.

Basketball fans were treat with the chance to watch GB take on Germany in a Eurobasket Qualifier. BBF chairman Maurice Watkins said, “We are delighted to

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be able to take such a high-profile game to Newcastle. The city knows all about great basketball and we know the Eagles fans and everyone in the North East will get behind the team in this fantastic new venue. We look forward to working with Newcastle Eagles to put on a great show.” What a show it turned out to be with a packed-out crowd witnessing GB taking a confident win against Germany 81 – 73.

Other major events we have hosted include MTK Boxing, Northumbrian Water Group leadership event, Northumbria Police walk of solidarity, Bidfood expo and the Rugby League World Cup 2021 launch.

In January 2020, the Foundation celebrated it’s first birthing of the Arena opening and just over 2 months later had to shut the doors due to the pandemic.

Determined to help support the community during this unprecedented time, the doors were opened in April to give access to the Active Partnership to prepare 2,500 activity packs to help families across the region stay active. With the Arena car park remaining empty we were able to provide the space as a Mobile Testing Unit. The Army were drafted in to run the drive-thru swab testing facility. From June to August the main floor of the Arena was used for StreetGames to bring in over £1 million of food, sports packs and equipment and reading materials that were distributed to families and community groups that were hit hard when the pandemic started.

The Eagles Community Arena won the Community Value and Social Accessibility category at the Lord Mayor of Newcastle’s Design Awards ceremony. We also went on to win the final accolade of the evening, the Lord Mayor’s Special Award. Sam Blake, CEO, said

“It’s quite overwhelming for the ECA to be honoured by the Lord Mayor. It has been a whirlwind first 12 months with close to 200 events in our first year, hosting some of the largest companies in the region, educational activity with our partners at Newcastle College, local weekly community events, a range of sporting activities that sees close to 2000 people a week playing sport in the venue and of course Eagles home nights.”

We remain true to the ethos that the heart of the community drives everything that we do.

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PLAYER PATHWAY

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BBL &
WBBL
NBL &
EABL
College Teams
Gateshead / Tyne Met
Academy
Central
Venue League
Club Development Programmes
Primary School Programmes Secondary School Programmes
Inc. Hoops4Health Inc. School Leagues
Little
Dribblers
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PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMMES LITTLE DRIBBLERS

The ‘Little Dribblers’ is the first rung of the ladder in the player pathway aimed at children aged 5 – 9 years old. In most cases this will be children’s first experience of playing basketball. Basketball is a sport that support the fundamental movement skills, running, jumping, throwing and catching. It also can be used to improve hand-eye coordination. In this programme we ensure that the appropriate equipment is available including smaller basketballs that can be more easily controlled by the children and baskets that can be adjusted in height to accommodate all age groups and abilities. The programme is delivered to primary schools as either a breakfast club, lunchtime club, after school club or during the curriculum.

Following on from the success of last year, the foundation has this year worked with 15 primary schools with over 1000 children taken part. The running theme throughout the programme is that children have FUN whilst learning the sport of basketball. We ensure that the sessions are inclusive and engaging. The skill emphasis is around ball familiarity, ball handling, starting and stopping, passing and like players of all ages the favourite skill of shooting.

Children are encouraged to transition from their school-based sessions into their local basketball club. ECF clubs have seen a rise in membership at this age group with additional sessions being added to specific club sites to cater for the demand. Little Dribblers remains the catalyst of providing clubs with a core membership that will eventually grow through the different age groups at the club.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS 2019-20

NEWCASTLE

GATESHEAD

NORTH TYNESIDE

SUNDERLAND

Throughout the programme we were able to invite some of the pupils to a Newcastle Eagles games where they received a medal for participation in the programme.

The Foundation are aware of the importance of children taking part in sport from a young age and although we promote basketball, we also encourage children to take up or try multiple sports and physical activities.

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PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMMES HOOPS 4 HEALTH

INTRODUCTION

The Hoops4Health programme during the 2019-20 academic year has engaged with 68 primary and middle school. Unfortunately, like many of our programmes, this came to a standstill in March when the schools closed so never got a chance to deliver to those signed up.

Hoops4Health remains the flagship programme at the Foundation engaging thousands of pupils across Tyne and Wear and South East Northumberland. Since 2001, the programme has evolved to ensure key issues are addressed each year. This is delivered in a fun and engaging, safe environment to pupils in years 4, 5 and 6.

The partners involved during the year included:

These partners along with the schools themselves have enabled thousands of young people to make informed decisions on the health choices as they move into teenage years and secondary school.

All schools involved within our Hoops4Health programme received a Newcastle Eagles BBL and WBBL player led roadshow, followed by four hours of coaching from either a community coach or development officer. Each school also had the chance to partic-

ipate in their council tournament with each authority’s top four teams progressing to the home of the Newcastle Eagles to play on the home court before and at half-time of a game.

Hoops4Health programmes run across six local educational authorities:

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS 4,033

YEAR 5 PARTICIPATION

GATESHEAD

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SCHOOL
Caedmon Community 60
Crookhill Community 29
Colegate Primary 30
Cloverhill Primary 61
Dunston Hill Community 51
Falla Park Community 27
Glynwood Community 115
Harlow Green 100
Kelvin Grove 50
Larkspur Community 18
Oakfield Juniors 60
St Agnes' Catholic 30
Wardley Primary 90
TOTAL 721
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NEWCASTLE

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SCHOOL
Byker Primary School 65
Central Walker CE Primary 60
Gosforth Central Middle School 120
Gosforth East Middle School 120
Gosforth Jnr High Academy (Visit 1 of 2) 90
Gosforth Jnr High Academy (Visit 2 of 2) 90
Kenton Bar Primary School 81
Hilton Primary 110
Our Lady & St. Anne's 30
Simonside Primary 55
St. Alban's RC Primary School 70
St. John's Primary School 60
St. Lawrence's RC Primary 27
St. Michael's RC Primary School 30
St. Teresa's Catholic Primary School 65
St. Vincent's RC Primary School 30
Welbeck Primary 50
West Walker Primary School 35
TOTAL 1158
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NORTHUMBERLAND

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SCHOOL
Beaconhill Community Primary 30
Croftway Primary 120
Malvin's Close Primary School 120
Morpeth Road Primary School 120
TOTAL 390
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SOUTH TYNESIDE

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SCHOOL
Biddick Hall Junior School 101
East Boldon Juniors 61
Forest View Primary School 69
Hadrian Primary 39
Harton Primary School 90
Holy Trinity 30
Laygate Community 57
Mortimer Primary 80
St Bedes RC VA Primary School 30
Stanhope Primary 60
TOTAL 617
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NORTH TYNESIDE

SUNDERLAND

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SCHOOL
Balliol 37
Christ Church C of E Primary School 24
Collingwood Primary School 120
Cullercoats Primary 60
Denbigh 58
Ivy Road Primary School 16
Monkhouse Primary 33
New York Primary School 40
Preston Grange Primary School 60
Redesdale 31
Riverside Primary 23
Shiremoor 47
St Bartholomew's 57
Wallsend Jubilee 95
90
Wellfield Middle School
TOTAL 791
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SCHOOL
Farringdon 105
East Herrington 60
Barnes Junior School 84
Hill View 120
Richard Avenue 53
Seaburn Dene 50
St Cuthbert's RC VA 31
Wessington 22
TOTAL 525
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PROGRAMME OUTLINE

The programme is normally broken down into five stages which are delivered in schools, regional venues and at the home court of our BBL team. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, stage 5 could not go ahead.

Every part of the programme is delivered by the Eagles Community Foundation and these stages will be explained in further depth in the following pages.

STAGE 1 ROADSHOWS

STAGE 2 COACHING

STAGE 3 TOURNAMENTS

STAGE 4 TOURNAMENT FINALS

STAGE 5 CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

DID NOT HAPPEN DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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STAGE 1 - ROADSHOWS

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INTRODUCTION
MAIN HALL
FITNESS & THE BODY
20 MINUTES
FOOD THIS IS ME - FEELING GOOD
20 MINUTES 20 MINUTES
BASKETBALL COACHING
20 MINUTES
ROUND-UP
MAIN HALL
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STAGE 1 - ROADSHOWS

Each school receives a ‘healthy living’ roadshow across the afternoon delivered by a group of Newcastle Eagles BBL and WBBL players. When the players arrive, they are greeted by up to 120 wide eyed excited children. The team of players introduce themselves and explain the activities that will take place.

The players will ask the children what they think it takes to lead a healthy lifestyle which leads into the first activity, the fitness station.

FITNESS & THE BODY

The fitness station is one of two active sessions within the afternoon. The Newcastle Eagles players ask questions based on keeping active and healthy and what this means within their bodies. Different organs are discussed and the functions they provide. Children are asked to talk about what activities they take part in to help them exercise. To start to get the blood pumping, the children are challenged to keep active for sets amounts of time including running on the spot, star jumps, burpees, high knees and bum kicks.

The participants are then divided into groups, rotating between the remaining stations and players.

THIS IS ME - FEELING GOOD

The ‘This is Me’ station is to encourage the children to be proud of themselves and getting them to realise that you should never doubt yourself or be made to feel different because of the things you do or by the way you look. The players highlight what they might be proud of such as where they were born, what their heritage is or their sporting achievements. Children are asked to come up with an answer on a sticky note which are then all placed on a board. The player reads them out and children are encouraged to clap after each one. Each child has a booklet and they are then asked to fill in the task about what they through they were good at, what made them feel confident and what made them happy.

FOOD

When arriving at this station, every hcild would receive a card which has one ingrediant on. In their workbook, the children are aksed to fill in a good diary based onwhat they had the day before. The olayer would

then go through what thy ate and how children can eat more heailthily by making simple food swaps with the ingredient cards which would go together to make a healthy meal.

BASKETBALL COACHING SESSION

This station is the 2nd physical station that the children take part in. Fun games and competitions are used to teach the basic skills of basketball; dribbling, passing and shooting. The sessions are designed so that all children are involved no matter what their skill level or ability is. It shows how inclusive the sport is and the importance of teamwork.

ROUND UP

When all children are finished on the carousel of stations, they are all brought back together. Pupils who have stood out throughout the afternoon for good behaviour, good engagement and being enthusiastic, receive prizes. The afternoon concludes with the clap game challenge with 1 lucky pupil receiving a family ticket to a Newcastle Eagles home game. All children receive a ‘Golden Ticket’ to an Eagle’s game and information on how they can join their local basketball club.

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STAGE 2 - COACHING

This stage of the programme is delivered by an Eagles Community Foundation basketball coach or development officer. Each school receives 4 hours of basketball coaching during curriculum time. The coaching sessions are to prepare the pupils for taking part in a tournament (stage 3). The pupils learn some of the rules of basketball including double dribble, travelling, court boundaries and contact. The coach also teaches them the core skills they need to play the game, catching, passing, jumping, dribbling, shooting, footwork and defence. All the skills taught are then put together where the children get the chance to play games. More tactical skills are then taught such as pass and move and spacing out on the court. The coach ensures that all pupils are involved and how important teamwork and communication are.

STAGE 3 - YEAR 5 TOURNAMENTS

OVERVIEW

The tournaments are a great way for pupils to put into practice everything they have learnt in their coaching sessions against other schools and there is always a real buzz when the pupils arrive.

All tournaments take place at the Eagles Community Arena except for South Tyneside (Temple Park) and Sunderland (Sunderland University City Space). Unfortunately, due to the lockdown the Northumberland tournament did not go ahead.

The school teams are placed into pools with all teams playing against each other. In the afternoon, the knockout stages begin and conclude with the 4 top teams progressing through to the tournament finals.

Throughout the day sportsmanship and teamwork are promoted with also a rule of a minimum number of girls on court at all time to ensure that everybody gets a chance to play.

Following on from the roadshow, the children are again handed out a leaflet so that they can continue to play basketball at their local club.

TEAMS TOTALS

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REGIONAL BREAKDOWN

Gateshead

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|||| |---|---|---| |•|[Number of teams: ]|38| |•|[Number of young people: ]|380| |•|[Teams progressing to the final:]| |−|[Crookhill Primary]|

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Newcastle

38 380

South Tyneside

North Tyneside

30 300

Sunderland

TOTAL NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE: 1,600

160

TOTAL NUMBER OF TEAMS:

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STAGE 4 - YEAR 4 & 5 TOURNAMENT FINALS

The final four teams that finished top in the their council tournaments are each invited to a finals night at the Eagles Community Arena. This is a great experience for the pupils as they get the chance to play on the Newcastle Eagles court. Both semi finals take place before the BBL game with the 2 winning teams progressing to the final. The final takes place at ½ time of the BBL game in front of a packed out audience. Schools are provided with tickets for teachers and families to be able to come so they can also enjoy the experience and atmosphere.

All pupils are then presented with the relevant medal with the winning team receiving a cup. The teams have a group photograph taken including the sponsor(s). The winning team also get the opportunity to have their photograph taken with the BBL team at the end of the game.

2019-20 REGIONAL WINNERS

GATESHEAD: Lobley Hill

NEWCASTLE : St. Alban’s

NORTH TYNESIDE: Monkhouse

SOUTH TYNESIDE: St Bede’s

SUNDERLAND: Seaburn Dene

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PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMMES CHANGE 4 LIFE

The Change 4 Life programme gives us an opportunity to work with targeted schools all year round instilling the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and keeping active. The fully funded project allows us to work with 9 primary schools in the East End of Newcastle.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

The C4L coordinator works within the whole school from reception to year 6 delivering basketball in breakfast clubs, lunchtime clubs, after school clubs and curriculum sessions. To strengthen the familiarity that the pupils have with the coordinator, the coach will also pop into the school year at break times and sit with the

children that are provided breakfast at their schools. By being a fully funded programme, this removes the barriers that some children may have in being able to access sport as the schools are based in some of the most deprived areas in Newcastle.

Teachers at the school are also very proactive with their own CPD, picking up new ideas and rills they can deliver to the children when the coach is not there.

All schools were offered to bring pupils to the Eagles Community Arena to take part in competitions on the Newcastle Eagles home court before and during half time of a BBL game.

Almost 300 children took part in the after-school clubs between September and March and over 500 children received curriculum coaching. Delivery was cut short with the closure of schools during the first lockdown.

CASE STUDY GOSFORTH GOLIATHS & RYTON ROCKETS VICTORIA JAMES

Not only does Victoria James volunteer at one Eagles Community Foundation Clubs but volunteers at two, Gosforth Goliaths and Ryton Rockets. The best way to describe Victoria would be as an ‘all-rounder’. Victoria runs the Facebook pages, does all administrative duties and is always on hand to answer questions from the parents.

On a Saturday you will find Victoria at the Central Venue League all day, organising teams, filling in team sheets and allocating kit which she has also washed.

At Ryton Victoria has done invaluable fundraising and even managed to find a sponsor for all Gosforth kits. Whenever any of the clubs are taking part in any event you can guarantee that Victoria will be there to support in whatever manner is needed.

The head coach at the clubs, Chris Applewhite, said “Simply put, I could not do what I do without her help and guidance.”

With all the hours put in to supporting players at both clubs it was fitting that Basketball England recognised Victoria as the Basketball England North East Region Volunteer of the Year.

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CLUB DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY CLUBS

The Eagles Community Foundation continue to be proud that we run one of the biggest club development programmes in the country. The continued growth of the club sites is led by the delivery across all school programmes where pupils are transitioning over. This can be quite a big step for some, coming from a school environment they feel comfortable in, into a club. We pride ourselves in ensuring all new members feel welcome when they arrive and are put with the right ability of players. Once in the club setting players are able to progress their skill level and ability as they continue on the player pathway.

Like in most sports, competition is pivotal in the players development giving them the opportunity to play against other teams outside the club setting. At this stage of the pathway no player has to trial to make a team with the mantra being, “if you want to play, then you are on the team.”

Although the coach(es) at each club site are an integral part of the club and its success, we are grateful for the dedication of volunteers and parents that provide the relevant support to the club and the club. From administrating, fundraising and kit washing we have an amazing base of volunteers.

COMMUNITY CLUB SITES

GATESHEAD

NEWCASTLE

NORTHUMBERLAND

NORTH TYNESIDE

SOUTH TYNESIDE

For the clubs to thrive the main objective is to ensure sustainability. This is achieved through memberships, weekly subs, fundraising and strong school to club links.

With the continued growth of the ‘Little Dribblers’, this has seen a rise in the number of U10 sessions being added to club sites.

The club sites vary in membership size based on factors such as when it was established, court availability, court size and the number of schools in the area that have received basketball.

The target is that all club sites can cater for U10s, U12s, U14s, U16s and U18s.

Even though the season was cut short due to the pandemic, some clubs saw a substantial growth in membership. Cardinal Hornets cemented themselves as one of the biggest junior development clubs with 180 members. South Tyneside Basketball Club also started to creep closer to the 100 members mark registering over 80 players.

The growth of clubs is the number one priority across the Foundation. With that in mind the Foundation provides Basketball England Level 1 and 2 coaching courses to ensure there is a sufficient workforce to meet the demand.

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COMPETITION STRUCTURE EAGLES CENTRAL VENUE LEAGUE

The Eagles Central Venue League (CVL) packs out the Eagles Community Arena all day Saturday and a Sunday morning. The league provides competition for all ECF clubs and non ECF clubs to come together to play games. Players come from across the north East Region playing for one of the 73 teams that have entered.

Normally the CVL would run across 10/12 weeks three times a year. Due to the pandemic the 3rd CVL did not take place with the 2nd CVL cut slightly short. Having the ECA as its home allows the league to grow with having access to 3 basketball courts.

The leagues also provides a foundation for young or newly qualified coached to experience game coaching. Also, it is the first ladder of the step for those interested in table officiating and refereeing where they can get mentored and move up through the age groups as their ability and experience improves. The Foundation provides level 1 refereeing and table officiating courts with the local Area Association providing Level 2 courses. As a foundation we are always keen to engage players and parents into these roles as they can get a better understanding of the game.

UNDER 10

2018-19 oversaw the introduction of our brand new This age group of competition aims to give players a positive introduction into the game. To ensure the emphasis is on experiencing the game and having fun, no league tables are kept. Referees provide ongoing support throughout the game so that players get a better understanding of the rules. Unlike the conventional game, the U10s is played 4 v 4 across court, shortened games, with lowered hoops. The league is open to mixed teams.

UNDER 12-18

Games at these age groups switch to 5v5 across a full court. Although a running clock is used, to ensure all fixtures are played, the games start to get closer to a full match experience. The games are a lot longer at this age group and the more technical side of the game starts to come into play with coaches being able to coach offence and defensive plays. Similar to the Under 10s league, the Saturday CVL is open to mixed teams with also girls only teams entering into the mix.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

UNDER 10

Cardinal Hornets (7 teams), Cramlington Vikings (1 team), Gosforth Goliaths (1 team), Kingsmeadow Royals (3 teams), Newcastle East Griffins (2 teams), Ryton Rockets (2 teams), South Tyneside Basketball Club (3 teams) and East Durham (1 team)

UNDER 12

Cardinal Hornets (5 teams), Cramlington Vikings (1 team), Gosforth Goliaths (1 team), Kingsmeadow Royals (1 team), Newcastle East Griffins (1 team), Westgate Hoopstars (1 team), Ryton Rockets (1 team), South Tyneside Basketball Club (2 teams), Tyne Met Tigers (1 team), North Shields (1 team) and Morpeth (1 team)

UNDER 14

Cardinal Hornets (3 teams), Cramlington Vikings (1 team), Kenton Force (2 teams), Kingsmeadow Royals (2 teams), Newcastle East Griffins (2 teams), Westgate Hoopstars (1 team), South Tyneside Basketball Club (2 teams), Tyne Met Tigers (1 team), Gosforth Goliaths (1 team), North Shields (1 team) and Morpeth (1 team)

UNDER 16

Cardinal Hornets (1 team), Gosforth Goliaths (1 team), Kenton Force (1 team), Kingsmeadow Royals (1 team), Newcastle East Griffins (1 team), Westgate Hoopstars (1 team), Ryton Rockets (1 teams), South Tyneside Basketball Club (2 teams), North Shields (1 team), Oxclose (1 team) and Morpeth (1 team)

UNDER 18

Cramlington Vikings (1 team), Kenton Force (1 team), Newcastle East Griffins (1 team), Westgate Hoopstars (2 teams), North Shields (1 team), Oxclose (1 team) Morpeth and Ryton Rockets combined (1 team).

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COMPETITION STRUCTURE PRE-GAME CLINICS & TOURNAMENTS

What can be more exciting for a youngster than to have the opportunity to play on the home court of the Newcastle Eagles either before or at half-time of a game? Those that had the chance to part in a pre-game or half-time event also got to cheer on the Newcastle Eagles BBL team.

DRIVE, DISH, SWISH

This event sees youngsters compete a set of challenges racing against the clock. The course is set up based on the age groups taking part to ensure it is age appropriate yet challenging for the player. The skill areas the players needed to master were in dribbling, passing and shooting. This year saw competitions for Under 8s, Under 10s and Under 12s

GOSFORTH CHALLENGE

This event is contested by the 3 Gosforth Middle Schools, East, Central and Junior High. Fierce rivalry between the school always adds to the energy of the event. A round robin competition across age groups and genders took place with Gosforth Central Middle School crowned champions.

ULTIMATE SHOOT-OUT

Ask any player at any age group what they enjoy the most in basketball and most of the time the answer will be shooting. This popular pre game event sees individuals try to accumulate as many points as they can across various shooting challenges. Different conditions are brought in to test the player including shooting off the catch, shooting off the dribble and shooting from various positions on the court.

Other events saw Eagles Community Foundation clubs face up against each other including U12s 4 v 4 South of the Tyne, East v West and Tyne Met v STBC.

The half-time slot also allows us to showcase some of our other programmes and this year included displays from our Academy teams and also Walking Basketball which is becoming a very popular addition to our programme.

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FURTHER EDUCATION ACADEMIES GATESHEAD COLLEGE

Gateshead College partnership with the British Basketball League’s most successful franchise, Newcastle Eagles, offers talented players a chance to bring out the best in their basketball performance while studying for a qualification.

Young people can study any of the college’s full time school leaver programmes in sport or any other subject, including A-levels and become a member of the Gateshead College Basketball Academy.

Students develop the knowledge and expertise they need to go on to university, straight into work or an apprenticeship and gain a nationally recognised qualification whilst training and competing 10 hours every week with expert coaches that put academics first along with developing them into the best basketball player they can be.

The programme boasts::

DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY

To make sure all the academy members stay at the top of their game and are able to improve, we’ve created a unique development programme with a dedicated package of support for each level.

The Gateshead College basketball schedule consists of 2-hour sessions on a Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Skill development also known as ‘the breakfast club’ begins at 8:00am where coaches focus on players’ individual skill development, then formal training runs 8:45-10:15.

Competitive fixtures take place on a Wednesday afternoon in the AoC North East regional league.

HEAD COACH

Gateshead College Academy is run by Head Coach Drew Lasker and assisted by upcoming coach Liam Waugh.

Drew is part of a dual role in which he is a senior player with the Newcastle Eagles professional club.

He is a 16 year professional veteran along with over 20 years coaching and training experience as he is founder of a training academy in Katy, Texas.

SEASON 2019/20

In year 2 at the helm, Drew’s vision of the programme is slowly coming together. The team saw an improvement in performances in a very competitive AoC.

The academy doubled in size from its previous year and recruiting events were at full capacity.

Teams celebrated signature wins over Middlesborough College and Newcastle University’s senior women’s team. Unfortunately the programme was abruptly shut down in March due to the pandemic. Training pivotedto online session, which became a huge success for the athletes’ skill development and mental wellness.

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FURTHER EDUCATION ACADEMIES TYNE MET COLLEGE

Tyne Met College run a North East Sports Academy (NESA) across a variety of sports including basketball. The aim of the programme is to allow students to train and learn within a professional arena whilst off the court receiving academic expertise in A levels or vocational subjects, with training slots built in.

The Eagles Community Foundation have partnered up with Tyne Met College to run the NESA programme for over 10 years. The long-standing partnership with the college enhances learning, encouraging performance, determination and team-work whilst mastering the skills for success.

NESA is committed to coaching players of all abilities and genders, in a welcoming, supportive environment that encourages confidence, performance and personal development.

What learners have access to:

HEAD COACH

Shaun Malone continues his dual role at the Eagles Community Foundation where he is the North Tyneside Development Officer promoting and developing basketball within North Tyneside primary and secondary schools alongside his role at the NESA Academy.

Shaun has himself progressed through the player pathway at the Eagles Community Foundation starting as a junior player, progressing to the academy and then into the NESA Basketball Academy. After successfully completing a foundation degree Shaun then joined the Eagles Community Foundation as a community coach.

Shaun’s personal experience of life as a student at Tyne Met as well as his understanding of the importance of being a student athlete encourages him to work closely with curriculum staff to ensure that all his NESA learners are firstly achieving in their academic studies and then progressing on the basketball court.

SEASON 2019/2020

The AoC North East Regional League was highly contested with the league being decided on the final day of competition. Tyne Met faced Middlesbrough College in the final fixture with both teams sitting at the top of the league table. Going into the final quarter of the game, only 2 points separated the teams. Unfortunately, due to injuries and Tyne Met getting into foul trouble, it was to be Middlesbrough College that would come out as victors with a 9 point win clinching the title for the season.

4 Tyne Met Players represented the Newcastle Eagles EABL Squad including Edward Boldi, Robert Dodds, James Taylor and Tyrese Nfon.

Jonny Kavanagh and Joan Ducusin have qualified as coaches through the Eagles and Tyne Met partnership and have developed through Shaun’s mentoring achieving key roles within the Foundation at both CVL level and in the junior club programme.

This season was another successful year for the off court extra curriculum qualifications for 5 of the students, achieving work placements in CVL.

This year that has seen emphasis on individual player development including breakdown of video analysis with focus on individual statistics, plays and fundamental improvements..

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ELITE PERFORMANCE PATHWAY NEWCASTLE EAGLES ACADEMY

The Newcastle Eagles Academy is the next step up in the player pathway for those with the skill level and ability to excel in the elite level programme.

Each year players attend trials with the top 12 being selected to the team. Those on the cusp of making the team are also invited to attend the coaching sessions as training players.

The age groups represented were U14 boys and girls, U16 boys and girls, U18 Men and U23 Men. Unfortunately, the season had to be cut slightly short due to the lockdown.

UNDER 14 GIRLS

NORTH DIVISION

Head Coach: Ellen Totton

For the second consecutive year an Under 14 Girls team was entered into the National League. With some of last years playing moving up an age group, this gave some new players the chance to step into the fold, giving them their first experience of National League.

Manchester Mystics and Sheffield Hatters dominated the league but the Newcastle Eagles girls had some very convincing wins including 93 – 38 against Mersey Mavericks and 139 – 16 against Stockport Lapwings.

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1 Manchester Mystics
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2 Sheffeld Hatters 12 1 43
3
Manchester Mystics II		 11 5 38
4 DerbyTrailblazers 8 8 32
5 Nottingham Wildcats 6 7 29
6 Newcastle Eagles 6 10 28
7 Lancashire Spinners 6 8 26
8 MerseyMavericks 2 11 21
9 Stockport Lapwings 0 16 16

UNDER 16 GIRLS

CONFERENCE NORTH

Head Coach: Corinne Vaughan

With a group of last year’s U14 girls stepping up in age the Eagles were able to enter an U16 girl’s teams into the national league. This new group included last years U14 Girls Most Valuable Player Yemisi Mefful, Most Improved Player Ciara Weddle and Best Defensive Player Esra Kandermir.

There were some tight games in the league with Nottingham Wildcats sneaking a 1-point win at their home court but the return leg at the Arena saw the Eagles clinch a 72 – 50 win.

The surprise result was the huge win against City of Sheffield Hatters II with a 108 – 13 stomping win. The Eagles defence was on point in the third quarter, not allowing the Hatters to make a single shot.

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1 Lancashire Spinners 14 1 45
2 Manchester Mystics II
 14 2 44
3 Cityof Sheffeld Hatters II
 9 6 35
4
Hatfeld Flyers		 8 6 34
5
Newcastle Eagles		 6 9 29
6 MerseyMaverics 4 8 28
7 Cityof Leeds 4 10 26
8 Liverpool 4 10 26
9 Nottingham Wildcats 2 13 21

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CASE STUDY ELLEN TOTTON

We were delighted that Ellen Totton received the All Girls Inspiring Female of the Year honour from Basketball England.

Ellen has been around the programme for a long time starting out as a junior player, moving through into the national league.

Not only is Ellen a positive coaching role model for the girls in our programme but is also an All Girls ambassador for Basketball England in the North East.

To achieve this whilst studying for an undergraduate degree is no mean feat. Ellen plays a pivotal role in both girl’s academy teams.

CASE STUDY YEMISI MEFFUL

Yemisi Mefful started playing basketball at her after school club at Sacred Heart ran by the Eagles Community Foundation. Her talent was evident at quite an early start and was invited to trial for the North East regional team.

Yemisi then made the transition from school basketball joining Kenton Force basketball club. Although only one of a handful of female players at the club, Yemisi fit straight in, joining the team to compete at CVL every Saturday.

The next step was always going to be an easy choice for the coaches to make as Yemisi was selected to join the Academy and earning 2018/19 Most Valuable Player as voted by her team.

Making a positive impact in the national league gained Yemisi the call up to represent England Under 15s in Spain playing in a triangle tournament against the hosts and Portugal.

Academy coaching, Corinne states, “Yemisi is a very exciting prospect and has made rapid progress after only joining the Eagles Academy in 2018.

“I have coached Yemisi as part of the Academy for the last two years and at regional level before that.

“Her excellent attitude, willingness to learn, made sacrifices and work hard to achieve her goals has enabled her to make great improvements over the last few years.

“Her selection with England is fantastic for the girl’s programme and has inspired her teammates and younger players to want to follow in her footsteps.

“Yemisi has taken the opportunities and experiences with England in her stride and I am incredibly proud of what she’s achieved.

“I look forward in seeing how she further develops as a player and where her continuous hard work will take her.”

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UNDER 14 BOYS

PREMIER NORTH DIVISION

Head Coach: Calvin George

The U14 boys certainly made their mark in this division. With only 1 game not been played due to lockdown it is highly likely that the boys would have finished with a 10 – 6 record as they were due to meet City of Leeds (Gold) in the final game who they had beat 81 – 43 in December.

From November to January the U14 boys went on a 6 winning streak run including a nail biting 1 point win over York Eagles 61 – 60. The last game included a huge 105 – 49 win against Cheshire Phoenix Juniors. The fixture against Cheshire Wire Green saw both teams step up offensively with a high scoring 107 – 102 win for the Eagles.

UNDER 16 BOYS

PREMIER NORTH DIVISION

Head Coach: Jay Hawman

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1 Manchester Mystics 14 0 46
2 Cityof Birmingham Rockets 13 1 44
3 Manchester Giants 10 3 37
4 Newcastle Eagles 9 6 35
5 York Eagles 7 8 31
6 Cheshire Wire Green 4 10 26
7 Cheshire PhoenixJuniors 4 10 25
8 Cityof Leeds(Gold) 1 12 19
9 Leicester Riders 1 13 16

Manchester Magic might have been sat at the top of the tree when the league was cancelled but the Newcastle Eagles were right on their backs.

A dip in form in November saw the Eagles follow it up with a 10 win stretch only being stopped by Manchester Magic. It was only top teams Manchester Magic, City of Birmingham and Trafford that were able to take wins against the Eagles.

Four times in the season the Eagles netted over 100 points including 104 – 60 win against Cheshire Wire and 111 – 79 win against City of Birmingham.

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1 Manchester Magic 19 1 62
2 Newcastle Eagles 16 5 55
3 Cityof Leeds 16 3 55
4 Trafford 13 6 51
5 Cityof Birmingham 12 7 47
6 DerbyTrailblazers 10 10 44
7 Liverpool Basketball Red 9 9 40
8 Manchester Giants 7 13 38
9 CheshireJuniors 5 15 34
10 Cityof Edinburgh 4 17 31
11 Cheshire Wire 4 16 30
12 York Eagles 4 17 24

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UNDER 18 MEN

PREMIER NORTH DIVISION

Head Coach: Dan Kovacs

This was to prove a tough season for the U18 men’s team who were unable to get a win all season. The first game of the season against QE York Knights was to be a high scoring game for both sides with the Knights cementing a 121 – 91 win; Eagles Okoli claiming 30 points.

The closest game of the season was against Trafford Magic. Magic ended the first quarter with a narrow 2 point lead with the Eagles turning it around to take a 4 point lead at the end of the half. The third quarter turned out to be the decisive one with the Magic taking a 28 – 20 win in the quarter turning the tables back in their favour with a four point lead going into the final quarter. The Magic outscored the Eagles by 1 point in the final 10 minutes, clinching the 78 -73 win.

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1 Manchester Magic 13 0 47
2 Cityof Edinburgh 13 5 44
3 QE York Knights 11 4 43
4 Durham&Hartlepool Wildcats 10 6 40
5 Myerscough College 10 4 38
6 WL St. Helens 7 6 31
7 Cheshire Wire 5 12 29
8 Trafford Magic 5 10 27
9 Newcastle Eagles 0 14 20
10 Cityof Leeds 0 13 17

UNDER 23 MEN

DIVISION 3 NORTH

Head Coach: Graham Heath

What a season the U23 men had last year and they didn’t disappoint again this year finishing 2nd with only 1 game left not played in the season. The U23s did not experience defeat until the end of January, starting the season with a run of 13 successive wins.

Myerscough College would be the nemesis team for the Eagles winning both the head-to-heads 79 – 61 and 78 – 70.

Lancashire Spinners may have finished top of the pile but when they visited the Eagles home court it was the Eagles who were victors with a 93 – 73 win with home grown talent Sean Murphy netting 31 points.

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1 Lancashire Spinners 19 3 38
2 Newcastle Eagles U23 16 5 33
3 Tees ValleyMohawks 15 6 31
4 Calderdale Explorers 15 6 31
5 Myerscough College II 14 6 29
6 Teesside Lions 9 10 20
7 Team Sunderland 9 12 19
8 Stockport Flacons 9 12 19
9 Barrow Thorns 7 13 16
10 Tameside 7 14 15
11 Liverpool II 4 17 9
12 Cheshire Wire 0 20 2

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OVER 55 ACTIVE AGEING INITIATIVE

The Active Ageing programme is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and The Kellet Fund. The objective of running this initiative is to tackle loneliness and social isolation in people over 55 years.

Since its inception almost 250 sessions have been delivered attracting over 260 individuals. Alongside visits to Your Homes Newcastle and Search Newcastle Schemes, regular sessions at the Arena include Boccia, Table Sports and Walking Basketball.

Two Golden Games took place at the Arena giving a carousel of taster sessions including boccia, table sports, walking basketball, walking handball, table tennis, table cricket, new age Kurling, tennis, softball, cricket, Zumba, seated exercises and strength and conditioning.

All participants also got the chance to have a Health MOT. Other partners were invited to the event to set up stalls in the foyer including, NUFC foundation, community police, Mental Health Concern, Elders Council, Elswick Pool, Information Now, Health Works, St. Oswald’s, Newcastle Carers, The Grange and Silverline Memories.

The Foundation signed up to the Chatty Café scheme which means that we have ‘Chatter and Natter’ tables that people can sit at if they

are looking to converse with others. The idea is that if somebody is feeling isolated or lonely in their surroundings they can pop to the Arena and have a cuppa knowing that somebody will be there to have a conversation with.

Newcastle College provided funding to deliver adult sport including those 55 and over. Participants could take part in 6 week blocks of Zumba, seated exercises, table sports, Clubercise and Strength and Conditioning.

CASE STUDY JIM MILNE

82-year-old Jim Milne is always a regular at the Eagles Community Arena and is willing to try any activity that we have going on. Jim lost his wife 2 years ago and became isolated in his home. With the onset of dementia, Jim’s local GP signposted him to the Arena. He has become part of the furniture here and always brightens up the place with his beaming smile and his ‘get up and go’ attitude to life.

Jim said, “One of the reasons why I joined is because I have got dementia and being active is a better way to help you than drugs. Now I have a lot of friends here. We can sit and talk if we don’t fancy doing any sport, we all get on really well it’s been a good a laugh and it gets us all out the house. I find it not as a saviour but it is now part of my life, it is my life. The staff have also been amazing, they look after you and if you want to know anything they will help. Physically I’m not fast enough anymore but it’s exciting playing walking basketball. From taking part in this I can now do things that I couldn’t normally do and it’s great to get active.”

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BRITISH BASKETBALL LEAGUE NEWCASTLE EAGLES

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1 Rodney GlasgowJunior Virginia MilitaryInstitute 5’11” Point Guard
2 Mike Morsell Towson 6’ 6” Forward
4 Themba Yabantu Gateshead College 5’11” Point Guard
8 Will Saunders Charleston Southern 6’7” Wing
9 Sauveur Kande Gateshead College 6’4” Forward
10 Sade Aded Hussein 6’10” Forward / Centre
13 Darius Defoe HackneyCollege 6’8” Forward
16 Eddie Matthew Northumbria University 6’3” Guard
21 Andrew Lasker Point Loma Nazarene 6’3” Guard
23 Kai Williams South Dakota State 6’6” Forward
33 Nick Schlitzer ThomasJefferson 6’6” Guard / Forward
34 CJ Gettys Rutgers 7’00” Centre
44 Rahmon Fletcher Green Bay 5’10” Point Guard

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BBL & WBBL CLUB HISTORY

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SEASON DIV POS PLD W L PTS PLAY OFFS TROPHY CUP
1996–1997 BBL 7th 36 21 15 42 Quarter-final 1st Round Semi-final
1997–1998 BBL 3rd 36 25 11 50 Quarter-final Semi-final 4th Round
1998–1999 BBL 5th 36 21 15 42 Quarter-final Quarter-final Semi-final
1999–2000 BBL N 6th 36 10 26 10 DNQ Quarter-final 1st Round
2000–2001 BBL N 3rd 36 20 16 40 1st Round Runner-up Quarter-final
2001–2002 BBL N 3rd 32 17 15 34 Quarter-final Quarter-final Quarter-final
2002–2003 BBL 5th 40 25 15 50 Semi-final Semi-final Quarter-final
2003–2004 BBL 6th 36 18 18 36 Quarter-final 1st Round Quarter-final
2004–2005 BBL 2nd 40 31 9 62 Winners Winners
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SEASON DIV **POS ** PLD W L PTS PLAY OFFS
 TROPHY CUP
1996–1997 BBL 7th 36 21 15 42 Quarter-fnal
 1st Round
 Semi-fnal
1997–1998 BBL 3rd 36 25 11 50 Quarter-fnal
 Semi-fnal
 4th Round
1998–1999 BBL 5th 36 21 15 42
Quarter-fnal
Quarter-fnal
 Semi-fnal
1999–2000 BBL N 6th 36 10 26 10
DNQ
Quarter-fnal
1st Round
2000–2001 BBL N 3rd 36 20 16 40 1st Round
Runner-up
 Quarter-fnal
2001–2002 BBL N 3rd 32 17 15 34 Quarter-fnal
 Quarter-fnal
Quarter-fnal
2002–2003 BBL 5th 40 25 15 50
Semi-fnal
Semi-fnal
Quarter-fnal
2003–2004 BBL 6th 36 18 18 36
Quarter-fnal
1st Round
Quarter-fnal
2004–2005 BBL 2nd 40 31 9 62
Winners		 Winners
Semi-fnal
2005–2006 BBL 1st 40 30 10 60 Winners Winners Winners
2006–2007 BBL 3rd 36 25 11 50 Winners
 Runner-up Semi-fnal
2007–2008 BBL 1st 33 29 4 58 Semi-fnal Runner-up
Runner-up
2008–2009 BBL 1st 33 28 5 56
Winners
 Winners Runner-up
2009–2010 BBL 1st 36 31 5 62 Semi-fnal
 Winners
 Quarter-fnal
2010–2011 BBL 2nd 33 24 9 48
Semi-fnal		 Semi-fnal
Semi-fnal
2011–2012 BBL 1st 30 23 7 46
Winners
Winners
Winners
2012–2013 BBL 2nd 33 25 8 50 Runner-up Quarter-fnal
 Runner-up
2013–2014 BBL 1st 33 28 5 56 Runner-up
Quarter-fnal		 Runner-up
2014–2015 BBL 1st 36 31 5 58 Winners
Winners		 Winners
2015–2016 BBL 2nd 33 28 5 56 1st Round Runner-up
 Winners
2016–2017 BBL 2nd 33 23 10 46 Runner-up
 Quarter fnal
 Winners
2017–2018 BBL 3rd 33 22 11 44 Quarter-fnal
Quarter-fnal
 Quarter-fnal
2018–2019 BBL 3rd 33 21 12 42
Quarter-fnal
Quarter-fnal
Semi-fnal
WBBL 7th 22 10 12 20
Quarter-fnal
GroupStages
Quarter-fnal
2019–2020 BBL
Season cancelled due to the COVID-19pandemic		 Winners Quarter-fnal
WBBL Season cancelled due to the COVID-19pandemic 1st-Round
Semi-fnal

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WOMEN’S BRITISH BASKETBALL LEAGUE NEWCASTLE EAGLES

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3 Giulia Simioni Florida Southern
 5'7 Point Guard
6 Millie Oates Sheffeld 5'7 Guard
7 Lisa Koop
BLK Slavia Prague		 6'6 Centre
8 Rachael Bland Lakehead University 5'9 Guard
12 Georgia Ohrdorf Metropolitan State 6'0 Forward
14 Orieoma Chukwu-Etu Newcastle University 5'7 Guard
16 Mollie Arnold Cityof Leeds 5'8 Guard
17 Ruth Thornley Northumbria University 5'9 Guard
21 Mante Kvederaviciute Rutronik Stars Keltern 6'1 Forward
24 Anja Fuchs-Robetin Florida Southern 6'2 Forward

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E4les Community Foundatlon Conlents Page Message from the Chalr Report of the trustees Report of the Independent Auditor 8-11 Ststement of Financial Activities 12 Balan￿ Sheet 13 statement of Cash Flows 14 Notes to the accounts 1&22

Eagle5 Community Foundatlon Message from the Chalr Year ended 31 July 2020 Our first full year In the EaBles Community Arena began the we had all ho￿d, wlth the conclusion of a number of projects around the new bulldinB and all parts of the business from events to sports provbsion, food and beverage prov151on and servlces for the local communlty all comlng to fruition. This culminated in our most successful week in the building in February 2020. including tWQ sold out Eagles home game5, a sold out GB basketball internatlonal agalnst Germany and a highly successful boxtng event. We are all aware of what followed with the advent of COVID 19 and as we know St has been an extremety dlfficult year for everyone, on both a personal and V￿rk level. The Foundation has had to naviBate unchartered territory and ha5 rnitigated ri5k5, including the unfortunate but necessary decision to make redundancies, reduce Lrtilty and runninB C05t5, operote the buildlng on skeleton stsffln8 and the support of Eagles volunteers and the trainir¥ of staff for new responsibilities. The Foundation staff were successful in arranging payment holldays on long temi loans wlth payment plans In place to further mitigate risk. On a very posltlve note. the Foundation were able to negotlate an Arena Namlng Rlghts deal wlth Vertu Motor Groupi Wtth five years of slgnlflcant Incorne. helping the charity through thls dlfflcult period and I￿Ing foundations for future growth. The Arena has been proud to support the clty as a key Vaccination Centre. bein8 a main site for the city. Educatlon has played a large important part In keÈpln8 the arena open with our partnershlp with Newcastle College. The Foundation has also worked hard to tteate the right conditions for a 'Return t¢ pla￿ the core swrts In the facility. At the date of writing this more than 850 members have returned to the lunior pro8ramme. The team contSnue(1 Its outreach with an Inventlve online dellvery of H￿ps4Hea1th, delivering a virtual pro8ramme Into regional schools. Lotsklng forward the newty named Vertu Motors Arena Ss looklng like It wlll burst back Into Ilfe. Exlstlng booklngs Suggest it will be incredlbty busy and the focus 15 now on the 2022 dlary. There has been an Incredlble amount of hard 1p￿rk by Foundation employees and support from partners and the local community In turnlng a corner from the previous set audit. The ￿$t five months hès wItne￿d the tumir polnt from ￿vId-19 crLs15 management to securing the firture w￿h guaranteed income and contracts. Paul Blake 28 May 2021

Eagles Communlty Foundation Report of the Trustees Year ended 31 Juty 2020 The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financlal statements of the charlty for the year ended 31 Juty 2020,whlch are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directots, report and accounts for Companies Act purposes. The flnanclal statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum arml Article5 of Association and Accounting and Reportlng by Charities: Statement of Recommended Prattlce appIl￿ble to charltles preparlng thelr account5 In accordance wlth the Nnanclal Reporting Standard appllcable In the UK arKI Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffe¢tNe l January 20191. The organisation is a Publlc 8enefft Entlty wlthln the definitions of s34 FRS 102. Objecti¥e5 and acilvltles for the publk benefit The aims of our services to promots communtty participation in healthy recreatlon by providing facilities for playln8 basketball to provlde fadllties for sport and recreatlon for people who need such facllltles to a(fvance the educatlon of chlldren and young people through suth means asthe trustees see fft. The trustees are satlsfied that In accordance with the Charity Commlsslon guldellnes, Ea￿eS Community Foundatlon meet the public beneflt requlrements. The trustees have re8ard to this 8uidance when exercisi￿ any powers or duties to which the 8uidance 15 relevant. Response to COVID 19 On Frlday 20, March 2020 the arena c105ed its doors to t￿ public for the first time slnce openlng on January Il, 2019. The Foundation made a 5trateBiC decision to place stsff on fudou8h via the Coronavlrus Job Retention Scheme to help protect jobs and retain staff. Thls scheme was plvotsl in protecting as many Foundation jobs as possible wlth the doors to the arena and Foundatlon work being shut due to the government restrictions. Our response started wlth the Foundatlon offering lotal frontline oryanlsations the use of the arena should it be needed. The senlor management team and board recognised the building could serve Sn vark>us vnys during this time of need. so made the early ca115 in March 2020 to offef dlrect support. No one had any Idea the impact Covid-19 would have upon everyone In the UK and indeed across the world but our story starts and 5tgys local; how can we support our beloved local community. The first call came in April as the arena was needed as a dlstrfbution centre for RISE as they took possession of resources to send out Easter activlty packs for young people most In need. The RISE team spent a week at the arena as they packed the re50urce5 and dlstributed them out. we understand this work supported 10.¢JJQ Ical young people. The ￿Cond opportunlty to support came through staff members who were able to loln the Cty Ufellne progamme as they volunteered to support shielded and vulnerable residents wlth shopplng and prescription 5upplie5. Q¥er thirty percent of the Eagles full tlme members of staff supported the proBramme. The thlrd response came via Newcastle City Councll as the arena became a Covld-19 testlng centre based In the car park. The British Milltary set up marquees in the car park when neede(i with access to the bulldlng for welfare servlces. As the Foundatlon staff were on furlouBh the club Stepped up to support the opening of the buildin8 for the Mllltary with the Foundatlon Chalmian Paul Blake and Sales and Communlcatlon Manager Dan Black tsklne over responsiblllty for the arena.

Eagles Community Foundatlon Report of the TNstees Year ended 31 Juty 2020 Re$pon5e to COVID 19-contlnued The next call came in June wlth the need for the Arena in July and August a5 a base for Streetgames, supported by key staff from Newcastle Clty Council. The maln arena hall was needed for the Six week summer hollday period to 5UPPOrt the distribution of food and resources to youn8 people on free school meals across the city. Over the six weeks £1 mllllon of resources based at the arena were packed and sent out to families. Durin8 September Newcastle College returned to educatlon along with new tenant5 the Military Preparation Trainin8 College, approximately 20J students became based at the a￿na Monday to Friday uti11slng da55rooms and the sports hall for court dellvery. Our junior members were able to return in September along wlth strlrt covld-19 rules In place to ensure Safety durin8 the sessions. In total more than 60) juniors returned to weekly sessions based out of 8 community site5 and the arena. The Eagles junior league returned wlth frIend￿ games between club sites. assisted with parents taking on brytal covid-19 dLrtie5 to ensure the safe transitk)n through the arena In between games. The return of the Eagles senior teams wlth trle BBL and WBBL also took place durin8 September as the seasons started. The arena rfsk assessments and event planning had to be robust to ensure a safe environment for all and malntalnlng team bubbles whilst on site. The retum of the BBL to Sky TV led to the arena being live on Sky Sports throughout the season. as the club and Foundation worted to maintain a safe environment for all partles on site. During December the a￿n4 switched into a vaccination 51te for Newcastle General Practice Serllces as one of two sites in thÈ Clty. The flrst va¢¢ination tlinic witnessed 975 people over the age of 80 benefiting from the vacclne. The rela￿OnshIp wbth NGPS has contlnued and the arena15 expected to be required up until Septèmber 2021 wlth up to 9000 people per week visiting for their vaccinatlon. The vacclnatlon cllnlcs are able to run alongslde tenants utilisln8 the arena for educatlon and sport ensuring all programmes are in operation servln8 our community. A major development durln8 the covi&19 pandem1¢ has been the Foundatlon agreelng a namln8 rlghts deal wlth Vertu Motors to renome the Eagles Communty Arena to the Vertu Motors Arena. A five year commltrnent to the Foundatlon has provlded a large Investment to the business plan partnering wlth one of the largest UK companies in its sertorthat originated only a small dlstsnce from the arena Itself. Throughout the pandemic the board of trustees have strlved to contlnue the Charities objectives to support the local communlty bulldlng relatlonshlp wlth new partners arKI reinforcing e￿$tIng partnershlps. Plans forthe futuve The Board of Trustees and Senior Management Team are driving a Bu51ne55 Plan wlth key strategic priorities which Include: l. Increase dellverywlthln the communlty The lunior membership and subscription software system provides a bespoke platfonn for the 8rovrth ofjunlor clubs and lunlor league. The alm 15 to contlnue to strateglcally grow the membership and flll capacity levels within club sftes. Thls growth wlll enable an Increased Income without Increased expendlture enabllng the relnve5tment withln the outreach programme. 2. Events at Vertu Motors Arena Drlve an events schedule which Com￿lmentS the needs of the communlty and provides revenue to reinvest In programmes to benefit the aims and obJectNe5 of the Foundation.

Eagles Communlty Foundatlon Report of the Trustees Year ended 31 July 2020 Response to COVID 19- Gonilnued l. Improve communication The Senior Management team recognlse the Foundation internal and external cornmunications need to be improved. A Communication Strategy Is a priority moving forwards to increase engagemeni not only with those In need, but a150 those who wlll benefft from our pro8ramme5, alor¥lde organlsatlons wlth a slmilar ethos to develop our partnerships. Annual hlzhllthts 2019120 Little Dribblers is the first rung of the ladder In the player pathway aimed at ¢hlldren aged 5- 9 year old. In most cases thls Is the flrst experience that the children will have had with basketball. 15 Schools across Tyne and Wear were included in the FKogramme with over 1000 children belng coathed. Basketball is a sport that can support the fundamerrtal movement skllts,. runnln& Jumpin& throw5ng and catch and can be used to Improve handye c¢)ordination. Hoops 4 Health ci)ntlnues to be the flagshlp prfmary S￿￿01 programme that the Eagles Communlty Foundation run. Although the programme wa5 Cut short due to the pandemlc, almost seventy schools were able to tske part In the programme benefitting over 40(K) pupils. The partners Involved durlng the year included Change4Llfe. Gateshead Houslng Companyi Newcastle City Councll, Northumbria Health Care Trust Hospitsl Volunteer Service, Northumbrlan Water and Northumbria Violence Redurtlon Unit. The'healthy Irvin& roadshow allows us to help thild￿n understand how to lead a healthler lrfestyle including ststlons In fltness and the body. this is me- feellng good. healthy eatln8 and basketball. The Change4Ufe programme glves us an opportunity to work wlth targeted schools all year round Instllllng the Importan￿ of living a hearthy lifestyle keeping active. The delwery Is across all year gr¢up5 in 9 primary schools In the East End of Newcastle. Before the lockdown almost 3CQ chlldren took part in the after-school clubs between Septemberand March and over 5CQ children received curriculum coaching. The foundatlon provldes one of the blggest basketball club development programmes In the country. The growth of the club5 is led by the delpiery of the school programme where puplls can transltlon from. Even though the season was cut short due to the pandemic, some clubs saw a substantial Browth in memberships. Cardlnal Homets cemented themselves as one of the blggestjunlor development clubs ￿th 180Junlor members. The growth of development clubs remalrfj the foundatlon's main foujs. The Certral Venue League provldes club players wlth the opportunity to play competltlve game5 against other teams on a weekend based at the Vertu Motor5 Aiena. Any playerthat 15 interested in being a part of a team gets the opprjrtunlty to play a5 no trials are held maklng It a fully Incluslve league for player5 of 011 abllltles, WEth a concentration in delivery In schools at a younger age, this has seen a boom in team entrie5 at the lowerage groups. 73 team5 In total were entered into the league across the different age groups: UIOS. U12s. U145, U16s and U18s. The Newcastle Eagle5 Academy is the next step up In the player pathway for those wlth the sklll level and abillty to excel In the ellte level programme. * groups representsd include U14 boy5 and girls, U16 boys and girls, Ul8s men and U23 men. Two teams who excelled this season included the U16 boys and U23 men who finished in thelT league. Two Eagles players made a positive Impact withln the natSonal league galnlng a call up to represent England wrth Yemisi Meffiil selerted for U15s and Sauveur Kande U185. The Actwe Ageing programme's objectlve Is to tsckle lonellness and soclal Isolatlon In people over 55 years. Since the start of the progromme almost 250 sesslons have been delivered attratting over 260 Ind￿ld￿al$. Two Golden Games took place offering a carousel of taster sessions for people to try new sports.

agles Communlty Foundatlon Report of the Trustees Year ended 31 July 2020 Events Highlightin8 a few of the events the arena staged during the year shows the variety to of local and regional needs.. Great 8rltaln vs Germany. FIBA Level I game NOF Offshore Wlnd North East Conference and Exhlbitlon 2019 Federatlon of Small BusSness Awards Dlnner Northumbrian Water GEMS Dinner Newcastle Central Mosque EID Northem Reglons Jazz Band Tournament Vertu Honda Staff Awards Islamlc Rellef Theatre The arena during the year 5ta8ed more than 140 events until. a large number In the dlarywere either cancelled or postponed followingthe kKkdcw on MaTch 20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hnandal revlew The accounts show net incoming resources for the year èmounting to £72,879 12019: £1.069.6281. Thre is a deficit on unrestrlcted funding of £13.111 and a surplus on restrirted fundin8 of £85.990. Rlsk Manwment Rlsks to the charty have been identlfted and revlewed on an ongolng basis, and approprfate artlon taken. Thls has Included ensuring approprlate Insurance cover, identifying physical risks such as uneven surfaces, revlewin8 fire safety systems and traSnlng staff, ensuring staff have flrst ald tralnln& and undertaking a general health and safety risk asse55ment throughout our premlses. Reserves pollcy The tru5tee5 have a tsrget to maintain free reserves In unrestricted funds at o level whlch equates to approximately three months of total charitable expendlture. At thi5 level of unrestricted reserves, the charity could malntaln all operatlons for three months even if no income was being generated. Free reseNes were In deficit at the year*nd folkiwlng the completion of the arena. Structurei 8overnance •nd m•n¥emert The organi5atlon15 3 charltable company Ilmlted by guarantee, Incorporated on 22 March 2￿5. It reglstered with the Charlty Commlsslon on 15 February 21)J6. The company wès est3bli5hed under a Memorandum of A550ciation a5 amended by speclal Re501utlon dated 26 October 2005 which estab115hed the objects and power5 of the charitsble company and is governed under it5 Artlcles of A5soclatlon. In the event of the company beln8 wound up members are required to contribute an amourt not exceedln8 £10. The dlrector5 of the company are also charfty trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company's Artlcles are known a5 member5 ofthe Management Committee.

Eagles Communlty Foundatlon Report of the Trustees Year ended 31 July 2020 StructUrn• govemance and management. wrtlnued All member5 of the Management Commlttee glve thelr tlme voluntarfly and reCe￿e no beneffts from the Charlty. All new trustees iecelve a trustee welcome pacK which contalns key pollcles. Strateglc plans, Code of conduct etc. They also receive inductlon time wlth the Chief Executive and opportunftles to visit services and attivities a5 well as access to any relevant training. The Management Commlttee at 31 July 2020 was made up of 7 trnstees. The Management Commlttee meet on a quarterly basls and are responsible for the strategic dlreclion and policy of the charty. A line management $￿teM 1$ In place wlth day to day responsibillty for the mana8emert of the organi5ation restin8 with the Chief Executive. The Chlef Executive is responsible for ensuring that the charlty delfvers the services speclfled and that key perforniance Indlcators are met. Day to day operational management is headed by Individual team members using the repDrting stru¢tuffts and line management to finally report to the Chlef Executive and trustee5, Post balance events notlce. the effert of Cuvld-19 The trustees belleve the potential damaging financial efferts of c￿ld-19 have been mrtigated. Measure5 and artlons adopted have been set out Sn note 19 to the accounts. Goin8 concem We are required io report to you Ff we have concluded that the use of the golng concern basis of accounting is inappropriate or there is an undisclosed m*erial uncertainty that may cast slgnlflcant doubt over the use of that bas15 for a period of at least ljmelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. As set out In the p05t balance sheet events note to the accounts, the material uncertalnties around this arising from the Covld-19 pandemic in 2020 reported in last yearfs financlal Statements have been mitl8ated. The trustees believe golng concem Is the correct basls of accountln8. Reference and admlnlstratlve Infamiatlon Trustees Malcolm Dlx Paul Blake Eric Witson Jeffrey Kin8 Su Cumming Davld Forrester an Younger Stephen Savage Rob Page Apwlnted 10 December 2020 Appointed 10 December 2020

Eagle5 Community Foundatlon Report of the Trustees Year ended 31 July 2020 Chlef Exe(utlve Samantha Blake prI￿1PaI address Vertu Motors Arena, Scotswood Road, Newcistle upon Tyne NE4 7AF Audltor Stephen50n Coatss Audlt Llmlted, West 2 Asama CourL Newcastle Busine55 ParK Newcastle NE4 7YD Tru5tW5' rnsponsibll itles In relatlon to the financlal statsments The trustees are re5ponslble for preparlng the Report of the Management Commlttee and the financiol ststements In atcordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards Iunited Kingdom Generally Accepted A¢￿untIng Practlcel. Company law requires the trustees to prepare flnandal statements for each flnancial year which 8Ne a true and fair vlew of the state of affairs of the charitsble company and of the income and expendlture of the charitable companyfor that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are requlred to: • select 5Ultable accounting pollcles and then appfy them con5iStentlyi • observe the methods and prfnclples in the Charltles SORP: • make lud8ement5 and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and P￿pare the financlal statements on the going wncern basls unle55 it is inappropriate to presume that the charttablÈ Company will continue in operation. The tru#ees are responslble for keeplng accountlng records whl¢h dlsclose wlth reasonable accuracy at any tlme the flnènclal posltlon of the charltable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements compty the Companies Art 2006. They are also responsible for safeguardlng the assets of the charitablè company and hence for taklng reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities, The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and Integrity of the corporate and financlal Infomiatlon included on the charltable companVs webslte. Leglslation In the Unlted Klngdom govemlng the prèparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in otherlurisdictions. Statement as ts dlsclosure to our audltovs In 50 far as the trustees are awère at the tlme of approving our trustees, annual report: there Is no relevant Infomiatlon. being infomiatlon needed by the auditor in connectlon with preparin8 their report. of which the auditor 15 unaware,, and the trustees, havln8 made enquiries of fellow dirertors and the 8uditor that they ou8ht to have indNidually taken, have each taken all steps that helshe Is obll8ed to take a5 a dlrector In order to rnake themselves aware of any relevant audit infomiatlon and to estsbllsh that the auditor is aware of that informatlon. Signed on behalf of the trustees P Blake- Chalr 28 May 2021

Eagles Community Foundation Independent Audftor's Report to the Members of Eagles Communlty Foundatlon Year ended 31 July 2020 Opinion We have audlted the financial statements of Ea8les Community Foundation (the 'charlty'l for the yeai ended 31 Ju 2020 which comprise the statement of financlal activities (including income and expendlture account). statement of flnancial position, ststement of cash flow5 and the related notes, Includln8 a summary of signrficant accounting poliaes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied In thelr preparation is applicable law and Unlted Kingdorn Accountlng Stsndards. Includlng FRS 102 The Flnanclal Reportlng Standard applicable In the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accountin8 Prdtticel. In our oplnlon the financlal statement5: 8ive a true and fair view of the state of the charlty's affalrs as at 31 July 2020 and of it5 Incoming resources and appllcatlon of resources. Includlng Sts Income and experrfliture. forthe year then ended: have been properly prepared In accordance with Vnkted Klngdom Generally Accepted Accountlng Practl¢È; and have been prepared In accordance wlth the requlrements of the Compènles Act 2￿16. Ba$15 for oplnlon We conducted our audit in accordan¢e ￿th Intemational Standards on Audltlng (UK) IISAS IUKI) and appllcable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further descrlbed in the audltor's re5ponslbSlltles for the audlt of the financlal statements sectlon of our report. We are independent of the charity In accordance wlth the ethlcal requirements that are relevant to our audlt of the financial statements In the UK includin8 the FRCS Ethical Standard. and we have fulfilled our other ethlcal responslbllities In accordance with these requlrement5. We believe that the audlt evldence we have obtained is sufficient and appmwlate to provide a ba515 for our oplnion. Concluslons relatlng to concern We have nothing to report in respert of the following matters In relatlon to which the ISAS {UKI requlre us to rewrt toyou where.. the trustees use Of the going ¢oncem ba515 of accountSng In the preparatlon of the flnanclal ststements Is not approprlate: or the trustees have not dlsclosed in the financlal ststements any identlfled material uncertalntles that may cast Sl8nlficant doubt about the charitsble comparfs abllity to continue to adopt the Boing concern basis of ac¢ountinB for a period of at least 12 months from the date when the flnanclal statements are authorlsed for Issue. other Informatlon The other informatlon comprise5 the information Included In the annual report. other than the flnantial statements and our audftorfs report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other inforn)atlon. Our opini{￿ on the financlal statements does not coverthe other inforniation and. except to the extent otheThvlse expllcltly stated in our report, we do not express any fomi of assurance conclu51on thereon.

Eagles Communlty Foundatlon IDdependert Auditor's Report to the Members of EaBles Comrnunlty Foundatlon Year ended 31 July 2020 In connectlon w￿h our a￿lIt of the financial ststements, our resF>onsiblllty Is to read the other informatlon and, In dolng so. conslder whether the other Information is materfally Inconslstent wlth the flnancial statements or our knowbedge obtalned In the audtt or otherwise appears to be Material￿ misstated. If we Identify such materlal Sneon5iStencie5 or apparent materlal mlsststements. we are required to determine whether there Is a materlal mlsstatement in the financial statements or a materlal mlsstatement of the other informatlon. If. based on the work we have perfornied, we conclude that there is a materlal misstatement of thls Other Information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothlng to report in thls re8ard. Oplnlons on other mattets presalbed by tho Cornpanles Art l( In our opinlon, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit- the Information given in the trustees, report for the financial year for which the finanaal statsments are prepared is consistent wlth the financlal statements: and the trustees. report has been prepared in accordance wlth applicable legal requlrementS. Matters on whlch we are requlrtd to repNt ￿ exceptlon In the Ilght of the knowledge and understanding of the charlty and Its envlronment obtalned in the course of the audlt, we have not identified material mi55tatements in the trustees, report. We have nothlng to report In respect of the followlng matters in relation to whl¢h the Companies Act 2(KJ6 requires U5 to report to you if, in our opinion.. adequate accountlng records have not been kept. or returns adequate for our a￿lit have not been reoived from branche5 not visited by us; or the financlal statements are not in agreement with the accountln8 re¢ord5 and returns; or certaln d15cIosure5 of trustees, remuneration speclfled by law are not made,. or we have not recelved all the Infomatlon and explanatlons we require for our aud5t,' or the trustees were not entitled to prepare the flnanclal stements In accordance with the small companies reglme and take advantage of the small companles, exemptlons In preparlng the directors, report and from the requlrement to prepare a strate8ic report. Respon51blUtles of trus¢S As explained more fully In the trustees, responslbllitles statement, the trustees (who are also the dlrectors for the purposes of company lawl are responsible for the preparatlon of the flnanclal statements and for beln8 satlshed that they give a true and fair view. and for such internal conlrol as the trustees detemilne Is necessary to enable the preparatlon of finandal 5tatementsthèt are free from materlal mlsstatemenL whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financlal Statements, the tfustees are responslble for asse55ing the ¢harlVs ablllty to contlnue as a going contsrn, dlsclosin& as applicab￿. matters related to golng concern and using the goin8 con¢em basis of accounting unless the trustees either Intend to liquldate the charity or to cease operatlons, or have no rea115tlc altematlve but to do so,

Eagles Communlty Foundation Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Eagles Community Foundatl¢)n Year ended 31 July 2020 io Auditoes rosponsibilitie5 for the audlt of the1Ina￿lI1 statements Our objectlves are to obtskn reasonable assurance about whether the financlal statements as a whole are free from materlal mlsststemen¢ whether due to fraud or error, and to Issue an audttorfs report that Includes our oplnion. Reasonable assurance is a hlgh level of assurance, but Is not a guarantee that an audlt conducted in accordance wlth ISAS IUKI wlll always detect a material mi5ststement when st exists. Mi55tatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material If, indlvldually or In the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to Infiuence the economlc decisions of u5er5 taken on the basis of these finandal statements. A5 part of an audlt in accordance wfth I￿S IUKI. we exercise profe$51onal judgment and malntsln professional scepticism throughoutthe audlt. We also: Identlfy and assess the rlsks of materlal mlsstatement of the financlal statements, whether due to fraud or error. desl8n and perform audit prO￿dureS responS￿e to those rlsks, and obtain audlt eVIden￿ that Is sufficlent and approprfate to provlde a basls for our oplnlon. The rlsk of not detecting a materlal misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resultin8 from error, as fraud may involve collusS0n. for8ery. Intentlonal omissions, mtsrepre5entatlons, orthe overrlde of Intemal contml. Obtaln an understanding of internal conlrol relevant to the audit In order to deslgn audlt procedures that are approprlate In the circuMstan￿s, but ￿)t for the purpose of expresslng an oplnlon on the effectlveness of the internal control. Evaluate the approprlatene5s of accountlng pollcies used and the reasonablene55 of accounting estimates and related disck*sures made by the trustees. Condude on the appropriateness of the trustees, use of the going concem basis of a¢countlnB and. based on the audrt evidence obtalned. whether a materlal untertainty exists related to events or conditlons that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to contlnue as a golng concern. If we conclude that a materlal uncertalnty exlsts, we are required to draw attention in our audltorfs report to the related dlsclosures In the flnancial statements or, if such dixl0su￿S are Inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audlt evldence obtalned up to the date of our au(ittorfs report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charlty to cease to continue as a golng concem. Evaluate the overall presentation, 5trurture and content of the flnandal statements. includlro dlsclosures, and whether the financlal statements represent the Under￿ing transartions and events in a mannerthat achieve5 falr presentatlon. We communicate with those charged with governance regardln& amon8 other matter5, the planned scope and tlmlnB of the audlt and 51gnificarrt audbt findlngs. Includlng any slgniflcant defitlencles in internal control that we Identify durlng our audit.

Eagles Community Foundation Independent Audltor's Report to the Members of Eo8les Communlty Foundation Year ended 31 July 2020 li ilse af our report This report Is made solely to the charlty's members, as a body. in accordan￿ wlth Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companles Art 2(K)6. Our audit work h?5 been undertaken so that we mlght state to the charity'5 members those matters we are required to state to them in an audltor's report and for no other purpose. To the fLFllest extent pemrtted by law, we do not accept or assume reswnslbility to anyone other than the charity and the charlty's members a$ a body. for our audFt worl for this reporL or forthe opinions we have formed. John Oswald Senlor statutory audltor STEPHENSON COATES AUDrr UMITED Chartered accountants West l Asama Court Newcastle Buslness Park Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7YD 28 May 2021

Eagles Communlty Foundatlon Statement of Flnancial A¢tivilies Year ended 31 July 2020 12 Note Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds Totsl Funds 2020 Total Funds 2019 Income Donatlons 12.968 12.968 L963 Grants 41292 3Z5.248 366.540 1,428,911 Charltable artlvltles 178.738 63.463 241201 244.537 Other 324,417 324,417 277,994 Total Income 557,415 388,711 946,126 1,953,405 Expenditure on: Direct costs 67,366 120,888 188254 176,912 Charitable activStles 503.160 181.833 684,993 706,865 Total expendlture 570.526 302.721 873.247 883,777 Net Income (expendlturel iu.iii) 85,990 72.879 1,069,628 Transfers between funds Net movement In funds (u,iii) 85,990 72,879 1,069,628 Reconclllatlon of funds: Total fund5 brought forward 3.534,175 7,190 3,541,365 2,471,737 Total funds carried forward 3,521,064 93.180 3.614.244 3,541.365

Eagles Communlty Foundatlon Balance Sheet as at 31 Juty 2020 13 Notes 2020 2019 Hxed assets Tangible a55ets Investments 6,882.533 6,933.651 Total fixed assets 6.882,534 6,933,652 Current assets Debtors Cash at bankand in hand io 65.558 148.422 165,928 41,824 Totsl current assets 213,980 207,752 Llabilities Creditors: amounts falllng due within one year li 370.178 555,165 Net current Ilabllltles (156,1981 (347.413J Total net assets 6,726,336 6,586 239 Creditor5". amounts falling due wlthin one year 12 3.112.092 3,044,874 3,614.244 3,541,365 The funds ofthe ¢harfty Restricted funds Unrestricted funds 93.180 3,521,064 7.190 3 534.175 Totsl charlty funds 13 3.614.244 3 541.365 These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companles Act 2006 relating to small charitable companles and wlth the Financial Reporting Standard 102. Approved by the Management Commlttee on 28 May 2021 and s18ned on its behalf bv P Blake

Eagles Communlty Foundatlon ststement of Cash Flows Year ended 31 July 2020 14 2020 2019 Cash flows from operating activities Net income Adju5tmentsfor.' Depreciation Loss on asset dlsposal Interest payable and similar charge5 Chonges in.. Trade and other debtors Trade and other creditors 72.879 1.069.628 69A56 58.838 125,608 I￿￿70 (148,618) 15,871 (358,077J Net Cash from operatlrq actlvlttes 912,072 Cash flows from investin8 actlvltles Investment In subsidiary Purchase of fixed assets (i) {18,338) {3,367,715J Net cash used by Investlnz a¢tlvllles 118338) (3,367,715J Cash flows from financing activities Borrowing5 Repayment of borrowin Interest pald 50,000 (19.151) 2,201.463 f32,324) Net cash from finand￿ actlvltles 30.849 2,169,079 Change In osh balances In year 106,598 (286 564) Bank and cash balances brought forward 41,824 Bank and cash balances carried fonvard 148A22 41,824

Ea8le5 CommvTrlty Fiwndatlon Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 July 2020 L Accounting polldes The prlncipal accounting pollcles are summarlsed below. The accountlng polltles have been applled consistently throughout the per￿. Bas15 of preparatlon The flnanclal ststements have been prepared In accordance with Accourrtlng and Reportlng by Chartties,. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charltles preparing their accounts in accordance with the Flnancial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FR5 102) leffectlve l January 2019} - (Charities SORP IFRS 1021, the Flnancial Reporting Stsndaid appllcable In the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 and the Companles Art 2006. Golng concem The directors have prepared the atti)unts on the basis that the company 15 a 80ing concern. Fund accountlnz Unrestrlrted funds are avallable for use at the discretion of the trustees In furtherance of the general objectfves of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. Restrirted funds are 5ubjert to ￿Str￿tIonS on thelr expendrture imposed by the funder, donor or through the temis of an appeal. Deslgnated funds are unre5trlcted funds eamiarked by the trustees for partlcularpurposes Income All income is included in the statement of financial artlvltles when the charrty is entitled to the Income and the arnount can be quantified wtth reasonable accuracy. The following specffic policies are applied to particular cate8orles of income: Voluntary income Is recefved by way of grants, donatlons and 8lfts and Is Intluded in full In the ststement of Flnancial ActNities when recelvable. Grants. where entitlement Is not condlt5onal on the delivery of a specffic perfom)ance by the charity. are recognbsed when the charlty becomes uncondttlonally entitled to the grant. Income from Brants, where related to performance and 5peclflc deliverables. is accounted for as the charty earns the right to conslderatlon by Its perforrnan￿. Donated seNices and facilities are included at the value to the charity where thls can be quantrfled. The value of servlces provlded by volunteers has not been Included In these accounts. Incoming resources from charitable trading activlty are accounted for when earned. Expendtture Expendlture Is recognlsed in the perfod It Is Incurred. Lxpendlture indudes any VAT whlth cannot be fully recovered. and Is reported as part of the expendlture to whlch tt relates.. Expendlture on raising funds comprises the costs a550ciated with attract1￿ voluntsry Income and the costs of trading for fundralslng purposes. Expendlture on charltable expenditure wmprlses those costs incurred by the charlty in the de15very of Its actlvltles and ServI￿S for its beneflciaries. It Indudes both w5ts that can be allocated dirertly to such actlvltles and those tosts of an indirert nature necessary to support them. I costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the SOFA on a basls designed to refiect the use of the resource. Costs relatlng to a partkuFar activity are allocated direct￿, others are apportioned on an appropriate basis.

Eql•s Community Foundation Notes tothe accounts Year ended 31 July 2020 16 Depreclatlon Depreciatlon is provided at the followi1￿ annual rates In order to write off the cost of each asset trder its estlmated useful Ilfe Building None See below Fixiures and fittin85- Arena seatin8 4% On cost Flxtures and ffttlngs- Other 15% Reduclng balan Computers 33% On tost The board have agreed that the building will serve its first 5 years wlthout asset depreclatlon. glven the build quallty and ongolng maintenance levels experienced to date. Following this period the bcard have agreed to depreciate the building over a 50 year period. 2. Donation$ Unrestrktsd Restricted 2020 2019 Gift aid Don?tlons 8,132 4,836 4.836 12,968 12.968 1963 3. Grants Unrnstricted Restricted 2020 2019 6ronts Job retention scheme NELEP Sport England Communlty Foundation Reece Group Make the East Lean/Change for Llfe Other Northumbrla Healthcare Trust Hoops for Health Postcode Lottery National Lottery Basketball England 16S,482 55.000 7,837 165,482 55.000 7M37 1,260,OLXI 31292 29,OLXI 31,292 36,214 6,520 36314 6.520 10,000 35.529 19,382 iO,OLX) 10.000 20,rxio 19A75 6,no zo.000 19075 41,292 325248 366￿40 1,428 911 Charftable artlvltles Unratrlcted Restrl¢ted 2020 2019 Hoops for Health League and clubs School of Excellence Education 63A63 63,463 137A68 40343 1.027 137068 40,243 1,027 92.631 14.367 178.n8 63N63 242201 244.537

Ea8les Communlty Foundation Notes to the acwunts Year ended 31 Juty 2020 17 5. Other tradlns actlvltle5 Unrestrlthd Restrfded 20ZO 2019 Arefta Income Caterlng prof consu￿anCY (note 181 Fundralsing Coaching Other 4.239 57A70 206,976 4239 594 57A70 26.488 206.976 163,154 19.060 49,581 53.363 6.151 15.335 49WI 6.151 324A17 324A17 277.994 6. Charltable expendliure Unrestricted Restrlctsd 2020 2019 Actlvity costs Direct costs staff costs Penslon Estsblishment costs Office costs Subscriptions Sundry Depreclatlon L055 on disposals From governance Governance Legal and professlonal fees Audit Accountancy Bank charges Interest Reallocate t¢ support 67￿66 67,366 114.316 120,888 120,888 76,976 181,833 412,625 343,478 8,197 109.792 90.117 24692 20.188 3.931 2.576 1.137 69856 58.838 2L¥ 27.199 230.792 8.197 109,792 24,692 Z.576 69N56 16.711 16.711 30.143 2.5(Kl 2.500 3,188 9.273 6,405 21.267 125,608 (27.199) 9.273 21267 S70￿26 302,721 873,247 883.777

Eagle5 Community Foundatlon Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 July 2020 18 7. 51aff ￿$ts and remuneration of key management 2020 2019 Salarles Social security Other penslon ¢ost5 498,354 421.898 26,388 21250 8.197 6,748 532.939 449,896 The average number of employees during the year was 61 {2019 - 431 with all ernployee time involved in providlng elther support to the governance of the charity or support services to tharltable actlvltles. The charity ¢onslders its key management personnel comprise the trustees. chief executlve offlcer and chlef operatlng offlcer. The total employment benefits including employer pension contrlbutlons of the key management personnel were £73.199. Tanzible flxed assets Building Flxtures and Equipment IT Total Cost At l August 2019 Additions 6.165,625 818ffi46 8,218 6.992A89 1,315 18.338 At 31 July 2020 6.165.625 835.669 9,533 7j)IO￿l7 Depre¢lation At l August 2019 Chargeforyear 56.373 66.310 2A65 S8￿33 3,146 69.456 At 31 July 2020 122,683 5.611 128,294 Net Book Value At 31 July 2020 6,165,6Z5 712.986 3,922 6,881533 At 31 August 2019 6,165,625 762,273 5,753 6 933,651

Eagles Community Foundation Notes to the acwunts Year ended 31 July 2020 19 9. Investments 2020 2019 Eagles Communlty Arena Llmlted 10 Ordinary shares of £1 (note 181 10. Debtors 2020 2019 Commercial delrtors Grants recelvable Other debtors Accrued Income Amount owed by Eagles Communlty Arena Limited (note 181 5,794 22523 33391 ,n4 18 825 47.759 6,659 76.821 65558 165 928 11. Credltors . amounts fallln8 due In one year 2020 2019 Loan Hlre purcha Trade credltors Taxatlon and social securty Other credktors Accruals 90,912 132.Lk75 13,075 8.351 70,394 173.019 43,143 24540 9,650 1821 143,004 215.429 370,178 555.165 12. Creditor5 . amounts falllng duo after one year 2019 Loan - wfthln I to 2 years Loan- within 3 to 5 years Loan- after flve years Hire purchase 167.695 265,011 210.026 268,838 2,715,5Z6 1481,958 18,845 29,067 3,112,092 3 044,874

Eagles Community Foundatlon Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 July 2020 20 11 Total Charlty funds At l A￿ust 2019 Inwne Expenrfrturn Tr4rn51ers 31 July 2020 Unre5ts1rtgd Gener41 a￿34.175 557.415 S70￿26 3,521.064 ftestricted Buildlng Artivities 62,837 325￿74 62A37 JOY3 a￿￿1 7.190 388,711 s￿4721 93,180 3,54L365 946,125 873,247 3,614.244 14. Analysls of net asset between funds Unrestylcted Restrkted Total Funds Total Funds Funds Funds 2020 2019 Fixèd assets CUr￿nt assets Credltors less than I year Creditor5 greater than l year 6W2,534 120,81)0 (370,178) (3.112.092) 6W2.534 6.933.652 213.980 207.752 (370,178) f555.1651 13.112fftZ) {3,044.874J 93,180 Net assets 3￿2￿064 93.180 3.614.244 15. Secured loans Hire purchase agreements are secured upon the assets to which they relate. An advance by the Clty of Newcastle Council is secured on the building. The Council is the freeholder and has granted a 250 year lease to the charity for the slte.

Easles Communlty Foundatlon Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 July 2020 21 16. Umited by guarantee Eagles Communty Foundatlon is a company limited by guarantee and accordingly does not have a share capltal. Every member of the company undertakes to contribute such amount as may be requlred not exceeding £10 to the assets of the tharltable company In the event of its being wound up while he or she Is a member. or within one year after he or she cease5 to be a member. 17. Audltors remuneration 2020 2019 Fees payable forthe audit of the financial ststements 2.500 2.51XJ 18, Related parties During the year the company entered into the followlng transactions with related partles: Transaction value 2020 2019 Balance owed byllowed tol 2020 2019 Eagles Communlty Arena ￿Mited Newcastle Eagles Basketball Club Ltd Geoffvey Forre5ter and Co Sollcltors 206,976 162,479 6.659 4,913 12.842 (87.Im) (loo,¢￿0) Eagles Communty Arena Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of Eagles Communlty Foundation. The company charged Eagle5 Communty Arena Llmlted £206,976 In the year In respect of management charge5, reducing the subsidiar¢s profits to £nil. Consolidated account5 have not been prepared as all the subsidiarfs activities are reflerted in the companvs accounts. Paul Blake Is majorty shareholder of Newcastle Eagles Basketball aub Ltd. The club rent the facility from Eagle5 Community Foundation to the sum of £40.000 includlng VAT for a full season of home matche5, training and an ¢)ffice space. Rent for 2020 was reduced pro-rata in line with arena dosures. Geoffrey Forrester and Co Solicltors have provlded a loan to Eagles Cornmunlty Foundation. Geoffrey Forrester is the father of Davld Forrester. a trustee of the Foundatlon.

Eagles Communtty Foundatlon Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 July 2020 22 19. Post balance sheet events The company has slnce the balance sheet date contlnued to face problems wlth the Covid-19 pandemic and UK government restrirtlons. Various attions and events have taken place which have successfully mitigated the effects of Covid-19 on the organlsatlon. The Job Retention Scheme used to maintain and support 5t3ff. There were redundancles to save costs. Closln8 the building in line with UK govemment guidelines resulted in major cost savlngs. These actions as well as successfulty applylng for a Bounce Back loan has protected cash reserves. All lenders have now agreed a rescheduling (rf loans which asslsts cashflow. Every lender has been supportive. The arena 15 now back providing facilities for clubs enjoylng Increased membershlp numbers. The bulldlng has been renamed following an agreement with a lon8 term sponsor. Income will be generated over a five year period from the agreement which stsrted in April 2021. Addltlonal revenues have been eamed from provldlng facilities to the NHS in the flght agalnst Covld-19. The action5 Of management on cost savings and generdting new revenue streams which have tsken place subsequent to the yearend have resulted in the ¢ompany belng In a more financially healthy posltlon than prevlously envisaged. The material uncertainty on golng COn￿M noted in last yearfs rinancial statements is no longer an issue.