Bears Wheelchair Basketball Academy

🏀 Looking for a new challenge? Join the Bears Family! 🐻

Have you ever wanted to try wheelchair basketball?

At Bears Wheelchair Basketball Club, we believe that sport should be for everyone. Whether you’re an experienced athlete, completely new to the game, disabled or non-disabled, we welcome players of all ages and abilities to come and give wheelchair basketball a try.

Our club is more than just basketball. We are a family that supports each other on and off the court. We build confidence, develop friendships, improve fitness, and create opportunities for everyone to be part of something special.

💙 No experience needed
💙 Sports wheelchairs provided
💙 Inclusive and supportive environment
💙 Junior and senior sessions available
💙 Fun, friendship and competitive opportunities

Many of our players joined not knowing what to expect and have gone on to achieve incredible things both in sport and in life.

If you’d like to find out more or come along to a session, get in touch today!

🌐 www.bearswbc.co.uk

Once a Bear, Always a Bear. 🐻

🏀 READY FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE? 🐻

The Bears Wheelchair Basketball Club are recruiting players to strengthen our National League teams for the upcoming season.

We’re looking for committed, driven and passionate players who want to develop their game, compete at a high level and be part of a club that prides itself on being inclusive, competitive and fun.

At Bears, we’re more than just a team. We’re a family that supports each other on and off the court, helping every player reach their full potential while enjoying the journey together.

✅ National League competition
✅ Experienced coaching team
✅ Player development opportunities
✅ Positive and ambitious team culture
✅ Inclusive environment where everyone belongs

Think you’ve got what it takes?

📍 North Solihull Sports Centre
🗓 Saturdays | 10am - 2pm

📧 [email protected]
📞 07946 518354

Join the Bears and take your game to the next level.

Once a Bear, Always a Bear. 🐻💙

🐻🏀 IAG League & U14s Round-Up! 🏀🐻

What a fantastic day of wheelchair basketball on Sunday for both our Bears and Cubs teams! 💪🔥

IAG League Results
📊 Bears 16 - 30 Coventry
📊 Bears 31 - 38 Stoke

U14s Results
📊 Cubs 16 - 9 Coventry Comets
📊 Cubs 10 - 12 Aces
📊 Cubs 10 - 14 Coventry Comets

While the results didn’t all go our way, the scoreboards only tell part of the story. Every player showed incredible determination, teamwork, and passion throughout the day, and the progress being made across the club is amazing to see.

A special congratulations to Isla, who played in her first tournament, and Ted, who also made his competitive debut, showing great ball handling, passing and teamwork throughout the day. 🏀👏

A huge well done to Bobby for scoring his first basket, Jack for his outstanding defence, Ruby-Rose for being a fantastic role model and mentor to our newer players, Corey for stepping up with confidence on both offence and defence, Alice for some excellent shooting and dribbling, and Chloe who had a brilliant day scoring from all around the key.

Moments like these show exactly what the Bears Family is all about—supporting each other, developing confidence, building friendships, and celebrating every achievement, big or small. 🐻❤️

A massive thank you to Ali and Tom for all their hard work behind the scenes organising, coaching and making these opportunities possible for our players.

Finally, thank you to all the parents, carers, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles and supporters who cheered on our players throughout the day. Your support means everything.

💙 Once a Bear, Always a Bear 💙

🐻💙 The Bears Family is heading to the beautiful Lake District for a team building weekend away at Calvert Trust!

This weekend is all about coming together off the court — spending quality time getting to know, understand, and support one another even more as a family. Stronger connections off the court help build stronger performances on it, and we can’t wait for this amazing experience together.

A huge thank you to the National Lottery Trust for making this opportunity possible. Your support means so much to our Bears family.

Watch this space for updates from our incredible Bears adventure weekend… memories, teamwork, laughter, and maybe a few surprises along the way! 🏕️⛰️✨

🐻🏀 Playoff Result 🏀🐻

Bears 41 – 57 Lothian Phoenix

A tough end to the playoff weekend for the Bears against a strong Lothian Phoenix side. The game was closely contested throughout the first half, with the Bears battling hard and taking a narrow lead into halftime.

Despite a huge effort from the team, foul trouble and fatigue in the second half allowed Phoenix to pull away late in the game. The squad never stopped fighting and showed incredible determination right until the final whistle.

🗣️ Coach’s Summary:
“I’m incredibly proud of the effort the team put in all weekend. We competed hard against a very good Lothian side and there were so many positives to take from the game. This young team continues to grow every time we step on court, and with more experience we’ll only get stronger.”

⭐ MVPs: Mikey Mercer & Kirsty Van de Poll

A huge thank you to all the parents, family, friends, and supporters who helped and cheered us on throughout the weekend ❤️🐻

🐻🏀 Semi Final Result & One More Battle to Go 🏀🐻

Bears 31 – 66 Mohawks

Today saw the Bears take on a very strong Mohawks side in the playoff semi finals. Despite the result, the team continued to battle from start to finish, showing determination, resilience, and true Bears spirit throughout the game.

Every player gave everything they had on court and never stopped competing against an experienced opponent. While it wasn’t the outcome we hoped for, there are still plenty of positives to take away from the performance and valuable lessons to learn moving forward.

🗣️ Coach’s Summary:
“Today was an incredibly tough game against a very strong and well-organised Mohawks team. From the opening whistle, the intensity was high, but I’m proud of the way our players kept competing and never gave up. Every single player worked hard, supported each other, and gave their absolute best throughout the game.

Although the scoreline didn’t go our way, there are valuable lessons we can take from this experience as a team. Credit must go to the Mohawks for their performance today. We’ll regroup, learn from this game, and come back stronger tomorrow.”

Tomorrow, the Bears return to court for one final game of the playoff weekend as we face Lothian in the battle for 3rd place 🥉🔥

The squad is ready to reset, refocus, and leave everything on the court one more time. No matter what happens, we are incredibly proud of this team and everything they’ve achieved to reach finals weekend.

Let’s finish strong, Bears 🐻❤️

🗓 EVENT DAY

🔥 TODAY IS THE DAY! 🔥

Join us at Tudor Grange Park from 12–3 as we take on the Sponsored Push 🐻

Come support, donate, and be part of something special 💙
👉 https://www.bearswbc.co.uk

Once a Bear, Always a Bear.