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| Fife Steel Basketball Club | |||
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| Nickname | Fife Steel | ||
| Leagues | Regional Development League, Tayside & Fife League & Lothian League | ||
| Established | 2015 | ||
| Location |  Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||
| Team colours | Dark Grey, Red, White | ||
| Affiliation(s) | Basketball Scotland | ||
| Website | Official Website | ||
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Fife Steel Basketball Club are a Scottish basketball club, based in the town of Kirkcaldy in Scotland, competing in Regional and National League competitions. Fife Steel Basketball Club are also a charity, registration number SC050337, as regulated by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OCSR).
History
editIn 2015 Fife Steel Basketball Club were brought into existence, based in the town of Kirkcaldy, in an attempt to broaden the reach of the sport within Fife.
The club began with younger age groups, participating in development leagues as well as entering an under-16 team into the second division of the SBC U16 National League in the 2016/17 season. Further age groups were added including a senior mens team who competed in their first league competition in the 2018/19 season in the Tayside Basketball regional league.
Since Summer 2017, the club has worked closely with Basketball Scotland. Noting the clubs strong leadership group which showed "...a diverse skillset, determination and strong ambitions..."[1] Basketball Scotland partnered with Fife Steel to help the club match the community reach that their neighbouring basketball clubs, such as Dunfermline Reign, had achieved. This support resulted in increasing participation numbers as well as provided assistance in the obtaining funds to appoint a paid staff member, in a modern apprentice role, which has furthered the clubs outreach to the local community amongst other benefits.
In July 2020, following a robust charity test and demonstrating their benefit to the public, the club was awarded full charity status by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and provided with the registration number SC050337.[2]
Home Venue
editThe club's home court is currently at St Andrews High School in Kirkcaldy though all games in the Lothian League, generally, take place at the Oriam Sports Centre, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.
The club also uses courts at Windmill Community Campus and Balwearie High School, both also in Kirkcaldy, for games and training sessions for younger age groups.
Squads & Coaches
editThe club operates a number of different age group teams that participate across a variety of competitions.
Steel has 3 squads playing league competition, currently; Senior Men, U18s and U16s. All play in their representative Lothian Basketball Association league and cup competitions. The Men's team also take part in the Tayside & Fife League and Cup as well as the national Chairman's Cup competition.
The clubs' U14, U12 and U10s have teamed up with other clubs across Fife, Lothians and Central Scotland to arrange tournament days for the younger age groups, that don't currently participate in the National League system, held at the Crags Centre, Edinburgh
Since 2019/20 season the club has participated in Fife Council's Modern Apprenticeship program which involved hiring a paid apprentice coach[3] to undertake various coaching and other responsibilities within the club. The apprentice coaches were also able to complete a HNC in Sports Leadership and Development at Fife College as part of the employment contract.
To date the club has taken on 4 apprentices since 2019, including a recognition award for the 2019/20 apprentice, Gavin Hugh[4].
Competitive Squads: Awards and Honours
editIn 2019/20 season, though the Play-Offs were cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Senior Men's squad, in their first season in the Lothian League, won the Division 3 title for that year.
The following season, 2021/22, the Senior Men were successful in Division 2, finishing 3rd in the division and winning the Play-offs[5] . However, league restructure the following season prevented any promotion to Division 1.
Following their win in the Play-offs in 2021/22, the Senior Men team were runners-up in the Kirkcaldy & Central Fife Sports Council's "Team of the Year" award[6].
Season by Season records
editSenior Men
edit| FIFE STEEL SENIOR MEN | ||||||||||||||
| Season | League | Division | League | Playoffs | Lothian Men's Cup | Tom Hermiston Cup | SBC Chairman's Cup | Squad MVP | Squad DPOY | Squad MIP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | ||||||||||
| 2018/19 | Tayside League | 1 | 8th | 13 | 1 | 12 | 14 | N/A | Did Not Enter | Quarter-Final | Did Not Enter | Logan Tocher | ||
| 2019/20 | Lothian League | 3 | 1st | 12 | 11 | 1 | 34 | Cancelled[a] | 2nd Round | Quarter-Final | Did Not Enter | Logan Tocher | ||
| 2021/22 | Lothian League[b] | 2 | 3rd | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | Winners | 2nd Round | Group Stage | Did Not Enter | Logan Tocher | ||
| 2022/23 | Lothian League | 2 | 5th | 16 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 2nd Round | 1st Round | Semi Final | Quarter Final | Logan Tocher | Cameron Gillespie | |
| Tayside League | 1 | 4th | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | N/A | |||||||
| 2023/24 | Lothian League | 2 | 6th | 13 | 7 | 6 | 27 | Semi-Final | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | Logan Tocher | Charlie Foy | Gavin Hugh |
| Tayside League | 1 | 3rd | 12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | N/A | |||||||
| 2024/25 | Lothian League | 2 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | - | 1st Round | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tayside League | 1 | 2nd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | N/A | |||||||
- ^ Cancelled 2020 due to Coronavirus outbreak
- ^ league format changed mid-way through season due to hall access restrictions related to lockdowns
U18 Men
edit| FIFE STEEL U18 MEN | ||||||||||
| Season | League | Division | League | Squad MVP | Squad DPOY | Squad MIP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | ||||||
| 2023/24 | Lothian League U18 | 1 | 6th | 16 | 6 | 10 | 28 | Charlie-Joseph Moran | Cameron Ives | Alex Brown |
| 2024/25 | Lothian League U18 | 1 | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | - | - | - |
U16 Men
edit| FIFE STEEL U16 MEN | ||||||||||
| Season | League | Division | League | Squad MVP[a] | Squad DPOY | Squad MIP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | ||||||
| 2016/17 | SBC U16 | 3 | 6th | 16 | 10 | 6 | 26 | Jack Bridgeford | ||
| 2017/18 | SBC U16 NDL | North | 5th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Josh Guild | ||
| Tier 3 | 5th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 2018/19 | SBC U16 NDL | North | 6th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | Josh Guild | ||
| Tier 2 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| 2019/20 | SBC U16 NDL | North | 6th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | Callum Williamson | ||
| Silver | 5th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||
| 2021/22 | ECBL U16 Dev League | 1 | N/A[b] | 12 | 3 | 9 | 18 | Connor Taylor | ||
| 2022/23 | Lothian League U16 | 1 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 6 | 18 | Charlie-Jospeh Moran | Enes Ayyaldaz | |
| 2023/24 | Lothian League U16 | 1 | 2nd | 16 | 12 | 4 | 40 | Ryan McDonald | Joel Galvez-Brown | Finn Thompson |
| 2024/25 | Lothian League U16 | 1 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - |
Previous Squads
Men (Development)
edit| FIFE STEEL MEN DEVELOPMENT | |||||||||||||
| Season | League | Division | League | Playoffs | Lothian Men's Cup | Tom Hermiston Cup | Squad MVP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | |||||||||
| 2019/20 | Lothian League | 3 | 7th | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | Cancelled[a] | 1st Round | Preliminary Round | Gavin Hugh | ||
| 2021/22 | Lothian League[b] | 3 | 9th | 12 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 1st Round | 1st Round | Group Stage | Sam Prestage | ||
| 2022/23 | Disbanded - Squad merged with Senior Men | ||||||||||||
- ^ Cancelled due to Coronavirus outbreak
- ^ league format changed mid-way through season due to hall access restrictions related to lockdowns]
Honours
editFife Steel Senior Men
editLothian League
Kirkcaldy & Central Fife Sports Council
- Team of the Year
- Runner Up (1): 2021-22
Individual Member Awards
editGavin Hugh
editKirkcaldy & Central Fife Sports Council
- Coach of the Year
- Runner Up (1): 2022-23
Club Sponsors
edit| Year | Sponsors |
|---|---|
| 2023- | Pizza Hut [a] |
| 2015-19 | Briggs |
| 2015-19 | Smartertax kirkcaldy |
| 2015-19 | Foy All Trades |
| 2015-19 | Life Time Photography |
- ^ sponsoring the clubs "PLAYER OF THE WEEK" scheme for the Girls, Under 10, Under 12 and Under 14 squads