Who are we?

We are Coventry’s leading basketball club boasting more than 400 members, ranging from age 5 to adult. Tornadoes are governed by Basketball England and we compete at local, regional and national levels in male and female leagues. We welcome players of any age, gender, experience or skill level.

Paul Adams

Designated Safeguard Lead (DSL) , Level 3 advanced coach, Level 2 referee, Level 2 table official, Level 3 Personal Training certificate, Reps Certification – Sports Nutrition, Reps Certificate – Childhood Obesity Prevention Certificate, Reps Certificate – Circuit Training, First Aid trained, safeguarding certified, mental health awareness, mental health first aid trained

Teams
Head Coach and coach for Under 18’s National League Team

Issy Potter

Basketball Level 2

Teams
Coach for Under 15’s

Helen Mead

Level 2 coach, First Aid trained, safeguarding certified

Teams
Coach for Under 12’s National League team

Iain Gillespie

Level 2 Coach

Coach for the under 11’s teams

Russell Dunkley

Level 2 Coach

Ilias Basioudis

Level 2 Coach

Teams
Under 14’s National League Premier Team

Hollie Cox

Level 2 Coach

Coach for our Ladies Team

Martin Taylor

Level 2 Coach

Team
Under 16’s National League 1st team – Assistant coach

Bennedict Clarke

Level 2 Coach

coach for our mini’s – 5-9 year old’s

Justin Hoskins

Level 2 Coach

Teams
Coach for Under 17’s

Shaun Grayson

Level 2 basketball coach
Mental Health Awareness
F.A. Level 1 football coach
Safeguarding
First Aid

Teams
Coach for Under 16’s National League Team

Simon Blake

Level 2 Coach – undergoing course

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Coach for Men’s Blue Team

Samaro Perry-Huggins

Level 1 Coach
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Coach for Men’s White Team

Elliott Butler


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Coach for Men’s 1st Team


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