
Harlow Hawks Basketball Club is based at Harlow Leisurezone and runs a number of sessions which cover people of different abilities.
The club has come a long way since it was formally setup during the 1999-2000 season by Shab Niaz with the first team being entered to compete in the Herts County League starting in Sept 2000. The initial team started with about 12 players and the club now runs 2 senior Mens teams and junior teams in the U11, U14 and U17 age groups.
The junior section of the club caters for players from the age of 5-17 (school years 1-12). Junior sessions are split into 4 age groups (U8, U11, U14 and U17) which are based on 3 school years per age group. The purpose of this is to help the players develop as they progress through the age groups.
The U8 and U11 age groups play on lower baskets.
In the U11, U14 and U17 age groups the club has teams that play in the JCVL (Central Venue League) but it is not compulsory for players that attend the session to join the team, as they will still do the same training as the team members.
The senior teams compete in the Herts County League Div 1 and 2. The 1st also compete in the National Founders Cup competition.
In addition to the Senior team training sessions, the club has an open scrimmage session which is for players that want to have a competitive run out. Some of the 1st and 2nd team players attend this session in addition to their team training.

Want to have a go at playing basketball, or have played before but want to do it for fun then the following is for you:
The club expanded the sessions that it ran to include an adult social session, which was aimed at people that just wanted to have a go at playing basketball without the competitive drills and commitment that comes with playing for a team setup. Slowly this has become successful with good numbers attending regularly, some of whom had never played before or for fitness as the session is just games.
Visit the Harlow Hawks website (www.harlowbasketball.com)
Session Details (all at Harlow Leisurezone):
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Junior Sessions
Run from Sept-May
Saturdays
3-4pm – U8s (School Yrs 1-3)
4-5pm – U11s (School Yrs 4-6)
5.30-7pm – U14s (Sch Yrs 7-9)
Mondays
6:30-7:30pm – U17 (Sch Yrs 10-12)
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Senior Team Sessions
Run from Sept-April
1st Team
Friday’s 8-10pm
2nd Team
Wednesday’s 8-10pm
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Other Senior Sessions
Run all year round
Adult social basketball
Saturday’s – 5.15-6:45pm
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CONTACT DETAILS
Shab Niaz
Email: info@harlowbasketball.com
Tel: 07958 470 133
Harlow Leisurezone: 01279 621 500