In the Dugout is back! Today’s guest is Oliver Osborn, Media and Operations Officer for the Vanarama National League.
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Eight suggestions for British Basketball
Basketball is the most understated sport in the UK, boasting large participation numbers at high school age, but then experiencing massive drop offs in late teens and early adulthood.
Despite the clear interest in the sport, it also isn’t transferring itself in to support for the premier league in the UK, the British Basketball League, which comprises 12 franchise clubs from London to Manchester to Glasgow.
Having worked in basketball on two separate occasions, with Mersey Tigers in 2010-11 and more recently with Manchester Giants 2016-19, here are a few ideas garnered from my own experiences.
Podcast: In Sport #3 with Dave Allen, Professional Darts Corporation
In the latest In Sport Podcast, Dave Allen is the guest as he talks the incredible growth of darts over the past decade.
Advice for aspiring Sports Journalists
In this week’s episode of JDG Sport, I wanted to give some advice to Sports Journalists looking to break into the industry. We get a lot of students coming to us at both Love Rugby League and Planet Sport, and I wanted to give my views on what it takes to impress.
Five ways for brands to build a social media following
With any social media platform, the aim is always to consistently grow the audience that you are publishing to. Here are five ways for brands to build a sustainable social media following.
The 2019 Rugby World Cup is coming
This year, Japan will be holding the 2019 Rugby World Cup from 20 September to 2 November. This will be the first time that an Asian country has hosted a rugby tournament of this magnitude.
Fascinating insight into how the UK’s professional sports clubs drive traffic to their retail sites
“The Social Scorecard: Sports” examines how the UK’s top professional sports clubs across football, rugby, cricket, basketball and ice hockey are engaging with their social media followers, and if they’re effectively leveraging their followings to drive their retail business.
Podcast: In Sport with Joel Osborne, Bristol Sport
In the latest episode of the In Sport podcast, James and Neil catch up with Joel Osborne, Head of Media and Communications at Bristol Flyers which is part of the Bristol Sport club, a unique set up in British sport.
