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8 May 2026  4 min read

Basketball England 2026/27 membership fees and benefits 

Members can sign up for the new campaign from early July, with fees and categories listed below. 

Participant Membership fees apply to local leagues and competitions. Performance Membership applies to NBL and Jnr. NBL, as well as selected talent pathway competitions and activity. 

Participant Membership fees 

U18 player, referee, table official, statistician, coach, bench personnel: £23 

Adult player, table official, referee, statistician, coach, bench personnel: £35 

Performance Membership fees 

U18 player: £43 

U18 referee, table official, statistician: £23 

Adult player: £78 

Adult referee, table official, statistician: £35 

Adult coach/bench personnel: £40 

The new fees represent a small increase to last season’s. This is to cover enhancements in insurance cover for all players, coaches, officials and volunteers, as well as the cost of running our membership, including the new digital systems of PlayHQ, the HoopsHQ app and our website. 

Member benefits 

We are pleased to have been able to further strengthen our benefits and perks, which are available to access through our digital system. These include the following for all Participant and Performance members: 

• 10% Basketball England shop discount 

• 10% Basketball England coaching and officiating courses discount 

• 10% event ticket discount 

• Insurance (personal accident cover, public liability and professional indemnity for players, coaches, officials and volunteers) 

• Access to coaching and officiating area experts and resources 

• Member rewards and perks – discounts from hundreds of retailers and brands  

• Personalised game stats and content through the PlayHQ App* 

*for those in affiliated competitions using PlayHQ eScoring.  

For guidance on redeeming discounts and accessing rewards and perks, please click below. 

Membership benefits

Membership services  

Basketball England continues to provide a wide range of services to help leagues, clubs and organisations, as well as individual members, get the most from their basketball and develop our great game. 

This covers all levels and abilities across the player, coaching and officiating pathway – from beginners to those aspiring to be involved in international basketball. 

Membership services

How to sign up 

Members will be able to register from early July, with registration links shared with individuals directly by their clubs.  

Those registering for more than one competition, will need to register for each one individually, although most of the information from the initial registration will already be pre-populated for any subsequent registrations.  

The duration of your membership, joining and renewal dates 

Since the launch of our PlayHQ membership platform, all memberships now run for 365 days from the date of joining.  

If your current membership doesn’t extend beyond the end of the competition you are entering, you will be asked to pay for the following year’s membership, essentially adding 12 months onto your current membership. This is applied across all competitions. 

 Some examples of this are available through the below PlayHQ support article. 

Membership guidance

New Supporter Membership 

Our new supporter membership tier is designed for clubs to engage off-court members such as fans, followers and the families of players. 

It provides an easy-to-register benefits package to add to club membership. 

Details of this membership can be found through the link below, with further guidance and training on this area to be shared over the summer. 

Supporter Membership