The Team Members 2009/10

No. 4 - Dipen Sharma

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:45:45 +0100

Position: Rear Guard
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 3
Best moment whilst playing: When we lost in style against the Players 2
Future ambition in the sport: To go to the Paralympics
Age: 19
Occupation: Student
Other hobbies/interests: Playing football and tennis

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No. 5 - James Hallam

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:30:49 +0100

Position: tba
Other teams played for: tba
Years as a player: not yet registered
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: tba
Occupation: tba
Other hobbies/interests: tba

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No. 6 - Angus Baird

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:15:19 +0100

Position: Rear Guard - (Assistant Development & Outreach)
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 9
Best moment whilst playing: Being top Cobras scorer of the 2007/08 season with 231 points
Future ambition in the sport: Help get the Cobras-1 into 1st Division - and then to take over the world
Age: 20
Occupation: Top Secret MI6 Special Agent (00)6 - if you have read this far - you already know too much
Other hobbies/interests: Fishing, motor sport and world renowned gold fish trainer

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No. 7 - Bryan Clarke

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:00:41 +0100

Position: Rear Guard
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 2
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: 16
Occupation: Student
Other hobbies/interests: Football

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No. 8 - Sean Bramley

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:45:57 +0100

Position: tba
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 4
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: 18
Occupation: Student
Other hobbies/interests: tba

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No. 9 - Mike Foster

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:30:34 +0100

Position: Guard - (2nd Team Assistant Coach - Level 2 Coach - Acting Treasurer)
Other teams played for: Milton Keynes Aces
Years as a player: 24
Best moment whilst playing: 1) Playing in an International Game in France with the MK Aces
2) Scoring 18 points in a 3rd div league championship playoff, many years ago
Future ambition in the sport: Keeping fit and healthy, enjoying the sport and being as competitive as possible
Age: 64
Occupation: Retired
Other hobbies/interests: Playing Guitar, (Rock - Electric and Folk - Acoustic)
Listening to music of all genres except traditional jazz
Coaching development sessions at schools and community events
Playing Snooker
Keeping Fit and Healthy

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No. 10 - Adrian Huthwaite

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:15:59 +0100

Position: tba
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 3
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: 35
Occupation: tba
Other hobbies/interests: tba

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No. 11 - Jayant Mistry

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:00:13 +0100

Position: Guard - (Vice Chair - Head & 1st Team Coach - Level 2 Coach)
Other teams played for: Milton Keynes Aces, Capital City Jazz and Nottingham Jaguars
Years as a player: 26
Best moment whilst playing: Yet to come!!
Future ambition in the sport: To assist Leicester Cobras become the best club possible
Age: 43
Occupation: Sports Development Officer
Other hobbies/interests: Wheelchair Tennis

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No. 12 - Helen Tolley

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:45:27 +0100

Position: tba - (Assistant Team Manager - Level 1 Coach)
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 2
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: 36
Occupation: tba
Other hobbies/interests: tba

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No. 13 - Grahame Forryan

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:30:42 +0100

Position: Guard - (Assistant Team Manager - Level 1 Coach)
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 13
Best moment whilst playing: Scoring a basket in front of several hundred spectators in a demo game at a Leicester Riders match
Future ambition in the sport: Coaching for the Cobras
Age: 67
Occupation: Retired
Other hobbies/interests: Tennis and Badminton coaching

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No. 14 - Scott Keating

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:15:17 +0100

Position: tba
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 1 (first year)
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: 18
Occupation: Student
Other hobbies/interests: tba

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No. 15 - Mark ‘E’

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:00:32 +0100

Position: tba
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: tba
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: 46
Occupation: tba
Other hobbies/interests: tba

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No. 20 - George Bates

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:45:45 +0100

Position: Wherever the coach tells me!
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 3
Best moment whilst playing: Anytime I scores a basket and taking part in the 3rd Division Championship Finals in Sheffield in May 2008
Future ambition in the sport: To continue to improve and play my best and go as far as I can in the sport
Age: 15
Occupation: Student
Other hobbies/interests: LCFC (loyal supporter despite relegation!), watching cricket, going out with friends, playing on the xbox

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No. 21 - spare

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:30:48 +0100

Position: tba
Other teams played for: tba
Years as a player: tba
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: tba
Occupation: tba
Other hobbies/interests: tba

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No. 22 - David Forryan

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:15:12 +0100

Position: Anywhere - (Level 1 Coach)
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: Off and on for 13 years
Best moment whilst playing: Long three-pointer for my third three-pointer in the match
Future ambition in the sport: To enjoy some hard fought games
Age: 26
Occupation: Civil Engineer and hopefully (to be) a Freelance Photographer
Other hobbies/interests: I play any sport, mainly badminton and tennis. Love history and engineering, I spend lots of time travelling to ancient ruins to take photos of them!

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No. 23 - Steve Gill

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:00:28 +0100

Position: Rear Guard - (2nd Team Coach - 1st Team Assistant Coach - Level 2 Coach - Development & Outreach)
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 9
Best moment whilst playing: Not getting fouled off
Future ambition in the sport: Get Cobras-1 into the 1st Division as a player and to help make Cobras-2 successful in the 3rd Division as their coach
Age: 40
Occupation: Ex-HM forces
Other hobbies/interests: Handy cycling, weight training and my family

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No. 24 - Andy Corney

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:45:52 +0100

Position: Rear Guard - (Secretary - Community Driver - Table Official)
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 3
Best moment whilst playing: Being the top scorer in the Maulers v Cobras 2 match last year
Future ambition in the sport: To be a regular member of the second team and help build and move the Cobras forward to become a top club in wheelchair basketball
Age: 36
Occupation: Performance Management Officer for LHA
Other hobbies/interests: Holidaying in New York and the Cayman Islands, Orange County Choppers (American Chopper on Discovery Channel), Music, Watching and Supporting Tottenham Hotspur, Formula One and of course my lovely wife

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No. 25 - Mohamed Abdullahi

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:30:11 +0100

Position: Forward / Rear Guard
Other teams played for: Barones Breda (Netherlands)
Years as a player: 3 (with the Cobras)
Best moment whilst playing: Winning the International European under 21 Championship with the national team of the Netherlands
Future ambition in the sport: To help Leicester Cobra's to be one of the top teams in the UK and Europe
Age: 28
Occupation: Credit and Risk Supervisor at Caterpillar
Other hobbies/interests: Going to the gym - travelling, especially Dubai, the place to be

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No. 30 - Jignesh Vaidya

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:15:25 +0100

Position: Point Guard - (Marketing & Publicity - Level 2 Coach)
Other teams played for: MK Aces and Nottingham Jaguars
Years as a player: 15
Best moment whilst playing: Winning the 2nd Division Championship with Aces, winning Anderveguan cup
Future ambition in the sport: To make Leicester Cobras, one of the top teams in Great Britain, and try and develop the players in the team into great players
Age: 37
Occupation: Working for BBC as BA
Other hobbies/interests: Going to gym

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No. 31 - Ian Trott

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:00:42 +0100

Position: Rear Guard - (Club Chairman - Assistant Marketing & Publicity - Level 2 Coach)
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 8 (and still learning)
Best moment whilst playing: I scored a basket once!
Future ambition in the sport: To help build the Cobras into one of the top teams in the country and introduce new players into the sport
Age: 44 (old enough to know better!)
Occupation: Freelance Graphic Designer (www.iantrottgraphics.co.uk)
Other hobbies/interests: Motor sport, graphic design, photography, music, hand cycling, classic cars and my family and children

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No. 32 - Lee Holter

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:45:56 +0100

Position: tba
Other teams played for: Stratford Players and Birmingham Black Cats
Years as a player: tba
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: 24
Occupation: tba
Other hobbies/interests: tba

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No. 33 - Sam Taylor

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:30:14 +0100

Position: I think I'm Forward in Offence and Rear Guard in Defence - basically, wherever the coach tells me! - (Team Manager)
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 5
Best moment whilst playing: When I flipped (supposedly! I swear it was his foul!) the same player out of his chair minutes after Ian had done so - Lesson One - wear straps!
Future ambition in the sport: To join a women's team and become good enough to train with the GB squad, to see the Cobras improve even more and take on the world!
Age: 23
Occupation: Nursery Assistant and Qualified Play-worker at a Day Nursery and After-school / Holiday Club
Other hobbies/interests: Cycling, Photography, Autism and having fun with my family and friends. Oh and Alton Towers!

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No. 34 - Lorna Twomlow

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:15:32 +0100

Position: Where I’m told to go - (Level 1 Coach)
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 5 years playing the game 2 years training
Best moment whilst playing: Just enjoy playing
Future ambition in the sport: Just to enjoy playing
Age: 21
Occupation: Student occupational therapist
Other hobbies/interests: Swimming, canoeing, athletics

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No. 35 - Janine Watt

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:00:48 +0100

Position: tba
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 1 (first year)
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: 16
Occupation: Student
Other hobbies/interests: tba

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No. 40 - Danny Cragg

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:45:03 +0100

Position: Front Guard / Point - (Level 1 Coach)
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 1 (first year)
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: 15
Occupation: Student
Other hobbies/interests: tba

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No. 41 - Sue Grant

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:30:26 +0100

Position: Rear Guard - (Level 1 Coach)
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 4
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: 32
Occupation: tba
Other hobbies/interests: tba

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No. 42 - Paige Murray

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:15:41 +0100

Position: tba
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: not yet registered
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: 16
Occupation: Student
Other hobbies/interests: tba

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No. 43 - Tasha Davies

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:00:02 +0100

Position: tba
Other teams played for: Vixens
Years as a player: not yet registered
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: 18
Occupation: Student
Other hobbies/interests: tba

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No. 44 - spare

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:45:28 +0100

No. 45 - Tyler Bott

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:30:35 +0100

Position: tba
Other teams played for: Just the Cobras
Years as a player: 1 (first year)
Best moment whilst playing: tba
Future ambition in the sport: tba
Age: 15
Occupation: Student
Other hobbies/interests: tba

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