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Polonia Phoenix - A Club History
The original Polonia Basketball Club was formed back in the fifties by Boris Szifris who arrived in Scotland from Poland after the Second World War.
Boris had a considerable influence on the development of basketball in this country during the fifties and sixties, a tradition carried on by his son Tony who is coach to the Scottish senior mens team and grandson Ross the current point guard for the national team.
Polonia Basketball Club was a major force in both the men and women's game until the early eighties, when both teams were involved in a number of mergers which resulted in the great MIM teams that dominated British basketball at the time.
In 1991, a former player with Polonia, George Swanson, began coaching a young female cadette squad and after discussions with Boris's family and other former players the name Polonia now attached to Phoenix rose from the ashes.
In that time the club has proved to be one of the most succesful senior women's teams in Scotland, winning both the National league title and the Scottish Cup four times, with many players representing Scotland at Senior, Junior and Cadette level.(see club honours section)
The Club now has over sixty members and in line with basketballscotland's strategies the club is now expanding it's youth programme to offer more young girls the opportunity to play basketball in Edinburgh and invites females of all age and ability to join the club.
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Club Constitution
Click on the above link and download the club's constitution.
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Polonia Phoenix Basketball, Edinburgh
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