OUR
MISSION
The New England Colonials International Basketball Club is a non-profit program that has as its central
purpose the encouragement and support of international friendship between New England student athletes and
their peers from other nations.
While basketball serves as a focal point and a catalyst for our programs and tours, we also endeavor to involve
all participants in activities that promote understanding and appreciation for other societies and cultures.
New England students selected to take part in Colonials' programs and tours must demonstrate a high level of
commitment to school, community, and our program's mission and goals.
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Our 2018 Colonials Ambassadors at the American Military Cemetery in Luxembourg.
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Our 2018 New England Colonials' Ambassadors team celebrated our programs' 39th anniversary year with a
terrific tour of Luxembourg and Germany that included games and homestays in Luxembourg City, Hamburg,
Nuremberg and Langen. It was a spectacular trip with wonderful hospitality and great basketball at each stop
on the tour. At the same time in April, our younger Rovers team was enjoying great hospitality and basketball
on their ten-day tour of the Netherlands.
In June, our 2018 International Colonials began arriving in Boston - this unique team consisted of eleven
players from eleven countries. Our new country in 2018 was Armenia. Our 2018 International Colonials enjoyed
great basketball and hospitality on their three-week New England tour.
To
learn about our 2019 New England Colonials teams and
tours, please visit the Our Tours
and International Colonials sections of our website.
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Our 2017 Colonials Rovers on the Irish Sea
ABOUT
THE COLONIALS
Basketball
- born in the USA in 1891 - is now truly an international
game, played in nearly 190 countries worldwide. The
New England Colonials International Basketball Club
is proud to have introduced hundreds of New England
student athletes to the excitement of international
competition and world travel. Additionally, we have
welcomed hundreds of guests from overseas to our country
for camps, summer hosting, team tours and international
festivals.
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Piotr Karpacz '16 of Poland and his camper friend
Colonials'
teams do not hold tryouts and are not all-star teams.
Applicants should be serious players with a strong
desire to improve their game and a real sense of adventure.
We rely on the quality of an applicant's references
and responses to the application questions. A number
of our players are referred by former players and
coaches. Players and families are invited to call
or meet with us before submitting an application.
We will be happy to put applicants in touch with our
Colonials' alumni and their families throughout New
England.
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Our 2016 International Colonials at the Basketball Hall of Fame
Our fundraising program enables all players to raise
the money needed to meet their tour expenses. We urge
all interested players to apply. There are several
stipends available for individuals with financial
need. Introductory team and fundraising planning meetings
will be held in the fall. Regular newsletters keep
parents and players up to date about all aspects of
the tours as our planning progresses through the winter.
Accepted players are expected to maintain a strong standing
in the school and in the community. Colonials' teams
do not begin practicing until the school basketball
seasons for all players have been completed, usually
in March. Practices are held on weekends up to the team's
departure and are mandatory for all players. We attempt
to arrange practices in locations central to the geographic
distribution of the team.
Colonials'
basketball operations and teams are supervised and coordinated
by outstanding volunteer coaches throughout New England
The program's travel planning is coordinated by an ITMI
certified international tour planner and manager with
35+ years of international travel experience. Overall
basketball operations are supervised by Coach Richard
Lawless, the programs co-founder and coach at Cohasset
High School in Massachusetts.
To
learn how you can host an International Colonials player
next summer or help arrange a visit for the International
Colonials in your community, send us an e-mail at necolonials@aol.com.
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CONTACT
US
Contact the New England Colonials
at:
necolonials@aol.com
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