Middle School Badminton Information 2007-08

1. Event Details
   Saturday, May 10
   Mitford, Cochrane High, Bearspaw
   
   
2. Registration
   Action: Coaches are to submit, via email, registration by Wednesday, May 7. Registration forms can be downloaded from the web.
   Schools are allowed two entries per classification. Students can play in only one category.
   Note: Last-minute changes should be emailed to the drawmaster by Friday evening. An email list of drawmasters will be sent out once they are confirmed.
   
   
3. Classifications and Categories
   Boys Grade 7, Boys Grade 8
   Girls Grade 7, Girls Grade 8
   Singles, doubles, mixed
   
   
4. Tournament Venues and Drawmasters
   
   

   Venue (Courts)	Category	Head Drawmaster	Co-Drawmaster*
   Mitford (6)	Gr. 7 Boys Singles Gr. 7 Boys Doubles Gr. 7 Girls Doubles Gr. 7 Mixed Doubles	Lawrence Lee, Mitford	Mike MacMIllan, Manachaban Meadowbrook Langdon
   Bearspaw (6)	Gr. 8 Boys Singles Gr. 8 Boys Doubles	Chris Munson, Kathyrn	Bearspaw Muriel Clayton
   Cochrane High (6)	Gr. 7 Girls Singles Gr. 8 Girls Singles Gr. 8 Girls Doubles Gr. 8 Mixed Doubles	Debbie Clarke, Springbank	Remy Croteau, Ecole Airdrie Carol Smith, WG Murdoch Ralph McCall

   
   * If your school is listed as a co-drawmaster, you will need coach/parent volunteer at the venue for the entire day.
   
   
5. Draw and Results Sheets
   All draw sheets will be sent by email on Thursday, May 8. It will be the drawmaster's responsibility to print off these sheets. JM will also send out results sheets that are to be filled out and emailed back to Jacquie on the Monday following the tournament.
   
   
6. Awards
   Action: JM to send medallions and ribbons to drawmasters, who will award them at the tournament.
   
   
7. Dress Code
   School colours or white t-shirts.
   Action: Please remind your students that sweatpants and bandanas are not allowed. Water is not allowed on the court.
   
   
8. Shuttles
   Yellow Yonex Mavis 300
   Action: JM to send the drawmasters.
   
   
9. Drawmaster Checklists
   The Drawmaster Checklist, Badminton Draw Templates and Record Sheets can be printed off the web. It is the drawmaster's reponsibility to print off a copy of the checklist and draw templates and several copies of each record sheet.
   
   
10. Play-offs
    In order to avoid tie-breakers, JM will attempt to create an even number of pools. Play-off procedures are in the Drawmaster Checklist.
    
    
11. Rally Point Scoring and Rules
    Your commissioner, Lawrence Lee, recommends that we play rally point to 17 this year, instead of to 21. There are two reasons for this recommendation. First, with this being a transition year to rally point scoring, playing to 17 will make it easier for students to keep track. Second, with the decrease to a single day of competition, tournaments look to be quite long and playing games to 17 will hopefully make the day more manageable. Please refer to Middle School Simplified Badminton Rules.
    
    
12. Sports Supervisors
    Sports (community use) supervisors are very scarce in Cochrane these days. I will talk to Cochrane High and Elizabeth Barrett about opening and closing their gyms for us but we still need supervisors for the day at all venues. If you are hosting, I need you to discuss this with your administrator so that these supervisor spots can be filled.
    
    
13. Plug-in Fees
    The cost per competitor is: $2.50. Action: JM to invoice schools.