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Basketball Pre-season Meeting Minutes

November 16, 2005

  1. Attendees

Mike Fredrich, Cochrane
Rhonda Bartel, Cochrane
Wendy Ruzicka, Cochrane
Nancy Dutchik, Cochrane
Linda Binder, Cochrane
Joy Moore, Chestermere
Brian Utley, Chestermere
Garth Turgeon, Chestermere
Danny Eveleigh, Springbank
Sam Wilson, Springbank
Gursher Pannu, George McDougall
Ken Payne, George McDougall
Joe McLaughlin, George McDougall
Ryan Haggarty, George McDougall
Ed Polhill, Bow Valley
Jacquie Mirtle, RVSA
Mike Sera, Bert Church
Allen Gallup, Bert Church
John Weiland, Calgary Basketball Officials Association (CBOA)

Regrets: Andy Kirk, Bert Church

  1. Commissioner: Mike Sera, Bert Church 948-3800

Thanks to MS for agreeing to serve as commissioner this season.

  1. RVSA Handbook

      The RVSA Handbook section on high school basketball was distributed at the meeting and it is posted on the web. There are no changes from last year. However, an eligibility question was raised: Can grade nine athletes play club ball and still be eligible to compete in Zones?
ACTION: JM to look up the Zone ruling and contact Zone secretary Linda Larsen.
RESULT: The South Central Zone handbook states: “To be eligible for school zone basketball competition a Senior High School student is not permitted to play on an outside basketball team during the same season.”
      The question then is whether or not the Zone considers our grade nines Senior High School students. The response from the Zone (Linda Larsen) is: “If these players are playing with any grade 10's they are Junior Varsity (Senior High).”

  1. Technical Foul Rule Modification

      MS reviewed the technical foul rule modification, voted in at the Spring Parameters meeting. Here is the motion that was voted in:
“That we abolish the 3 Technical Rule leading to a game ejection currently present in Rocky View and only have game ejections for a coach/player receiving two technicals in a game which is the universal basketball rule.”
      MS also stressed that this rule change is in effect on a trial basis and will be evaluated at the end of the 2005-06 season.
      John Weiland, from the CBOA, suggested that we need to specify “direct” technical fouls in the ruling.

  1. JV Pre-season Tournaments

There are no JV pre-season tournaments this year.

  1. Schedules

Scheduling conflicts were discussed and resolved at the meeting.
ACTION: JM to make changes to master schedule and redistribute.
RESULT: Updated schedules are attached.
      The procedure for postponing games has not changed:

  1. Coach informs their administrator
  2. Administrator informs sports coordinator
  3. Coach contacts opposition and reschedules game
  4. Coach gets approval from administrator for new date
  5. Administrator or coach informs sports coordinator
  6. Coordinator attempts to reschedule officials
  1. Championships

Divisionals @ George McDougall March 2-4
JV Zones – Foothills (boys) and Bert Church (girls)
Varsity Zones – TBA
      Allen Gallup, from Bert Church, updated the group on the status of the Zone tournament venue. Opinions of Rocky View schools are divided with regards to having the Zone tournament at Mount Royal College. Cochrane expressed an interest in hosting the boys tournament. AG to conduct an email vote among coaches when more information is available.
Provincials @ Kate Andrews (Coaldale) March 16-18

  1. Officials

      John Weiland presented the group with three minor rule changes regarding: the clock reset to 15 seconds after an out-of-bounds kick ball; 20 seconds after a fifth foul; head and wrist bands are to be the same colour as uniform. For specific ruling please go to www.cboa.ca
      The points of emphasis for the CBOA this year are: principles of play, verticality and rough play. There is no increase in fees this season.
      ACTION: Coaches are to send in tournament schedules as soon as possible.
      Email complaints and report late officials to John at makethecall@shaw.ca
      A Game Evaluation Sheet, similar to one used for RVSA football, was proposed and briefly discussed. The group decided that it wasn’t necessary at this time. If an official feedback channel is deemed necessary after this season then we’ll re-visit the idea of an evaluation form.

  1. League fees

League fees are $575 per team, a $25 (4.5%) increase over last year. Fees were increased to cover escalating officiating costs the previous two seasons.

  1. Rosters

Submit rosters, via email, by Thursday, December 1. Send rosters to MS at michaelsera@hotmail.com and to sports coordinator at jmirtle@rockyview.ab.ca

  1. Scoring and Results

Thank you to Mike Sera for agreeing to compile stats again this year. MS demonstrated to group the specifics of filling out a score sheet.

  1. Code of Conduct

Athletes and coaches are to sign forms and submit them to their administrator.
Procedure for problems:

  1. Inform your school administrator
  2. School administrator contacts the opposing school
  3. If issue is still outstanding, administrator is to contact sports coordinator
  1. Awards

Process to start March 2
ACTION: JM to circulate deadlines and procedures ahead of time.

  1. Banquet

Monday, March 27
6:30 pm
George McDougall

  1. Post-season meeting

The post-season meeting is scheduled for March 14, 4:30 pm at the ESC Board Room.

  1. Other

 

Sports coordinator: Jacquie Mirtle
Work days: Part-time Mon., Tues. and Thurs. but checks voicemail and email daily.
Phone: 291-6320
Fax: 250-6619
Email: jmirtle@rockyview.ab.ca

The ASAA Basketball Registration has been moved up from last year. The deadline is now December 15.

ACTION: JM to compile and circulate a coaches’ contact list.