Basketball Pre-season Meeting Minutes

November 19 , 2007

1. Attendees
   Allen Gallup, Bert Church
   Brian Utley, Chestermere
   Chris Montford, Springbank
   Danny Eveleigh, Springbank
   Dave Morris, Bow Valley
   Jacquie Mirtle, RVSD
   Jan Erisman, Springbank
   Joe McLaughlin, George McDougall
   John Weiland, CBOA
   Ken Payne, George McDougall
   Mike Dow, George McDougall
   Mike Fredrich, Cochrane
   Mike Sera, Bert Church
   Rob Wilson, Chestermere
   Ron Kuzmickas, Springbank
   Sam Wilson, Springbank
   Stephen Stovka, Beiseker
   Steve Hamaliuk, Cochrane
   Steve MacLean, George McDougall
   
   
2. Commissioner/Statistician
   Thank you to Mike Sera, from Bert Church, for working as commissioner and statistician this season. A special thanks goes to Miker for all his work on our schedules.
   
   
3. RVSA Handbook
   Action: JM and MS to update the handbook to reflect Federation Internationale de Basektball (FIBA) rules,with modifications according to the ASAA Handbook.
   Action: JM to update host rotation.
   
   
4. Officials and FIBA Rules
   John Weiland attended the meeting and gave presented key points of FIBA rules. The documents John presented are (click for link):
   Scorekeeper Rules
   FIBA Rules 2007
   Update: CBOA has increased its rate to $38 per referee per game (a $3 increase over last year). Travel is $6 per game per referee, except to Beiseker, when it is $20 per trip per referee.
   
   
5. Schedule
   Went over schedule changes and set deadline for immediate changes.
   Update: Schedules are posted on the web (click for link):
   JV Girls
   JV Boys
   Varsity Girls
   Varsity Boys
   Combined schedules are posted on the Events Calendar pages.
   
   
6. Divisional Championships
   Divisional schedules are online. JV quarter final and semi finals games are played at the higher seed. Varsity quarter finals are played at the higher seed and semi finals are all played at Springbank. Bronze (junior) and gold medal games will be at Springbank Community High.
   
   
7. Zone Championships
   Zone championship schedules are online.
   
   
8. Provincial Championships
   Provincial championship schedules are online.
   
   
9. League Fees
   Fees were adjusted to reflect changes in schedules:
   Junior teams - $640
   Senior teams - $610
   
   
10. Team Declaration/Rosters
    ASAA registration deadline is Dec. 15. Action: Coaches are to send rosters to Mike Sera and Jacquie Mirtle by December 3.
    
    
11. Scoring and Results
    Sports coordinator has order new (triplicate) score sheets. Action: JM to send out in Blue Box .
    Action: Coaches (home and visiting) are to fax scoresheets to both Mike Sera (948-7496) and Jacquie Mirtle (945-4111) no later than 9:00 the next morning.
    
    
12. Code of Conduct
    Action: Athletes, parents and coaches must sign Code of Conduct forms before the first league game or they are not eligible to participate. Principals are to send their declarations to the sports coordinator prior to the first league game.
    
    
13. Awards
    Coaches have agreed to the following process (same as last year):
    a. Teams are to identify their Most Valuable Player. One player from each team will recieve a Team MVP Award.
    b. Those players are then put on a ballot, from which the league MVP is selected.
    c. Varsity teams will choose a girl and a boy for league Rookies of Year.
    b. Each team chooses one recipient for the Heart Award.
    c. Ten league all-stars will be chosen by coaches at the post-season meeting. There is no formula for how All-Star Awards are distributed throughout the league. It is possible (probable) that a Team MVP Award recipient will also be named an All-Star. It is also possible that a team will not have an all-star. The goal is to recognize the 10 best players in the league.
    
    
14. Banquet
    The banquet is scheduled for Tuesday, April 1 at Springbank.
    
    
15. Post-season Meeting
    The post-season meeting is Thursday, March 20. All award recipients will be determined at this meeting.
    
    
16. Home Team Bench
    It was agreed that coaches can decide whether or not the home team wants the bench to the left of the score clock as you're facing the gym (as per FIBA rules) or if the home team would prefer the right side.
    
    
17. JV Girls 8/24
    Coaches discussed the impact of 8/24 for JV girls. While coaches can vote in any rule modification for Rocky View basketball, there is no modification at the Zone level. It was decided to see how this season goes and bring this point forward to the post-season meeting.
    
    
18. Mercy Rule
    Coaches also discussed possibly mandating a mercy rule (i.e. no full-court press when there is a 40-point difference) but decided that the spirit of sportsmanship does not need to be a rule. It is up to individuals to make the coaching decisions (i.e. pulling starters, not pressing) when they feel it is in the best interest of their team and the opposing team.
    Action: Coaches and athletic directors are to ensure this message is communicated to all teacher and community coaches at their school.
    
    
19. Wide Keys
    Update: Maintenance knows when we start our season and I'm trying to find out when Bow Valley and Cochrane gyms will be done.
    
    
20. JV Zone Defence vs. Beiseker (came up after the meeting)
    Besieker and opposing coaches are to decide prior to the game whether or not to allow zone defence. The RVSA will not rule on this; it is up to the coaches.