Middle School Basketball Pre-season Meeting Minutes

January 6, 2009

1. Attendees
   Becky Wray, Kathyrn
   Cal Hartman, Ecole Airdrie
   Chris Henson, Bearspaw
   Chris Holteen, Chestermere Lake
   Darryl Zimmer, Prince of Peace
   Holly Nusse, Manachaban
   Jacquie Mirtle, RVS
   Jeff Shaw, Ralph McCall
   Jordan Flower, Meadowbrook
   Josh Hill, Langdon
   Lawrence Lee, Mitford
   Mark Turner, Muriel Clayton
   Reed Barrett, Bearspaw
   Renata Urbanik, Banded Peak
   
   Regrets: Judy O'Gorman, Westbrook
   
   
2. Commissioner
   Thank you to Jordan Flower, from Meadowbrook, for once again working as commissioner this year.
   
   
3. Team Declaration
   Here is the preliminary picture for Jr. A seeding tournaments, according to school size:
   Seeding Tournament 1
   Mitford - B, G (not yet confirmed)
   Muriel Clayton - B, G
   Springbank - B, G (not yet confirmed)
   Chestermere Lake - B, G
   Ecole Airdrie - B, G
   Manachaban - B, G
   
   

   Seeding Tournament 2
   Banded Peak - B, G
   Ralph McCall - B, G (not yet confirmed)
   Bearspaw - B, G
   WG Murdoch - ? (not yet confirmed)
   Kathyrn - G
   Langdon - B, G
   
   Meadowbrook - B, G - tournament to be confirmed by Jan. 15
   
   Switching Tiers
   School athletic directors may apply in writing to move up or down in tiers after the seeding tournament only. Applications from coaches will not be received - they must come from the AD.
   
   Jr. B
   Action: Coaches are to declare Jr. B teams (maximum of two girls teams and two boys teams per school) by Friday, March 6.

4. Schedules
   Jr. A
   Reviewed venues. Coaches are reminded that seeding tournaments will be long tournaments as all teams need to be at the same venue.
   
   Fr, Feb 6 - Muriel Clayton, Chestermere Lake, Ralph McCall, Meadowbrook
   Action: Because seeding tournaments feature so many games, JM will ask permission from middle school principals to start this tournament early. If permission is not granted then coaches agreed to reduce the number of games to two (from three) in order to 1) avoid going cross-court and 2) finish at a reasonable hour.
   
   Fr, Feb 27 - Mitford, Muriel Clayton, Langdon, Bearspaw
   Fr, Mar 6 - Muriel Clayton, Chestermere Lake, Ralph McCall, Meadowbrook
   Th, Mar 12 - Mitford, Chestermere, Ralph McCall, Meadowbrook
   Fr, Mar 13 - Mitford, Ralph McCall
   
   Jr. B
   Reviewed tentative venues. Gyms will be finalized after declaration deadline has passed.
   Fr, Mar 20 -Mitford, Bearspaw, Chestermere Lake, Prince of Peace
   Fr, Mar 27 - MItford, Bearspaw, Ralph McCall, Muriel Clayton
   Fr, Apr 3 - Mitford, Bearspaw, Chestermere Lake, Prince of Peace
   
   
5. Results
   Coaches are to email or fax scores to sports coordinator and commissioner immediately following the tournament. Host schools hang on to score sheets until the completion of the season.
   
   
6. Officials
   Action: Sports coordinator to book officials – Jr. A (two per game) and B (one per game) – through the Calgary Basketball Officials Association. Our contact at the CBOA is John Weiland at makethecall@shaw.ca.
   Report any problems, lates or no-shows to sports coordinator.
   
   Update: Jordan has reviewed the Jr. A Rule Modifications (click here to download) and they are okay. For more detailed updates to FIBA rules, coaches can check out the following PowerPoint presentation.
   
   
7. Supervision
   Coaches are reminded that, in addition to supervising their own team, they are asked to be actively supervising all kids at the gym. Report any behaviour issues to the sports supervisor and the host school supervisor.
   
   
8. Host Reimbursement
   A hosting budget of $225 per tournament has been incorporated into middle school plug-in fees to cover the cost of the volunteer room, a half-day sub, scorekeeper honoraria and wear-and-tear on equipment. Download a form here.
   Note: Chris Holteen, Chestermere Lake, commented on the positive effective this initiative has had so far this season.
   
   
9. League Fees
   Jr. A $490
   Jr. B $280
   
   
10. Code of Conduct
    ACTION: The Code of Conduct Form for Players and the Code of Conduct Form for Coaches are to be signed and submitted to your administrator by Thursday, February 5.
    
    
11. RVSA Coaching Resource Library
    Circulated new titles available in the RVSA Coaching Resources Library (click here to view).
    
    
12. Athletic Travel Form
    This is a new form and can be accessed by clicking on this link.
    
    
13. Next meeting
    As per Parameters, there is no specific post-season volleyball meeting. Coaches are asked to note comments and bring them to the general post-season sports meeting on Tuesday, May 5.