Badminton Pre-Season Meeting Minutes
March 18, 2010
1. Attendees
Shane Lutness, Beisker
Justina Law, Chestermere
Vlad Stelkik, Springbank
Sue Mackey, Springbank
James King, George McDougall
Jason Crawford,
Cochrane
Avery Meisner, WG Murdoch
Regrets:
Bert Church
Bow Valley
2. Commissioner
Kristina Houle, WG Murdoch
3. Tournament Dates
Divisionals - Sat., Apr. 17
Sr. High Zones - Sat., Apr. 24 at Strathmore
Jr. High Zones - Wed, May 5 at Canmore/Banff
Provincials - Fri. and Sat., May 7 and 8 in Edmonton
4. Registration
Deadline is: Wednesday, April 14 at noon
Cochrane High, using a grant for hosting provincials (which came in after the tournament) is purchasing badminton tournament software. Action: JM to research, recommend and then instruct coaches on registration process.
Reminder to coaches to register with the ASAA at the same time. The ASAA registration deadline is April 15.
5. Classifications and Categories
Juvenile - Grade 9 - three teams in each category (singles, doubles, mixed)
Junior - Under 16 as of Sep. 1, 2009 - two teams in each category
Intermediate - Under 17 as of Sep. 1, 2009 - two teams in each category
Senior - Under 19 as of Sep. 1, 2009 - two teams in each category
* Note that Junior and Intermediate athletes can play up, Juvenile cannot.
6. Rules and Regulations
Please refer to the following documents:
RVSA Handbook
Drawmaster Checklist
Simplified Badminton Rules
8. Venues and Drawmasters
Action: JM to book schools and contact middle school athletic directors regarding setting up the nets, drawmaster tables and on-deck benches.
| School | No. of Courts | Event | Head Drawmaster | Co-Drawmaster |
| George McDougall - Main | 6 | Junior Girls, Junior Boys | George McDougall (James King) | WG Murdoch |
| Bert Church | 5 | Senior Girls, Senior Boys | Bert Church (Darlene Plettel) | Beiseker |
| George McDougall - Aux. | 3 | Juvenile Girls | Bow Valley | |
| Meadowbrook | 3 | Juvenile Boys | Cochrane (Jason Crawford) | |
| Muriel Clayton | 6 (in two gyms) | Intermediate Girls, Intermediate Boys | Chestermere (Justina Law) | Springbank |
9. League Fees
$2.00 per competitor.
10. Awards
First, second and third-place medallions for all categories. Action: JM to Blue Box to drawmasters, who will take them to venue.
Divisional Championship banner for highest aggregate total will be Blue Boxed out the week after the tournament.
11. 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 tournament.
12. Supervision
Action: JM to book community use (sports) supervisors for middle/elementary schools, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
The contact for Mitford Middle is Allison 403-370-6425. The contact for Bearspaw School is Marnie. Action: JM to get her number and forward to Darlene Plettell.
13. Dress Code
School colours or white t-shirts and black shorts. Please remind your athletes that sleeveless tops, hats and bandanas are not permitted.
14. Shuttles
Yellow Yonex Mavis 300
Action: JM to order 26 tubes, to be distributed to drawmasters.
15. Out-of-pocket Expenses
Expenses are covered for teacher and community coaches. Forms can be downloaded from the Coaches' Corner section of the website.
16. Results
All results are to go to George McDougall at the end of the day.
17. Zones
The top two teams/competitors go to the Zone championships. Reminder: Coaches are to explain to athletes that they must declare their intention to compete (or not compete) at Zones the day of the Divisional tournament. Action: This year coaches are responsible for registering their players with the Zone.
18. Drawmaster Cell Phone List
| Jason Crawford (Cochrane) | 815-1857 |
| James King (George McDougall) | 540-1653 |
| Darlene Plettell (Bert Church) - to be confirmed | 880-1657 |
| Bob Boston (Bow Valley) | 690-4698 |
| Kristina Houle (WG Murdoch) | 397-6839 |
| Justina Law (Chestermere) | 681-3638 |
19. Other
Note that the ASAA recommends protective eyewear.