Middle School Basketball Pre-season Meeting Minutes

January 4, 2011

1. Attendees
   Adam Winters, Indus
   Amy vanLankvelt, Banded Peak
   Ashley VanBiezen, Manachaban
   Brenda Karch, Chestermere Lake
   Bruce Kaufman, WG Murdoch
   Darryl Zimmer, Prince of Peace
   Deb Clarke, Springbank
   Eric Schubert, Meadowbrook
   Jacquie Mirtle, RVS
   Jason Nail, Meadowbrook
   Jordan Flower, Ralph McCall
   Lawrence Lee, Mitford
   Marc Barber, Ecole Airdrie
   Melissa Berger, Kathyrn
   Michelle Byma, Langdon
   Miram Jensen, Langdon
   Reed Barrett, Bearspaw
   Robert Saipe, Ralph McCall
   Shane Hansen, Beiseker
   
   
2. Commissioner
   Thank you to Jordan Flower, from Meadowbrook, for once again working as commissioner this year.
   
   
3. Teams Declaration
   Jr. A Team lists and rankings were circulated. Teams will be re-seeded after the seeding tournament. Girls seeding committee: Reed Barrett, Deb Clarke, Melissa Berger, Jordan Flower. Boys seeding committee: Marc Barber, Ashley VanBiezen, Lynn Ross, Jordan Flower.
   
   

   Gr. 6
   Action: Coaches are to declare Gr. 6 teams (maximum of two girls teams and two boys teams per school) by Friday, January 21.
   
   Jr. B
   Action: Coaches are to declare Jr. B teams (maximum of two girls teams and two boys teams per school) by Friday, February 18.

4. Schedules (Click for links)
   All schedules will be psoted at www.rockyviewsports.com
   
   
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. The handbook states Jr. A is to have two carded officials but it is unlikely we'll get two. Jr. B is to have one official per games. These are booked through the Calgary Basketball Officials Association. Report any problems, lates or no-shows to sports coordinator.
   
   
7. Rule Modifications
   Jordan presented Jr. A Rule Modifications (click here to download) and made modfications to them at the meeting. A 2010 FIBA Rules update can be found here.
   
   
8. 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.
   
   
9. Host Reimbursement
   A hosting budget of $250 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.
   
   
10. League Fees
    Aproximate fees are:
    Jr. A $550
    Jr. B $275
    Gr. 6 $65
    
    
11. 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 before the first tournament..
    
    
12. Respect in Sport
    Coaches are also reminded that completion of the Respect in Sport program is mandatory and must be completed by the start of your season.This applies to teacher and community coaches. Thank you for your compliance.
    
    
13. Next meeting
    As per Parameters, there is no specific post-season basketball meeting. Coaches are asked to note comments and bring them to the general post-season sports meeting on Thursday, May 5 at 1:00 pm.
    
14. OtherB
    JM to create a middle school FIBA rules score sheet and send out to host schools.