Updated Tuesday, February 8, 2010    To help you locate  and  items, we try to highlight them for a week or so after they are placed or replaced.

 

PARENTS:  Please observe these points when you and your children attend practices, especially NO FOOD, NO DRINKS in an elementary school gym.

 

ONLY registered MCBA players and approved MCBA coaches on the gym floor.  Brothers, sisters, friends and others are to stay off the floor.  There have been a few instances of parents dropping off their OTHER child at practice then “running errands,” leaving that child unsupervised.  This is, clearly, unacceptable and puts an unwelcome burden on our coaches.

 

References:  Rules and Conduct at Practice and Attachment to License Agreement (the “contract” between the school’s principal and the team’s coach)

 

Comments about this?  Send “info@midcitiesbasketball.org” a note by clicking HERE.

 

PARENTS, this ALSO applies to GAMES:  ONLY registered MCBA players and approved MCBA coaches on the gym floor.  Brothers, sisters, friends and others are to stay off the floor.  “Other children” are NOT to bring basketballs to games and are NOT to “shoot around” during lulls in the action (between games, at halftime, during timeouts, and so on).  The gym floor is for the players and coaches of the current game.

 

Practical reasons for this policy include, but are not limited to, distraction of teams in huddles with coaches, additional dirt on the floor (which adds an unnecessary element of risk of injury to our players), danger to spectators and players from loose basketballs, MCBA’s liability and our agreement with H-E-B ISD as a condition of rental.

 

References:  H-E-B ISD Policy "Nonschool Use Of School Facilities" and Parental Agreement Signed At Registration

 

Comments about this?  Send “info@midcitiesbasketball.org” a note by clicking HERE.

 

 

Click HERE for game schedules and scores by league.  Scores are posted as soon as practical following a league’s games. 

 

Proceeds to benefit the MCBA Player Scholarship Fund

 

Saturday, February 20, 6:00 – 9:00pm, Hurst Junior High

 

Time

Home Team

Visitor Team

6:15

Junior Girls (JG3 and JG4)

Major Girls (MG)

6:45

Rookie Boys First Grade (RB1) and Rookie Girls (RG)

Rookie Boys Second Grade (RB2)

7:15

Major Boys Fifth Grade (MB5)

Major Boys Sixth Grade (MB6)

7:45

Junior Boys Third Grade (JB3)

Junior Boys Fourth Grade (JB4)

8:15

Senior Boys (SB)

MCBA’s Referees

 

ADMISSION:  Adults (including participants – pay to play!) – $2

School age kids (including MCBA players) – $1         Preschoolers – FREE

 

Drawings for great door prizes between games!

 

If past games are any indication (we put this event on every two or three years), EVERYONE will have a good time.

 

Note:  If you or someone you know would like to contribute to the door prizes,

please contact our event coordinator, Ms. Dee Zuniga,

with an e-mail to mcba_second_vp@midcitiesbasketball.org

Details, including invitations to our coaches, were distributed at this Saturday’s games.

 

 

Questions/concerns about your team or individual photos?  From the photographer’s web site:

 

Contact Us at
ABSP, America's Best Sports Photography
Address: 2407 E. Loop 820 N. Fort Worth TX 76118
Phone: 817-288-3050
[note, this is different from the number in the MCBA Reference Information booklet]
Email:
abspmarketing@gmail.com

 

  Our web site has a search engine feature.  Try it:  Click HERE to search MCBA’s Web Site.  A new window will open.

 

This search engine scans through the files on this web site “now,” which makes updates (especially additions) show up immediately:  We do not use a “cache.”  A search for “bobby smith” might take about 8-10 seconds.

 

  MCBA has published Frequently Asked Questions since 1999-2000. 

 

Click HERE for the current edition.  For a printable version of the FAQ, click HERE.

 

 

To avoid some problems that come up from time to time, we placed this poster at each game site.  This is to remind fans about acceptable conduct and remind players to leave their basketballs at home on game day.

 

 

Click league name below for complete team rosters for the 2010 season, each of which includes the individual team’s game and photo schedule.

 

League

League

League

RB1 - Rookie Boys, First Grade

MB5 - Major Boys, Fifth Grade

RG - Rookie Girls, First and Second Grades

RB2 - Rookie Boys, Second Grade

MB6 - Major Boys, Sixth Grade

JG3 - Junior Girls, Third Grade

JB3 - Junior Boys, Third Grade

SB - Senior Boys, Seventh and Eighth Grades

JG4 - Junior Girls, Fourth Grade

JB4 - Junior Boys, Fourth Grade

 

MG - Major Girls, Fifth and Sixth Grades

 

Errors – such as spelling of Rookie League names for recognition certificates – can be corrected.  You can help…if you see any error, send info@midcitiesbasketball.org a note.  We’ll appreciate your feedback.  However, the t-shirts that are awarded to Junior, Major and Senior League players have been ordered in the sizes (including change requests) on record January 23.

 

 

Click HERE for all coaches, head and assistant, whose applications have been received, processed and certified.  Commemorative t-shirts for coaches of record on January 23 have been ordered.

 

Click HERE for the list of our teams, by league (with head coaches names and jersey/number colors included).

 

Click HERE to see what practice sites have been reserved, by location (elementary school).

Click HERE to see what practice sites have been reserved, by league ID/team name.

 

Click HERE for the list of players.

 

 

MCBA typically uses the H-E-B ISD school calendar as a guide, adjusting our schedule to begin following Winter Break and end with a week to spare before Spring Break.  For the MCBA 2009-2010 calendar, click HERE.

 

§          Annual kick-off members’ meeting Saturday, September 19 at the Hurst Rec. Center (rule change proposals, practice site assignments, registration and advertising help, etc.).

§          Player registration October 10, 13, 17, 20 and 24 at the Hurst Rec. Center with another Saturday (November 7) for late registration.

§          Player draw (team formation) Saturday, November 21 at the Hurst Rec. Center.

§          Last day any player may register is Saturday, December 5, and then only to fill out rosters up to 8 players per team.

§          On site (classroom) coaching clinics for NEW coaches Saturday, December 5, 12 and 19.  New coaches may elect to attend an “online” clinic, at MCBA’s expense.  Returning coaches have their certifications renewed automatically.

§          Practice begins Monday, January 4, 2010.

§          Last day for a prospective coach to attend a “certification clinic,” and have MCBA pay the fee, is Friday, January 8.  At that time we reconcile records and pay all fees in one lump sum.

§          Games on each Saturday from January 9 through February 27.

§          Team/individual pictures on January 23, and perhaps on February 6.

§          Coaches’ Exhibition Games on February 20.

§          Post season tournament (March Madness) from Sunday, February 28 through Saturday, March 6.

§          A wrap-up members’ meeting, primarily for the election of officers, in April at a date to be determined.

 

 

 For MCBA’s 2010 annual budget, click HERE.  Since adoption, $2500 in “sponsorships” was pledged.  We also increased the number of “scholarships” to 115 and all were awarded before registration ended.

 

 We routinely produce a Quick Status Report from our records following key events.  Click HERE for end-of-season status reports for the past six seasons, working backwards from this season.

 

 Click HERE for a registration analysis (size of leagues) over the past fifteen seasons.  Click HERE to see where our players attended school the past six years.

 

 Click HERE for MCBA’s voting members, our head coaches and current board members.

 

 

MCBA has many informational materials for reference:

 

Document

HTML Version

PDF Version

MCBA’s Bylaws

Click

Click

MCBA’s Rules

Click

Click

Player Draw Rule Explanations

Click

Click

Rookie League Rules Summary

Click

Click

Junior League Rules Summary

Click

Click

Major League Rules Summary

Click

Click

Senior League Rules Summary

Click

Click

Coaching Box Rule

Click

Click

Player Participation Policy

Click

Click

Criminal Background Check Policy for Coaches

Click

Click

MCBA’s Awards Policy

Click

Click

Post-Season Tournament Notes

Click

Click

Background information about our tournaments

Click

Click

Rules and Conduct at Practices

Click

Click

Reference for Clock Keepers and Scorekeepers

Click

Clock Keepers

Scorekeepers

A simple check list for MCBA coaches

Click

Click

Often Heard Gripes (by kids!)

Click

Click

Attachment to License (“contract”)

n/a

Click

Nonschool Use of School Facilities

Click

Click

Calendar of Events

Click

Click

Practice Session Selection Memo

Click

Click

School Map

Reference material primarily for MCBA’s Commissioners

Click

Reference

Compensation

Reference material primarily for MCBA’s Coaches

Click

Click

Discussion of uniform colors and numbers

Click

Click

Credit Card Policy

Click

Click

 

   Most of the items listed above, and several others, are included in Reference Information for MCBA’s Coaches and Officials, 2009-2010 Season.  Click HERE for the cover and click HERE for the content.  These are in “booklet” form, intended to be printed on both sides of the paper, folded and stapled (the pages appear out of order unless printed the way designed).  Head coaches received a copy at the time of team formation.

   

  These documents are available only in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF):

 

 Coaches’ Application Form – no matter when a person wishes to become an MCBA coach, he or she must complete and submit these three pages

 

 Player Registration Forms – We use a GIRL’S Form and a BOY’S Form to avoid mistakes (things happen!)

 “Block” a Team or Coach

 Scholarship Policy and Sample Form

 

 National Federation Instructions for Scorers and Timers

 National Federation Basketball Signals

 National Federation Basketball Uniforms Specifications

 National Federation 2009-10 Basketball Rules Changes

 National Federation 2009-10 Points of Emphasis

 National Federation Basketball Court Diagram

 National Federation Technical Foul Penalty Summary

 

To go along with the updated MCBA Player Participation Policy:

 

 Worksheet to help plan player substitution and playing time   Click HERE for a completed example

  

  If you have a question for MCBA, send us a note by clicking HERE and we will attempt to get you an answer.  Realize that responses are rarely immediate so, please, be patient.

 

  MCBA’s Board of Directors  Comments to individual officers/commissioners can be sent via e-mail links.

 

Comments about this web site are always welcome.  Send the “webmaster” a note by clicking HERE.

 

MCBA rents the facilities of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. 

The school district’s direct link to weather info is http://schoolctr.hebisd.edu/weather.

H-E-B ISD waives gym rental fees ($20 per player in recent seasons) for all “scholarship” recipients attending District schools (100 or so youth annually).

Unless specifically altered, the basketball rules of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) are followed.

Use this link to order the 2009-2010 Basketball Rules Book (provided free to new head coaches at the time of team formation in November).  [Item #: BKRB10; Retail Price: $7.20 plus shipping; now available.]

ALL coaches are certified through the National Association of Youth Sports (NAYS).

Use this link to find out about the Coaches Certification Program (NYSCA) (fees paid by the coach-candidate, not MCBA, once games began).

Dick’s Sporting Goods, in Northeast Mall, is a substantial Association Sponsor.

 

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