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Game
Schedules The
complete week-by-week game schedule is now available. Click
HERE for that document. The
fifth week (February 4th) was revised 1/16/2012, for RG and JG leagues. Printable league schedules were added
1/18/2012. Team and Individual Pictures...expect
them to be available, at the same location they were taken, on Saturday, January 28th. “Up in the air,” at this time, is where
they might be found by the teams with “byes” that day, but those teams should
feel free to come in on the 28th. Coaches’
Exhibition Games...every other year, usually, we invite our coaches to
play mini-games, one league against another, for the fun of it and to raise money
for scholarships. Well, THIS is “every
other year” and the games are set for Saturday, February 18th,
6:00-9:00pm at LD Bell High School. Details
are coming in a week or so, including those coveted (or dreaded – depends on
how out of shape your coaches might be) invitations to our CERTIFIED coaches,
both head and assistant. Even our
referees form a team! Great chance to
whoop and holler for your coach, for them to show off, and for everyone to
have a great time. Mark your
calendars! Practices... Parents: Do
not bring food or drink into the elementary school gyms. Your coaches should remind you; this is a
CONDITION of the agreement that allows MCBA use of the school gyms. Do not leave unattended children at the gyms
and control the siblings of players.
Only coaches and players on the gym floor. These, and a few other “decorum” points,
should be posted near the gym door.
Please cooperate with the coaches.
Parents are welcome observers of practices! Everyone: The terms of our “license” with the H-E-B
ISD for use of the elementary school gyms include specific time
limits. Do not start practices before
6:30pm or 7:45pm (depending on the “shift”) and end practices at 7:45pm or
9:00pm, promptly. If necessary, school
custodians might not open their buildings until the first scheduled start time
and then turn off the lights at the last scheduled end time. “Don’t push your luck.” |
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† Most of the items listed above, and several others, are included in Reference Information for MCBA’s Coaches and Officials, 2011-2012 Season. This is 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 receive a copy at the time of team formation.
Many of the following “click here’s” open
a new window in your browser because there’s potentially page-after-page to
go through.
These
are team rosters: RB1 RB2 JB3 JB4 MB5 MB6 SB SB(T) – “select” RG JG MG MCBA made no effort to give each Junior, Major or Senior League team equal “experience.” The emphasis was to balance “height” within, typically, 3-inch ranges. Only after the players are placed within their height category are they then ordered by experience, and the teams with the fewest players when the draw takes place get an edge on experience. If you consider alternatives like a “draft” or “coach look” instead of a blind draw, or distribution by experience instead of height, they are all unattractive. Nevertheless, for NEXT year any kind of well thought out rule change proposal would be taken up by the voting members. Parents and coaches: See something in MCBA’s records that needs
fixing? The spelling of a name, height
and experience are typical examples, so let us know. Avoid the telephone. The best option is to e-mail mcba_secretary@midcitiesbasketball.org
with your correction or update. Potential
coaches; semi-experienced coaches:
Serious about learning HOW to coach youth basketball? The National Federation of State High
School Associations, NFHS, has an online course, Fundamentals of Coaching
Basketball, which costs $50 to take.
MCBA doesn’t necessarily “endorse” this course, and we won’t reimburse
those who might take it, but it may be worth a look-see. There is a brief video demo available. The link is: http://nfhslearn.com/sportDetail.aspx?sport=basketball Coaching
certification overview: Every coach, head or assistant, must be certified by the National Youth Sports Coaches Association, NYSCA, in order to “take the floor” or “take a seat on the bench” with our players. “Certification” of coaches is a requirement of the Mid-Cities Youth Activity Council, MCYAC, to which MCBA belongs in order to qualify to rent H-E-B ISD gyms for practices and games. And, it’s a GOOD IDEA! Below, under “Links,” you can get more information about this program. MCBA paid the fees for all returning certified coaches and all new coaches that attended one of our coaching clinics.
Our clinics have three parts, taking about three hours total time: (1) NYSCA video and discussion about how to be a good youth coach, followed by an NYSCA “skills and drills” video to give the coach some ideas for initial practices; (2) a brief session about MCBA’s rules, with emphasis on coaches’ bench decorum and giving every player at least “half a game, every game” playing time; (3) for Rookie and Junior League coaches (and, this year, those referees) an on-court walk thru and demonstration of MCBA’s unique playing rules.
Every team is entitled to a head coach and no more than two assistants. We think it’s not a good idea to allow non-certified “helpers” at practices and we will carefully limit game-day participation to our certified coaches who have also passed a criminal background check. We do allow a little leeway the first week of practice (but NOT on game day) as new assistant coaches are identified. |
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