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Sunday,
April 22nd, We Held Our Annual Spring Members’ Meeting The agenda: o
A recap of the 2012 season. o
Treasurer’s report, showing over $10,215 in the bank and, after
allowing for $3735 designated for scholarships, about $2000 more on deposit
than same time last year. It is
“probable” that registration fees will not increase for the 2013 season
(preliminary estimate). o
A committee of
the board of directors (Jim Stuyck, Yvette Williams-Elliott, and Dee Zuniga)
was appointed to look at MCBA’s Bylaws with the objective of suggesting
updates/revisions. o
The Board of Directors was elected, and at least two members in
attendance indicated they would give serious consideration to serving as
commissioners in the upcoming season. o
The 2012-2013
school calendar for H-E-B ISD poses some “unique” requirements on MCBA’s
schedule, so we asked the coaches and board members to offer suggestions. o This summer the board will come to a decision about
how to put together the next season. o The annual Fall Members’ Meeting will be Saturday or
Sunday, September 29 or 30, 2:00pm, at a location to be determined. That’s the meeting that entertains rule
proposals and sets the stage for player registration activities. The
National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Basketball Rules
Committee posted the 2012-2013
“Basketball Points of Emphasis".
Sportsmanship
awards are presented annually in memory of Louise Koontz, former Junior Girls’ Commissioner, and Bill Rippy, long-time MCBA
President. Recipients are invited to return
the following season, without paying a registration fee, if they have
eligibility remaining (not yet in the ninth grade). When the school
principals of our Sportsmanship Award winners were notified, their responses
included: o
Thank you for
letting us know. o
We will
announce this on school TV. We are
proud of him! o
This is so
great. We will share this with her
granddad when he comes in today. o
Awesome! We will recognize him during our morning
announcements. o
Thank you for
sharing. What an honor. He is a super kiddo. o
Thanks for the
info; I'll congratulate him today. :) o
Excellent! MCBA’s
Post Season Tournament, the “Playoffs.”
Game
Schedules
High
School Varsity Coaches’ Summer Basketball Camps As
the coaches of Trinity, Bell and Birdville High Schools provided them to
MCBA, we posted their camp “fliers” on our web site. In addition, for these six camps MCBA
furnished mailing labels to the coaches so that the fliers could be sent to
kids living in their attendance zones.
Also,
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Thinking ahead to October registration and the 2013 season, RETURNING players’ options based on current MCBA rules (reference: MCBA Rules 2.0 and 3.0):
NEW players (those that did not participate in MCBA during the 2012 season) enter the grade-appropriate/gender-appropriate league, either through the “blind draw” or as a “protect” (subject to the limitations of protected players). The Frequently Asked Questions contain an outline of how the “blind draw” is conducted. |
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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.
Also,
We routinely produce a
“Quick Status Report” from our records following key events, one page that
shows us “where we stand.”
Many of the following “click here’s” open
a new browser window because there’s potentially page-after-page to go
through.
These
are team rosters, which include game schedules: RB1 RB2 JB3 JB4 MB5 MB6 SB SB(S) – “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 info@midcitiesbasketball.org with your correction or update. 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 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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