INFORMATION PACK FOR PLAYERS AND PARENTS 2013 – 2014 Season CONTENTS 1. CONTACTS 3 2. USEFUL WEBSITES 3 3. INFORMATION FOR PLAYERS AND PARENTS 4 3.1 Playing Representative Level Basketball 4 3.2 Playing Times and Venues 4 3.3 Venue Entry and Inter-Venue Passes 4 3.4 Training and Game Day Attendance 4 3.5 Tournaments 5 3.6 Fees 5 3.7 Scoring 6 3.8 Uniforms 6&7 3.9 Conflict Resolution 7 4. CODE OF CONDUCT 8 5. VENUE LOCATIONS 9 6. TEAM MANAGERS DUTIES 10 & 11 7. GRADING PHASE AND GAMES 11 2 WELCOME TO THE WAVERLEY FALCONS The Waverley Falcons were formed in 1982 as the representative arm of Waverley Basketball Association (WBA). Junior teams compete in Basketball Victoria’s (BV) elite level competition in metropolitan Melbourne. The WBA’s senior teams compete in the Big V League (formerly the Victorian Basketball League (VBL). Over the past five seasons considerable growth has been experienced across all age groups in both the boys and girls programs. This information guide will help explain the world of representative basketball for new families and reinforce the message to those who have been with us for a while. Mike Bullock President Waverley Basketball Association 1. CONTACTS All administrative questions can be directed to the people in the office at the stadium: Waverley Basketball Association P.O. Box 592 Mount Waverley 3149 Phone 9807 9814 Fax 9807 6471 Email address: [email protected] Any queries your team coach is unable to answer are best directed to the coaching directors: Eric Minerve – BOYS Director of Coaching [email protected] 0431 414 399 Elias Palioyiannis – GIRLS Director of Coaching [email protected] 0412-544-018 2. USEFUL WEBSITES Waverley Falcons: http://www.waverleybasketball.com VC and VJL: http://www.vjbl.com.au East (EQCBC): http://www.east.basketball.net.au Basketball Victoria: http://www.basketballvictoria.com.au Updated Venue Listings, Calendar, VJBL Parent Handbook, Timing Rules and all other information can be found at the VJBL website by browsing through ‘Information’ then ‘Competitions’ 3 3. INFORMATION FOR PLAYERS AND PARENTS 3.1 Playing Representative Level Basketball The Waverley Falcons Junior Teams play against other representative teams in a competition across Melbourne. Teams play at three levels: Victorian Championship. o Known as ‘VC’, and is the highest level at which junior teams can play. o Split at half way point to form VC Championship and VC Reserve. VJL (Previously Known as Metro) o Divided into four tiers in 2006; VJL 1, VJL 2, VJL 3 and VJL 4. Regional o There are two competitions: Eastern Qualifying and North Western. Falcon’s players are expected to continue to participate in the Waverley Domestic Competition. 3.2 Playing Times and Venues Matches are played on Friday nights ranging from a 6:40 start for the younger age groups (very occasionally a 6.00pm start may be scheduled) through to a 9:40 start for the older age groups. Venue locations will vary from week to week however every team is guaranteed an equal number of games played either at home, away or at neutral venues. For parents with multiple children carpooling has proven a successful option in the past to lighten the load. A list of venues can be found on page 9. 3.3 Venue Entry and Inter-Venue Passes Each stadium charges an admission fee of approximately $2.00 – $3.00. Stadium Entry Fees need only to be paid at one venue for families visiting multiple venues. Players must pay where they are scheduled to play. Non players such as parents, guardians and spectators pay their admission charge at the first venue they visit on a Friday evening. Please collect your inter-venue pass at the conclusion of your first visit, through the cashier or ticket box on exit. 3.4 Training and Game Day Attendance Training sessions are conducted on Sundays throughout the season, and are typically 1½ hours long. Coaches will advise which teams might be required to have a second session. These sessions will be conducted sometime during the week at no extra cost to the athletes if Waverley courts are available. All players should arrive at training, ready to start at their allocated time. This means if training is at 10am then you start at 10.00am, and not arrive at 10.00am. Generally, coaches ask players to arrive to the game, approx 30 minutes before tip-off. This allows sufficient time for players to familiarise themselves with the venue, warm up, and time for the coach to address the team. It is important that the coach and/or team manager are advised ASAP if a player is sick or injured, and unable to play/train. The earlier the coach is informed, the earlier he/she can adjust game/training plan. For the coach to hear that a player is unavailable via another player just before tip-off is unfair and unacceptable. 4 3.5 Tournaments The Waverley Falcons use tournaments as part of their development plan. The Eltham/Dandenong Tournament (Australia Day weekend in January) is used to get teams prepared for the upcoming season. Players will make themselves available to play. Other tournaments coaches may elect to participate in include: National Junior Classic Classic (By Invitation Only) – Queens Birthday weekend Melbourne Tigers Tournament – June / July holidays Nunawading Tournament – Queens Birthday Norwood Easter Classic (Adelaide) – Easter 3.6 Fees Fees for 2013/2014 season are listed below. These can be made payable to “Waverley Basketball Association” via cheque or paid in cash to the WBA office at Waverley. If you are unable to pay fees by the required date please call Mike Bullock to discuss other payment options. JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP FEES One Child $350.00 each Two Children from the same family $320.00 each Three or more from the same family $300.00 each Fees include: Coaching Registration Training and court hire Uniformed playing singlet (to be returned at the seasons end) Reversible Training Top for new players Subsidising selected tournaments (Eltham/Dandenong & Melbourne Tigers) 1 Ticket to 4 Melbourne Tigers NBL Home Games Fees do not include: Weekly Score Sheets Venue Entry Fees Outside Venue Hiring for Training Tournaments not named above 5 3.7 Scoring Due to all venues not providing and using Jamwares ‘LiveScore’ touch screen monitors for scoring, manual score sheets are in use for the VJBL League on Friday Nights, and all other representative basketball. ‘Jamware LiveScore’ is only available for Waverley Domestic competitions. Instructions on how to score and a copy of the official VJBL score sheet are available through the VJBL website, the WBA administration office, or please read carefully FIBA Brochure available to download on our website below the information pack. An online scoring session can be viewed on YouTube for all families to watch at their own convenience: http://youtu.be/gshpK-JL0bE Visit the FIBA website (www.fiba.com) and click on ‘Basketball Rules’ and you will find an 80 page comprehensive handbook of rules and scoring information. Pages 51 – 59 include instructions for scorer (score sheet) and scorer assistant (scoreboard operator). This includes official referee signals, 24 second shot clock instructions, and all other things you need to know. 3.8 Uniforms Compulsory Uniform All Falcons players must be in uniform at all times when representing the Waverley Falcons. In order to keep the cost for parents to a minimum, only the playing shorts and warm-up tops are compulsory items. Playing singlets are provided by Waverley for the season at no extra cost. A reversible training top is issued to all new players on the payment of their Subscription fees. You must return your playing singlets at the end of the season so they can be reissued the following year. Mouth Guards are also strongly recommended. Players will not be insured for any dental injuries sustained during basketball, unless they are wearing a mouth guard. The WBA recommends Stirton Dental Laboratories, who have been professionally fitting custom made mouth guards to our players for years. Stirton Dental Laboratories can be called on 9572-1599. Optional extras available to everyone, listed below, are available at the Falcon’s Pro Shop for purchase. The Falcon’s Pro Shop is located upstairs inside the Falcons clubroom, and can be opened during business hours. The Pro Shop will be moving to an online system, and details will be on the website www.wavereleybasketball.com Please contact the stadiums administration office for further information 9807 9814 Playing Singlet (Provided) No Charge Reversible Training Singlet (Provided free to new players on payment of subscription) $25 Falcon’s Playing Shorts $45 Mouth Guards (through Stirton Dental Laboratories) $70 6 Optional Uniform Hooded Windcheater $50 Track Pants $70 Polo Shirt ($5 extra for name on sleeve) $35 Warm Up Tops $60 Falcon’s Bag ($10 extra for name both ends) $45 Reversible Vest (Black) $45 Zip Front Jacket (Black) $45 Falcon’s Towel (with name included) $20 Leather and Suede Bomber Jacket (Black) $175 Falcon’s Parkers (Black) $165 Throw Blanket (Yellow polar fleece) $20 Beanies $15 Polar Fleece / Hand Knitted Acrylic or Wool Scarves $15 to $20 Throw Blanket Gold Fleece (with Emblem) $20 Please note uniform costs may alter – please see uniform shop for most current price listings 3.9 Conflict Resolution Basketball is no different to any aspect of life, and there will be conflict from time to time. If a resolution cannot be reached through your team manager and coach, contact Mike Bullock. 7 4. CODE OF CONDUCT Basketball is intended to be a recreational activity for enjoyment and health. This code of conduct has been developed by Basketball Victoria to give participants some guide to the expectations it has on those participants. It is intended to assist everyone to obtain the maximum benefit and enjoyment from their involvement in basketball. As a result, the quality of participation will be improved so people are more likely to start and continue their involvement in basketball. Enjoy!! The Waverley Falcons abide by Basketball Victoria’s code of conduct for players, parents and spectators. The full version of these expectations is located on the Basketball Victoria website and they can also be found posted on stadium noticeboards. Player Code of Conduct 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Understand and play by the rules. Respect referees and other officials. Control your temper. Work equally hard for yourself and for your team. Be a good sport. Treat all players as you would like to be treated. Play for the “enjoyment of it” and not just to please parents and coaches. Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every person. Be prepared to lose sometimes. Listen to the advice of your coach and try to apply it at practice and in games. Always respect the use of facilities and equipment provided. Parent Code of Conduct 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Encourage your children to participate for their own interest and enjoyment, not yours. Encourage children to always play by the rules. Teach children that an honest effort is always as important as a victory. Focus on developing skills and playing the game. Reduce the emphasis on winning. A child learns best by example. Applaud good play by all teams. Do not criticise your or others’ children in front of others. Accept decisions of all referees as being fair and called to the best of their ability. Set a good example by your own conduct, behaviour and appearance. Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from sporting activities. Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every person. Show appreciation for volunteer coaches, officials and administrators. Keep children in your care under control. Always respect the use of facilities and equipment provided. Spectator Code of Conduct 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Remember that most people play sport for enjoyment. Accept decisions of all referees as being fair and called to the best of their ability. Always be positive in your support for players. Condemn the use of violence in any form. Respect your team’s opponents, officials and spectators. Encourage players to obey the rules and to accept decisions of officials. Demonstrate appropriate social behaviour by not using foul language or harassing players, coaches or officials. Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every person. Keep children in your care under control. Always respect the use of facilities and equipment provided. 8 5. VENUE LOCATIONS Altona Ballarat Balwyn High Balwyn Leisure Centre Banksia Bellarine Bendigo Bentleigh Brighton Broadmeadows Crt 1 - 4 Broadmeadows Crt 5 - 7 Bulleen Gold Chelsea Coburg Collingwood Corio Bay Corio Leisure Craigieburn Cranbourne Show Crt Dandenong Darebin Diamond Valley Doncaster Donvale Sports Complex Dromana Eltham College Eltham East Eltham High Eltham West Folra Hills Forest Hill Frankston Geelong Arena Greenvale Hampton Park Hawthorn Healesville Heatherhill Keilor Kilsyth Kinglake Knox Korumburra Latrobe City Lilydale Maffra McKinnon Melbourne Girls College Melton Mill Park Monbulk Mornington MSAC Nunawading Pakenham Park Orchards Ringwood Rosebud Roxburgh Park Sandringham Shepparton Slater Reserve Sunbury Sunshine Templestowe Leisure Centre Upwey Vermont Wallan Warragul Basketball Warrandyte High School Warrandyte Sports Complex Waverley Werribee Western Port Western Port http://www.vjbl.com.au Queen Street Altona Meadows 3095 Win Minerdome, cnr Grevillea Rd/Dowling St Wendouree 3355 Buchanan Avenue North Balwyn 230 Balwyn Road Balwyn North Banksia Street Heidelberg West Bellarine Sports Centre 5 Peninsula Dve Drysdale Schweppes Centre, cnr Marong Rd/Inglis St West Bendigo Clarence Street Bentleigh East 120 Marriage Road Brighton East 3187 Broadmeadows Basketball Stadium 30 Dimboola Road Broadmeadows Broadmeadows Leisure Centre Cnr Dimboola Rd Broadmeadows 33 Sheahans Rd Bulleen Patterson Lakes Secondary College Outlook Rd North Coburg McCutcheon Way Collingwood 1 Crown Street Sth Geelong Corio Leisuretime Centre Anakie Road Corio Craigieburn Rd West Craigieburn Berwick/Cranbourne Rd Cranbourne 270 Stud Rd. Dandenong Nth 857 Plenty Rd Reservoir. Civic Drive Greensborough Leeds St, Doncaster 361 Springvale Rd, Donvale Dromana Basketball Stadium Old Whitehill Rd Dromana 1660 Main Rd, Research cnr Brougham/Susan Sts, Eltham Withers Way, Eltham cnr Brougham/Susan Sts, Eltham Ellis St Bendigo 170 Mahoneys Road Forest Hill 90 Bardia Avenue, Seaford South 110 Victoria Street North Geelong Barrymore Rd Greenvale cnr Fordholm/Campbell Dve, Hampton Park Boroondara Sports Complex 271c Belmore Road Balwyn Camerons Road Healesville Noble St, Springvale Sth Stadium Drive Keilor Park Liverpool Rd, Kilsyth Whittlesea Road Kinglake Central Park Cres, Boronia Elizabeth St, Korumburra Garabaldi Street Traralgon Hutchinson St, Lilydale Morrison Street Maffra McKinnon Rd. McKinnon Corner Yarra Blvd/Bridge Road, Richmond 159 Coburns Rd, Melton Red Leap Ave, Mill Park David Hill Rd Monbulk Mornington Secondary College 1051 Nepean Highway Mornington Aughtie Drive, Albert Park 342 Burwood Highway Burwood East 930 Princes Hwy, Pakenham Bowmor Avenue Park Orchards Canterbury Road, Ringwood Boneo Road Rosebud Roxburgh College Cnr Thomas Brunton Way/Donald Cameron Dve Roxburgh Prk Tulip St, Cheltenham Parkside Dve Shepparton off Grosvenor St, Blackburn North Wilsons Lane, Sunbury Lily St, Braybrook cnr Foote/Anderson Sts Templestowe Upwey High School Burwood Hwy Upwey Hanover Road Vermont South Windham Street Wallan Bell Bird Park Settlement Road Drouin Cnr Warrnadyte/Alexander Rds Warrandyte Drysdale Road Warrandyte cnr Power Ave/Batesford Rd, Chadstone Ballan Rd, Werribee Edward St, Somerville Somerville Secondary College 37 Graf Road Somerville 3912 208 K1 609 A11 46 C4 46 E5 31 E4 470 F3 609 D3 77 J3 76 K1 6 G7 6 G8 32 G5 97 D4 18 A10 2C G10 452 D9 431 G11 387 A9 134 B6 90 G1 19 C7 11 A10 47 K1 48 F4 22 K1 21 H7 21 H8 21 H7 611 A1 62 C5 99 F8 441 K9 179 B11 96 D9 46 F5 270 E10 89 B2 15 B5 51 G7 250 E1 64 K10 628 D7 38 D5 628 F6 68 G11 2H H8 336 H8 9 K4 125 C3 104 J10 57 G4 62 C7 215 K5 35 E11 63 F1 170 A3 179 K7 86 D1 48 B5 381 F5 27 B12 33 E5 75 A9 62 H7 249 F7 706 C7 34 H2 35 C2 69 H1 205 E7 107 E12 148 9 6. TEAM MANAGERS DUTIES A team manager’s main job is to ensure that the coach “just coaches” and does not have to worry about: Who is scoring Whether there is a uniform colour clash (home team needs to change) and Whether all the players are able to play. It is important to support the coach 100%, and if any problems with parents or players arise, then the coach needs to be aware of what is happening. Falcons Team Manager Duties Organising team list: Once teams have been confirmed, and a team manager appointed, the team manager needs to collect details of each player, including name, address, D.O.B, parents’ names, phone numbers and email address. Team managers will receive a bag of singlets, which are to be issued to each player. Once this is done, a team list can be set up in players’ numerical order. Please note it is the team manager’s responsibility to collect all singlets at the conclusion of the season and return them to the office. It is also a good idea to set up a group email list, so that communication can start straight away. Before the game: Before the game (usually Wednesday), team managers need to visit the VJBL website to obtain game details, and then send these onto the team via email. They also need to check if there will be a colour clash. If so, be aware that the HOME team, or if at a neutral venue, the first named team must change colour. At home games, Waverley teams can obtain singlets from the Canteen, if playing away from Waverley, tops can be arranged by calling the WBA office during business hours. Each team must provide a competent scorer. All parents are to take a turn and a roster is to be provided by the Team Manager. Any parent not confident to score should be given assistance by another parent in the team. Please note that the HOME team or the first named team operates the scoreboard (and shot clock if required), and the AWAY team, does the scoresheet. Team managers should take to each game, the following: Team list List of venues Fixture Basic First Aid kit (ICEPAKS, BANDAIDS,STRAPPING TAPE,NAIL SCISSORS,SLING) 10 Game Day Duties: After entering the venue, the team manager locates the scoresheet, and pays for it. Payments vary from venue to venue, and can range from $40 to $60. Make sure that the cashier stamps the sheet as ‘PAID’. Once paid for, the team manager must ensure that all the relevant details are filled out, i.e. Team name, Age group, Division, Date, Venue, Coach’s name and team members names and numbers(on both sides), starting from lowest to highest number. Please note the association receives a significant monetary fine if the coach’s name is not filled in at the top of the score sheet. ALSO, all players must sign their name (full signature and not just initials) on the back of the score sheet! DON’T FORGET TO COMPLETE! All players must meet a minimum numbers of games to play in the finals and signatures are the only verification of this. Once the scoresheet has been completed by both teams, it can be taken to the scorebench after completion of previous game. Collection of scoresheet payments: All players need to pay for the scoresheet whether they play or not. As the team managers are responsible for paying upfront on the day, they need to collect payment from players in advance, so as to create a kitty. Players can be given the option of paying week by week or a lump sum, so that the team manager is not collecting every week. It is a good idea to keep a record of payments made to the kitty. 7. GRADING PHASE AND GAMES Grading Game details during the pre grading and grading season, are usually up on the VJBL website by Wednesday afternoon. Click on’ Fixtures and Results’, then click appropriate age group, to find your teams’ game details. Once the season commences in March, the fixture for the whole season is usually published. It is important though to check each week that there are no changes. 11
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