WBA Travel Kickoff Board MeetingHigh School Program Alignment – Steve St. MartinTravel Tryout Post MortemSafety - CORI Checks & Mouth GuardsMetro West UpdateWBA Code of ConductCoaches ClinicWBA Night at CelticsReferee TrainingTravel BudgetsTournaments - Norwood JamboreeEquipment UpdatePractice Time Draft

High School Program AlignmentContact Information:

Steve St. Martin – sdstmartin@gmail.comKatherine Clifford –

kclifford@westwood.k12.ma.us

Coaches Clinic(s)Saturday, November 15th from 6 – 8 p.m. Thurston Middle SchoolSteve St. Martin and the WHS Boys StaffOpen to ALL Westwood Coaches (Travel, In-

Town, Driveway Mom and Dad, etc.)Mandatory to all Travel Coaches (Head and

Assistant)

We will have a 2nd Coaches Clinic in December – Date TBD

Travel Tryouts Recap

High School Coaches ran most tryouts. Positives definitely outweighed the negatives.

The coaches tryout agenda was different from previous years and it required some adjustments from the coaches / evaluators.

Post Tryout Call Volume was up overall but the intensity of most calls was mild compared to previous years.

Through the Tryout process, we did identify a few grey area items that warrant a closer look.

Travel Tryouts Recap

Open Forum on the Tryouts – What worked and what didn’t?

Ben Leder will Chair a Committee to review our current Travel Team Selection Process and will deliver findings to the Board on out 12/18 Meeting.

WBA - SafetyCORI Forms needed ASAPwww.westwoodbasketball.orgForms must be completed prior to 1st practiceAll Head and Assistant coaches will need to complete a CORI

background checkMust have 2 adults at all practicesDo not leave any child unattended following game or practice. Be smart about coaching actions and know your players will

take on the personality of the coach. If you act like an ass, you are setting a really bad example for your players and that lead to safety converns.

Step in if a fellow coach is losing their cool with a player, parent, referee, or fan

WBA - SafetySean Kennedy – Safety Coordinator

skennedy103@gmail.com(781) 858-4089

WBA - SafetyMouth Guards

WBA strongly encourages all players to use mouth guards at practices and games. Coaches can mandate this on an individual team basis, but the WBA will not mandate mouth guards in order to play.

Metro West and MIAA also strongly encourage the use of mouth guards by all players.

Metro West Update – Key DatesRegular season dates

Dec: 12/7,12/14,12/21 January: 1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25 February: 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22 March: 3/1

Play-off Dates: March 4 - March 15, 4th and 5th, grade will start March 4th with goal to end

March 9th (not guaranteed).

State Tournament: March 21-22

General RulesNo shot clock, 10 second backcourt rule in effect.

8 minute quarters, 3 minute overtime, 5 full time outs per game (1 additional in OT).

No pressing when up by 20.

1 and 1 with 7th foul, double bonus at 10.

Foul shots – In on release (other than shooter)New Defensive Contact Rule

General Rules (continued)5 foul disqualification (technical counts as both a

personal and team foul).

2 technical fouls: disqualification for players and coaches.

Coach’s receiving a technical foul must sit for the rest of the game.

All technical fouls must be reported same day to the EC (fine for coaches). If the head coach does not report, may be subject to further action.

4th and 5th Grade Rules 28.5 ball for boys.

Foul shots: Can step in 1–step (either to start or with follow-through). Shooter cannot be first to secure the ball unless they have shot from foul-line and did not jump over.

Man-to-man defense only. No double teaming. First violation per half is a formal warning, then technical.

Press allowed in last 2 minutes of 1st half and 4 minutes 2nd half and overtime.

Double team rule exceptions: Help defense inside the 3-point arc Switching on a screen

Offensive team cannot isolate.

Other MW Guidelines• Zero tolerance for players, coaches, and fans.

• Coach responsible for fan behavior. Refs will not continue game if inappropriate behavior continues.

• All follow-up regarding opposing team, opposing fan or ref issues, ref issues must be through MW coordinator (do not contact MW administration).

• Home team keeps official book.

• Home coach pays the refs ($40 for each ref. $60 if only 1 ref).

Cancellations If gyms remain open, it is up to the coaches to decide if

they want to postpone. Visiting team has final say.

If the game is postponed, the coach must:

Post online on MW website Cancel refs Notify opposing town MW coordinator Reschedule time with opposing coach Reschedule referees (refs will get $50 each if rescheduled as

1-game only).

Non-weather rescheduling can be done only if agreed by both coaches (highly discouraged): only other option is forfeit.

New in 2014: Non-weather-related cancellations within 14 days of game result in $100 fine to MW, $80 paid to referees – total of$180.

MW Website Prior passwords should still work. Default

password is “metrowest” for new coaches. If “metrowest” does not work, use the “forgot my

password” link to get a password.

Update your roster as soon as possible (players are carried over from last year edits are necessary).

When entering scores there will be prompts to fill out a brief questionnaire to evaluate the officials and the opposing teams spectator behavior.

Officials will have similar forms to assess the behavior of coaches and spectators.

MW Website:

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MW Website: Non League Games

Will now influence rating

MW Website: Non League Games

Team Head coach Division Rec.

4 green

Mike Kane split

4 white

David Krumsieck

split

4 black

Ben Leder split

5a Rich Kendall 2

5b John Piscitelli 4

6a Jim McGowan 1

6b Chris Giovino 3

7a Steve Harrington

1

7b Bob Persons 3

8a Mark Jessup 3 (?2)

8b Darren Weeman

4

Team Head coach Division Rec.

4 green

Mitch Katzman

split

4 white

Mike Mason split

5a Pete Diomede 1

5b Sheila Blomquist

3

5c Greg Raftery 5

6a Paul Tryder 1

6b Mark Lacasse 3

7a Allen Hamdan

2

7b Mike Jud 4

8a Christy Harrison

1

8b Rob Gotti 3

BOYS GIRLS

Equipment UpdateBadger Uniforms for 4th & 5th Grade Teams.Coaches need to get 5th through 8th Grade

Uniform needs ASAP. We have inventory of the A4 uniforms but it is limited. This is critical to ensure we have every player in uniform for Norwood (or possibly earlier tournaments (Braintree, etc.)

Team Gifts – This can be done directly w/ Day Street and should not be brought to Peg Harvey.

Peg Harvey is the WBA Equipment CoordinatorHome – (781) 329-1202Cell - (857) 719-1700MHARVEY4@mgh.harvard.edu28 Lorraine Road

Equipment Update

WBA Code of ConductPlease review the Coaches Code of Conduct#2 on the “Coaches shall not” is Question a

referee’s call. Technical Fouls will carry a $50 fine if the Coach notifies the WBA EC w/in 24 hours of the game. It will be $100 if the Coach does not notify the WBA EC.

Please print out the Players / Parents Code of Conduct and ask the boys and girls to bring them home to their parents to sign and return. This is a good reminder to all parents and players about what is expected.

WBA Night at Boston Celtics

Sunday 11/23 vs. Portland Trail Blazers – 6:00 p.m. Tip

Promenade Seating at $30 / Ticket123 Tickets Set AsideOne Travel Team will play at Halftime of the

gameTravel Team playing will be responsible for

75 TicketsWBA has 48 additional tickets and can

request more

In-Town Referee Training11/2

Session 1 – 9:00 – 11:00 @ WHSSession 2 – 1:00 – 3:00 @ WHS

11/9On-Court Training – 1:30 – 6:00 @ WHS

11/12On-Court Training Make-up - 6:00 – 9:00 @

TMS

WBA – Travel BudgetChris Giovino will be sending out Travel

Budgets prior to 11/15Keep all receipts if spending money on team

related expenses

TournamentsPlease check the Tournaments tab on

www.westwoodbasketball.org for tournament details.

15th Annual Norwood Basketball Jamboree – 11/22 & 23

Select Hoops - http://www.selecthoops.com/local-events.html

ACA Hoops - http://acahoops.com/aca-tournaments-boys-ma.asp

Open Positions2nd Grade Girls CoordinatorTreasurer (2014/2015)Safety Coordinator (2015)Fundraising Chair (2015)Registrar (2015)Vice President (2015)President (2015/2016)

Coaching IdeaTeams with 11 or 12 players could offer each

of their players one game off throughout the season. You would need to make sure only one or two players select the same game, but this could allow families to get away for a weekend and also help you play with a shorter bench. This would be a great task to delegate to a team parent or Assistant Coach.

Upcoming Board MeetingsThursday, November 20th from 7:30 – 9:30Thursday, December 18th from 7:30 – 9:30

Practice Time Draft4th Grade Boys have Friday Night Practices

Locked and will not pick their 2nd Practice Time until the end of the draft

Each Grade will draft numbers out of a hat for draft position

8th Grade Picks 1st followed by 7th, 6th, 5th, 4th Girls and then back to 8th through 4th

2nd time around, reverse order will be used for grades 8 through 5

Drafting will be made for the Regular Season (This may be different in November and it is your responsibility to know how this impacts your pick)

Practice Time DraftDCD Rand Gym will be split into 2 slots. It is

strongly recommended that A and B teams of the same grade / gender take the gym and combine portions of practice for skills development.

Martha Jones may have 1st 15 minutes of 6:00 p.m. practice in ½ of the gym while custodian clears the other half following Extended Day clearing out. This should be a huge impact, but take it into consideration before selecting MJ.

High School Slot from 8:30 – 10 will be one team only due to the late slot.

Practice Time DraftLet the games begin..!!