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3A Provincial Basketball Committee Tournament Chair: Tournament Co-Chair: Shawn Murdoch smurdoch@ecsrd.ca (w)780-962-6618 (c) 780-237-0501 Duane Hagen dhagen@ecsrd.ca (w)780-962-6618 (c) 780-233-2738 Committee Members: Colin Ash Chad Boyko Ray Cote Chris Delano Trish DeLancey James Fraser Andrea Garbe Maris Huculak Leah Labbe Mike Landry Theresa Lotz Sean McKennitt Shawn Ouellette Kayla Plaizier Dan Proulx Holly Tattrie Jill Tobin Mark Tomkow Lesia VanBeek Bill Veldhoen SPA Mailing Address: 10 Harvest Ridge Road Spruce Grove, AB Canada T7X OL3 2
Tournament at a Glance Monday 12:00 noon Team Registration deadline Wednesday 4:00pm 8:30pm Seeds 5 12 Practice Times /Gimmics/ Pictures @ SPA Wednesday 9:00 pm Coaches Meeting @ SPA in Library **COACHES MEETING**: It is mandatory for all coaches to have a representative from their team at the coaches meeting on Wednesday night. Thursday 10:15am Teams line up for opening ceremonies in SPA small gym Thursday 10:30am Opening Ceremonies Thursday 12:00pm Seeds 1 4 - Practice Times/Gimmics Thursday 12:30pm 4:30pm Games Occurring Thursday 6:30pm Doors Open for Banquet at Holy Trinity Catholic Church Thursday 7:00pm 9:00pm Banquet Friday 10:00am 7:30pm Games Occurring Saturday 9:00am 3:30pm Games Occurring 3
Event Information & Locations ASAA 3A Basketball host website: http://provincials.asaa.ca/ SPA website: http://www.spachs.ca/ Registration: Registration will occur online at the ASAA 3A Basketball host website. Click on the registration link and follow the instructions for each page. The online forms include a Team Roster, Team Picture, Team History and Team Order Form. The team picture that you submit must be at least 640 pixels wide and no more than 500kb. The registration deadline for teams is Monday, March 11 at 12:00 p.m. Fees: Entry Fee $435 / team Banquet Fee $27 / person Cheques payable to St. Peter the Apostle Catholic High School Practice Practice times will be assigned based on your teams seed and distance that you are traveling. Practices begin on Wednesday with the 5 th 12 th seeded teams and the 1 st 4 th seated teams will practice on Thursday. Practices will take place at SPA, Spruce Grove Composite High School, and St. Margeurite schools. Team Photography / Gimmics Schedules Team photos are mandatory for all teams and need to be completed between 4:00-8:30 at SPA on Weds on a first come first served basis. It is our intention that teams have the photo taken prior to their practice times. Coaches are asked to encourage their players to purchase the professional team photo for $12 each as a keepsake. The photo will have ASAA and tournament logos and will be ready to take home on Saturday. Each team will also have an opportunity to order provincial merchandise from Gimmics at this time as well. Team Host/Hostesses Each team will be assigned a hostess for their time at St. Peter the Apostle. These people will lead you during the opening ceremonies and will be available to assist you and your team during the competition. Your hostess will provide directions to tournament events and will be on site during your matches to provide any assistance you may require. They will go out of their way to make you feel welcome while competing in Spruce Grove. Hosts and hostesses are not allowed to be with team members outside of tournament venues. 4
Event Locations: *See detailed map of Spruce Grove with locations marked on our provincial website. SPA Address: STA Address: 10 Harvest Ridge Road 381 Grove Drive Spruce Grove, AB Spruce Grove, AB T7X OL3 T7Z 2Y9 Holy Trinity Catholic Church Address (Banquet): 200 Boundary Road Spruce Grove, AB T7X 3A5 Additional Practice Locations: Spruce Grove Comp Address: St. Marguerite Catholic School: (between SPA and STA on Grove Drive) (right beside St. Thomas Aquinas) 1000 Calahoo Rd 395 Grove Drive Spruce Grove, AB Spruce Grove, AB T7X 2T7 T7X 2Y7 Accommodations: Rooms have been blocked off at the following hotels under 3Abasketball provincials. Reserved rooms are for players and coaches only. Ramada Inn Best Western 3301 43 Ave 3101-43rd Ave Stony Plain, AB Stony Plain, AB 780-963-0222 780-968-1716 Official Photography Official photography of the tournament will be provided by D and D Digital Imaging http://dddigitalimaging.photoreflect.com/store/store.aspx 5
Opening Ceremonies Opening Ceremonies will take place at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic High School Opening Ceremonies Itinerary: 10:15 Teams line up in Small Gym 10:30 Teams Piped into Large Gym according to zone O Canada St. Peter the Apostle Band Welcome from Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 2 Superintendent Dr. Cindi Vaselenak Welcome from Mark McCrudden Principal of St. Peter the Apostle Welcome from ASAA Athletes Oath Read together by SPA Team Members Parade of Athletes out of gymnasium with musical accompaniment Warm up for 1 st Game 6
Banquet Attendance at the banquet is compulsory for and limited to all members of your official party (players, coaches and managers). Banquet tickets must be ordered online on the Team Order Form by Monday, March 11 @ 12:00 noon. The dinner is a formal event, so please have your team dress appropriately (no jeans or sweats please). The Banquet will take place at the Hall in the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 4200 Boundary Road, North of Highway 16A in Spruce Grove. Doors open at 6:30. Banquet Itinerary: 1. Welcome all teams and guests - Mr. Shawn Murdoch 2. Prayer ECSRD Chaplain Mr. Mike Landry 3. Introduce process for order of eating Mr. Shawn Murdoch 4. Door prizes announced during the meal Mr. Shawn Murdoch (fill out the information on the back of your banquet tickets these will be collected for the door prize draws) 5. Introduction of guest speaker - Mr. Chris Delano 6. Thank you to guest speaker Mr. Chris Delano 7. Finish up the door prizes Mr. Shawn Murdoch 8. Thank you to guests and closing - Mr. Shawn Murdoch 7
Game Procedures Uniforms: The home team will be the one who is the highest seed. The home team will wear light jerseys. Home and visiting benches will be designated. Teams will warm up at the basket opposite to their bench. Please note that as the host team, St. Peter the Apostle will always be home, regardless of where they are in the draw. Change Rooms: Change rooms will be clearly labelled. Your teams assigned host/hostesses will assist in directing you to these facilities. Practice Balls: Please bring your own team basketballs for practices and pre-game/half time warm-up. Please refrain from playing or bouncing basketballs in hallways or corridors. Beverages: Coolers will be located at the end of each bench along with cups for your team to utilize. Please keep these areas clean and place cups in the recepticles provided. Venue for Championship Game: The Organizing Committee reserves the right to move the Championship game from SPA to STA based on the following criteria: a) Geographic location of Championship game participants b) Monitoring of seating space at SPA through the course of the draw This decision will be made no later than Friday March 15 at 8PM when Championship game participants are finalized. The change will be communicated to all media contacts. The change would also be advertised on the event website and announced at both facilities. Site Manager: Each venue will have a site manager who will oversee the entire game and spectator area. If you have any questions, concerns or problems see the site manager. They will be identifiable by their volunteer t-shirts along with other provincial volunteers and committee members. Site Manager at SPA: Shawn Murdoch Site Manager at STA: James Fraser 8
Game Time Procedures: 1. In order to ensure that there is enough time for a proper warm-up and to accommodate any half-time entertainment; games are set at two hour intervals. 2. While your team is waiting for their game please ask them not to bounce balls in the gym or hallways while the game is in progress. 3. The floor will be swept prior to the games and/or at half-time. Please keep players off the court while the floor is being swept. 4. Prior to the start of each game, teams are asked to shake hands in a show of good sportsmanship. At this point teams are given the opportunity to exchange gifts (pins, etc.). 5. Please ensure that you hand in a correct lineup, with the 5 starters indicated, to the scorer s table 15 minutes before the game starts. 6. Teams will have 20 minutes to warm-up for each game. 7. When a game is being announced starting players will be introduced from each team and take the floor. The starters from the visiting team will be introduced first and the home team second. 8. The break at half-time will be ten minutes. Five minutes will be used for any half-time entertainment with the remaining five minutes available for team warm-up. 9. Warm-up music will be provided for all games by the tournament host. 9
Facility (SPA) Parking: On Thursday and Friday of the event team busses should be parked in the bus lane in front of SPA. Please use the northern most (facing left as you look at the school) bus parking stalls. During the evenings and on Saturday buses can be parked in our west parking lot around the back of the school. Upper Level Lower Level Parking at STA: Team busses should park East of STA in the St. Margs turnaround lane. The bus parking area will be signed accordingly. Individual vehicle parking can use the stalls North of STA facing Grove Drive. Please note that this is a regualr school day and typcial peak traffic and parking times are 8:15-8:45 and 2:45-3:15 daily. Additional parking can be found in the subdivsion on the Norht side of Grove Drive. Please use marked crosswalk to cross Grove Drive. 10
Spectators & Admission Coaches, players, managers and trainers registered with the tournament, will receive an official identification lanyard and badge at the coaches meeting. This will admit them free of charge to all games. All others will be charged as follows: Day Passes Adults................................ $8.00 each Students.............................. $5.00 each Children under 12.................... FREE Tournament Passes Adults................................ $20.00 each Students.............................. $12.00 each Children under 12.................... FREE 11
Concession There will be a full cafeteria available at SPA in the main lobby. Operating times: Thursday 12:00 3:30 Friday 8:30 8:30 Saturday 8:30 8:30 STA will also have a small concession available during regualr school hours. Hospitality Room: Complementary food and beverage will be available at both SPA and STA for Officials, Coaches, and Trainers. 12
Rules & Regulations Conduct of Players: Players should: Conduct themselves in a positive nature/manner during, before and after the game Offer positive feedback to opponents during the game Shake hands before and after the game Be courteous, polite and friendly Show good sportsmanship during the game Show concern, respect or empathy for an opponent Conduct of Spectators: Teams are responsible for their own spectators. Any spectators not acting accordingly will be asked to leave the facility. Air horns and other artificial noise makers will not be allowed. Spectators should show good sportsmanship and consistently give positive feedback to players, coaches, etc. Dicipline and Misconduct: The following is the ASAA statement on discipline: (1) The head coach, as a representative of the school is responsible for the conduct of all persons comprising the school s team including assistant coaches, players and bench personnel. (2) For a coach to address, or permit anyone on his/her bench to address uncomplimentary remarks to any official during the progress of a provincial championship, or to indulge in conduct that might incite players or spectators against the officials, is a violation of the rules of the game and must likewise be considered conduct unworthy of a coach. (3) Behavior by any member of a team, including all bench personnel, deemed objectionable conduct as defined in the rule book shall be immediately subject to the penalty prescribed in the rule book for such an offense. 13
Ejection Policy: Any unsportsmanlike or violent behavior (e.g. fighting) that results in an ejection of a player or coach from a game shall result in a suspension from the next game of the tournament. If an ejection results in a teacher-coach/teacher-supervisor to no longer be present with the team, the game will be forfeited. The discipline/ grievance committee will hear any appeals relating to suspensions. Grievance Committee: A committee has been organized to deal with discipline and grievance issues that may arise. There are two functions of this committee at provincials: (1) To deal with matters that occur during competition, typically discipline/misconduct type of issues, as well as appeals that may arise from ejections. (2) To handle any other matters, associated with the tournament, outside the game, that require dispute resolution. Grievance Committee members are: Duane Hagen (Chair) Mark McCrudden Shawn Murdoch Head Official Officials: Tournament officials are supplied through the ALBERTA BASKETBALL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION. The tournament assignor will be present at the coaches meeting to review any specific areas of attention for game conduct. Minor Officials: Every attempt has been made to have qualified scorekeepers, timers and other minor officials. Each scorekeeping table will be supervised by facility managers. If you have a concern with the timing, score or foul situations please address it through the Officials and/or Facility Managers. Do not direct comments to the minor officials. Noise Makers: Please be courteous and show sportsmanship with your cheering on of teams. Officials or facility managers will give warning to unsportsmanlike conduct from fans (see ASAA policy handbook p. 25 for more on this) 14
School Rules: At St. Peter the Apostle and St. Thomas Aquinas we take a great deal of pride in our schools and facilities. Please discuss these rules with your team prior to the tournament. Coaches are responsible for the behavior of their teams throughout the tournament. As a guest at our school, we ask you to respect our school and abide by the following rules in each of our game/practice venues: 1. All team members, officials, and spectators are asked to enter and exit through the main doors of the schools. 2. Please ensure all shoes are clean and dry prior to entering the school. 3. Gum is not to be disposed of on the gym floor or mats. Garbage disposals will be placed in the gym and in the change rooms. Please insist your teams use them. 4. Team members are not to bounce or pass ball in the hallways or class rooms. 5. Uniform changing should occur in the changing rooms, or alternatively, athletes should come dressed to play 6. Warm-up music will be provided for each game. 7. We warmly welcome all team supporters and expect them to behave in a manner in keeping with good sportsmanship. Please also be aware that during Thursday and Friday of the tournament, classes will be in session. Please be courteous and respect these students and classes that may be in session during the day. Game Rules: All games will be played in accordance with FIBA rules with the exception of ASAA modifications. 15
ASAA Rules: Please make note of the ASAA Code of Ethics on the page to follow. Alberta Schools Athletic Association Code of Ethics SECTION I - CODE OF ETHICS Adults who work with students in interscholastic activities should present a positive role model for them to emulate. Students who represent a school in interscholastic activities must be creditable school citizens. The Association recognizes that the school administration is responsible for all athletic programs and the conduct of all school representatives, whatever the level and location of the competition. In recognition of this authority and responsibility, the Association presents the following general guidelines. Fair Play and Sportsmanship All competitions must be conducted with a high standard of courtesy, fair play and sportsmanship. All those involved share this responsibility. A. Coaches The coaches must demonstrate qualities of courtesy and good sportsmanship. These are evidenced by proper acceptance of officials judgment, positive encouragement of player performance and bench behaviour. B. Athletes Athletes must demonstrate qualities of courtesy and good sportsmanship by proper acceptance of officials judgment and by showing proper respect for opposing athletes as well as for teammates. C. Cheerleaders Cheerleaders must demonstrate courtesy and good sportsmanship by the appropriateness and timeliness of the cheers they lead, respect for the other cheerleaders and athletes, and their attempts at effective crowd control. D. Spectators Spectators, both student and adult, must demonstrate courtesy and good sportsmanship by positive cheers of encouragement for their team, not against the opposing team. This is evidenced by the absence of booing and vulgarities. Spectators must also show proper acceptance of officials judgment. Artificial noisemakers are not permitted during provincial championship tournaments/events. These noisemakers may include but are not limited to: air horns, cow bells, plastic tube horns, garbage can lids, etc. The provincial championship host shall have the authority to eject from the competition facility individuals who, following a warning, refuse to comply with this requirement. E. Administrators and Teachers Administrators and teachers must demonstrate courtesy and good sportsmanship by their positive examples. 16
Awards Awards Ceremony Games: Consolation Games Saturday 12:00 am STA Bronze Medal Game Saturday 12:00 pm SPA Gold Medal Game Saturday 2:00 pm SPA Awards ceremonies will occur immediately following each of the games above. Teams are asked to line up on the free throw line extended in front of their bench. Awards to be presented are: Consolation Plaque 4 th Place Plaque 3 rd Place Plaque 18 Bronze Medallions 2 nd Place Plaque 18 Silver Medallions 1 st Place Plaque Keeper Plaque 18 Gold Medallions Championship T-shirts Game Ball Provincial Banner 17
Sportsmanship Awards & Pins: Sportsmanship will be recognized throughout the touranment. Sportsmanship pins will be given in recognition of any sportsmanlike conduct displayed by anyone in attendance at the provincial events. If you would like to nominate someone for a pin please notify the facility manager or committee member. Team Sportsmanship will be evaluated throughout the tournament by coaches, officials, and sportsmanship committee members. Winners of the girls and boys sportsmanship award will receive both a plaque and banner following the tournament. Safety 1 st Aid: Qualified 1 st aid people will be available at all game facilities. Water/Ice: Water and ice will be available in each game facility. Equipment & Taping: Teams should be responsible for supplying their own equipment, tape, etc. However qualified training support will be available if needed at both SPA and STA. Emergency Action Plans: E.A.P s for each game facility are located on the pages that follow. 18
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