WBA In-Town Kickoff Board Meeting Agenda

In-Town Dates / In-Town Numbers (as of 11/20)7th through 12th Grade Girls PlanningProposed In-Town Schedule In-Town Skills & Drills?Safety - CORI Background Checks & Mouth GuardsEquipment UpdateWBA Code of ConductGrade Coordinator Responsibilities1st Grade Skills ClinicTravel Housekeeping

WBA Game of the Week CORI Background Checks

New Board Members and Open Positions

In-Town Dates1st Games will take place on Saturday,

December 6th, 2014No games on 12/27Season for 2nd and 3rd Grade will run through

February 28th (11 Weeks Total)Season for 4th – 12th will run through Saturday,

February 21st (10 Weeks plus Jamboree Weekend)

Jamborees will start on the weekend of February 28th

In-Town NumbersGirls Grade

2014 – Numbers

2013 – Numbers

2 49 40

3 44 49

4 48 65

5 49 51

6 34 15

7 8 17

8 5 7

9 1 0

12 1 1

TOTAL 239 245

In-Town NumbersBoys Grade 2014 –

Numbers2013 –

Numbers

2 62 72

3 68 70

4 69 65

5 59 64

6 50 53

7 47 58

8 53 50

9 27 27

10 18 8

11 8 23

12 15 13

TOTAL 476 503

5th and 6th Grade Girls PlansNot combining them this year due to the high

numbers in both groupsFeedback wasn’t positive on the combined

grades

Large Team Numbers4th Grade Girls – Currently 8 Girls per Team5th Grade Girls – Currently 8.16667 Girls per Team6th Grade Girls – Currently 8.5 Girls per Team7th Grade Boys – Currently 7.8333 Boys per Team

OptionsLeave the numbers as is and go with larger teamsAdd 2 more teams per grade which would create the

need for 4 more slots (or less if we didn’t do it for each grade)

Use Friday nights at Sheehan and Hanlon for the extra games

7th – 12th Grade Girls Plans2 Teams of 8 Girls (Based on 15 as of 11/20)1 Slot at 10:00 a.m. at TMS NewOpen Gym Format Each Week with possible

bonus games vs. Norwood and CantonSchedule starts on 12/6

Proposed ScheduleTime Slot

8 – 9:15

9:15 – 10:30

10:30 – 11:45

11:45 – 1

1 – 2:15

2:15 – 3:30

3:30 – 4:45

4:45 – 6

Downey 3rd Boys

3rd Boys

3rd Boys

3rd Boys

3rd Boys

3rd Girls

3rd Girls 3rd Girls

Hanlon 2nd Boys

2nd Boys

2nd Boys

2nd Boys

2nd Girls

2nd Girls

2nd Girls

Open

Sheehan

4th Girls

4th Girls

4th Girls

4th Boys

4th Boys

4th Boys

4th Boys 4th Boys

MJ 5th Boys

5th Boys

5th Boys

5th Boys

6th Boys

6th Boys

6th Boys 6th Boys

Thurston – Old

5th Girls

5th Girls

5th Girls

7th Boys

7th Boys

7th Boys

6th Girls 6th Girls

Time Slot

8:00 – 9:30

9:30 – 11

11 – 12

12 – 1 1 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 4 4 – 5 5 - 6

Thurston - New

1st Grade Clinics

7th – 12th Girls

8th & 9th Boys

8th & 9th Boys

8th & 9th Boys

8th & 9th Boys

10th – 12th Boys

10th – 12th Boys

10th – 12th Boys

In-Town Skills & Drills?

Available Practice Slots:Wednesday – Hanlon 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Friday – TMS Old 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Friday – Martha Jones 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Friday – Downey 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Friday – Sheehan 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (2

Slots)Friday – Hanlon 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (2

Slots)

Equipment UpdateAll WBA In-Town Coaches will receive a ball bag,

2 game balls, first aid kit, and 6 ice packs2nd and 3rd grade teams will have colored t-shirts4th Grade through High School will all be using

reversible jerseys. 4th graders will all receive their Jersey free of charge. All other grades will need to purchase at $15 per jersey.

Coaches Ball Bags, Equipment, and T-Shirt / Jersey Pickup – Wednesday, December 3rd @ TMS from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. - Peg Harvey & Mike Gay

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

and ensure ALL of your coaches have read it and agree to these important rules. Go over this at your draft.

#2 on the “Coaches shall not” is Question a referee’s call. Please make sure this is crystal clear w/ your Coaches. This is especially critical w/ our Student Referees

Grade Coordinator ResponsibilitiesConfirm you Head Coaches ASAP and submit

the list to the WBA EC for confirmation.Once you have your Head Coaches, pick a

Draft time / location. This should take place prior to Thanksgiving

You will lead the Draft and collect all CORI Background Checks for Head Coaches and any identified Assistant Coach on your Draft Night. On 12/3 you will pick up and distribute the equipment to your coaches prior to 12/6.

Grade Coordinator ResponsibilitiesOnce the season starts you are the Lead for your grade. We

need to be actively involved with our grade. What is working well and what needs to be fixed. Are there any concerns around the coaches not understanding the Code of Conduct, etc.

Once the season concludes, you will need to collect all of the leftover equipment and get it back to Peg Harvey. We did a poor job of this last year. Please set expectations with your coaches that they need to give you the equipment on the final day of the season.

Coordinator positions are expected to be from 1st grade through High School. Please try and stick with the grade and encourage your children to play in-town all the way through. Too many coordinators are dropping and leaving the grade in a tough spot.

1st Grade Skills ClinicsWe will offer one 8 week sessions starting in

January (last year we offered 2 sessions of 4 weeks each).

TMS New Gym from 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (2 45 minute sessions 8:00 – 8:45 and 8:45 – 9:30)

Cost will be $80Announcements will go out tomorrow and

registration will be live over the weekend.Mark Jessup and Darren Weeman will be the 1st

Grade Coordinators responsible for the Clinics. Parent participation is needed.

Referee Training UpdateWe held Referee Training on 11/2, 11/9, and

11/12. Positive feedback from those who attendedStudent Referees had to attend at least one

training session to be considered for the upcoming season (exceptions are returning referees attending college and pre-approved absences)

Patched Officials will oversee all games in December to provide real time feedback on the Student Referees

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.

WBA - Safety

CORI Forms needed ASAPwww.westwoodbasketball.orgForms must be completed prior to 1st gamesAll Head and Assistant coaches will need to

complete a CORI background checkDo not leave any child unattended following

games. Be smart about coaching actionsStep in if a fellow coach is losing their cool

with a player, parent, referee, or fan.

Travel UpdatesSteve St. Martin’s Coaches Clinic on 11/15

was AWESOMEAdditional Coaches Clinics in December /

January if possibleNorwood Jamboree this weekend7GB Plays at Halftime of the Celtics game on

SundayThanksgiving Tournaments for many teamsMetro West Season starts on 12/7

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

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

WBA Game of the WeekEvery Travel Team will have 1 home game

televised on WestCAT and put on the WestCAT Website for on-demand viewing

Games will be taped at WHS and TMSEach Coach is responsible for finding a

Corporate Sponsor for their game ($250) and we will have a WBA Game of the Week Sponsor Page on our Website

Huge success in 2012 and 2013 Seasons

Proposed Rule for 2015/16 SeasonAll Travel Coaches children are required to

play In-TownVote will be held during December Board

Meeting

New Board Members2nd Grade Girls Coordinator – Jason MacyTreasurer in Training – Mike JudFundraising Chair in Training – John GaffneySafety Coordinator in Training – Greg Raftery

Open PositionsRegistrar (2015)Vice President (2015)President (2015/2016)

Upcoming Board MeetingsThursday, December 18th from 7:30 – 9:30Thursday, January 22nd from 7:30 – 9:30