Kalamunda Eastern Suns Contents

2019 WABL HANDBOOK KALAMUNDA EASTERN SUNS CONTENTS KDBA Management Committee 4 Kalamunda Eastern Suns Staff 4 A Word From the WABL Director 5 WA Basketball League WABL 6 Season Information 8 Code of Conduct 12 Player 12 Responsibilities Zero Tolerance Policy 13 Parent Role 13 Team Coach Role 15 WABL 16 Stadium Scoring 18 Team Manager Role 19 WABL Venues KDBA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE PRESIDENT PETER HANSON VICE PRESIDENT SHAUN ALVAR WABL DIRECTOR NICOLE MOYLE SBL DIRECTOR SHAN ALVAR MEDIA DIRECTOR RYAN RINTALA LOCAL COMPETITION DIRECTOR CRAIG BELL COMMITTEE MEMBER LUKE FRANKLIN COMMITTEE MEMBER TRAVIS LINAKER COMMITTEE MEMBER SCOTT PARKER TREASURER EMMA PETRIG KALAMUNDA EASTERN SUNS STAFF WABL GAME DAY COORDINATOR EVA WILLIAMS WABL FINANCE OFFICER BEV FREDERICKS MSBL HEAD COACH MARK UTLEY WSBL HEAD COACH TOM KNOWLES 4 KALAMUNDA EASTERN SUNS | WABL HANDBOOK 2019 A WORD FROM THE WABL DIRECTOR Congratulations on being selected to play for the Kalamunda Eastern Suns. You have been selected because of your skills, playing ability and potential. You will be playing in a competition which is a level up from club basketball. Be proud of being selected, but be aware that this brings certain responsibilities. Representing the Suns requires that certain standards of behaviour must be adhered to and codes of conduct observed. Your behaviour, dress and attitude will reflect on the Suns. This includes at training, before, during and after games and at any other time that you represent Eastern Suns. Your coach is devoting time to teach you further individual and team skills. Pay attention and work hard on fundamentals at training and during games. To succeed at this level commitment is essential. Being a member of a representative team does not guarantee equal court time as it is important for the team to do well at this level of competition. Talk with your coach about your role in the team and find out where you need to improve to provide more value to the team. Be ready to play and follow your coach’s instructions at all times and make the most of opportunities that you are presented with over the season. It is very important that you read this handbook and understand your expectations as a member of the Eastern Suns. Nicole Moyle WABL Director KALAMUNDA EASTERN SUNS | WABL HANDBOOK 2019 5 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE (WABL) The Western Australian Basketball League weekend of April with finals finishing at the end (WABL) aims to provide a state-wide premier of September. junior competition which develops players, coaches and officials. The League seeks to There are roughly 5-6 home games each season meet the high- level competition requirements whcih are played at Ray Owen Sports Centre. through accessible education and training, Away games will involve travel to any of the while promoting positive mental, physical and following; Eaton (Bunbury), Lakeside, Mandurah, emotional outcomes. - WABL 2019. Rockingham, Cockburn, Mt Claremont, Willetton, Perth, East Perth, Rockingham, COMPETITION STRUCTURE Stirling and Joondalup. WABL is WA's premier junior basketball competition catering for players in the following age groups: U12, U14, U16, U18, U20 and SBL Division 1. WABL games are played on Sundays over a home and away season where every team plays each other twice, plus three weeks of finals. The season generally commences in the last 6 KALAMUNDA EASTERN SUNS | WABL HANDBOOK 2019 NORTHERN TEAMS SOUTHERN TEAMS EAST PERTH EAGLES COCKBURN COUGARS JOONDALUP WOLVES LAKESIDE LIGHTNING KALAMUNDA EASTERN SUNS MANDURAH MAGIC PERRY LAKES HAWKS ROCKINGHAM FLAMES PERTH REDBACKS SOUTHWEST SLAMMERS STIRLING SENATORS WILLETTON TIGERS KALAMUNDA EASTERN SUNS | WABL HANDBOOK 2019 7 SEASON INFORMATION TEAM TRAINING PLAYING TIMES AND VENUES Once teams are selected they will be notified of WABL is played every Sunday with game times training times, venue and court allocation. starting from 7:30am through to 6:00pm depending on scheduling and availability of Compulsory team training sessions are venues. conducted once a week throughout the season and are for a duration of 1.5 - 2 hours. The coach The WABL season is played April through to may arrange other sessions to enhance the team. September. The Suns home venue is Ray Owen All players are expected to attend every training Sports Centre (ROSC), with teams scheduled to session and games. If players are injured, while play their home games at this venue as much as they are not expected to physically participate, possible depending on grading and scheduling. they are still expected to attend training and games. CONTACTS Suns trainings are generally held on Wednesday At the beginning of the season you will be or Thursday nights at Ray Owen Sports Centre. given your coach and manager contacts as well Some teams train at Darling Range Sports as a team contact list. Please note that any College due to the number of teams and court other queries MUST come through our WABL availability. Administrator or WABL Director who will then forward to the appropriate person/s. MISSING TRAINING / INJURY / ILLNESS Under no circumstances are any players, parents, coaches or team managers to contact Basketball If you are unable to attend a session you must WA directly. phone/txt/or email your Coach and Team Manager as early as possible prior to the session COURT TIME starting to explain the reason. If there is a last minute reason/emergency and you are unable to Court Time is something that tends to occupy contact the appropriate person, an explanation most parents' and players' thoughts after that to your coach or manager is still required. first loss or a close win, or a couple of weeks into the season when expectations are different If you have an injury that may affect your from reality. performance at training or during a game you need to let you coach know immediately. You are What’s fair? What’s right? I’ve paid my fees – still expected to attend games and training. how come they get more court time? What’s the club policy? It’s a very tough topic to deal with If you are sick and what you have can be passed and there is no simple answer. Representative on you should not attend training. If you have basketball is an elite program and it is been away from training/games due to injury or unavoidable that some players will play more illness you must be cleared before your return. than others. If you have had a prolonged illness or injury it is your responsibility to prove your fitness and To develop a player, a team and a program, learn the team plays before you return to court. court time just can’t be even. Why? Put simply everybody is at a different stage of development. 8 KALAMUNDA EASTERN SUNS | WABL HANDBOOK 2019 Yes they are of similar age; they have made must pay their fees at the time of registration. similar commitment to the season with time and Fees for the 2019 season are listed below. finance. But the coach must be able to use court time as both an incentive and a discipline. They The cost for the 2019 WABL Season are as also need to have the correct balance on the follows: court to combat the opposition. • $360 (Under 12 players) Sometimes playing limited minutes is exactly • $400 (Under 14/16/18/20 players) what a player needs to develop in the areas • $380 (SBL Division 1) of ‘seeing team mates’ intensity, playing ‘D’, • $200 (Train on players) training, work ethic, punctuality, staying with the game plan. Note: Train On Players may play in up to 4 WABL games (if they are required to play due to illness The coach is attempting to develop and win (also or injury). If a player is required to play more a developmental step). Please also remember than 4 WABL games, they will need to become a that coaches are giving freely of their time. Your full fee paying player. child is playing in the elite competition in the state. All the best efforts and intentions by the Registration Fees Include: coaches are to give all the players’ court time, but sometimes situations do not allow this to • Team Registration; happen. • Coaching and development; • Training fees; Remember ALL coaches are very conscious of • Training court hire; playing, or not playing, members of their team. • Playing singlet for the season; They do not set out with the intention of not • Supply of training and game balls; playing a player. Coaches will always make • Insurance; and decisions that we won’t all agree with all of the • Free entry to Suns SBL Home Games. time. So what can we do? The fees do not cover game entry, warm up top We have to realise that, as with most things in or playing shorts. It is also expected that each life, the only thing we can control if and when player participate in fundraising for the Club. If this situation arises, is what are YOU going to a player wishes to opt out of fundraising, they do? It is vital that in these instances parents can pay a $30 Fundraising Levy as part of their are supportive of the coach’s decisions and registration. encourage the child through these times. It is expected that fees will be paid prior to the If you have any queries or questions on this start of the WABL season in the time frame feel free to have a chat with your coach, but at set by the Club. In cases of genuine financial a convenient time, not just before, during or hardship please contact the WABL director who straight after a match.

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