Team Manager Handbook 2018

Table of Contents

Introduction to Kalamunda Eastern Suns WABL Registration WABL Fee Schedule Other Charges - Door Charges Training Courts Player Uniforms Insurance First Aid WABL Rules Club Contacts Player/Parent Behaviour Managers Responsibilities Duties of the Team Manager

Appendix  Scoring Roster Sheet  Zero Tolerance Policy  Parent/Player Behaviour  Injury Report Form  Stadium Scoring

Introduction to Kalamunda Eastern Suns

The Kalamunda Eastern Suns is a State Basketball League (SBL) & Western Australian Basketball League (WABL) club based in Lesmurdie.

The club fields a team in both the Men's SBL (MSBL) and Women's SBL (WSBL) and also fields teams in WABL from U/12s through to U/20 men.

The club is a division of Kalamunda & Districts Basketball Association (KDBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the City of Kalamunda.

The Kalamunda Eastern Suns play their home games at Ray Owen Sports Centre, a 6 court stadium which is a shared facility with other sporting codes.

SBL games are played predominantly on Friday & Saturday nights and WABL games are played on Sundays.

The SBL playing season runs from March to September with WABL commencing in April and also finishing in September.

The club is run by a committee of volunteers, elected at the AGM held in September each year. Meetings are held once a month through the season. Contact details for Committee members are included in this pack.

WABL

The Western Australian Basketball League (WABL) is WA’s premier junior basketball competition catering for players in the following age groups: U12, U14, U16, U18, U20 and Open Age (Division 1)

Graded: Games are played on Sundays over a 18 week home and away season where every team plays each other twice, plus three weeks of finals.

Ungraded: Games are played on Sunday’s over a 16 week home and away season where every team plays their conference twice and opposite conference once, plus four weeks of finals.

The season generally commences in the last weekend of April with finals finishing at the end of September.

The WABL is currently comprised of 12 Basketball Associations split into two conferences in ungraded divisions, one North of the river, the other South. Each conference contains six teams from both the metropolitan and country regions extending from Wanneroo to Southwest (Bunbury).

North: East Perth Eagles, Kalamunda Eastern Suns, Perry Lakes Hawks, Perth Redbacks, Stirling Senators, Wanneroo Wolves

South: Cockburn Cougars, Lakeside Lightning, Mandurah Magic, Rockingham Flames, Southwest Slammers, Willetton Tigers.

Registration

All players must be registered to play before the grading tournament commences.

Grading registration forms should be completed and fees paid before grading starts.

Concerns regarding player registration should be directed to the Team Manager who can then notify the WABL Director.

Players who have not paid fees by the start of the season or registration dates may be asked to sit out of the team until they have paid.

Players need to provide a valid email address as it is a requirement of the sportingpulse registration database.

Fee Schedule

WABL FEE SCHEDULE Kalamunda Eastern Suns 2018

WABL U/12 $340 WABL U/14 $380 WABL U/16, U/18 & 20 Men $400 D-League $350

Other Charges – Door Charges

Other charges not listed elsewhere are training fees, tournaments and door charges.

Training fees are set at $5.00 per session and are paid up until WABL commences. Training frequency will depend on individual Coaches but cannot exceed twice a week for pre- season and then becomes a maximum of once per week when WABL commences.

Door charges are set by BWA (Basketball Western Australia) each year but are currently around $10 per player ticket & $3.00 for spectators.

Grading carnivals have no door charges and entry is free for spectators and players.

Training Courts

Training courts are at a premium and we constantly struggle to accommodate our Eastern Suns SBL & WABL teams on the 3 and a half days we have use of the stadium. We must also accommodate our domestic competition and development programs so some teams may have to train off site, share courts or train outside of desirable hours.

We also have to try and accommodate Coaches and their availability with their own work commitments so scheduling courts to suit everyone is not possible. If you know of any courts Suns may be able to use, please get in touch we would love to hear your suggestions.

Player Uniforms

Players must wear the correct Kalamunda Eastern Suns Uniform to training and WABL games once they have been selected to a team.

All Suns players must wear the club uniform for training:

 Eastern Suns Black Shorts  Eastern Suns Reversible

All Suns players must wear the club uniform for WABL games:

 Eastern Suns Orange Playing Shorts  Eastern Suns W/Up Top

The WABL playing uniform should only be worn to WABL games, not to domestic games.

Uniform Price List 2018

Compulsory Items:

Black Training Shorts $40 Reversible Singlet $45 Orange Playing Shorts $40 W/Up Top $50

Other available Items:

Socks $15 or 2 for $25 Beanies $10 Backpacks $50 Long Bags $50 Drink Bottles $10 Hoodies $50

Insurance

All players must wear mouthguards to WABL games – no mouthguard – no play!

All registered players are insured during games and training, this is limited so we would suggest you have your own medical insurance – please visit the BWA website for more information on what is covered. First Aid

During WABL games, first aid or medical assistance can be obtained by contacting the Court Controller at any WABL stadium.

There will be a qualified first aid person available during all WABL home games at Ray Owen Stadium.

If an accident or injury occurs during training at Ray Owen then please report to the games controller who can assist you.

For any instances where the Court Controller or games controller is not available, there is an injury report form in the Appendix that can be quickly filled out by the Team Manager and kept in case of a claim being made.

WABL Rules

The full set of WABL rules can be found on the WABL website: http://wabl.asn.au/documents/

Club Contacts

A list of WABL Club Contacts is listed below.

President: Peter Hanson [email protected] WABL Director: Eva Williams [email protected] Head Coach Girls: Nicole Moyle [email protected] Head Coach Boys: Mike Clarke [email protected] Head Coach Junior Boys: Lizzie Falconbridge 9293 8100

Player & Parent Behaviour

Kalamunda Eastern Suns supports and implements the BWA Zero Tolerance Policy.

The Kalamunda Eastern Suns also supports the Australian Sports Commission "Code of Behaviour" and encourages all players and parents to follow these principles. A copy of this document is attached in the Appendix. We would appreciate Managers making players and parents aware of these documents.

All additional Kalamunda Eastern Suns policies are available on our website including Anti bullying Policy, Social Media Policy and more. www.kalamundaeasternsuns.com.au

Managers Responsibilities

Thank you for agreeing to be a Team Manager. It is greatly appreciated and helps the coach to concentrate on coaching the team.

Duties of the Team Manager

1. Check your email regularly for updated information regarding your team prior to each game or at least once per week. 2. Team Managers & Coaches must sign in at all WABL games – there is no charge for entry for Managers & Coaches. 3. Collect game tickets from players as they arrive and place in team envelope on score bench. 4. Collect training monies as required. 5. Fill drink bottles prior to game and hand to players as they leave the court. Refill/top up as required. 6. Try to mediate between parents and the Coach but if problems escalate or persist – contact the WABL Director. 7. Do not allow parents to sit on team bench during games and only one Coach may be standing at anytime during play. 8. Ensure players train and play in correct uniforms. 9. Inform parents to contact you if they will not be at training or a game so you can let the Coach know. 10. Hand out Basketball tops to players before the start of their game. Collect tops after game finishes. Tops need to be washed each week. Retain the Equipment Bag and any extra tops until the end of the season then return to Club. 11. Ensure players are ticked off on the laptop prior to the game and their playing numbers are correctly recorded. 12. Organize a roster of parents to score. For parents who have not scored before, they can look at the stadium scoring information sheet attached or on the BWA website- they can also ask for assistance from the other team scorer. 13. Notify the WABL Director if any players withdraw from the team or of any new additions to the team. 14. For any referee complaints during games – seek out the Appointed Referee Controller rostered to the stadium. 15. For any other complaints/issues on game day seek out the Court Controller. 16. Notify the WABL Director if any players details change i.e. email/phone number 17. Any player that suffers a blow or fall to the head or neck should not return to play until they have been cleared by a first aid officer. 18. All players must have a mouhguard to take to the court 19. It is good practice to send a reminder email the team each week prior to the game with their time, court and who is scoring. The Team Manager is not expected to score, coach or referee and does not need to have knowledge of the game. Scoring Roster

Team: ______Manager:______

Date Scorer

 All parents are expected to help score throughout the season.  If you are unsure how to score please come and ask.  If your child is going to miss a game then please let the manager know as soon as possible.  If you are away then please swap your scoring roster with another parent.  Kalamunda Eastern Suns Players and Coaches are reminded that we have implemented and enforce the BWA “Zero Tolerance Policy”.  There is absolutely no tolerance for bad behavior from Players, Coaches or spectators in Junior Sport.  Please be aware that all Kalamunda Eastern Suns Players or Coaches who receive technical fouls during any WABL game will be referred to the WABL committee where penalties (including game suspension) may occur.  Kalamunda Eastern Suns value and respect our Referees, without them, there would be no competition.  Please refer to the policies below (also available on all home stadium score benches on WABL days).

Parent/Player Code of Behaviour

Kalamunda Eastern Suns support the Australian Sports Commission "code of behaviour" and encourages all participants to follow these principles:

PLAYERS PARENTS  Play by the rules.  Remember that children participate in sport for their enjoyment, not yours.  Never argue with an official. If you disagree, have your captain, coach or  Encourage children to participate, do not manager approach the official during a force them. break or after the competition.  Focus on your child’s efforts and  Control your temper. Verbal abuse of performance rather than whether they officials, sledging other players or win or lose. deliberately distracting or provoking an opponent is not acceptable or permitted  Encourage children to play according to behaviors in any sport. the rules and to settle disagreements without resorting to hostility or violence.  Work equally hard for yourself and/or your team. Your team’s performance will  Never ridicule or yell at a child for making benefit and so will you. a mistake or losing a competition.

 Be a good sport. Applaud all good plays  Remember that children learn best by whether they are made by your team or example. Appreciate good performance the opposition. and skilful plays by all participants.

 Treat all participants in your sport as you  Support all efforts to remove verbal and like to be treated. Do not bully or take physical abuse from sporting activities. unfair advantage of another competitor.  Respect officials’ decisions and teach  Cooperate with your coach, team-mates children to do likewise. and opponents. Without them, there would be no competition.  Show appreciation for volunteer coaches, officials and administrators. Without  Participate for your own enjoyment and them, your child could not participate. benefit, not just to please your parents and coaches.  Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every young person regardless of their  Respect the rights, dignity and worth of gender, ability, cultural background or all participants regardless of their religion. gender, ability, cultural background or religion

Stadium Scoring

Stadium scoring technology has been in use for WABL since 2014 and will be used in all WABL games throughout the competition in 2018.

The innovative scoring solution means games are scored using a laptop rather than a score sheet.

BWA have developed a User Guide and Cheat Sheet specifically for WABL and recommend all involved familiarize yourself with these items.

The Guides are available at: http://kalamundabasketball.com.au/2016/04/wabl-stadium-scoring-user-guides/