Hard Court Herald Volume 24, Issue 3 January, 2009

What’s Inside

2 MBCA Board

3 Hoops/Coaching Potpourri

8 Inaugural Midwest Showcase Shootout

9 Q & A With the Difference-Makers: Jay Blossom-Webster Groves

11 Missouri Challenge All-Star Games

12 Show-Me State Games

13 A View From the Sticks

15 Coaches’ Clipboard

17 Meat & Potatoes Section 18 Mr & Miss Show-Me Basketball 20 All-District & All-State Process 23 Academic All-State 24 Richard Fairchild Coach of the Year 25 Missouri Basketball Hall of Fame 26 Kevin “Cub” Martin Asst Coach of the Year 27 Membership Application

2 Hoops/Coaching Potpourri As collected by Shane Matzen Hard Court Herald Editor Marquette High School

Editor’s prequel: I like to be honest with you, our faithful member and reader, so let me be blunt: I’m having major problems this month coming up with a topic to reach out to you with. I did write an article but it had more to do with me trying to psychoanalyze myself and this season than it did with attempting to be a service to the membership. If you’re really desperate and want to read what goes through my mind then feel free to e-mail ([email protected]) and I’ll provide you with the text. What I have gathered for you though are some short items that I think are very good and very relevant to you the coach.

Following are just a few of the hundreds of short blogs from a site I recently came across entitled “Eric Musselman’s Basketball Blog”. As you may or may not know, Coach Musselman grew up around the pro game as his father was a longtime professional coach and he eventually had the chance to coach the and . He was kind enough to allow me to re-run some of his articles he found helpful and bring them straight from his site to yours.

Please do yourself a favor and visit his site at: http://emuss.blogspot.com/ or you can reach him at: [email protected]

Eric Musselman's Basketball Notebook Notes, observations, and commentary on basketball and coaching.

Coach Eric Musselman

Make people believers, not bystanders

Good story in the January '09 issue of Harvard Business Review about the keys to success for new leaders.

3 The authors outline five common traps that new leaders frequently fall into as they look to "prove themselves by going after quick wins" (i.e., early results).

Instead of "abandoning the quest for early results... the leaders who make the most successful transitions do, in fact, focus relentlessly on quick wins. But they focus on a different kind of achievement. Rather than riding roughshod over others to prove themselves, they pursue... 'collective quick wins,' accomplishments that make their entire teams look good."

Here are the five common traps:

1. Focus too heavily on details. "A tendency to get bogged down in minutiae. In looking for the quick win, the [new] leader tries to ace one component of the new job. Focusing intently on this goal, [he] doesn't pay enough attention to [his] broader responsibilities."

When a leader personally attends to details, the rest of the team/staff can't see a role for themselves in the effort. There's no "shared understanding." Further, when focusing on one area, a new leader can ignore "the performance issues they considered to be higher priorities."

2. Reacting negatively to criticism. "At the very least, an inability to deal with criticism means that the leader takes much longer to improve in areas of relative weakness."

3. Intimidating others. "When leaders come to new roles convinced of their brilliance and the inevitability of their rise..., they can be intimidating to those around them. Confident of their plans' success, [new leaders] can mistake their team's compliance for agreement and endorsement."

4. Jumping to conclusions. "Some leaders hoping to score a quick win jump into its implementation too quickly. To the people around them, it feels as if these leaders have arrived with the solution already formulated instead of engaging others in its design."

5. Micromanaging. "Leaders new to their roles often make the mistake of meddling in work they should trust others to do. Unwilling to take the time to get [the team] on board with an overall vision or goal -- but afraid their decisions and actions won't align with it -- they second-guess and micromanage."

According to the authors, members of "the team must make real, direct contributions." In their words, "Make people believers, not bystanders."

They recommend asking, "Can key players on the team see their fingerprints on the outcome? Would they cite their contributions with pride? If the answer to either questions is no, the win is not collective."

Further, "a leader... should engage a respected member of the team to help." Why?

4 Because this person "may have more credibility with the team than [the new leader] does, so the early endorsement will quickly alleviate the skepticism of other team members."

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Understanding what causes a team to lose

Ask Jermaine O'Neal, a veteran of a dozen NBA seasons, why TOR has struggled at times this season and he doesn't hesitate:

"It boils down to experience. How much experience do we actually have? I'm interested to see how many double-digit leads we've given up this year. I would have to say 16 or 17," said O'Neal.

According to this story, "the Raptors are second in the NBA in losing games in which they've held double-digit leads this season."

"I don't know if we understand what causes a team to lose. It's pretty basic," said O'Neal. "We're just not getting that effort. Sometimes when the games get tight we get a little tentative about what we want to do and don't play the same way. It's almost a tale of two teams in two halves ... (It) has been our Achilles heel."

TOR coach Jay Triano says his team has a "habit of incessantly looking over at the bench for guidance at the expense of pushing the pace. Again, perhaps the constant seeking of a coach's input is a function of relative inexperience."

"We've lost games pretty much the same identical way. And we've got to figure out a way to get out of it," said O'Neal. "You can't draw it up any better. You can't practice it any better. The players have got to do the job."

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5 A blueprint for a first-time

Second post of the day about the Ravens, but this was too good to pass up.

John Harbaugh has provided a blueprint for first-time head coaches. As this article puts it, "everything about the Ravens' surprising season has carried the Harbaugh touch."

After reading the article, I'll culled a few key points:

1. Build a strong staff. Coach Harbaugh's staff includes offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, a former head coach in college and in the pros; defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, a favorite among the players and a member of Brian Billick's coaching staff when the Ravens won the 2001 Super Bowl; Wilbert Montgomery, the former Eagles RB who won a Super Bowl as a coach with the Rams; and offensive line coach John Matsko, a 35-year coaching veteran who was on the Rams' staff (along with Wilbert Montgomery) that won a Super Bowl in 2000.

2. Have a plan and stick to it. According to one BAL player: "He didn't blink once, not once, from the things he wanted to do. He had a plan and he stuck with his plan. You have to respect a coach that win, lose or draw he says, 'This is what we're going to do,' and not, 'Let's change this or that.' The great thing about John once he set a path, he wasn't going to deviate from it. His path was that he wanted to do the right thing for his team."

3. Make the rules clear and enforce them. "Harbaugh has definitely had the courage of his convictions and has been a strong disciplinarian whenever it's been called for. Although injuries were also a factor, Harbaugh benched McAlister for violating team rules, including showing up late for meetings prior to a 31-3 loss to the Colts."

4. Let your team know you that you respect and care for them. "When Harbaugh took over the Ravens, he had large signs that say, 'Team, Team, Team,' emblazoned all over the training complex. Harbaugh continually has called the players 'mighty men,' which draws amused smiles from reporters, but his praise has paid off with mutual respect.

6 "He tells us all the time that he's proud to stand with us as our coach on Sundays," said one Ravens player. "How could you not want to play for someone who is proud to be your coach? You play hard because it's your job, but he makes it more fun to do it."

According to the article, "Besides instilling toughness through more physical practices, Harbaugh has also demonstrated a capacity to care. He didn't rush cornerback Samari Rolle back to work when his father, Harry Rolle, died of a sudden heart attack, encouraging him to take as much time as he needed to grieve."

One BAL player described Coach Harbaugh as "humble," saying "He treats everybody with respect. You have no choice but to play hard for a coach like that."

5. Allow the players to take some ownership. "Harbaugh gave veteran players ages 30 and over every third day off during a grueling training camp... and gradually built in more time off into the practice schedule when the Ravens were forced to have their bye in the second week of the season when Hurricane Ike caused the postponement of their game against the Houston Texans. Plus, he gave the entire team Christmas off prior to a pivotal regular-season finale against the Jacksonville Jaguars."

"I think really what's most impressive about coach is just his flexibility with his players," said [LB Ray] Lewis, who has championed Harbaugh's team concept and even cancelled his radio show at team officials' suggestion prior to the season. "He's very interactive with his players. There's really no decision he makes without coming to us to really figure out what's best for the team. That's a great thing to have when you have a first-year coach and you're trying to adapt to things. You realize that he's not just trying to run you into a program and say, 'Do what I do, do what I say.' It's about what makes us better as a team, that's what you appreciate about him just from a man's perspective."

As the article describes, "Harbaugh allowed the players to vote on what to do about Christmas before suggesting an even more inviting schedule change. He said they could practice on Tuesday, which is usually their normal day off, and take Thursday off for Christmas Day to be with their families."

"He asked, 'Well, what do you want to do?' We were arguing about whether it should be Christmas morning, after Christmas morning," [DE Trevor] Pryce said. "He said, 'Why don't we try this? And we said, 'Yeah, that's it.' That's the kind of guy he is. The Christmas thing was a big thing. That was his idea. He doesn't want to be out on an island by himself."

6. Focus on the little things, but don't be afraid to delegate. "More than anything, Harbaugh has demanded attention to detail and timeliness while delegating authority to his coordinators. Harbaugh has straddled the line between being a so-called players' coach and instilling a harder edge for a team that was known for complaining about officiating a year ago and drawing costly personal fouls. Now, the Ravens run a tighter ship under Harbaugh."

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8 Q&A With the Difference-Makers

Jay Blossom Webster Groves High School

Jay Blossom has been the head coach at Webster Groves High School going on a decade now. During that time he’s built the Statesmen program into a perennial threat for state honors. That work culminated in last year’s run to the 2008 Class 5 state title.

Jay has also been a trailblazer in taking the already‐successful Missouri Basketball Coaches Association to new heights in terms of membership, the building of one of the country’s best coaching clinics and challenging the association to continue to grow into new fields of endeavor.

Hard Court Herald: The MBCA Coaching Clinic really became "your baby" so to speak in what you originally envisioned. Can you give a brief overview on what took place to make it happen and where you'd like to see it go?

Jay Blossom: It took a lot of hard work by Gary Filbert and Dave Fox. We worked closely with the Iowa Coaches Association and modeled our clinic on theirs. As far as where it goes, I would like to see us continue to bring in the top speakers from both the collegiate level, and I would also like to add the top high school level coaches. I would like to get Missouri college coaches of all levels more involved in the future as well.

HCH: You had a real agenda of where our association could go and could be when you took over as MBCA president a few years ago. How happy are you with how far we went in your tenure and what goals or ideas did you have that you'd like to see the association pursue in the future?

JB: I think the association has really started to take off, and I'm excited about its future. I think Stephanie Phillips, the new president, will do a great job. I would like to continue to see the MBCA provide opportunities for coaches and players to gain recognition for all of their hard work. I think the Norm Stewart Classic was a great success this year,

9 and will only get better in the future. I look forward to our All-Star game this summer. I'm hopeful that the new format will excite people. Long range goals I would love to see would be MO All-Star teams having the opportunity to travel over-seas, working more closely with other coaches associations, to name just a couple.

HCH: Moving away from your presidential accomplishments to the coaching end...your teams are really known for their tenacity and aggressiveness. What are some influences that helped you reach your philosophy on how you like the game to be played?

JB: I have been fortunate to have some great mentors in my career. Warren Ripley, my first principal at Northwest High School, Ken Libby at Lindbergh High School, David Fox at Jeff City High School, and Chris Neff (my first assistant at Webster Groves HS) have all played a huge role in my philosophy. All of these coaches had a strong belief in pressure man-to-man defense and in teaching the fundamentals. Also, my dad gave me the work ethic that I think is required to be a great coach.

HCH: The Statesmen are known as not only as an aggressive, attacking team but also for their ability in the area of fundamentals. Can you give just a general overview of the offseason program that you employ with your players that make them so efficient in this area?

JB: During our allotted time we spend a lot of hours with our kids working on footwork and individual development skills, we don’t play as many games in the summer as we used to. We actually spent less time in the gym than we have the past. We try to make the shorter time spent in the gym much more productive and intense.

HCH: Lastly, as a coach who has experienced the entire spectrum (i.e. from sub-.500 teams to district and conference titles to a state championship last season), what did it mean to you to go through all the highs and lows and culminate them all with winning the final game at Mizzou Arena?

JB: It's hard to put into words what winning the state championship means. I feel very fortunate because I know there are a lot of great coaches who never had the opportunity to win a title. I've had a lot of great teams who have had great seasons, but came up a little short in the end. Hopefully they can take a sense of pride because even though they weren't on the court when we won it, their hard work and dedication laid the ground work for last year's state championship.

10 IMPORTANT NOTICE

Introducing an all-new event…. MBCA Missouri Challenge All-Star Games

 Replaces current MBCA Hall of Fame All-Star Game.  8 Districts – Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Kansas City, Southwest, St. Louis, Central, South Central  Each district will have a boys and girls roster of 10 all stars, regardless of class, selected by the regional media when they choose the AP All-State teams.  Only seniors will be invited to participate in the Missouri Challenge.  Any coach in Missouri can apply to coach a regional team and if selected they can choose their coaching staff and prepare their regional team.  Coaches will be selected by from the pool of applicants by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. (Being selected as a coach does not guarantee you will have a player on the team)  The winning district will have the players’ and coaches’ names engraved on the Missouri Cup, to be on permanent display at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.  The tournament finals will be played at the new JQH Arena on the campus of Missouri State University in Springfield.  The Missouri Challenge is tentatively set for May 29th and 30th, 2009.  Teams will play the first round on May 29th and play the semi- final round early in the day on May 30th. The finals will be played in the evening on May 30th.  For more information contact Ryan Shaw at 417-496-4189.

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12 A View From the Sticks By Matt Pearl Hard Court Herald Small Schools Correspondent Head Boys Basketball Coach-King City High School

My graduating class boasted 16 students who crossed the stage in the school gymnasium for our commencement ceremonies in the spring of 1996. That was pretty good-sized group of grads for my little town.

Nowadays I spend my time up the road a few miles in the ‘big city,’ a community with a population of about a thousand. We graduate about 25-30 kids a year.

In college, I tried to keep fit by heading to the campus recreational center for the occasional pickup basketball game. The experience let me small talk with students from various walks of life – kids from the tiny northwest Missouri communities like my own, as well as the mega- schools of the larger cities, where several hundred received diplomas each spring.

When fellow players found out I was from a tiny town, they often would find it quite a curiosity that we ‘folks from the sticks’ took our basketball so seriously. My reply: ‘Oh, you don’t know the half of it.’

One need only watch the competitive level of play at the Class 1 and 2 State games to know that even country bumpkins know the value of a good basketball team. But there are differences between the way your typical state teams and the ‘big boys’ play the game.

For years, I’ve watched teams of eight or nine kids – we’re not talking about kids who made the cut, we’re talking about the kids who went out for the sport – play in a full-court press for four quarters.

That sort of hustle-filled, defensive ball is the staple of the small towners, where you often find teams with more tradition than actual talent. The three-time defending State Class 1 Boys Champion, Jefferson, presses just about every minute of every game.

Now, if you start to dig, you’ll find that the great coaches in American basketball – the college and high school game, in particular – have varied views of the full-court press. Teams like our own Missouri Tigers, who have implemented full-court pressure in the college game, often face scrutiny – the prevailing idea being that only teams short on talent must resort to such an abandoned practice.

My question to anyone: Have you ever been pressed?

Have you ever had to play against a defense seemed designed to trap following every one of your passes?

On the other side of that, have you ever watched teams grow frustrated when you pressure them into turnover after turnover? It’s easy to see why it’s still such a commonly used element in small school high school ball.

I guess I can see the point of view held by critics of the full-court press, and certainly in some cases it’s neither effective nor appropriate for a particular game. But it’s undeniable that

13 pressure defenses – especially for schools which lack the numbers that guarantee consistent talent – help level the playing field.

Remember, any small school coach will tell you something that most of us have witnessed: there is simply no replacement for old-fashioned hustle.

Give me eight kids that know what they’re doing and play hard for 32 minutes over three kids of above average talent who coast on their natural skills any day. Maybe that’s my lifetime of rural living coming through. I am who I am. And don’t forget something pretty important: sometimes we all need to take a step back and look at the big picture. Ultimately, we’re all trying to give kids an ‘extra-curricular’ experience in basketball – in effect, we’re working to help them learn lessons in different (but not less significant) territory than what they cover in the traditional classroom.

I use the press with my boys team to teach them the importance of good, balanced team basketball. No individual can make the press work. But virtually any group of kids with enough hustle can cause problems for opponents with a solid pressure attack. It’s the great equalizer on the Class 1 floor – and I suspect it could be at many levels.

It takes discipline to press. It takes teamwork to press. It takes athletes in top physical condition. Want to know why I suspect a lot more coaches don’t do it?

Because the full-court press demands your players do something that your average big-ego athlete doesn’t want to do: it makes him or her play harder on defense than on offense. And we all know that when newspapers print box scores, there’s not a single defensive statistic that is prominently noted.

I tell you what, though. I think most of us would take a star team over a team full of stars, wouldn’t we? Or maybe I just see it that way because I’m looking at the issue from my typical vantage point, small school gyms in tiny towns.

There’s no telling what folks from the sticks are going to say, is there? Good luck in the spring stretch, coaches, and we’ll talk to you soon.

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Featured Play “Back Screen Delay Game”

15 Featured Web-Site

“Basketball For All-Everything You Need to Improve Your Game or Program”

www.basketball4all.net/

Long-time Coach Ray Lokar has developed a site that is in one word: comprehensive. Whatever you are looking for to improve your game, your coaching skills, your knowledge, etc, etc, etc…you can find it here.

Featured Reading

“True Sons, a Century of Missouri Tigers Basketball”

From the forward by Norm Stewart…..

"When I was reading this account that has been well documented, it became apparent to me – that even with my age, historical knowledge, and close contact with the Missouri program for 53 years – that the book brings out historical facts, individual situations, and games that I found interesting, amusing, and educational. For instance, did you know that Missouri was judged to be the best team in the country in the days before the national championship was decided by a tournament? . . . The first twenty years gave me more insight into the history of Missouri basketball. From the ’26 period on, it was a renewal of names that I had the good fortune to know. Not just at Missouri, but at the other institutions. Some of those faces I still see and am fortunate enough to have a cup of coffee with on a regular basis. I must admit that with all the enjoyment and appreciation I left a tear on some of the pages."

16 The “Meat and Potatoes” Section

You joined the MBCA for several reasons. Hopefully one of which was to be able to access the January and April issues of The Hard Court Herald (available only to members). But the true reason we all coach and belong to this organization is to do for others (peers and players). The remainder of this newsletter includes all the necessary forms you will need to nominate those that have contributed to the game.

Whether you have a player who has been a star on the court and/or been a great citizen and student, an assistant coach who has meant a great deal to you and your community, a coach you respect who deserves to be a candidate for Coach of the Year or in the Missouri Basketball Hall of Fame….well, the avenue to recognize them is on the following pages.

Please take the time to peruse the forms included here and pay a tribute to a player or coach who deserves to be recognized. Also, just after this page is a letter from our newly-named “MBCA All-State Committee” which has put out specific guidelines for the process to go through to nominate and select our MBCA All-State Team. In this process, we will also be naming All-District teams. Forms will have different due dates to be turned in and some awards will require you to be a member to nominate and some will not. Membership fees go up as of February 1st. Individual fees will be $25 and school staff fees will rise to $75. Please pay particular attention to those details when selecting which categories you choose to print, fill out and send in. The awards and forms to follow include:

Mr. & Miss Show-Me Basketball MBCA All-State & All-District Academic All-State MBCA Coach of the Year MBCA Hall of Fame “Cub Martin” Assistant Coach of the Year MBCA Membership Form

17 Nomination form Mr. and/or Miss Show-Me Basketball Sponsored by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (current school year SENIORS only)

Player Name:______

School:______School Phone:______

Player’s Home Phone:______

Coach’s Name:______

Coach’s Phone:______School home cell

Height:______Weight:______

Averages: Points:______Rebounds:______Assists:______

FG%:______FTA:______FTM:______FT%:______

Honors Received:______

Coach’s comments:______

Coach’s Signature:______

There will be 10 girls and 10 boys selected as finalists from the nominations submitted. Mr. and Miss Show-Me Basketball will be chosen from those finalists. The names of finalists will be published in the Hard Court Herald and at mobca.org. The final selection will be made from a panel of college assistant coaches. Mail all nominations to:

Gary Filbert, MBCA Office 906 Wayne Road Columbia, MO 65203

Return this form by March 1, 2009. YOU MUST BE A MEMBER TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION.

18 Past Mr. Show-Me Basketball Winners

2008-Scott Suggs-Washington 2007 Connor Teahan-Rockhurst 2006-Ben Hansbrough-Poplar Bluff 2005-Tyler Hansbrough-Poplar Bluff 2004-Drew Richards, Logan-Rogersville 2003-Spencer Laurie, Kickapoo 2002-Jimmy McKinney, Vashon 2001-David Lee, Chaminade 2000-Joel Shelton, Vashon 1999-, Pembroke Hill 1998-Jaron Rush, Pembroke Hill 1997-Larry Hughes, CBC 1996-Tate Decker, Webster Groves 1995-Ryan Robertson, St. Charles West 1994-Monte Hardge, Jefferson City 1993-Kelly Thames, Jennings 1992-Brian Gavin, Parkway Central 1991-Marcus Timmons, Scott County Central 1990-Jevon Crudup, Raytown South 1989-Chris Heller, Rockhurst 1988-Anthony Peeler, Paseo 1987-John Cooper, Rockhurst 1986-Anthony Bonner, Vashon 1985-Monroe Douglass, McKinley

Past Miss Show-Me Basketball Winners

2008-Yvonne Anderson-Hickman 2007-Shakara Jones-Howell Central 2006-Mackenzie Stirmlinger-St. Joseph’s 2005-Heather Ezell, Kickapoo 2004-Katie Dierdorf, Visitation 2003-Laura Granzo, Kickapoo 2002-Kari Koch, Elsberry 2001-Dionnah Jackson, Parkway West 2000-Terianne Wolford, Nixa 1999-Karensa Barr, West Plains 1998-Lauren Jackson, North Kansas City 1997-April McKinney, Incarnate Word 1996-Niele Ivey, Cor Jesu 1995-Amy Rhea, John F. Hodge 1994-Kristin Folkl, St. Joseph’s Academy 1993-Marsha Burton, Marionville 1992-Andrea Siemer, Jackson 1991-Melissa Grider, Marshfield 1990-Melody Howard, Marshfield 1989-Kim Mahn, DeSoto 1988-Rhonda Moore, Hazelwood East 1987-Lisa Sandbothe, Washington 1986-Lori Sandbothe, Washington 1985-Janet Clark, St. Joseph Lafayette

19 MBCA ALL-DISTRICT AND ALL-STATE SELECTION PROCESS

SELECTION PROCESS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL  The goal of the All-State Selection Committee Co-Chairman is to use the MBCA Coaches Clinic in October to identify a site coordinator for every district in the state. The site coordinator’s job would be to coordinate the start of the All-State Selection Process at the district level.  The site director will start the process when he/she receives the MBCA All-District/All- State Packet, two weeks prior to the district seed meeting. The site director will be responsible for bringing this information to the district seed meeting.  At the district seed meeting, the coaches in the district will nominate players for the MBCA All-District Team and make nominations for MBCA District Coach of the Year. These players should be considered worthy for MBCA All-State consideration. THIS IS NOT AN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM. The site coordinator will make a list of all players who will be considered for the All-District Team. Also at the district seed meeting, the coaches should decide how they want to conduct the vote for the All-District Team. The three choices would be to have a meeting after the district tournament, vote via e-mail or vote via fax. Our suggestion would be to conduct the vote via e-mail.  After the district tournament, the site coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the voting process. The site coordinator will tabulate votes for the All-District Team and for District Coach of the Year. There are to be ONLY five members on the All-District Team and only ONE District Coach of the Year. The coach does not have to be a member of MBCA to have a player on the All-District Team. The coach has to be a member of MBCA to be the District Coach of the Year. The votes should be tabulated in ranking order (1-2-3-4-5) with 1 being the best player in the district. The five players with the least points will make the All-District Team  Once the votes have been tabulated and the All-District Team and District Coach of the Year have been selected. The site coordinator needs to have the District Coach of the Year complete the Richard Fairchild State Coach of the Year nomination form. Also the coaches with players on the All- District Team need to complete the MBCA All-State nomination form and return it to the site coordinator.  Finally, when all the forms have been completed, the site coordinator needs to mail all information to Shawn Erickson, MBCA All-State Committee Co-Chairman so that he can coordinate all the information tabulated for the All-State Selection Meetings in Columbia.

20 SELECTION PROCESS AT THE STATE LEVEL  Along with identifying site coordinators for each district in the state, the MBCA All-State Committee along with the MBCA Regional Representatives want to identify the members of the All-State Selection Committee at the MBCA Coaches Clinic.  During the season, the All-State Selection Committee members need to keep in contact with coaches in their region, identifying top players. This will help the members in being informed about players who will possibly be considered for All-State Consideration.  The members of the All-State Committee will meet the Saturday of their respective class’ Final 4 Weekend.  During this meeting the committee will select a 15 member All-State Team.  The MBCA Board of Directors will select the Richard Fairchild Coach of the Year.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU THE COACHES?  Volunteers to be site coordinators  Volunteers to serve on the All-State Selection Committee

HOW DO I VOLUNTEER?  Contact Shawn Erickson via e-mail at : [email protected]

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MBCA ALL-STATE NOMINATION FORM (please print clearly)

Player Name:______circle one: Male Female

School:______Classification (circle one): 1 2 3 4 5

Nominating Head Coach:______

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Key Statistics

Points/Game:______Rebounds/Game:______Assists/Game:______

Free Throw%:______Field Goal %:______Three-Point%:______

Three-Pointers Made:______Steals/Game:______Blocks/Game:______

Coach’s Comments:______

Give this form to your site coordinator before the district tournament. This will serve as the nomination form for the All-District Team. Once your team has completed its season, revise this form to include final season stats and give to the site coordinator if your player is voted onto the All-District Team.

22 Nomination form Academic All-State Team Sponsored by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association

Player Name:______

School:______

Player’s Home Phone:______

Coach’s Name:______

Coach’s Phone:______School home cell

Coach’s E-Mail:______

The individual being nominated for Academic All-State must meet the following qualifications:

1. Senior standing 2. Started 90% of his or her team’s games or played in 75% of the total team quarters played. 3. Possesses outstanding moral character. 4. Has ONE OR MORE of the following verified minimum scores: A. ACT score of 27 composite or above B. SAT score of 1210 composite or above C. PSAT score of 185 selection index or more 5. Grade-Point Average of 3.25 out of possible 4.0 (or equivalent on alternate grade scale)

---SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MUST VERIFY ALL OF THE APPLICABLE ITEMS--- Other qualifications:______Coach’s signature:______Principal’s signature:______

---AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT MUST ACCOMPANY THIS NOMINATION--- All student-athletes who meet ALL of the required criteria will be honored as members of the Missouri Academic All-State team. Please send additional information to your district representative. YOU MUST BE AN MBCA MEMBER TO NOMINATE FOR THE ACADEMIC ALL- STATE TEAM. Mail all nominations to the following address by March 10, 2009:

Gary Filbert, MBCA Office 906 Wayne Road Columbia, MO 65203

The MBCA Academic All-State program has become possible through the hard work and dedication of its membership. Thanks go to The Show- Me State Games for providing scholarships to be awarded to the top players on the Academic All-State teams for both boys and girls. This award is decided upon by the MBCA Board.

COACHES…..THERE IS A LATE FEE OF $10 EXTRA TO BE ADDED TO YOUR MEMBERSHIP IF YOU JOIN AFTER FEBRUARY 1!

23 Nomination form Richard Fairchild Coach of the Year Sponsored by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association

Nominated Coach’s Name:______

School:______

School Classification (circle one): 1 2 3 4 5

(circle one): boys girls

Nominating Coach’s Name:______You must coach in the SAME classification as the individual you are nominating!

Nominating Coach’s School:______

Reason for Nomination:______

Mail all nominations by March 10, 2009 to:

Gary Filbert, MBCA Office 906 Wayne Road Columbia, MO 65203

You MUST be an MBCA member to nominate!!!

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Nomination form Missouri Basketball Hall of Fame Sponsored by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association

Coach’s Name:______

School(s) coached at and record at each school: ______

Nominated Coach’s Phone:______School home cell

Nominating Coach’s Name:______

Nominating Coach’s Phone:______School home cell

Career Honors Received:______

Nominating Coach’s comments:______

Nominating Coach’s Signature:______

Coaches with 500 or more wins in Missouri are automatic qualifiers. Please mail form or seek more information by contacting Gary Filbert at the following address:

Gary Filbert, MBCA Office 906 Wayne Road Columbia, MO 65203

Return this form by March 10, 2009. YOU MUST BE A MEMBER TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION.

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KEVIN “CUB” MARTIN MEMORIAL

MISSOURI ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR

This award is being awarded in honor of the late Kevin “Cub” Martin, the long-time assistant basketball coach at Nixa High School. A lifetime resident of Nixa, Kevin’s committed loyalty to his students, players, family and friends was always proudly displayed and never questioned. He was a source of inspiration to all he came in contact with. His legacy is one that will now live on in honoring those who give of their time to basketball in our state in a manner befitting Kevin’s life and career.

CRITERIA Outstanding Character Loyalty Commitment to Program and Community Sportsmanship Ethics Selflessness Leadership Longevity at a School/Program

NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS/PROCESS Nominating coach must be a member of the MBCA Applicants will be sorted and honorees selected by the MBCA board

Fill out the space below with appropriate information and return to: Missouri Basketball Coaches Association 906 Wayne Road Columbia, MO 65203

Assistant Coach Nominated:______

School Affiliation:______Years at School:______

MBCA Member Nominating:______

****In addition to this form, please submit a letter of recommendation including: 1) career overview of nominee 2) reason for nomination

26 2008-2009 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Please fill out and return $15 per single membership (Take note of “All-School” rate and late fees below). Make your check payable to: “Missouri Basketball Coaches Association”

NAME:______

HOME ADDRESS:______

CITY/STATE/ZIP:______

HOME PHONE:______E-MAIL:______

SCHOOL AFFILIATION:______

CLASS: 1___ 2___ 3___ 4___ 5___

JR HI___ HS___ JUCO___ COLLEGE___ OTHER___

DISTRICT: NW___ NE___ SE___ SW___

South Cent___ Cent___ KC___ STL___

Total Wins as Head Coach______

Number of years coaching at each level:

COLLEGE: ASST___ HEAD COACH___ TOTAL___

HIGH SCHOOL: JR HI___ HS ASST___ VAR___ TOTAL___

MAIL TO: Missouri Basketball Coaches Association 906 Wayne Road Columbia, MO 65203 (Please note: single Membership is $15 per year)

******SPECIAL “ALL-SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP”****** INDIVIDUAL Schools may enroll ALL of their coaches (boys AND girls) for a school membership fee of only $50. Each coach on the staff though will have to fill out an individual membership form along with the check for $50. After February 1, 2009, the prices will go up to $25 per individual and $75 for the entire school staff.

I would like to become more involved in the MBCA and its activities. Contact the following persons if you wish to be involved with their designated MBCA activity:

Nominating: [email protected] Legislative: [email protected] Hall of Fame Games: [email protected] Academic All-State: [email protected] Newsletter: [email protected]

Suggestions for the MBCA Board to consider: ______

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