Wessex Basketball Association Pre-Season Meeting 15 th September 2014

Welcome and Introduction Tim Brown Wessex Area Chairman

Registrations Clubs Teams Out of Area Teams Players Coaches Officials (Referee and Table)

Registrations NO LICENCE NUMBER = NO PARTICIPATION THIS APPLIES TO ALL PLAYERS, COACHES AND OFFICIALS. Failure to comply will result in fines, forfeiture of games and suspensions

Entry Fees Currently 2 teams still owing fees Non-payment will not stop your game going ahead, but will result in the result being forfeited, 20-0

AGM Changes Disciplinary Procedure Fixture Postponement Dress Code Knockout Competition Rules Play Off Player Eligibility

AGM Changes Disciplinary Procedure – Clarification of procedure (including reference to new rules regarding Technical Fouls) – Addition of points table

AGM Changes Fixture Postponements – Insert Rule 4b – If a team wishes to request a postponement, the reason for the postponement must be specified when seeking the postponement

AGM Changes Dress Code – Uniform Numbers – 0, 00 and 4 – 99 – Only 0 or 00 not both – 0 or 00 must be numbered shirt (not blank)

AGM Changes Knockout Competition Rules – All teams that reach a final will be asked to provide a table official for their final

AGM Changes Play Off Player Eligibility – To be eligible for a team in the play offs a player must have played a minimum of 25% of the league games for that specific team

Wessex Basketball League 2014/15

Open Divisions – 3 divisions of 9 – Play each other twice – 16 game season – Season starts 27 th September 2014

Open Division 1 Aztec Jaguars Basingstoke Blizzards Craftsman LT Utd Farnborough Phantoms South Bucks Comets Windsor Warriors I Woking Blackhawk Hunters Woodley Warriors Yateley Silverbacks I

Open Division 2 Airgonauts Basingstoke Bobcats Chiltern Fastbreak Farnborough Shadows Hungerford Dogs Lightwater Vipers Slough Scorpions I Slough Scorpions II Woodley Thunder

Open Division 3 Aztec Experience Aztec Lemmings Chiltern Force Lightwater Vipers II Windsor Warriors II Woking Blackhawk Stealers Woking Blackhawk Thunder Woodley Harriers Yateley Silverbacks II

Wessex Basketball League 2014/15 Womens Divisions – 2 divisions of 6 – Play each other three times – 15 game season – Season starts 4 th October 2014

Women Division 1 Aldworth Arrows Aztec Storm Camberley Goldhawks Chiltern Fusion Winchester Panthers Yateley Silverbacks Ladies

Women Division 2 Aldworth Arrows Academy Aldworth Darts Chiltern Flames Farnborough Lady Phantoms Woking Blackhawk Ladies Woodley Buddies

Wessex Basketball League 2014/15 Nominated Players – 5 players / team – Teams in same division (Women) – National League Players

Wessex Basketball League 2014/15 Nominated Players - Open – Aztec Jaguars – Basingstoke Blizzards – Chiltern Fastbreak – Farnborough Phantoms – Lightwater Vipers I – Windsor Warriors I – Woking Blackhawk Hunters – Woodley Warriors/Thunder – Yateley Silverbacks I

Wessex Basketball League 2014/15 Nominated Players - Women – Aldworth Arrows – Aldworth Arrows Academy – Aldworth Darts – Chiltern Fusion

Wessex Basketball League 2014/15 National League Players – Must be nominated – Permission required for non 1 st division teams (excludes BBL players) – Playing without permission will result in forfeiture of game 20-0 – Not applicable for Juniors who only play Junior NL

Wessex Basketball League 2014/15 Results – Text Results to Fixtures Live within 24hrs (fine if not) – Scoresheets (good quality scan or original) to Division Managers within 7 days (fine if not) – Division Managers Open – Martin Marshall Women – Keren Day

Wessex Basketball League 2014/15 Important Dates – Season Starts Open – 27 th September 2014 Women – 4 th October 2014 – Play Offs Cut Off Date – 20 th March 2015 Semi Finals – 1 st Leg w/b 28 th March 2015 Semi Finals – 2 nd Leg w/b 4 th April 2015 Final – Sunday 19 th April 2015

Wessex Basketball Knockout Competitions 2014/15

Wessex Basketball KO 2014/15 – Karl Taylor Cup South Bucks Airgonauts Farnborough Shadows Slough Scorpions Yateley Silverbacks Lightwater Vipers Chiltern Force Woking Stealers Yateley Silverbacks 2 Aztec Lemmings LT Utd Woking Blackhawks Thunder Woking Blackhawks Hunters

Wessex Basketball KO 2014/15 – Karl Taylor Cup Woodley Warriors Aztec Jaguars Lightwater Vipers 2 Farnborough Phantoms Aztec Experience Basingstoke Blizzards Basingstoke Bobcats Hungerford Dogs Chiltern Fastbreak Windsor Warriors

Wessex Basketball KO 2014/15 – Richard Bell Cup Winchester Panthers Aztec Storm Camberley Goldhawks Yateley Silverbacks Aldworth Darts Woking Blackhawk Ladies Woodley Buddies Chiltern Flames Chiltern Fusion Farnborough Phantoms Aldworth Arrows

Wessex Basketball KO 2014/15 – Only teams losing their 1 st knockout game will be eligible for the Plate competitions – Draw for Plate competitions will take place after 2 nd round games

Wessex Basketball KO 2014/15 Results – Text Results to Competition Manager within 24hrs (fine if not) – Text Number – Scoresheets (good quality scan or original) to Competition Manager within 7 days (fine if not) – Competition Manager Iain Taylor

Wessex Basketball KO 2014/15 Important Dates – First Round Karl Taylor Cup – Early November Richard Bell Cup – Late December – Semi-Finals After play off finals – Final Sunday 10 th May 2015

Wessex Basketball 2014/15 – WWIT Taking place in Grantham Wessex will not be entering

Wessex Basketball 2014/15 – Handbook Inform Ian Lester of any changes

Wessex Basketball 2014/15 – Referee Allocations

FIBA Rule Changes Article 2. No charge semi-circle areas – The no charge semi-circle lines are part of the no charge semi-circle areas

FIBA Rule Changes Article 4.3 Uniforms – …….The shorts must end above the knee. – …….Teams shall use numbers 0 and 00 and from 1 to 99

FIBA Rule Changes Article 18. Time-Out – ….3 time-outs during the second half with a maximum of 2 of these time-outs in the last 2 minutes of the second half

FIBA Rule Changes Article 29. Twenty-four Seconds – After the ball has touched the ring on an unsuccessful shot for a field goal, a last or only free throw, or on a pass, the shot clock shall be reset to 14 seconds, if the team which regains control of the ball is the same team that was in control of the ball before the ball touched the ring.

FIBA Rule Changes Article 36. Technical Foul – A player shall be disqualified for the remainder of the game when he is charged with 2 technical fouls – The opponents shall be awarded 1 free throw, followed by…..

FIBA Rule Changes Scoresheet 1 st timeout not taken prior to last 2 minutes Game Disqualification for 2 T Fouls Game Disqualification for 2 U Fouls

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