Managers Information
Grading:
The tournament committee reserves the right to determine grading and re-grade teams.
If teams have not fully disclosed the player’s rankings in the Team Entry Form or have left the disclosure of the player’s rankings far too late for the team to be re-graded, the tournament committee reserves the right to disqualify teams from the Tournament Finals playoffs.
- Representative A grade is open to players and teams playing
in the Victorian Championships or the Metropolitan League. Depending
on numbers of entries, up to two grades will be run to cater for different
standards. The aim is to produce a competition of the standard of lower
half Championship or top half Metro 1 League. Top ranking Championship
teams would be expected to either play in the next age group up or
split the team.
- Club A grade is aimed at high standard domestic/club teams.
These teams may include up to two players playing in Metro 1 & or Country div 1 or four players in Metro 2 & or Country div 2, provided they are genuinely regular players with that team. Victorian Championship restricted players are not permitted. The grade is also open to teams from the representative B-grades — East Qualifying, North West
League, subject to the above player restrictions. Representative Metro 1 League & Top Ranked Country Div 1 league teams are not permitted.
- Club B grade is aimed at teams playing in local or domestic
B and C grades or an equivalent standard. Representative Metro 1, 2
or 3 & Country Div 1 league players are not permitted to play.
Note: Don’t forget to gather up the players tickets for half
time to be checked by an official against the players on the scoresheet. Please assist in being ready with your tickets at half time.
AGES for 2012.
Victorian Country Basketball Council (VCBC) players – kids from the country at this tournaments will be playing in the normal age group divisions The same as Metro teams..
Age Groups DOB for 2012
Under 10 2003, 2004, 2005
Under 12 2001, 2002
Under 14 2000, 99
Under 16 97, 98
Under 18 95, 96
Under 23 91, 92, 93, 94
Tournament Rules
Download attached Rules.pdf file for a printout of the rules.
Player & Spectator Ticket Payments
Players and Spectators are expected to pay the following fees over the Tournament weekend.
Player Weekend Pass $15
Spectator Weekend Pass $ 8
Spectator Friday Pass $ 3
Spectator Saturday Pass $ 5
Spectator Sunday Pass $ 5
Under 12 Spectators FREE
All players must buy a $15 pass. Saturday or Sunday player passes for the Tournament are NOT sold or allowed. A player is in for the full Tournament or not. The Admin has spent many hours juggling games so that players who don’t play on Friday night due to Motel and Travelling distances.
Fixtures Information
Fixture information will be posted on the website by Monday 4th July at the latest Wednesday 6th July. Call or e-mail David Watson Wednesday night if you have not received information about the Tournament.
Coaches to Report In
Coaches are to pick up their coaching passes for the weekend and MUST hand in to an authorised Melbourne Tournament official an up to date Team Entry Form. This shall be done at the front door of the Tournament stadium before your first game.
Team Sheets and Checking Tickets
Each team has been asked to attend their first game ready to show their tickets. Team managers please take charge and collect the players tickets for easy processing.
The number of player tickets, scoresheet and number of players on the team registration sheet shall all match. If the number of tickets is less than what is on the team registration sheet – someone from the team has to purchase tickets to make up the numbers.
Disputes Procedure
The following is the recommended procedure that potential disputes will be resolved by teams competing at the Melbourne Tigers Tournament. We have received approval from BV on this procedure.
Handling of disputes will be implemented in two stages;
- Tournament Administrator – to hear and help with any dispute that may arise.
- An independent Disputation Committee – to make a decision, within the laws governed by BV.
Any team requesting a resolution to a dispute should;
- Put the dispute or complaint in writing on the back of the scoresheet within one hour of the game finishing, and submit the complaint via the club administrator, team manager or coach (only the Coach & Team Manager – named on the team entry form will be recognised as team officials) to the Tournament Administrator.
- If questions are needed to be asked of the team, only the Club Administrator,
or two team officials (Coach & Team Manager – named on the scoresheet) are permitted to represent the team. No discussion will be entered into with parents or players of teams involved.
- The Tournament Administrator will investigate the dispute and will make a decision based on tournament rules or take it under advisement and seek the Dispute Committees decision.
- If this decision is not accepted by the team/s concerned they should put their concerns and reasons in writing on the ‘complaints form’ (this can be got from the admin office) and ask it to be reviewed by the Dispute Committee.
- The Dispute Committee will be made up of three independent senior members (not Melbourne basketball club members) of the basketball community.
- The Dispute Committee’s decision will then be handed down, as soon as practical, to either the club administrator, team coach or manager – named on the Team Entry Form.
- Once the Dispute Committee have handed down their decision, there will be no further discussion entered into. The decision of the Dispute Committee is final.
- If sufficiently serious — for example, a reported player — such matters may be referred onto Basketball Victoria for the BV tribunal to review.
The disputing team should ensure all information provided on the disputation form is correct.
David Watson
Tournament Administrator