NewsPage 1 2 Sep 3, 2010, 9:26 pm Please find here details of a table officiating course being run next week by the Technical Secretary. There’s also a Refereeing Course coming on 18-19 September (info) and some clubs might bear in mind that this might be the only local course this side of the 31 December deadline for all clubs to have at least one referee in the pipeline – there may be others, I don’t know for sure.
Oh, and one more thing. I got Nailsea’s tip time wrong. My fault – it’s 1945 (not 2015, which it was two seasons ago). Best wishes, Sep 3, 2010, 7:41 am This is a minor change to do with Pirates’ home games. It has become necessary to reverse the order of play so that Pirates B will now tip at 1200 and Pirates A will tip at 1415. All Pirates home fixture will still be played on the days scheduled but the tip times only have been reversed. Away games are unaffected. The new times will appear on future fixture lists but you may wish to modify your club lists now. It never rains but it pours.... Having sent out one amendment item earlier today, here is another. Wizards have been told that they cannot have Thursdays so they must move back Tuesdays. This means that nearly all their home fixtures are brought forward two days from Thursday to Tuesday within the same week. There are three exceptions, however, as follows: Match 349 Wizards v Braves III will have to be brought forward from 6 January to Tuesday 30 November. Match MTE44, Wizards v Swindon Shock will have to be reversed and played as Shock v Wizards on Monday 21 February. Match MTE 32, scheduled for 17 February, creates a major problem and there is a separate email going to the clubs concerned. Who’s next? John Sep 3, 2010, 7:39 am Hi WEBBA people, A complete fixture list for the 2010-2011 season is here, perhaps a little later than in recent seasons, but I have been busy. No apologies for that but a possible apology coming for something else. Since last season, my computer has been upgraded and so has the soft ware. In the process of transferring stuff, my address book came across fine but the list of addresses under the distribution heading disappeared. I have put together a new list but I may have got a few things wrong while doing this. Therefore if you receive this email and don’t really want to get a load of others about WEBBA, please let me know, accept my apology and I will remove you. Alternatively if you have somebody in your club who expected to receive it and didn’t, again let me know and I will add whoever it is. A few things about the new season: # There are 27 men’s teams in three divisions based on last season’s performance. So each team gets 16 League games plus Cup and Trophy if entered (Some don’t). That should make a minimum of 22 games for most teams and more depending on Cup/Trophy progress. Also, there are three weeks left free at the end of the season for divisional play offs, though the form these take has yet to be decided. # There are 11 women’s teams in one division, therefore playing 20 league games plus Cup and Trophy. With the greater number of regular League games, there will be no time left for play offs. # There are no new men’s teams but one change of name. The former Nailsea 1 will now play as Winterbourne and this means that the former Nailsea 2 will be simply Nailsea (with no number). # There are two new women’s teams(Swindon Shock and Swindon Sonics) plus one returner (Celts? – or is it UWIC?). # There are a number of new venues as follows: There are also a few things about the fixtures themselves. These are my excuses for s fixture list which is (marginally) less than perfect. # With 9 men’s teams in a division and 11 women’s team, it is impossible for each team to play one match each week unless one of them plays itself. This is the major reason why most teams will have at least one blank week and one or more where they have to play more than one. # Teams with limited availability, mainly universities but also some “regular” teams, will inevitably have more than the usual ration of two game weeks as they are simply not available enough otherwise. # The creation of the fixture list is also subject to the need to interweave two teams playing alternately on the same court. This will also create problems if games against these teams are postponed eg Trowbridge and Swindon Shock. # Some return fixtures are closer than is ideal but I couldn’t find a way round those that remain. # The list recognises the problem we have had finding referees on Sundays so there has been a strict limit on the number of games scheduled for any one Sunday. Having said that, it looks like Monday may become the new Sunday. # As ever, it is Division 2 which creates a potential problem as there will be a time when practically all Div 2 teams find themselves playing games on successive night. Bearing in mind that all teams will play twice in one week at least, the fact that of the 9 teams, 3 play on Sundays and 4 on Mondays means that it is inevitable that in Div 2, 2 games in the same week will normally mean 2 games on successive nights. Some of you are quite young still, however... So do have a good season, Aug 19, 2010, 7:42 am Applications are invited from those who would like to take the Level 2 Referees Award of England Basketball. Details are as follows; DATES VENUE TUTORS COST The Level 2 Award is for candidates who wish to officiate in local senior club games or good standard junior/school matches. They should have some prior knowledge of the rules of basketball or have already gained the Level 1 award. Candidates who are successful on the course and who pass the theory examination will be invited to complete the course requirements by refereeing three full length games with a qualified official and will be mentored by an appointed WEBBA referee. To apply for the course, please complete the form below and return to me by (either by post, fax or e-mail) so it is received by Friday 10th September 2010. Joining details will be sent to all those who apply.Apply here Tony Malley May 2, 2010, 4:18 pm Please find below the reports from the committee ahead of the AGM: Chair A message from Men's Competition Secretary: Also available, you will find the final Results and Tables, Team Stats and also Top 20s, 10s and 5s.
Next season it looks a sthough the fixtures won't be much of a problem because only one men's team and one women's team have entered so far.
Enjoy.
Best wishes,
John
This article will be updated when reports are received. May 1, 2010, 11:12 pm Trowbridge - Winners Avon & Somerset Police - Runners Up
Filton Thunder - Winners Mavericks - Runners Up Jan 6, 2010, 7:04 pm Please note that the WEBBA website is intended to be up to date, however there are occasions when changes to fixtures are not corrected on the website..PLEASE NOTE..the official fixture list from the relevant Competition Secretary should be used for ALL fixtures..not the fixtures shown on the fixtures page. webba1 Nov 15, 2009, 11:12 am Referees for the remaining fixtures this side of Christmas are here. Names in bold are referees who have passed the theory on the recent course and are now completing the practical part of the assessment. The listing also shows full fixtures including games rearranged. Please check to ensure that there are no nasty surprises or that errors have crept in. Better to deal with such things now rather than later.
Recently there has been a number (not too many) of "unusual incidents" like disqualifications and a proteted result. As the follow up has not gone as smoothly as it should, it is worth repeating the procedures that should follow:
Disqualifications.
When a player is disqualified, both floor officials are required to submit reports to me (as disciplinary convenor). These reports should be factual and accurate and not include opinion. If possible report exactly what was said by the disqualified player and his/her actions and attitude after the disqualification. State positions of players and referees on the court and confine accounts to the specific incident which led to the disqualification. These reports are most helpfully submitted by email and they should be received within three days at most.
Unless the disqualified player makes an appeal against the disqualification, there is an automatic one match ban which should be served by missing the next game that the player's team actually plays. Any appeal must be received within seven days and include the £10 appeals fee (returned if the appeal is successful). A cancelled/postponed match does not mean that the ban is postponed to whenever the cancelled match is eventually played. This automatic one match ban applies in all cases of disqualification, including disqualification as a result of two unsportsmanlike fouls. After the reports have been received a Disciplinary Sub-Committee will be convened to decide what further penalty, if any, should result. The disqualified player may receive a personal hearing if he/she so wishes or may make a written submission after having seen the referees' reports. Again, all appeals and submissions are best submitted by email.
The home team must send in the white copy of the scoresheet by post to arrive within two days of the disqualification. This must be the original white sheet and not a copy of any kind. Failure to send this in may result in a fine.
Protests.
This can only happen when a losing team believes itself to have been disadvantaged by the way in which the game has been conducted and in such a way that, otherwise, it might have realistically won the game. (It is very unlikely that a protest against a defeat by eg 80-50 could come into this category.) In order to protest, the scoresheet MUST be signed in the protest box at the bottom of the sheet at the end of the game and before the sheet is signed is signed by the floor officials. It should be signed by whoever was court captain at the end of the game (though this will not normally be a sticking point). The protesting team should then tell the referees the general grounds for the protest.
Following this, the referees must send (email please ) their observations with regard to the protest to the relevant Competitions Secretary within three days. The secretary of the team protesting should then make a written submission laying out the reasons why the team believes it was disadvantaged (email again, please) and send in the protest fee of £10 (returned if the protest is successful).
The home team must post the white copy of the scoresheet to arrive within two days of the date of the match.
In the case of a protest, a decision will be made by the Executive Committee at its next scheduled meeting, unless there is an extreme urgency in which case, an alternative route to a decision may be taken.
If a team is unhappy with the way in which a game goes (apart from its own play!) but the final result is not really affected, it should contact and inform the relevant Competitions Secretary who will, if necessary, carry the complaint to the full Committee.
Of course, I hope that no further protests or disqualifications occur and, considering the size of our competitions and the number of games played - more than 500 each season - there are thankfully very few, anyway. But in case there is another, everybody concerned should know what to do and what is expected.
Best wishes,
John |
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