2012 – 2013 WBA 2015 / 2016
April 26,
2012Meeting #1
Board
August 27th, 2015
WBA 2015/2016 Season Kickoff Agenda
 Open Positions
 Summer Re-Cap
 Upcoming Events (Fall Clinics, Westwood Day, etc)
 Important Dates (Travel & In-Town)
 Travel Try-Out Program Change
 Coordinator Updates
 Open Positions Vote
 Open Discussion / Topics
Open Positions
 Board Positions (1 Year Positions)
 Web Administrator
 Facilities Coordinator
 Safety Coordinator
 Westwood Day Chair
 EC Positions (2 Year Positions)
 Treasurer
 EC At Large / Metro West Coordinator
 Vice President
Summer Clinics 1st through 3rd Grade Recap
Summer
Clinics 1st –
3rd Grade
Teams
Summer Clinics 4th through 6th Grade Recap
Summer Clinics 7th through 9th Grade Recap
Summer Clinics and Skills & Drills Recap
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Sheehan – 103 (135 in ‘14 / 152 in ’13 / 193 in ’12)
Summer Coaches Clinics @ TMS & Life Time Fitness:
1st – 3rd Grade – 34 Total (25 on ‘14 / 38 in ‘13 / 34 in ‘12)
4th – 6th Grade – 61 Total (51 on ‘14 / 25 in ‘13)
7th – 9th Grade – 46 Total (46 on ‘14 / 40 in ‘13)
Most Travel Teams participated in Summer Leagues (Mass
Premier, Dedham, etc.)
 Coaches organized skills practices at Sheehan, Westwood
High School Outdoor Court, Thurston New with WHS
Coaches involvement - AWESOME
 Boys AAU Program completed 1st year as NE Spartans (8th
Grade and High School)
Fall 2015 Elite Clinics (New Programs)
 Boys Elite Clinic
 Mondays – September 14th, 21st, 28th
 Thurston Middle School
 5th & 6th Grade 6:30 – 7:45
 7th & 8th Grade 7:45 – 9:00
 Girls Elite Clinic
 Wednesday – September 9th, 16th, Tuesday, September 22nd
 Thurston Middle School
 5th & 6th Grade 6:30 – 7:45
 7th & 8th Grade 7:45 – 9:00
For advanced players looking to take their game to the next level
Fall 2015 Skills & Drills Clinics
 Sundays – October 25th, November 1st, 8th
 Westwood High School
 1st – 3rd Grades 9:00 – 10:15
 4th – 8th Grades 10:15 – 11:30
Westwood Day
 October 3rd, 2015 – Outdoor Basketball Court
 10 – 2
Free Throw Shooting Contest
 2–3
Super Knockout Contest
Travel Try-Out Program Update
 New Process (One Year Trial)
 Travel Coaches from Previous Year will not participate in their grade’s
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tryouts
3 Independent Evaluators will make up the team to select teams
1 of the 3 will be an Executive Committee Member (Current or Former)
2 of the 3 will be Travel Coaches from other grades
No Evaluator can have a child in that grade (Boy or Girl)
Evaluators are required to attend both tryouts and the Team Selection
Meeting following tryout #2
Coaches input will be considered during the player discussions following
the tryouts from Previous Year Player Evaluations
Tryouts will be run by Coaches from the Boys and Girls High School
Program
5th Grade through 8th Grade will no longer use colored pinnies. We will
move to reversible jerseys that have numbers on both sides front and back.
Travel Try-Out Communication
 Communication to the WBA Community
 Email will be sent to all WBA Emails informing them of the Try-out process
changes
 We will hold a 4th Grade Parents Meeting at 8:00 a.m. prior to the 1st tryout
(Sunday, September 27th for the Girls and Sunday, October 4th for the Boys)
 Try-Out Schedules will be published on the WBA Website along with the
Weekly School Notices, Westwood Press, and Hometown Weekly
Travel Try-Out Details
 GIRLS
 Sunday, September 27th @ Westwood High School
 8:30 – 10
 10:30 – 12
 12:30 – 2
 2:30 – 4
 4:30 – 6
4th Grade Girls
5th Grade Girls
6th Grade Girls
7th Grade Girls
8th Grade Girls
 Monday, September 28th
 WHS – 6th Grade Girls from 8 – 9:30 (Possibly Earlier – Volleyball)
 Tuesday, September 29th
 WHS – 8th Grade Girls from 8 – 9:30 (Possibly Earlier – Volleyball)
 Wednesday, September 30th
 TMS – 5th Grade Girls from 6 – 7:30
 WHS – 7th Grade Girls from 8 – 9:30 (Possibly Earlier – Volleyball)
 Thursday, October 1st
 TMS – 4th Grade Girls from 6 – 7:30
Travel Try-Out Details
 BOYS
 Sunday, October 4th @ Westwood High School
 8:30 – 10
 10:30 – 12
 12:30 – 2
 2:30 – 4
 4:30 – 6
4th Grade Boys
5th Grade Boys
6th Grade Boys
7th Grade Boys
8th Grade Boys
 Monday, October 5th
 TMS – 4th Grade Boys from 6 – 7:30
 WHS – 6th Grade Boys from 8 – 9:30 (Possibly Earlier – Volleyball)
 Tuesday, October 6th
 WHS – 8th Grade Boys from 8 – 9:30 (Possibly Earlier – Volleyball)
 Wednesday, October 7th
 TMS – 5th Grade Boys from 6 – 7:30
 WHS – 7th Grade Boys from 8 – 9:30 (Possibly Earlier – Volleyball)
Travel Coaches Selection
 Once the travel teams have been formed, invitations will be sent out to
each players parent / guardian within 48 hours of the final tryout
 When registering for the team on the WBA website, parents will have
the option of volunteering to be a Head or an Assistant Coach
 We are also open to non-Parent Coaches volunteering to be a Head or
Assistant Coach. An email to the Travel Coach Selection Chair (Vice
President) will notify the EC of your interest in coaching
 We will hold a Travel Coach Selection Night on Tuesday, October 13th –
May very based on Coaches Selection Committee Availability
Travel Coaches Selection
 If there are more than one candidate interested in the Head Coach
position, all candidates will be required to interview in person with the
Coaching Selection Committee (WBA EC chaired by the VP)
 Following the interviews, the Coaching Selection Committee will
notify all candidates of their selection on the night of the decision
 Head Coaches will be responsible for selecting their assistant coaches
but require approval of the WBA EC.
 All Head and Assistant Coaches mush be CORI’ed prior to any practices
or games
WBA Referee Program Update
 John Gaffney will run the Referee Training again this
year
 Dates and Times will be finalized by mid-September
 Training is mandatory for participation in In-Town
 Mark & Marlene Morris will manage Scheduling and
Payment
Metro West Update
 Ben Leder
Finance Update
 Chris Giovino / Mike Jud
Gym Time Coordinator Update
 John Cummings
 Downey has been re-surfaced
Fundraising Update
 John Gaffney
Equipment Update
 Peg Harvey
 Container is moving in early October – Location TBD
 Ordering new try-out reversible jerseys this week
 Basketballs were purchased in 2014 – Please return if
you haven’t..!!
WestCAT Update
 Need to determine an opt-in plan for teams to have
their games televised
 Expectations of coaches securing $250 sponsorship has
become challenging
 WestCAT is committed to covering every travel team in
2015/2016
Vote
 Board Positions (1 Year Positions)
 Web Administrator – Jason Kissell
 Facilities Coordinator – Lorne Giroux
 Safety Coordinator - TBD
 Westwood Day Chair – Jim Kalamvokis
 EC Positions (2 Year Positions)
 Treasurer – Mike Jud (Unopposed)
 EC At Large / Metro West Coordinator – Ben Leder
(Unopposed)
 Vice President – Mike Mason (Unopposed)
Upcoming Board Meetings
 Thursday, September 24th from 7-9
 Thursday, October 29th from 7-9
 Thursday, November 19th from 7-9
Open Discussion
 Travel Season Improvement Ideas
 In-Town Season Improvement Ideas
 Do not allow High School Players to join In-Town Teams
following High School Season
 Require 6th Grade Travel Players to also play In-Town
 Off Season Practices / Summer League / Tournaments are
not part of WBA Programs
 Travel Team Budget Concerns – Remove Team Gift
 Players Repeating Travel in 8th Grade – Limit WBA Career
to 5 Years
 Open Discussion / Topics