Middle Atlantic District
AAU Girls' Basketball
2008 SEEDING MEETINGS
District Age Group (Regionals) Championships
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DATE: Sunday, April 13, 2008 for AGE
GROUPS 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15, Jr. & Sr.
TIME: 5:30 PM
LOCATION: Washington Savings Bank conference room (near Franklin Mills Mall). Corner of
Norcom & Comly Road: 2900 Comly Rd. Philadelphia, PA 19154. Phone: (215)
698-9400.
Directions: From I-95 North or South, take the Woodhaven Road exit. Travel on Woodhaven Road and take the Thornton Road exit. At bottom of ramp make left and travel to Comly Road and make right (going south). Travel to Norcom Road and make left and building is on left hand side. Please park in back lot.
NOTICE: Clubs hosting a MAA Championship Tournament need to arrive one half hour prior to the meeting.
AT THIS MEETING YOU MUST DECLARE IF YOUR TEAMS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN EITHER "A" OR "B" BRACKETS. (SEE EXPLANATION BELOW UNDER TOURNAMENT FORMAT).
Note: Top 4 teams in "B" bracket this year will receive nationals packet.
REQUIRED AT THIS SEEDING MEETING ARE THE FOLLOWING:
1. Completed Team Entry/Roster Form (can be found on web site) with Check for $435. Check made payable to Host Club.
2. Copies of the Original Birth Certificates (with State Seal)
3. Junior eligible form if have 17-and-under juniors seeking to play 16's.
I.
SEEDING MEETING
A. All those clubs in good standing with the AAU and the MAA will receive notification of the Seeding Meeting.
B. Each team wishing to enter must send all necessary materials prior to the MAA-GBC Seeding Meeting. Registration Materials must be in the possession of the Registration Chairperson prior to the Seeding Meeting, no exceptions.
C. The closing deadline is 8 PM on the day of the Seeding Meeting.
1. No other methods of application are acceptable after this deadline.
2. All express mails must be received prior to the Seeding Meeting.
D. Registration Materials will be defined as: Complete roster (player uniform number if available, name, home town, state, AAU card number, date of birth, Coach’s information), Team Entry Form, Check, and copy of Birth Certificate.
E. The top 8 teams from the year before will be seeded according to finish, except for 10-And-Under.
F. In cases of a tie, the team seeded higher the previous year will receive the higher seed.
G. Each club must have the Entry Fee for their team(s) at the Seeding Meeting. No arrangements will be honored. A check must accompany a team Registration Form at the meeting.
H. All non-seeded teams will be drawn.
1. Each team drawn in order past 8 will be entered according to pull. In tournaments involving round robin/pool play, follow draws and seed in zig-zag fashion. Any teams after eight will be placed accordingly (see I below)
2. If a seeded team does not return, the next lower seed advances up the bracket.
I. Only the official AAU 32 or 64 team bracket will be used for seeding.
J. During the draw process, if two teams from the same club play first round games, the next team drawn takes their place, and the next open spot goes to that team which was not inserted. If a continual problem exists due to the total number of teams, and the fact that a club enters more than two teams per age group, it may be necessary for teams within the same club to play each other in the first round.
K. The Tournament Director must have a completed bracket within 7 days of the draw, and mailed and postmarked to participating teams.
L. All consideration will be given to provide best possible times for those teams traveling over two hours to their game.
M. At the Seeding Meeting (under the Virginia Proposal), each team must declare which of the two tournaments available, A or B, they will be participating in.
II. TOURNAMENT FORMAT
A. Virginal Proposal as adopted at the National Level for competition in the year 2000. "A" and "B" Brackets. Associations may have an "A" BRACKET AND A "B" BRACKET in their Association Qualifying Tournament with no crossover required.
1. All teams, both A & B, will count toward sending teams to the National Championship Tournaments.
2. Teams playing in the "B" Bracket qualify only for the NIC Tournaments. "A" Bracket teams can qualify for either NIC or National Championship Tournaments. If a team in the "A" Bracket qualifies for the National Championship, they can not play in the NIC.
3. Teams that qualify for the National Championship or the NIC may pick up a player from the "B" bracket (see additional rules in the Handbook regarding "pick-up" players).
4. In all “B” Brackets, pool play/round robin format will be implemented. Followed by a seeding and a single elimination Championship Tournament.
5. If there are seven (7) or more teams competing in any “A” Bracket, then a straight, double elimination, Championship Tournament can be implemented.
6. In the “B” Bracket, all teams will be pulled out of a hat at random and seeded accordingly.
7. The “Blue Tournament” will be the designation for the National Championship Qualifier.
8. The “Green Tournament” will be the designation for the National Invitational Championship Qualifier.
9. In pool play/round robin format, higher seeded teams will be determined by:
a. Record
b. Head to Head
c. In the case of a THREE-WAY TIE, the team with the most points is declared the top team, the team with the next most points is second, and the team with the third most points is third.
10. In the 10-And-Under Association Championship, all teams will participate in pool play/round robin format. Teams will be drawn and placed accordingly at the Annual Seeding Meeting.
III. DOCUMENTATION
A. The document requirements for the MAA-GBC Association Championship (National Qualifier) are:
1. Team Entry/Roster Form with Check for $400 (Bring Two Copies)
2. Copy of the Original Birth Certificate (with State Seal)
B. All these materials will be presented to the Registration Chairperson prior to the seeding meeting.
1. The Tournament Director will receive a printout of the Documentation for their event.
C. Team Entry Form/Check
1. This form will have the following:
a. Club name
b. Head Coach/address/phone/fax/email
c. Contact person/address/phone/fax/email
d. Place for Check/Fee for National Qualifier
2. A Check/Money Order must accompany the Team Entry Form at the Seeding Meeting and before the deadline.
D. Team Roster Form
1. Shall contain the following data:
a. Name/Home Town/State/Birth Date/AAU Number.
b. Check Box for Birth Certificate Copy.
c. Check box for Coach’s/Director’s verification of Original Birth Certificate.
E. Birth Certificate
1. A copy of the Original Birth Certificate (with State Seal) must accompany the Team Roster Form.
2. Any club may question a player’s age and the Birth Certificate.
a. A player has a minimum of three (3) hours before the next game that the team plays… from the time point of challenge, to produce an original and/or a photo ID if requested by the Tournament Director.
b. An Official Government Passport will suffice as documentation for this challenge besides the Original Birth Certificate.
c. Other forms including those listed in the Girls Basketball Handbook and AAU Code will also suffice.
IV. ROSTER
A. Each team is limited to a maximum of 15 players and 4 bench personnel.
B. All coaches must have AAU Cards.
C. All players must have AAU Cards.
Any questions, send them to Walt Deegan at wallyd45@yahoo.com
or go to www.midtlanticbasketball.org