Junior Warrior Guidelines

NORTH COBB METRO BASKETBALL CONFERENCE

INFORMATION SHEET - (JUNIOR WARRIORS)

PLAYERS PLAY - COACHES COACH - PARENTS WATCH AND WORK

METRO CONFERENCE
Highly competitive basketball league representing all the Cobb County High Schools made up of 5th-6th-7th-8th grade boys and girls in their respective high school districts and governed by the Cobb County Junior Basketball Conference (CCJBC). To play for North Cobb you have to live in the North Cobb High School district.

We are not a part of the high school or the middle schools and do not serve as a feeder program for the high school basketball program. All complaints or questions should be directed to your coach or program director (not the schools or high school coaches)!

The Junior Warrior program is operated by the North Cobb Tip-Off Club which includes the Youth Warrior, Junior Warrior and High School programs.

            North Cobb Tip-Off Club Director - Stan Meek                                   
            Contact: ncbb@bellsouth.net  (c) 678-662-1177

            North Cobb Junior Warrior Director - Chris Myers
            Contact: cmyers@carsonmold.com (c) 770-833-4825

AGE LIMIT
6th Grade Team - Cannot be 13 before May 1st of the current playing year.
7th Grade Team - Cannot be 14 before May 1st of the current playing year.
8th Grade Team - Cannot be 15 before May 1st of the current playing year.

COST
LEAGUE FEE - $300 PER PLAYER (to be paid in full by: Oct. 15th or prior to 1st game)

Includes: league fees, tournaments, referees, uniforms,

warm-ups (players keep), gym usage, basketballs, pictures, banquet, etc.

Payment has to be made in full prior to receiving uniform or warm-up!

Optional travel bags are available for: $45 (North Cobb with name).

Shoes - please purchase blue - black or white shoes - uniforms are orange.

Please make checks payable to: North Cobb Tip-Off Club

NO REFUNDS!! $25.00 fee on returned checks!!

NOTE: ANY PAST FEES OWED HAVE TO BE PAID PRIOR TO RECEIVING UNIFORMS!

BIRTH CERTIFICATES
A copy of each players birth certificate is required to verify eligibility! If you played in the North Cobb Metro program previously we should have a copy on file! A player cannot play in a conference game unless they are certified.

PROOF OF RESIDENCY
All players must submit a copy of their proof of residency - a copy of any utility bill, phone bill, tax notice, etc. must be turned in.

MEDICAL RELEASE
All players have to have a medical release form filled out and signed by their parents or guardian for the current season A.S.A.P.!

WEB SITES
North Cobb has its own web site - www.northcobbbasketball.com

that has information on all teams in the Metro program as well as the high school. Pictures, rosters, directions, game results, calendars, schedules, etc. are located on the web. If you have experience and would like to help maintain this web site, please let us know. Photographers are also needed to take game photos.

There is also a web site for the Cobb County Junior Basketball Conference - www.ccjbc.com

RESPONSIBILITIES
Players:

* Be at every game and practice on time.
* Work hard in practice and games.
* Demonstrate good attitude and good teamwork.
* Maintain good grades in school (including conduct).
* Maintain a positive attitude through good and bad times.
* Represent North Cobb in the best possible way.
* Communicate with their coaches.

Coaches:
* Be at every game and practice on time.
* Be prepared for all game situations.
* Coach each player to their best ability.
* Communicate with players and parents.
* Teach teamwork to all players.
* Encourage all players - positively.
* Make sure all players are held accountable for their responsibilities.
* Deal with all problems - players, parents, opponents and referees.
* Create a "winning team" - not necessarily just wins and losses.

Parents:
* Encourage your children and others on the team.
* Leave coaching to the Coaches.
* Help the program in any way possible (donations, working, etc.)
* Make sure players arrive at practice and games on time.
* Do not allow siblings to run wild in gyms or lobbies.
* Pick players up on time at the conclusion of practice.
* Make sure all financial and requested obligations are met.

Director:
* Schedule practices and games.
* Guide and direct coaches and teams.
* Make sure the program is headed in the right direction.
* Make sure all financial responsibilities are met by all.
* Make sure all requirements of the CCJBC are met.
* Make sure all facilities are maintained and not damaged.
* Communicate with the High School coaches.

NO PASS / NO PLAY
We have adopted the same guidelines as the high schools regarding school grades - they cannot have 2 failing grades (F). Coaches will review report cards and progress reports each time they are given out. Exceptions can be made if agreed upon by coaches, parents and director - usually based on week to week progress reports from teachers.

NORTH COBB VARSITY HOME GAMES
All metro players will be admitted free to all North Cobb home basketball games with a paying adult (excluding the Sub-Region Tournament or any post-season tournaments).

NORTH COBB TIP-OFF CLUB
The North Cobb Metro Program is governed by the high school booster club (North Cobb Tip-Off Club). All parents are invited and urged attend the meetings and be an active member of this very important group.

CONCESSION STAND
We will operate a concession stand at all home games. We need 2 adult volunteers for each game - you will not work while your son/daughter is playing. A coordinator will setup the work schedule for concessions and contact each team mother. Please adults only!

PRACTICES / GAMES
Attendance and punctuality is required from every player. If you have to miss or be late to either, contact a Coach A.S.A.P.! Guidelines will be set by each coach. Your child has to be supervised by a coach at all times while in the Gym. Pick your child up promptly or arrange for transportation. NO player will be left in Gym alone. Excessive tardiness or absence could result in being dismissed from the team or reduced playing time. If a high school team is practicing in the gym - stay out - sit down in the lobby and wait for your coach.

SCHEDULE
Schedules will be distributed as soon as possible. There are pre season tournaments, holiday tournaments, a conference tournament and the regular season (20 to 40 games per season).

PLAYING TIME
THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES THAT A PLAYER WILL PLAY IN A GAME!
Coaches will do the best they can to play them all, but they play to win and will play the best players available! A player has to earn playing time with hustle, skills and most of all - attitude!

RECREATION LEAGUE
Metro players are not allowed to play on a recreational league team while playing on a Metro team (exceptions by coaches can be made, but Metro players are not allowed to make the Rec. League all-star teams). This is necessary because of the big commitment needed to play in the metro league.

SCORE BOOK / CLOCK
Volunteers are needed to work the score book and clock during all home games. Each team is responsible for keeping score and running the clock at all home games - correctly. A training session on how to keep each, given by the booster club will be held.

PICTURES
Team and individual pictures will be scheduled as early as possible (usually in January) - you will be notified. All pictures have to be paid in advance.

TEAM COORDINATORS / MOMS
Help is needed for each team to help coordinate things during the season (telephone calls - concession workers - tournament workers - banquets - etc.) If you would like to volunteer, please contact your coach as soon as possible.

TRANSPORTATION
If there is a need for transportation to practices or games please contact your coach A.S.A.P. This is not an excuse to miss. Please find out what time practice concludes and pick your child up on time - we will not leave a child alone at the gym. Do not arrive for practice earlier than 15 prior to practice time!

NORTH COBB METRO TOURNAMENT
Each November the North Cobb Tip-Off Club sponsors a Metro tournament (6th, 7th and 8th grades) and the Metro parents are asked to work the entrance doors collecting money and concessions. Your team advisor will be asking for volunteers to work as much as possible - if everyone helps it will be a small amount for each.

PARKING
PLEASE park in designated parking spaces only - don't make a bad situation worse.

ADMISSIONS TO GAMES
There is no admission to metro conference games. Only tournament games and games against the Cherokee County schools will there be a charge to attend. The important thing to remember is there is a charge at all tournament games and games against Cherokee County schools at North Cobb or Away!

GYM USAGE
Over the years, North Cobb has been good to the Metro program and allowed us to use their facilities to practice and play games. There is no school in the county that has as good as a setup as we do. We need everyone's help in keeping this relationship on a positive side and help take care of the gyms and lobbies. There should be no personal basketballs brought to the gym, no lawn chairs or chairs of any type on the gym floor, no drink cans sitting on the floor or bleachers to be turned over, put all your trash in the trash cans before you leave. Only water bottles with covered tops should be brought to the gym. Your help will allow us to use the facilities as much as possible. No shooting on the side goals during practice, this is very distracting to the players and coaches. During practice we are responsible for the gyms, help the coaches monitor the lobbies, gyms and rest rooms - report any questionable activity to your coach or director immediately. If you have younger children please keep them quiet and under control during practice - we are not a daycare center - practices are subject to being closed to parents if this is a problem.

BANQUET
The league will provide trophies or plaques for each player and the type of banquet we will have will be determined later during the season - either a group banquet with pizzas or individual team parties organized by each team.

UNIFORMS
Each team has new uniforms and should not be worn anywhere except to games or picture day. They are not to be worn to school or down the street to play basketball. They are $85.00 per set and you and your child are responsible. Please wash with care, do not remove the strings in the pants . Uniforms must be turned in at the conclusion of the last game of the season and any damaged uniform must be paid for - $100 replacement cost! Use cold water and mild detergent (not Tide) and do not wash with dark clothes!! Only white socks are to worn with the uniforms.

DEDICATION
This league is not a rec league, daycare center, or something you join and attend when it is convenient. This is a program that needs dedication from everyone to be successful and we stress the importance of commitment and responsibility from each family. When a player misses a practice or game - everyone suffers. The coaches do not get paid and are devoting their time to prepare your child for high school athletics and life in the real world.

COMMUNICATION
There is a right time and a wrong time to discuss topics with the coaches. Please think about this if you have something to talk about - immediately before, during and immediately after a game is NOT the right time. After practice or on the telephone is normally the best time!

SPORTSMANSHIP
As a member of the North Cobb basketball program we expect every person from the Director to the youngest player, including all coaches, parents and fans to represent North Cobb with the utmost sportsmanship. Please don't embarrass yourself, your child or North Cobb in any unnecessary actions during a game, practice or any function concerning metro basketball. ATTITUDE is the major factor of all successes and failures, any bad or negative attitudes will be removed from the Metro program.