Season finals are here!
Congratulations to those teams who will be playing in the Semi Finals this weekend. The fixture will be published today.
Together we can make this an enjoyable experience for everyone.
Finals Information.
Door Entry Fees:
(Applies to both Semi Final and Grand Final games)
- $3 per player- all players.
- $3 per Spectator (18 years plus).
- Spectators Under 18 are FREE ENTRY
- $2 Senior Card Holders.
- Team Coaches: Free entry (Coaches sign in at the door).
- 2 x committee members per club gain FREE ENTRY
Team Fees:
- Semi Final: $80 per team.
- Grand Final: $85 per team.
For all Grand Final games, the MBA will roster a representative person to be appointed to the role of scorer’s chairperson (they will not score the game).
- All team fees are to be paid to the Venue Manager PRIOR to the team taking the court.
- Please note that the Door entry fee is NOT included in the Team Fee and must be paid at the door.
** Finals door and team fees are additional fees to the Winter 2024 registration fee.
MBA do not include the finals fees in the regular registration fees as not all teams play in the finals**
Please ensure your members are aware of the door entry and team fee as each season, our venue managers deal with members asking why they need to pay Finals fees.
- If teams prefer to pay via EFT prior to Friday, the Team Manager should contact Moorabbin Magic Basketball ASAP and the club will provide details to arrange this with the MBA.
- Cash and card options will be available at the venues. Players and spectators can ask the venue manager for a stamp if they are planning on watching additional games later in the day.
Fill-in players–
*Please ensure players have qualified for finals and refer to important information regarding Fill-in players.
Players must be registered and meet eligibility requirements to play in the finals.
- Teams are NOT to add a player court side for any Finals matches.
- Should a team require a fill in player, the player must be approved in writing by the MBA before 10am Friday of each Finals match.
- Fill in players must come from an eligible age/division refer to Appendix 1 and 1.2 in MBA BYLAWS and must be registered in the current season to the club they are filling in for. Fill in players can only be used if the team has 5 or less players to bring a team to a maximum of 6 players.
- All players must play under their own name, or the game will be disqualified.
Scorers:
- Each team must provide a competent scorer for all finals games (Semi and Grand final games).
Timing Rules:
- Normal timing rules apply for all finals. If a game is tied when the sound goes for the final siren and the clock shows 0.00 the following overtime rules apply:
There is no limit to the number of Overtime periods.
- 5 minutes extra time.
- 1 timeout per team.
- Fouls carry over from game.
- Clock stops on all whistles in the last 3 minutes for all age groups.
NO-ZONE Rule
Teams in U10-14 age groups MUST PLAY MAN TO MAN Defence. MBA are organising the presence of Zone Busters.
CASH and CARD Facilities will be available at all venues.
*** Finals can be a timely reminder of the MBA Codes of Conduct. We encourage you to remind your Coaches, Players and Parents/Spectators of the MBA & Basketball Victoria Codes of Conduct which can be found on the McKinnon website https://www.mckinnonbasketball.org/policies
The Codes of Conduct & Expectations are intended to assist players, coaches, administrators, parents, and spectators to obtain the maximum benefit and enjoyment from their involvement in basketball.
A breach of the MBA Code of Conduct & Expectations may result in disciplinary action by the MBA Committee or a Tribunal and may result in team omission, suspension, or deregistration.
We also ask you to remind your Coaches, Players, and Parents/Spectators to be respectful toward MBA Officials and Staff over the Finals period. Without them, we would not be running basketball games.
THERE WILL BE A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY- PATRONS WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE VENUE IF THEY DEMOSTRATE UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANY MBA OFFICALS OR OTHER PATRONS.
Thank you for your support over the season and best of luck to all teams.
Please remember to register to our Summer 2024/25 season.
Best of luck to all teams! Go MAGIC!