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The Basics Team Organizers are tasked with knowing the key operational details of the tournament. The information listed below in question form is essential for your success at the MBA National Senior Championships. Click on each question for complete details. How do I enter a team? 1. Click on the Team Entry tab for online entry. 2. Complete the Team Name, Age Bracket and Team Organizer Contact Information. 3. Complete the Team Roster Information. 4. Select a Uniform Option. 5. Pay the Entry Fee and Uniform Deposit or Entry Fee and Uniform Purchase based on your selections. 6. You may also print out the online entry form, fill it out, and mail it with payment rather doing so online. Checks are payable to: MBA, Inc. 7. Mailed entries are sent to: All team entries are on a first come, first served basis. Each fully completed entry form with full fees paid will be logged in and numbered by age division upon receipt by the MBA Operations Office. The MBA staff will notify you by e-mail or phone regarding your entry status. As a VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER, the MBA does not have any odd numbered divisions. If you are notified that you are entry number 5 or number 7, you should not consider your team entered or book travel reservations until such time that we have notified you that we have received the 6th or 8th entry for your division. The Staff will do all we can to locate the 6th or 8th team as the case may be but there is no guarantee that we will be successful. An alternative would be an offer to for your team to “play down”, assuming there is space available. If we cannot enter your team, your entry fees and uniform jersey deposit check will be promptly refunded. To avoid these situations, we recommend that your entry is sent in well in advance of the entry deadline, Saturday March 27, 2010. MBA, Inc. reserves the right to refuse any entry and has the final decision on all team entries. What are the uniform requirements of this tournament? 1. Each team must have a light and a dark jersey with legal Basketball numbers both FRONT and BACK. Reversible jerseys will meet this standard. 2. Each team must wear shorts of the SAME COLOR. The Team Organizer may select whatever color they desire. Teams may either furnish their own uniforms or purchase either a MBA souvenir or customized jersey from the MBA web store. Shorts may be purchased there as well. Click here to review the uniform requirements and options in detail. What Administrative items need to be completed upon arrival in Florida? There are two key administrative items that need to be completed before your team is ready to play. 1. FINALIZE YOUR ROSTER If you are not going to be in town until TUESDAY, you will need to call the tournament office (954-439-4395) on Monday if you wish to make additions or deletions to your roster. If you do not come to the office in person or call in to make changes on Monday, we will use the names you have given us up to that point as your final roster. NO ROSTER CHANGES CAN BE MADE AFTER MONDAY EVENING. This procedure will eliminate a “nightmare” of roster changes that have occurred in the past as late as 10 minutes prior to the first game time Remember, this is a National Championship event not a Rec. League and this procedure will make it much easier for everyone to assist you in getting your first game off to a smooth start. 2. HAVE YOUR PLAYERS REGISTER You should have your players register well in advance of game time. Players coming to the office to register less than 20 minutes prior to game time may have to wait until the beginning of the second half to play, especially if there are a lot of late registrations. Those players registering after the second half has begun will not be allowed to play until the next game. Players may register up until the close of business on Thursday of tournament week. After that time, player registration is closed. No players are allowed to be registered on Friday or Saturday. Player registration will be available at the MBA tournament office at the Coral Springs Gymnasium beginning at noon on Monday, at the Welcome Banquet at the LaQuinta Inn in Coral Springs on Monday evening and Tuesday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. at the Coral Springs Gymnasium. Show up on time for all games. That’s It! How many games will my team play? Every team is guaranteed that they will play a minimum of 4 games. This would include the three preliminary games and a semi-final game in either the Championship or Consolation bracket on Friday. No less than half the field will have a 5th game in either a Championship or Consolation final on Saturday. Your team will play one game per day with no days off. Whether Championship or Consolation play, teams are required to play all games as scheduled. Such forfeits are generally due to player injuries. To avoid such forfeits, we urge you to carry a solid 10 player roster. What are the age divisions and how is age eligibility determined? MBA offers 7 Men’s Divisions – 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+ and 70+. Players are eligible for any given age division, provided they will reach the age of that division in any month of the current calendar year of the tournament. For example, if your 45th birthday is in November, even though the tournament is played in May, you would still qualify to play in the 45+ age division. Players may also play down in a younger division. How are teams bracketed and how does my team advance? The MBA National Senior Championship is made up of age divisions consisting of either: After the entry deadline, the Staff will evaluate all entries and assign a seeding to each team. This seeding is based on previous experience in the tournament and on apparent roster strength of known players. Then depending on the number of teams in a division, teams will be placed in a 3 or 4 team bracket. This exception to this is a 4 team division where the four teams are simply seeded 1 through 4. 4 Team Division Advancement Then based on win-loss records, (or the tie breaker method), the first place team plays the 4th place team and the 2nd place team plays the 3rd place team in the semi finals on Friday. The semi final winners move to the Championship final and the losers move to the Consolation final. These games are played on Saturday. All teams in a 4 team division will play 5 games. 6 Team Division Advancement The two teams finishing 1st in each bracket play the 2nd place teams in the other bracket in the Championship semi final games on Friday. The loser of these two games with the best record will advance to the Consolation Final on Saturday. The two teams finishing 3rd in each bracket will play each other on Friday in the Consolation semi final game with the winner advancing to the Consolation Final on Saturday. 8 Team Division Advancement The two teams finishing 1st in each bracket play the 2nd place teams in the other bracket in the Championships semi final games on Friday. The two winners advance to the Championship final on Saturday. The two teams finishing 3rd in each bracket play the 4th place teams in the other bracket in the Consolation semi final games on Friday. The two winners advance to the Consolation final on Saturday. How does the Tie Breaker System work? Quite often there will be ties in your bracket based on the win – loss records. In order to determine advancement, the following system will be used. 1. Win – Loss Record 2. Head to Head 3. Points 4. Common Opponents 5. Total Points Allowed in the Preliminary Games 6. Coin Flip The good news here is that the Tie Breaker has never gone beyond item number 3 – Points. What kind of Officials work this tournament? Under the direction of Supervisor of Officials, Peter Battaglia, the MBA contracts only NCAA and top rated high school officials. The MBA officials receive an orientation briefing conducted by the Supervisor of Officials and tournament Staff. At the orientation, officials are briefed regarding the very unique nature of the tournament as a national event and review the latest NCAA rules and any special interpretations of the NCAA rules as they may apply to this tournament. We are quite confident that you will find the quality of our officials meets the very high standards of the tournament and that they will treat all of your games with the upmost of seriousness and respect. The MBA uses 3 person crews for all games. What kind of Medical services are provided? Certified Athletic Trainers fully equipped with AED’s, (Automated External Defibrillators) and trained in emergency CPR procedures will be on site at all venues through out the tournament primarily to tape, ice and to provide treatment of minor injuries. In an emergency situation, our Table Captains have been briefed regarding contacting 911 and immediately bring the Training staff to the assistance of the injured player. MBA also has made arrangement with the Coral Springs Medical Center Hospital with the assistance of our tournament physician to smooth the way for our players into the hospital emergency room if such a need arises. The Coral Springs Medical Center Hospital is just a 5 minute ride from the Coral Springs gymnasium. Coral Springs EMS personnel are aware of the tournament and are located one block from the Coral Springs gym. EMS units are also located in close proximity to our outside venues located within the city of Coral Springs. What kind of Awards are presented? The MBA tournament has a number of awards for both team and individual player recognition. Sportsman of the Year Team Awards Player Awards All Tournament Teams Most Valuable Player Awards The MVPs from the Championship games are awarded the very prestigious MBA ring designed especially for us by the Jostens company. This ring is highly coveted and treasured by the winners. MVPs from the Consolation games will also be given an award that they can proudly display. |
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