Basketball Borough Championships Yr 5/6 – Canons Leisure Centre

This event will now take place over a MORNING SESSION or AFTERNOON SESSION at Canons Leisure Centre, Mitcham.

Booking

• This is a Borough Championships event.
• Schools may choose EITHER a Borough Championships OR a Development Competition per each sport, on the initial booking date of:
• Monday 16th September 2024 at 5pm
• They can then book onto the other event, should they wish to for another set of children, on the open booking date, a week later on:
• Monday 23rd September 2024
• If an event is full, schools will be placed on a waiting list and be notified of this.
• MSSP will contact schools should places become available in the build-up to events.

Event Eligibility

• This is a Borough Championships event.
• Schools are encouraged to select their strongest squad. School squads should be well prepared and have time to practise with the competition rules before attending this event.
• There is also a Basketball Development Competition event being delivered this year.
• Please consider the most appropriate event for your pupils to attend before registering as you may only be able to take part in one event if entrees exceed capacity.
• Schools cannot select the same pupils for the Development Competition and the Borough Championships.
• In the instance that a Championship team player is also played in a Development Competition team, the team will not be able to progress to a medal winning position.
• If this event exceeds the capacity for school entrees, priority will be given to schools who are not registered for the Development Competition.
• It is our aim to ensure all schools can access at least one of the events.

Team Eligibility 

• Age: Year 5/6
• Mixed gender event 
• There must be at least 1 girl on court at all times
• Squad size: Maximum of 6, minimum of 3 in a squad

Requirements – Teamsheets

Kit & Equipment 

• All schools MUST provide their own First Aid kit along with a first aid qualified member of staff.
• Match ball: Molten, size 5  
• Please provide own warm up basketball. 
• Players of the same team should wear the same colour tops/bibs.
• No jewellery, baseball caps etc.
• It is advised that if eyewear is essential, it should be made from plastic rather than glass.

Staffing and Spectators 

• Spectators will not be permitted entry to the school/private sports facilities.
• Primary schools must inform parents in advance when inviting students to take part.   
• All staff attending the event must have enhanced DBS clearance and have been fully vetted by their primary school.
• DBS numbers, Full name and School will be required in advance by the host school.
• A Letter Of Assurance is required in order to attend this event. Please ensure your school provides this at least 48 hours in advance of the event – a template will be sent across for your SLT to complete to comply with the host school’s DBS mandatory checks.
• Staff will be asked to keep score during the games.

Rules 

• 3 players on court at all times. Minimum 1 boy and 1 girl. 
• Coaches are permitted rolling substitutions and this should be as quickly as possible. 
• Games will be played on half a court into one hoop. 
• Ball must be dribbled when moving. Player cannot walk or run with the ball. 
• Ball can only be dribbled with one hand. 
• The ball can be stolen/snatched from the offensive team but any contact will be penalised with a foul. 
• Persistent contact fouls will result in the player being removed from play with no substitute. 
• There are no jump balls. 
• Declaring a winner: the first team to reach 15 points with at least a two-point margin (e.g.15-13 or 19-17) will win the game. However, if the clock expires and there is no two-point margin then the leading team at that time shall be the winner. 
• The ball will change possession after a successful basket. 
• The ball MUST be checked by an offensive and defensive player after a basket is scored. 
• Whenever a ball is brought back into play, this shall be done from the top of the key. 
• There is no defence whilst the ball is being taken back to the top of the key. 
• Should a change in possession occur during play (steal, pass interception, gaining a defensive rebound, etc) then the ball must be ‘taken back’ to the top of the key in front of the basket and continue to play. 
• Should a team score a basket after failing to ‘take the ball back’ then the basket will not count & possession of the ball shall go over to the opposition, who will “take the ball back”. 
• On all fouls (except a shooting foul) the team not committing the foul will be rewarded the ball from the top of the key. 
• Unsportsmanlike fouls shall be penalised by one free throw plus possession of the ball whether or not the free throw is scored. 
• Shooting fouls shall be penalised as follows: 
• 1) If the basket is made, one additional free throw is awarded to the shooter. Worth 1 point. 
• 2) In ALL instances, the ball is retained by the shooting/attacking team who will check the ball at the top of the key 
• There is no line up for any free throws. 
• All baskets scored are worth 2 points. Foul shots will be one shot for 2 points on a missed basket. One additional basket worth 1 point on a scored basket. 

Competition Format 

• Match duration will be dependent on entries and determined at the time of the draw.  
• Points awarded are: 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.  
• Group placing determined by: points accrued, scores difference, baskets for, head to head result between the two teams.  
• For supporting basketball in your school please visit https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/get-involved/education/primary-schools/  

Draw Format  

• First stage is round robin groups. Final group standings will be determined from results. Winners of the groups will take top seed of their group, 2nd take 2nd seed of their group, etc. 
• All teams will progress to a second stage of competition according to their placement in the first round, with the format to be determined by the number of schools entered. After the first round, if necessary, It may progress into a knock out format. 

Awards  

• Winners: GOLD medal, certificates and Trophy. 
• Runners Up: SILVER medal and certificates 
• 3rd Place: BRONZE medal and certificates 
• REFSPECT winners – Certificate 
• Participation certificates will be presented to all participants. 

Results 

• Results and event report will be available on the news webpage within 24 hours of the event ending. 

Winner’s Pathway 

• The winner will represent Merton at the London Youth Games. Date TBC

MSSP Duty of Care 

MSSP have a duty to take all measures that are reasonable in the circumstances to ensure the health, safety, wellbeing and welfare of all participants and any other attendees involved in the relevant event. MSSP have tried to ensure that all reasonable steps have been taken in its duty of care being discharged, and to the requisite standard of care, MSSP have ensured the following guidance and actions have been adhered to and carried out: 

• That the advice of the UK Government and public health authorities has been followed 
• That the bespoke guidance and protocols issued by the relevant NGB, federation and/or umbrella organisation (if applicable) have been followed. 

Safeguarding and DBS 

MSSP acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice and the requirements of the Partnership’s host organisation, the Harris Federation. 

We recognise that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances. We aim to ensure that regardless of age, ability or disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, socio-economic background, all children and young leaders: 

• have a positive and enjoyable experience of sport or physical activity at MSSP events in a safe and child centred environment
• are protected from abuse whilst participating or officiating at MSSP events 

All MSSP staff at the event are fully vetted and enhanced DBS checked. It is the schools’ responsibility to ensure any staff and volunteers who attend the event comply with the host venue safeguarding and welfare policy and can provide documentation to support this on request.  

Spectators will not be permitted entry to school/private sports facilities and should be informed of this when letters are sent to parents. In order to safeguard children at our events, we will only allow entry to parents if they have been DBS checked and vetted through safer recruitment procedures and authorised to attend by your school. The school will maintain responsible for them at all times. At public sites such as parks we will section off an area for the public where parents that are not with the school party may spectate from. 

For more information regarding MSSP’s safeguarding, please click here 

If you have any concerns about a child at our event please make sure you say something. The MSSP safeguarding team contact details will be on display at all events or for more information on who to speak to please click here 

Please see attached Risk Assessment in the ‘Resources’ sections for event specific planning and considerations.

REFSPECT 

MSSP values the contributions by all those involved in making our events a FUN, safe and enjoyable environment for children to take part in sport. To ensure our events continue to be successful we promote our REFSPECT campaign. We expect everyone attending our events to maintain respect for the rules, officials, opponents, teammates and themselves. Only designated staff and volunteers will be allowed on the side-lines. All spectators are to remain behind the barriers, providing positive support and encouraging a fun and fair event.  

For more information about REFSPECT and codes of conduct for attendance at our events, please click here

If any staff, adults or children are deemed to be in breach of our REFSPECT codes of conduct they will be asked to leave the event and the Head Teacher of the relevant school will be informed immediately.

Photo Consent 

Photographs will be taken at this event by staff members from MSSP and may be used for promotional material. If you have any children that do not have permission to be photographed, please inform a member of staff before the start of the event. 

Please ensure your school only take photographs of their own students and do not share any photos of other children on social media without consent from that school.  

Social Media 

For information and updates from our events, please follow and use the platforms below.  

Email: info@mertonssp.org.uk

X: x.com/MertonSSP

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mertonssp

First Aid 

MSSP will have a basic first aid kit and qualified person at all events but will not be available to tend to less urgent first aid, as they will be delivering the event. As part of the school’s risk assessment a qualified first aider should be with the school team at all times (including travel) to tend to their children during the event.  

Comments, Compliments and Complaints 

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