Home Page Update 9/3/10
2010/2011 MANDATORY COACHES MEETING
Monday, September 20, 7pm, Visitation Academy
The coaches meeting will be on Monday, September 20 at 7pm. The location will be the Brent Room at Visitation Academy. At least 1 representative from each participating school is required to attend.
This meeting is for all returning coaches and all new coaches. We will review all necessary information for the 2010/2011 season.
2010-2011 HIGH SCHOOL RACQUETBALL SEASON INFORMATION
It's time to start thinking about the upcoming 2010-2011 High School Racquetball Season. Several changes have been made in an effort to improve the league and increase the competition and size of the league. Listed below is some of the information you have all been waiting for...
LEAGUE FORMS
Click here to download forms for the 2010/2011 season. Entry forms, student waivers, coaching ethics forms, and team etiquette forms are all updated for the new season. Please note the following changes...
TEAM ENTRY FORM
-- Please note the new league fees for the 2010/2011 season. Please remember that we incorporate the cost of all league tournaments into the league fees. All schools will play in all tournaments as part of the league schedule. The only optional tournament is the Doubles Tournament. That has a cost of $12 per player.
-- We want to get a head start on planning for the 2011 High School National Racquetball Championships that will be held in St. Louis on March 2-6. There is now a spot on the entry form to provide information on who your team's representative will be for the Nationals Planning Committee.
-- Remember that there is an attached page for conflicts that needs to be submitted. Conflict dates need to be restricted to school related activities. Please refrain from requesting conflict dates for specific individuals. Each date requested will require a reason to be listed in order to receive the board's approval.
STUDENT/PARENT ATHLETIC WAIVER/RELEASE OF LIABILITY
-- All players participating in the 2010/2011 season will need to complete the league waiver. Changes were made to incorporate the new clubs participating in the program. Last year's waiver will not work for this season.
MOHSRA STANDARDS FOR COACHING ETHICS
-- All coaches/parents/chaperones, or anyone helping regularly with your team, must turn in a signed copy of this revised form. For liability purposes this is a mandatory requirement for every school.
ETIQUETTE CHECKLIST FOR PARENTS, STUDENTS, & COACHES
-- Coaches must review this revised checklist with their teams prior to the first match of the season. Each coach must also distribute this list to all of his/her players' parents via handout or email. The best way to encourage the proper atmosphere at matches is to share expectations in advance of the first match.
ADMINISTRATIVE CALENDAR
Click here to see all important 'coaching' dates for 2010/2011...
Dates to note...
Monday, September 20, 7pm
Mandatory Coaches Meeting
Visitation Academy: The Brent Room
Tuesday, October 12
Team Entries Due
Saturday, October 30
JV3 League Starts
Monday, November 1
Varsity, JV1, and JV2 League Matches Start
TEAM ENTRIES DUE
Team Entries are due on Tuesday, October 12. This is just a commitment for the number of teams your school will be entering. We will not need a roster or individual participant commitments at that time.
LEAGUE START DATES
The Varsity, JV1, & JV2 league season starts on Monday, November 1. Teams may apply to to start the following week on Monday, November 8. The JV3 League will begin on Saturday, October 30.
Click here to see the 2010-2011 HIGH SCHOOL RACQUETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Home Page Update 5/5/10
MISSOURI'S NATIONAL MEDALISTS
Missouri High School Racquetball Players won a total fo 47 medals at the 2010 High School National Racquetball Championships. Click here to see a listing of all of Missouri's National Medalists...
Kathy Mustain of Parkway West was the only Missouri National Champion crowned at the 2010 High School National Racquetball Championships. Congratulations to Kathy on her win in the Girls #5 Singles Gold Division. To see the history of Missouri National Champions, click here...
Michael Shearman of Parkway West and Sarah Noles of Cor Jesu were both recently named as 2010 USA Racquetball High School All-Americans. To see this year's All-American Team (including our 2 Missouri players), click here...
MOHSRA LEAGUE AWARDS BANQUET
We had a great turnout for this year's banquet. 189 awards were presented over the course of the evening. To see pictures from the 2010 MOHSRA League Awards Banquet, click here...
MIKE POHLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Congratulations to the 2010 Mike Pohlman Memorial Scholarship recipients... Sarah Noles of Cor Jesul and Brendan Giljum of SLUH. To see the history of these awards, click here...
CHANGES FOR 2010/2011 MOHSRA SEASON ANNOUNCED
The MOHSRA Executive Board recently held their end-of-season meeting. A number of suggestions for improvement were proposed to the board during the course of the last season. We reviewed all requests and have implemented some changes right away and are still currently reviewing others.
The following are 3 improvements that will be instituted immediately for next season...
1. Girls Varsity teams will now consist of 6 Singles Seeds and 1 Doubles team. This is an increase of 2 singles positions. The Girls Varsity teams will now be composed of the same number of players as the the Boys Varsity teams. In recent years we have had more girls participating in our league than boys, so this is a natural and logical change to make.
2. Rule interpretations that are appealed during matches at league tournaments, must be appealed by a participating player to the referee. Players can only appeal rule interpretations and cannot appeal the referee's judgment calls. The referee would then take the appeal to the tournament desk for a ruling. The tournament desk can request assistance from the Executive Board for help with the ruling. Only Executive Board members not affiliated with schools participating in the match can assist in the ruling. Hopefully this is a step forward in defining a clearer process for how appeals can be handled.
3. 30 Second Timeouts will be enforced. In an effort to keep league matches running on time, tournament matches running on time, and to not create extended breaks during games... the 30 second time limit for timeouts will be enforced. Coaches will be encouraged to stay near the court door areas during matches to be more available to their players during timeouts. Coaches will also be encouraged to have their players bring water bottles or other drinks to have outside the door so that they won't have to walk long distances to water fountains. This enforcement is particularly necessary for Varsity level league matches. With only 3 courts and 7 matches to be played, it is important that the 30 second rule is maintained for timeouts. We need to assure that matches run on time. There will still be 2 minute breaks between the 1st & 2nd game and 5 minute breaks are provided between the 2nd game and a 3rd game tiebreaker.
Improvement #1 is self-explanatory, but Improvements #2 & #3 will both be discussed more in-depth at our preseason coaches meeting in the Fall. It is imperative that all teams interpret the improvements in the same way and can educate their players properly regarding both improvements.
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions and concern for the league. We continue to improve based on your input and feedback. Have a great summer!
2009-2010 Season in Review....
470 KIDS...
20 Different High Schools...
2010 BOYS STATE VARSITY CHAMPS... PARKWAY WEST
2010 GIRLS STATE VARSITY CHAMPS... VISITATION
THE FUTURE... GIRLS JV3 FINALISTS
THE FUTURE... BOYS JV3 FINALISTS
COR JESU - 1st Place Girls Team, 2009 Winter Rollout
SLUH, 1st Place Boys Team, 2009 Winter Rollout
FEEL GOOD STORY OF THE TOURNAMENT:
1ST YEAR TEAM PARKWAY NORTH PLACES 3RD IN BOYS DIVISION AT 2009 WINTER ROLLOUT !
SLUH, 1st Place Boys Team, 2009 Top Seed Tournament
COR JESU - 1st Place Girls Team, 2009 Top Seed Tournament
THANKS TO ALL OF THE PLAYERS, COACHES, PARENTS, SCHOOLS, AND CLUBS FOR MAKING THE 2009-2010 SEASON SO GREAT!
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
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