Pax River Silver Stars
Basketball Club Mission
and Objectives
Savannah Webb
Director
Pax River Silver Stars
Pax River Silver Stars Basketball Organization
Mission and Objectives
Mission Statement
The mission of the Pax River Silver Stars Basketball Organization (PRSS) is to provide the
youth of Southern Maryland the opportunity to learn and enjoy the game of basketball at a highly
competitive level. The PRSS offers a program, which will develop and improve individual as
well as team skills, promote good sportsmanship, promote team spirit, and encourage
organization loyalty. The PRSS demands a high degree of ethical conduct by all its coaches,
players, volunteers, and parents so that it provides a good example for the community, the
opponents, and participants, thus helping their growth to adulthood. The PRSS cooperates with
the recreation and parks youth basketball programs operating in St. Mary’s, Charles, and Calvert
counties, as well as all the middle school and high school teams. In accomplishing these goals,
the PRSS will provide our players with additional exposure to the game of basketball thereby
enhancing their opportunity to play at the middle school and high school level or beyond. The
PRSS shall strive to offer its players an opportunity to have fun playing basketball.
Goals and Objectives
1.
Develop and maintain an organization which promotes the game of basketball for girls.
2.
Offer a program that focuses on basketball skills development, team play, basketball
education, and positive organization activities. Provide team players with an
opportunity to have fun!
3.
To provide affordable membership to all those who are willing and able to make a
commitment to our organization.
4.
Provide coaching of the highest quality available as volunteers.
5.
As board members and coaches, be an example of class and quality, conducting ourselves
in an honorable and sportsmanlike manner.
6.
Strive to seek out the strongest competition.
7.
To be a positive force in the local community by seeking out opportunities for
community service.
8.
Promote an organization that is for the children and not the adults. While remembering
that the children are our main resource and that they deserve an environment that is
comfortable for them.
9.
Provide a stress free, safe, and fun environment for all children. While teaching the
fundamentals, sportsmanship, teamwork, respect, and confidence needed to play the
game.
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Director Responsibilities
1.
Responsible for the overall strategic direction, organization and welfare of the PRSS.
2.
Chairs the Board meetings and directs the day-to-day operations of the organization.
3.
Maintains the organizations bank account, bank books, and assures that all tax
information is complete and accurate.
4.
Empowered to take prudent action in cases not covered by the By-laws; appoints board
members to handle certain issues as needed.
5.
Interacts with all leagues and sanctioning organizations.
6.
Sets schedules for all teams with minimal input from coaches as to conflicts and
availability.
7.
Purchases, distributes, collects and inventories all of the organization's uniforms,
equipment and first aid supplies.
8.
Sets Fundraising strategies and decides which fundraisers will be held.
9.
Maintain the organizations website.
10.
Discuss with the Head Coaches any issues, problems, conflicts, etc. that deals with their
team. Director deals with the Head Coach and not the Assistants unless otherwise
advised by the Head Coach that an Assistant has been advised to take responsibility.
Board Members
1.
Assist the Director with the management of the organization,
2.
Assist the Director in the day-to-day operations of the organization as needed.
3.
Handle situations appointed by the Director as they arise.
4.
Participate in the board meetings throughout the year which consist of beginning/ending
of the AAU year, meeting before Fall league and after the Spring/Summer season, mid
year meeting before Spring/Summer season. Attend other meetings as needed throughout
year.
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Coaches
1.
Be able to convey the ideas and concepts of basketball fundamentals in terms clearly
understandable to the players.
2.
Uphold the highest standards of integrity and sportsmanship.
3.
Set a positive example for the players. Refrain from using alcohol or tobacco products in
the presence of players at anytime.
4.
Abstain from any and all unsportsmanlike conduct.
5.
Be available as needed for practices and games.
6.
Provide the highest quality of coaching that is possible as a volunteer.
7.
Be respectful of players, parents, board members, coaches, and officials.
8.
Keep the game fun. Don’t make winning more important than the players on the team.
9.
Remember that the game is for the players and not the adults.
10.
Keep Director informed of any issues concerning the team good or bad. Inform Director
of accomplishments. Appoint Assistant Coach to handle issues with Director as needed.
11.
Coaches will follow their team through the program (senior year). If they remain in the
organization to coach after that season they must go to the next available team.
12.
If a team makes the National Championship the Head Coach must attend the tournament
with the team or the Board will be able to appoint a Head Coach.
Uniforms
1.
In accordance with budget constraints, all teams will have the same uniforms.
2.
Uniforms will be issued at the beginning of the season by the coach of the team, each
player and parent will sign the paperwork, and the uniform will be returned and
inventoried at the end of the season.
3.
Coaches may allow players to keep the uniforms from season to season but they are
required to account for or inventory uniforms after each season.
4.
Players may purchase the uniforms if they choose and then PRSS will buy a replacement
uniform.
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Parents
1.
Required to sign the code of conduct. Once signed this document is valid until you leave
the organization.
2.
Parents are also responsible for providing suitable arrangements for the lodging, meals,
and transportation of their player to practices, clinics, and tournaments.
3.
Parents are expected to abstain from unprofessional conduct such as: disrespect toward or
harassment of game officials, fans, athletes, or coaches; ethnic or racial slurs; and
unsportsmanlike conduct.
Behavior Penalties
Coaches
1.
First offense by a coach will be a verbal reprimand by the Director.
2.
Second offense the coach will be placed on probation for the remainder of the year after
sitting in front of the Board.
3.
Third offense the coach will be dismissed from the team and organization.
Parents
1.
First offense the parent will receive a verbal reprimand by the coaching staff.
2.
Second offense the parent will receive a verbal reprimand by the Director and Board and
be placed on probation for the remainder of the season.
3.
Third offense the parent will be banned from attending practices and tournaments hosted
by the organization with the possibility to have their child removed from the team and
organization if the parent does not comply. (Although we can’t ban the parent from
attending tournaments not hosted by the organization PRSS can and will ask every
tournament director not to allow the parent into events.)
PRSS reserve the right to remove any child from the team or organization
based on the conduct of their parents.
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Fundraising
1.
The money needed to provide equipment and tournament entry fees and other necessary
expenses comes from fees the players pay to join the organization, and from a fund
raising program.
2.
All players and parents are expected to participate in the fundraising program.
3.
Each player is required to participate in at least 3 fundraisers during the Spring/Summer
season and 1 each for the Fall and Winter seasons.
4.
Without the fundraising program, the cost per player to participate in our organization
would be exorbitant!
5.
If the Director or Board members determines the players and parents are not participating
in fundraisers then membership fees will be increased for those players. Fundraiser
participation is mandatory unless you plan to pay the extra membership fee.
6.
Fundraising is an effort to raise money for the organization as a whole and will not be
team based.
7.
There will no longer be special permission given to hold individual fundraisers for any
reason. All fundraising will be done as an organization.
8.
If there is not enough overall participation in fundraisers then the team membership fees
will be raised for everyone who participates in the organization. To keep cost down we
need participation from all members.
Other
1.
Membership fees for teams must cover the tournaments the team is scheduled to play in
for that season. If there are not enough girls on the team with membership fees covering
the tournament cost there will be 2 options, either the parents can absorb the cost by
splitting the cost of the planned tournaments or the tournaments will be dropped. (This
does not mean in any way that membership fees are solely for tournaments only that
tournament cost will not exceed the fees unless parents want to pay extra.)
2.
Membership fees will be used in conjunction with fundraisers to cover cost to purchase
uniforms, balls, pay for the club cost, fundraiser supplies, AAU membership fees,
coaches’ fees, and all other intangibles it takes to keep the organization functional.
(Fundraisers and donations keep this organization running.)
3.
There will be no adding players to any team after May 31st. If there is a special need to
add players then there will be a fee for that player to play with our organization. The fee
will be prorated or decided on as per the cost of the tournament(s) played.
4.
No more than one tournament will be paid for or funded before at least half of the team
membership fees have been collected.
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Cost to Participate
Participants’ fees are based on operations expenses from tournament fees, sanction fees ,
insurance fees and uniform costs. Fees and expenses changed each year based on team size and
tournament selection. Participants’ fee are listed below (fees are subject to change as needed):
Fall Season (September – November)
Individual Player cost is $70
Non-fundraiser participation cost is $100
Winter Season (December – February)
Individual Player cost is $70
Non-fundraiser participation cost is $100
Spring/Summer Season (March – August)
Individual Player cost is $300
Non-fundraiser participation cost is $600
Annual AAU Membership per player $14.00 (September 1 – August 31)
Annual AAU Membership per coach $16.00 (September 1 – August 31)
Annual AAU Club Membership $300.00 (September 1 – August 31)
Fees may be paid in one lump sum or in installments but you will have two
months to pay the fees in full once your child has been selected to the team.
PRSS will no longer allow the payments to go throughout the length of the
season due to operation costs.
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