THE 2012 NWT Power Corp Senior CAGER!
Basketball season has arrived and Basketball NWT in cooperation with school athletics is once again looking forward to organizing the NWT Power Corp Senior Basketball Cager Tournament on Feb. 24th – Feb. 26th. Coordinator for the Senior Cager this year is Bill Burlington, who can be reached at Mike.Johnston@yk1.nt.ca or (867) 669-0773, ext. 243 or (fax number – (867 873-3630) if you have any questions or concerns.
Tournament whips for each school venue will be:
Ecole Sir John Franklin (Gr. 9 –12) Bill Burlington
St. Pat’s High School (Gr. 9-12) Fraser Oliver
Categories
The Senior cager will have, as of Dec. 31st, 2011, two divisions:
15 and under (m/f) and 19 and under (m/f)
Tournament fees
Senior Cager: $160 per team (no cap)
These fees MUST BE PAID no later than Friday , Feb. 10th if your school team(s) wish to participate in the NWT Power Corp Senior Cager 2012. Your school may mail the cheques (made payable to BNWT) to c/o Mike Johnston at Ecole Sir John Franklin High School, P.O. Box 1200 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N8.
If your fees are not received by the deadline, your team may not be eligible to participate in this year’s Sr. Cager. The deadline will hopefully prevent last minute schedule changes. Also please ensure all athletes and coaches have filled out the registration completely in order to receive their Basketball NWT T-shirt. Thank-you for your consideration in this matter!
Senior Cager deadline: Friday, February 10th, 2012.
Please fill out the attached Basketball NWT Cager Registration Forms and send them, along with your school’s registration fees, to be received no later than the above deadline. (Feb. 10th)
Proof of AgeAll coaches must carry with them, the proof of age of all of their players during tournament play. Teams that cannot prove the age of their players upon demand by the tournament whip will be in jeopardy of forfeiting their games & may be removed from the tournament. Player Exemption(s) – Special CasesIf you have a situation with special circumstances (i.e. playing an over aged player @ the 15& under age category, wishing to use a student athlete attending another school…..etc. ) you need to bring it to the attention of the Senior Cager Coordinator, Mike Johnston by Wednesday, Feb. 15th. He will then discuss your specific request with the Senior Cager organizing committee. Keep in mind that club teams are not part of this school sanctioned event.The tournament organizer, Mike Johnston will contact you with the committee’s decision before the registration deadline of Friday, Feb. 10th. This is a school sanctioned tournament under the NWT School Athletic Federation. Players on all school teams must be in good standing as authorized by the principal of your school in order to participate in this event. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Billeting Requests
If your school requires billeting, please fill out the attached billeting request form and attach that to your registration form. Every year we try accommodating all requests from community schools who wish to stay in the venue where the event is being hosted. Hopefully we will be able to meet your requests although there are no guarantees. Billeting this year will all be at St. Pat's HS.
**Please be aware**If you wish to be billeted within a high school (St. Pat’s), you will be subject to a non-refundable $25/ night fee for each room used, as well as a refundable $300.00/ room damage deposit. Please be advised that two separate cheques are required: one for the non-refundable accommodation fee and one for the damage deposit. We will not cash the damage deposit cheque unless it is necessary. Cheques can be made out to the respective school ( St. Pat’s) you are staying at. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Here’s to a great hoops season!
Mike Johnston
Senior Cager Coordinator 2012
(Chick on the links below to get the following forms.)
