Hello Mustangs
Welcome to the Spring Season 2024 for Mentone Mustangs. Season commences 15th July 2024 and runs through Term 3 and Term 4. (Your first game will depend on age group). The full season calendar can be found in the documents season of your team app.
Soon we will have sent all team managers the season team lists, along with your training time. Your team manager will relay this information to your team.
Communication
Team App is our communication platform of choice.
Messages and alerts will come directly to your phone via the app and where relevant, a copy will also come to your email address. Please ensure you check with your team manager that you have been added to your teams ‘team app’ group - failure to do so will mean you do not get correspondence throughout the season. Please note if you don’t download the app you will receive limited content via e-mail.
How to set up Team App
1. Download Team App from the App Store or Google Play to your mobile device – it’s free!
2. Sign-up for a Team App account using the e-mail in which you received this invitation.
3. Log-in and search for your team, e.g. MUSTANGS – U23G PONYS
4. When setting up your account, please be sure to subscribe to the access group for each team that you are part of.
Please check:
• You are logged in with the correct Team App account and have notifications enabled.
• You are in the correct access group - check this via your team's app settings / access groups.
• Your access request to join the app has been approved and is not still pending - check with your app's admin.
• You have updated the app to the latest version via the App Store or Google Play.
Note: If issues remain, please check with other members to see what they are seeing in their app then follow up with your app's admin.
Our website is also a great source of information and resources so please pop on and have a look around.
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Code of Conduct
Please follow this link to read our code of conduct. We ask that all members (including players, parents and coaches) abide by these.
Fixtures
Follow the link below to keep track of the time and location of your games. These will be posted week by week during the grading period and then the whole season will be posted.
It is important that you advise your coach and team manager of availability for all games. Coaches rely on this information for planning each game. Forfeiting a game with less than 7 days notice will incur a cost.
Uniforms
Playing uniforms (singlets and shorts) will now be able to be purchased via our online store.
Order placed via Team app will be available for collection on the following dates:
Sat 13th July, 11am to 12:30pm
Sat 20th July, 11am to 12:30pm
GH Soppet pavilion, cnr of Remo and Venice Streets, Mentone
Training
Most teams will remain in the same training slot. Your team manager will advise you of your training slot, once these have been finalised.
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Drop-off and Pick-up
*When dropping off players at training, parents must ensure that the coach is at the venue. Occasionally training needs to be cancelled unexpectedly and if we have been unable to notify you, your child could be left stranded without supervision. We encourage parents to remain at training where possible and offer support to the coach if required.
*Parents, please ensure that you are punctual when collecting players. It is not fair to expect the coach to wait with your child unnecessarily.
*Coaches must stay until all players have been collected from training before leaving the venue.
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VENUES
Here is a list of possible venues used for games and/ or training.
Sandringham Stadium Tulip St, Cheltenham (off Reserve Rd)
Cheltenham Secondary College Bernard St, Cheltenham
Mentone Girls Secondary College Balcombe Rd, Mentone
Parkdale Secondary College Warren Rd, Mordialloc
Beaumaris Secondary College Reserve Rd, Beaumaris
Parktone Primary School Robert St, Parkdale
*Players are required to take a ball to all training venues with the exception of Parkdale Secondary.
If you are new to scoring, please ask an experienced parent to sit with you while you score.
All parents are expected to share the scoring responsibility. Your team manager will provide a roster for scoring. If you are unable to score on your allocated date, please find a replacement scorer.
Seasons Pass
Spectators can purchase a season stadium pass via TEAM APP (search for SBA Domestic and request to join the app) to allow entry into the stadium each week during the season (not including finals). This is great value compared to paying entry each week at the venue.
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All players playing in the U20’s and above competitions will need to either purchase a stadium entry card or pay an entry fee per visit. Any players that are registered and playing in U18’s and then also playing in a second team in the U20’s - U23’s are entitled to a complimentary stadium entry card.
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As a thank you from the club Team managers will be reimbursed for their season pass. Please fill out this form to apply for reimbursement: SPRING 2024 TEAM MANAGERS STADIUM PASS REIMBURSEMENT or email treasurermustangs@gmail.com . Coaches must sign in when entering the stadium when coaching their teams game. This allows free entry.
Most Valuable Player and Coaches Awards
For teams aged u10 and older*, Mentone Mustangs record the most valuable 3 players for each game and these points are accumulated at the end of each season and a trophy awarded. The team manager will assign a parent each week to do the voting. (This is optional for U18 upwards)
3 points – Most Valuable player
2 points – 2nd MVP
1 point – 3rd MVP
*U8 and U9 Teams - all players receive a medallion at the end of the season.
Scoring
Coaches and Team Managers
The Southern Basketball Association (SBA) requires domestic club coaches, team managers and assistant coaches to achieve accreditations in order to be compliant and permitted to coach a team in any SBA Junior Domestic Competition. Failure to comply may result in your team losing all their points for the season
Mustangs Coaching administrator will be in touch with next steps.
The Club strongly recommends that all Mustangs coaches wear a club polo top on game day. Coaches polos will now be available for loan via TEAM APP(head to your teams STORE)
Please contact the Boys Uniform Coordinator via email to arrange a suitable collection time: boysuniformsmustangs@gmail.com
Contact
Thanks for being part of the club, we hope you have a great season.
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Mentone Mustangs committee