Provincial Badminton Championships *CANCELLED*

Games will be played at Steinbach Christian School and at Steinbach Regional Secondary School

1. DEADLINE DATES

TOURNAMENTS must be registered online at the MHSAA website at least one week prior to the tournament start date.

ONLINE ROSTER due by APRIL 17. All schools must complete an online roster regardless of whether or not they will be attending the Provincial Championships. JV and Varsity athletes need to be on separate rosters.

ZONE PLAYOFFS must be completed by APRIL 23

ENTRIES must be received by APRIL 23 - 4:00 pm All zone entries are to be submitted by the zone convenor using the entry form provided by the MHSAA office. Late entries may not be accepted.

WILDCARD APPLICATIONS are due by APRIL 23 at 1:00 pm sharp. Wildcards are open to zone semi-finalists and finalists only. Applications must include the following:
- Complete season record of all games played (exhibition, league, tournament). Season Record Form available on the MHSAA website.
- Letter of intent to participate signed by the Principal.
- Schools selected for a wildcard will be invoiced for the wildcard fee of $25.00 per team/individual selected. The school will then have 20 working days from the date of the invoice to pay the fee or they will be subject to further sanctioning.

If your application does not include the complete season record and letter of intent, and/or is late, the application will not be considered. WILDCARD ENTRY will be determined by a committee, as determined by the MHSAA. The rationale used for the decision will be an applicant’s high school tournament play and high school zone play. The wildcard entry will be awarded outright. Wildcard decisions will be posted on our website on the Monday, prior to the championship.

2. FORMAT & RULES

A) FORMAT: Badminton Point-a-Rally will be used. The tournament will be seeded into four pools and round robin will be played. The top four finishers in each pool will go onto a play-off draw.

Events – Girls Singles, Boys Singles, Girls Doubles, Boys Doubles & Mixed Doubles

B) ENTRIES:
Zones are limited to two entries per event at both the JV and Varsity level. A player may be entered in only one event.

Doubles teams that advance, must advance with the partner that they qualified with, in their zone championship (Substitutions or replacements can NOT be made after zone competition). Junior varsity athletes may choose to compete in either the varsity or the JV championship but cannot compete in both provincial championships.

ONE ENTRY will go to the HOST ZONE, meaning, that the host zone is now allowed to enter a third representative. The rational for this is that for most MHSAA sports, there is a host spot, and this may be more incentive and a reward for those zones (schools) that are hosting a provincial badminton championship. It is up to the host zone to determine how they will fill the host spots. If the host entry is the third entry for a single school in a category, that entry will not be allotted points towards the team scoring.

C) RULES: all matches will be governed by Badminton Canada rules, except where noted by special MHSAA rules. In these cases, MHSAA rules will take precedent over the official rules.

Tie breaking procedure - if two teams are tied for first, second, or third place, winner in round robin play finishes first.

If three teams are tied for first or second place, round robin match results between the individual tied considered first, then point for and against between the three tied teams involved will determine placing.

If three teams are tied for third place, points for and against decide third place, between the three tied teams involved. The other two teams will play-off a one 21 point game for fourth place

If two teams are tied for fourth place, then a one game 21 point play-off will be played to decide fourth place.

If three teams are tied for fourth place, points for and against between the three tied decide the bye, other two teams play off one 21 point game. The winner immediately plays the team who received the bye for fourth place. In the event of tied teams having the same plus - minus, points for and against in the whole round robin will determine positions to advance.

Recording scores - the winner is responsible, we recommend both be present when filling in the score card on your court. When leaving court please leave by the end of the courts when reporting scores or requesting shuttles, etc.

Coaching is not allowed from the side at any time.

Officiating: there will be Badminton Manitoba Officials on site throughout the tournament.

Five minute no show in effect.

Two minute warm up - coaches, if there is a delay, please ask your athletes to quickly prepare for play.

Serving - serve from wrong court is a “let” if it is noticed by the opponent

Defaults - Points will only be awarded if an entry does not show up for a scheduled match. It is the zones responsibility to ensure that their representatives fulfill any commitments. If a player(s) leaves prior to finishing any or all of his/her games, their scores will all be eliminated. Their school may also be subject to a $200.00 fine.

Equipment:
- all competitors must supply their own racquets
- Mavis 300 blue band nylon shuttlecocks (optic yellow) - supplied by the MHSAA. *Starting at the 2021 Championships MHSAA will be moving to the Mavis 350.
- shuttlecocks will be left on the court after a game. If a new shuttlecock is required, the one in use must be returned to a committee member
- Protective eyewear - the MHSAA strongly encourages the use of protective eyewear during Provincial Badminton Championships

Uniform Rule: Proper uniforms must be worn. Players are allowed to wear school uniforms, which must have short sleeves, or a plain white T-shirt. Doubles must have consistent uniforms and shorts. Athletes can NOT wear other school jersey's that have the name of a sport on the jersey, other than the sport name of badminton.

Athletes and coaches will not be allowed to wear headwear during competitions, opening ceremonies, awards ceremonies, banquets and/or luncheons. Any athlete or coach deemed in violation may be subject to a performance bond violation in the amount of $50 - $200 assessed to the school.

Coaches should be advised that if the uniform rule is not adhered to, the team/player may not be allowed to compete and may be fined up to $200.00. The school may also be put on probation (probation being that if the school violates the infraction again, the school may be fined $200.00 and be suspended from all MHSAA activities).

Advertising on uniforms must adhere to guidelines as outlined on pages 132-133

Scoring System: Points will be awarded from 14th Place through to the Championship finals as follows:

1st place 14 points
2nd place 12 points
3rd place 10 points
4th place 8 points
5th place 7 points
6th place 6 points
7th place 5 points
8th place 4 points
9th place 3 points
10th place 2 points
11th – 12th place 1 points

Tie breaker, if tied - greatest number of 1st place finishes. If still tied - greatest number of 2nd place finishes. If still tied - greatest number of 3rd place finishes. If still tied - greatest number of 4th place finishes. If still tied, it will be the greatest number of athletes in the quarterfinal.

It is expected that all teams attend opening ceremonies and related functions. Non-attendance may result in fines, and/or further sanctions against the school.

3. AWARDS

A Provincial Championship banner will be presented to the winning school in the “A-AA” categories

A Provincial Championship banner will be presented to the winning school in the “AAA-AAAA” categories.

Provincial Champions will be declared in each of the events. They will receive medals and a championship T-shirt. Medals will also be presented to second and third place. Consolation winners will all receive ribbons.

4. SUPERVISION

At all MHSAA Provincial Championships, interzone and wildcard games, participants must have a teacher from the school division in attendance as a supervisor, or they will not be allowed to compete. In individual sports where it may be unrealistic for one teacher to accompany one student, the zone may designate teacher supervisors for athletes. This must be a written request, signed by each principal involved, and approved by the MHSAA, well in advance. The designated teacher supervisor should have a copy of the letter, with them during the championship.

Teachers employed in the school division where they are coaching a team, may be the supervisor for that team. The responsibility rests with the school to ensure that supervisor(s) are fully acquainted with all MHSAA rules, regulations and consequences. Violation of this rule may result in a fine up to a maximum of $200.00.

5. INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURE

The MHSAA, in cases of severe weather disruptions, may have to make decisions as to the possible rescheduling of Provincial Championships. MHSAA decisions will be based on Environment Canada weather reports, the Manitoba Highway reports and weather conditions at the host site.
Information on possible schedule changes will be posted on the host website between 6:30 and 7:00 am on the day of the Championship. Schools will also be emailed any changes. In case of inclement weather, schools should refrain from travelling to Provincial Championships until they receive notification from the MHSAA Assistant Executive Director with instructions and updated scheduling. Schools deciding to travel prior to receiving notification from MHSAA Assistant Executive Director do so at their own risk and will be responsible for their travel and hotel costs, should the event be postponed or changed.

Many schools travel to Provincial Championships on the day prior to the championship beginning. In cases where most schools are already at the host site, the convenor along with MHSAA assistant director will try to modify schedules to accommodate teams that will be arriving later due to weather conditions.