Texas
Basketball All-Star Selection Plan
I. STATE
SELECTION COMMITTEE:
Shall be composed of the regional Basketball Committee members from the Red and Blue sections of the state. Committee members shall be elected from a 1A, 2A, 3A or 4A school in even numbered years to serve a two year term. In odd numbered years, Committee members from a 5A or 6A school shall be elected to serve a two year term. These Committees will meet together at a time called by the Chairperson of the Basketball Committee. A Committee Chair shall be appointed for the Red section and one for the Blue section of the state. The Red and Blue sections will then be divided into 1A-2A-3A-4A and 5A-6A. It shall be the responsibility of each divisional committee to select 12 players as the team to represent their section of the state and 8 alternates for each team. The alternates will also be listed in order of preference from first to last.
II. BASKETBALL
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Their responsibility is to screen the nominations for the
All-Stars from their region in their division.
The selections will be made from player nominations submitted to TGCA on-line or by mail on
or before Monday
Nominated
players must be incoming seniors.
Coaches
should be aware that selected All-Stars must attend the first meeting
of the All-Stars with the TGCA officials in the host city for the Summer Clinic,
as well as all workout sessions and the All-Star game.
A
coach may nominate as many athletes as desired. All-Stars may be nominated by any member in good standing of the Texas Girls Coaches Association. For an individual to be selected to an All-Star team, the head coach must be a member in good standing. The current head coach must be contacted for approval of the player being selected as an All-Star.
The
Committee may name two athletes from the same school to an All-Star team. Clarification: The Committee has the option
of selecting two athletes from one school, and one school only, per All-Star
team on a yearly basis.
Their responsibility is to place nominations for the
All-Star teams in the hands of TGCA on or before Monday
VI. EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR:
Shall accept from the Basketball Committee Chairperson the final selection for All-Stars and alternates for both divisions from the Red and Blue Committees and will verify these players after the state tournament. These selected players will be notified in writing by the Executive Director, and only after completing and returning all paperwork sent to them will a player officially be a member or alternate of the All-Star team. The Executive Director will keep a list of the players selected until after the upcoming All-Star games. This list may be made available to any member coach who may ask for a copy of same.
*ALTERNATES
The use of alternates will be governed as follows:
If needed, alternates will be contacted in the order they
are selected. The first alternate will be
asked to participate in the All-Star game; then the second alternate will be
contacted, etc., until the list is completed.
Official notification of an alternate will be made by the Executive
Director ONLY.
**RED-BLUE DIVISIONS
Regions 1, 3, 4 and 6 are in the RED division.
Regions 2, 5, 7 and 8 are in the BLUE division.
These are TGCA regions. THESE
TGCA LEGACY ALL-STAR TEAMS SELECTION GUIDELINES:
The standing committees for cross country, volleyball, cheerleading, basketball, track & field
and softball will review submitted nominations from their region and division
for the Legacy All-Star team selections. The selections will be made from player
nominations submitted to TGCA by their member coaches on or before the Monday
noon prior to the state tournament or meet of the particular sport. Selections will
be based on the following criteria:
1. The nominated players must be graduating seniors.
2. The Standing Committee will select the best twenty (20) nominees in the particular sport
in 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and the best twenty (20) nominees in the particular sport in 5A, 6A.
3. The high school head varsity coach must be a member of TGCA in good standing before
November 1st of that school year before the school is eligible to have an All-Star(s).
4. A coach may nominate as many graduating senior athletes as desired.
5. The TGCA Legacy All-Star team members in each sport will receive a certificate from the
TGCA recognizing their achievement of being named to the team. There will be no All-Star
game for these teams.
Revised by vote of the membership at the annual business meeting on July 10, 2014.
Revised by vote of the membership at the annual business meeting July 16, 2014.
Revised by vote of the Board of Directors June 4, 2017.