- COST – $75 per player and must be paid before playing in the competition. There will be no discounts offered for junior players. All players must be fully paid prior to the start of round 1 in order to be eligible to take the field.
- Team Nominations- You must have a minimum of 10 players registered and financial by the last trial in order for your team to be included in the 2019/2020 competition.
- There will invoices created for any fines that are given and sent to the team delegates.
- Registrations after round 2 will only be considered by written application and is at the discretion of the committee
- Each team must have at least two qualified referees nominated in order to play in the competition. Referee nominations are due before team acceptance into the competition
- If your team does not have two qualified referees the club will pay for one player only to attend.
- Teams may pay for additional referees to attend @ $60 per person.
- Please give your team referee nomination to President Dave Coventry
- A Referee course date TBA. IMPORTANT NOTE – there is an online theory exam that must also be completed for this course.
Venue: St. Georges Basin Touch fields Clubhouse Lunch provided
- Each person that attends the referees course will receive a whistle and a referee’s shirt that must be worn for refereeing duties.
- A person who is qualified as a referee, who referees on a weekly basis and referees more than 80% of rounds is eligible to receive the cost of their registration back at the end of the season.
- Referees will nominate best and fairest points each week this season.
- For link to touch football rules please follow http://touchfootball.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/7th_Edtn_Rule_Book.pdf
- Each delegate will receive a recommended punishment sheet to share with their team.
- The judiciary and the process it follows will be discussed.
- Inappropriate comments and swearing on Facebook, social media and in any other form will NOT be tolerated and any player in breach of this will be given an automatic 2 (two) week suspension.
- This year a messenger group will be set up for communication between one team delegate from each team and the committee. It is the delegates responsibility to pass on the information to their own team. This group is ONLY for information NOT comments or complaints.
- If your team is going to forfeit, the team delegate must advise 24 hours in advance in the messenger group.
- Wet weather notifications will also be posted in the above group. A decision will not be made before 5pm on game day so please be patient.
- All teams must be in numbered shirts by no later than 28/10.
- There will be duty team referees allocated each week. If you are a “no show” the team will be fined $40 and cannot play until the fine is paid. There must be a minimum 24 hours’ notice before the start of the game given to the director of referees, Natalie Sleeman. Three (3) forfeits or non-duty attendance may result in loss of competition points or expulsion.
- If you field unregistered players or sign on absent team members you will forfeit your points for that game and be fined $40 (further disciplinary action may be taken)
- The minimum age limits this year to play is 15 years old – born in the year 2004. Email must be sent for dispensation to this rule
- The Fields will be marked and the outlines will be the painted line not the mowed strip
- DUE TO POSSIBLE TOP FIELD MAINTENANCE WE WILL LIMIT TEAM NOMINATIONS TO 27 SO FIRST TEAMS REGISTERED AND PAID WILL BE GIVEN PREFERENCE
- Time slots will be 6.15pm and 7.10pm with a possible third time slot 8.05pm depending on numbers this year.
- This year again we will be running a small canteen. Any help would be appreciated.
- Register on line via Sporting pulse – this is the ONLY way that you can register as a player and everyone has to complete the registration online. Please contact a committee member if you are having trouble and need some help.
- Committee will be identifiable again this season – they will be in the red committee shirts. Please feel free to approach any of them if you have any enquiries.
- TEAM DELEGATE NIGHT – Monday 2/9/19 6:30pm at the clubhouse
- TRIAL GAMES – Monday 16/9 and 23/9 and 30/9
- COMPETITION START – Monday 14/10
- BREAK – 17/12/2019 to TBA
- GRAND FINAL NIGHT –March TBA