SPORTS

RTS Information & Registration Pack

YMCA Senior Netball

Ryde Community Sports Centre ELS Hall Park, 109 Kent Rd, North Ryde 9878 2223 ymcansw.org.au/ryde

YMCA NSW EMPOWERMENT / HEALTHY LIVING / SOCIAL IMPACT

Welcome and thank you for choosing YMCA indoor sports competitions. Our competitions are professionally run and SERIOUSLY FUN. Our competitions focus on fun, fairness and participation. We use great facilities and umpires and offer the latest in online draws, results and fixtures. This document contains all competition

information and includes a team nomination form.

Our netball competition is 7-a-side and played indoor based on Netball NSW Rules.

TEAM REGISTRATIONS FOR THE WINTER COMPETITION OPEN 7th JANUARY 2019

1. COMPETITION DETAILS

Season Dates

The season kicks off for the first grading week on:

Monday Women’s: 11th March 2019 Wednesday Mixed: 20th March 2019

Thursday Women’s: 7th March 2019

Timeslot Allocations

Monday Women’s: 6:30pm-10:30pm Wednesday Mixed: 6:20pm-10:20pm

Thursday Women’s: 6:30pm-8:30pm

*time-slots subject to demand and may change

Team Competition Fees

Monday Women’s: (2 Grading Round* + 18 Rounds + 2 Finals) = 22 Rounds $1,496 Wednesday Mixed: (2 Grading Round* + 18 Rounds + 2 Finals) = 22 Rounds $1,496 Thursday Women’s: (20 rounds + 2 Finals) = 22 Rounds $1,496 *YMCA reverses the right to adjust the amount of grading rounds therefore increasing or decreasing the number ofcompetition rounds.

Full term fees are payable upfront and are to be paid BEFORE the start of the game from the first game of the competition season. The deadline for fee payments is the FOURTH GAME OF THE COMPETITION (including grading round).

Fees can be paid by Visa, MasterCard, EFTPOS, Cheque (payable to YMCA Ryde Community Sports Centre) or cash.

No discount on fees will be given if a BYE exists and/or a forfeit occurs in your competition or division.

Failure to pay by the fourth game may result in your team to be withdrawn from the competition with NO refund.

2. REGISTRATION PROCESS

TWO EASY STEPS TO REGISTER A TEAM

1. Team Captain/Manager registers the team with the centre• The Team Captain/Manager must complete a team nomination form included in this pack

and return it with a non- refundable $250 deposit to secure your team’s spot.o Credit card is the preferred method of payment for the deposit, made either in

person or over the phone on 9878 2223, to avoid delays at the Centre during theregistration period.

• Completed team nomination forms (on the back) must include ALL player details.o Team captains are responsible for updating player details.o Only players who are on the team sheet are eligible to play.o There is no roll over for registration from previous seasons.

• No fixtures will be allocated until the YMCA has received BOTH a complete team sheetand a $250 deposit.

• Full team fees are payable in the first game of the competition.o The deadline for complete fees is before the fourth game of the competitiono (i.e. fourth week into the competition, including grading rounds).

• Teams will not be allowed to take the court if fees are not finalised by the due date.2. All players MUST pay and complete the individual player registration form before the season

commences.• Individual registration for $28.• Only players who have completed the registration will appear on the scoresheet and are

eligible to play.• If a player plays in multiple teams, only one registration is required.

The centre recommends 7 players per team, minimum of 6 and maximum of 10 players are allowed on each team. If you wish to have more than 10 players on your team, Team Captain must consult with YMCA staff first.

Team nomination sheets from previous competitions are not acceptable. A new team sheet is required each season.

Team Captains are responsible for updating YMCA staff the roster and player details throughout the season.

ALL TEAM REGISTRATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE DATES BELOW TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FIRST GAME. LATE ENTRIES MAY BE ACCEPTED DEPENDING ON AVAILAIBLTY:

• Monday Women’s Competitions – Monday 4th March• Wednesday Mixed Competitions – Wednesday 13th March• Thursday Women’s Competitions – Thursday 28th February

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE OPERATE ON A FIRST IN FIRST SERVED BASIS AS CAPACITY IS LIMITED.

INDIVIDUAL NETBALL PLAYER INSURANCE DETAILS

All netball players participating in our competition will need to complete an Individual Netball Player � Insurance Information Form before taking the court for their first game.

An insurance fee of $28 per person per season must be paid prior their first game for players playing in a competition.

** Registration Forms will be distributed to team captains around 1-2 weeks prior to the season starting so it can be completed before coming to the centre on the first week.

Please report all injuries and incidents immediately to Centre staff so that an Incident Form can be completed.

Insurance is brokered by Arthur J Gallagher for Indoor Sports NSW.

Indoor Sports NSW has arranged this insurance program to provide benefits to those registered participants of Indoor Sports NSW participating Centres who, through injury or accident, incur financial loss and who would otherwise not have received assistance. The program seeks to provide benefits to those most exposed and to maintain protection at the lowest possible cost. It therefore cannot provide 100% cover or a benefit for every loss that occurs. Federal Government Legislation prevents insurance companies from paying any insurance benefit for a medical service that is covered by Medicare. This legislation also applies to the Medicare gap. In addition to these policies all participants are encouraged to take out Private Health Insurance.

The insurer for the Personal Accident Program is Arthur J Gallagher. Indoor Sports New South Wales - ABN 69 009 098 864 AFS Licence No: 226827

More information and the Claim Form can be accessed from www.indoorsportsnsw.org.au/

3. GAME DETAILS + REQUIREMENTS

TEAM CAPTAIN/ COACH

A team captain/ coach must be nominated on the team nomination form. In the event of a forfeit or any correspondence, the Centre will contact the team captain / coach. It will be the responsibility of the team captain/ coach to pass all correspondence onto their team players.

The team captain/coach alone is responsible for organizing game fees from his team mates and pay his/her team registration fee in full by the fourth game of the competition which includes grading rounds.

DURATION OF GAME

• Senior game consists of 4 x 8-minute halves• Running clock

SIGN ON

• All players must ‘sign on’ on the score sheet at the front counter before the start of a game bysigning next to their name.

• AT LEAST 5 REGISTERED MEMBERS OF THE TEAM MUST SIGN ON BEFORE THEGAME CAN START

• Borrowed players must also write their names on the score sheet and indicate which teamthey are registered in.

o Note, you can borrow from the same or a lower division/age, but not from a higherdivision/age.

• Late players must sign on before taking the court.

TEAMS AND PLAYERS

The YMCA at RCSC recommends registering nine (9) players per team, with a maximum of fifteen (15) players registered. ALL players are to be individually registered to be eligible for insurance claims

IMPORTANT: Each person can only register in one team per sport per day (irrespective of the number of divisions)

WOMEN’S

• All players must be 15 years or older to play in our adult competitions. Please contact centrestaff for any special considerations

MIXED

• Maximum of 3 male players on court at any time. No more than 1 male player positioned ineach third (e.g. Cannot be GK and GD. Generally, one in defence, one in shooting, onemidcourt). A player must have played 5 games with the team to be eligible to play finals.

GRADING

• Draft grading of teams will be based on the information you provide us about your team’s age,netball experience and skill level. Please provide as much information as possible on yourTeam Nomination Form.

• Grading of teams will be scheduled for the first 2 weeks of competition. However, the Centrereserves the right to include extra grading weeks if it sees fit. If there is an instance where ateam cannot be suitably graded (i.e., there aren’t enough teams of similar age/level to includein a competition), a full refund of any games not played will be issued.

YMCA Ryde uses FIXI Sports Management system, get the APP to see your results and standings available at the App Store and Android.

SportFix Sportfix is a free app that offers a fun, fast and convenient way for players to stay up to date with their competitions. All data is published to the app by Sporting Centers using FiXi – The industry’s leading Sports Management Software.

FiXi manages over 60,000+ teams and 300,000+ players.

UNIFORMS

• Playing bibs are provided by the Centre. Non-marking shoes must be worn. Gloves arepermittedbut the player must bring their own (RCSC will not supply gloves).

• Fingernails must be to satisfaction of the umpire and centre management.• Ref; Netball Australia Official Rules Rule 1.4.4 “Fingernails shall be kept short” Rule 3.1.2

(ii) “the umpire will inspect players for sharp adornments, jewelry, uniforms and the correctlength of fingernails”

FORFEITS

Teams being forfeited to: • The team captain will be notified by phone in the event that the team’s opposition intend to

forfeit.• A 15-0 win will be assigned and whenever feasible, the Centre will attempt to organise a

’friendly’ game at the designated timeslot if the team is interested.• There are no refunds of season fees paid when your team misses a game due to a forfeit.

The timeslot of your game time will be available for your team to use the court to train in lieuof refunds or friendlies Note: Teams may be contacted in relation to moving timeslots in thecase of forfeits The Centre reserves the right to waive forfeit penalties in extenuatingcircumstances

Forfeits & friendlies —**important** • At least 5 registered players from the team must take the court to avoid a forfeit.• A team must inform the Centre of their intent to forfeit as soon as possible either vie email or

by phone (9878 2223). Email to admin.rcsc@ymca.org.au is preferred however a phone callis necessary when giving limited notice e.g. 5 hours or less.

COMPETITION POINTS

Win = 3 points | Draw = 2 point | Loss = 1 points | Forfeit = 0 point

• If your team is struggling for players in a given week, please contact us as soon as possibleas we may be able to arrange fill-ins so that the game can proceed as scheduled (withminimum of 5 of original players—game result stands) or as a friendly (with 1-4 originalplayers. Result will still be a 0-15 loss in this instance).

• A forfeit log will be kept throughout the season. Each team will be allowed 1 forfeit free ofcharge, however for any forfeit afterwards a $50 fee will be charged that will need to be paidprior to taking the court for your next scheduled game. Furthermore, if a staff member of thecentre is not contacted, or if a team forfeits within the final 30 minutes before a game, a $75forfeit fee will be imposed. The centre must be informed of all forfeits via emails only.

• The YMCA Ryde reserves the rights to ban a team from registering in the future if they forfeit3 or more times in a season, unless a vacancy still exists after all other expressions ofinterest are placed.

• Forfeit fees will also be waived in the following circumstances:o The forfeiting team is happy to provide at least 3 players for a friendly game. RCSC

can then work to organise more players for a friendly game.o The opposing team does not wish to play a friendlyo The forfeiting team provides at least 1-week written notice

BORROWING PLAYERS

1. You may ONLY borrow players if your team has less than SEVEN players present2. Borrowed players CANNOT be subbed on and off throughout the game.

• i.e. You can only borrow to make up to seven players.3. You can only borrow registered players from the same or lower age groups or divisions. e.g.

Division 2 player can play in Div. 1 or for another Div. 2 team.4. Borrowed registered players must be identified to the umpires and write their names on the

score sheet and indicate which team they are registered in.5. Players can be borrowed any number of times during the season for Round games (NOT

FINALS)6. Players CANNOT be borrowed for finals, irrespective of how many times they have filled in for

another team.7. All borrowed players must play in either WD or WA.

FINALS SERIES

• Teams will play 2 weeks of finals/playoffs for all competitions.• Semi Finals will be 1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd. The winners play each other in the Grand Final.• All teams, even those not finishing in the top section of points table, will play either finals or

friendly games to conclude the season.• A PLAYER MUST PLAY A MINIMUM OF FIVE (5) GAMES FOR THEIR REGISTERED

TEAM DURING THE REGULAR SEASON TO QUALIFY FOR FINALS

PENALTIES

• In the event of misconduct suspensions will be awarded at the discretion of centre staff.• Suspensions can apply for off court incidents at the centre, you are responsible for your

action and behavior at all times.• Suspensions can apply for off the court incidents at the centre, you are responsible for

your actions and behavior at all times.• YMCA Ryde uses the Netball NSW Schedule of Disciplinary Penalties as a guideline for

warnings and suspensions.• In the event of a warning, umpires have been instructed to hold the game in order to capture

the player’s details which will then be kept in a disciplinary ledger.

• In the event that a player accumulates three (3) warnings throughout a single competitionseason, a suspension will be awarded at the discretion of Ryde YMCA management.Furthermore, any warning thereafter will be subject to review and may lead to furthersuspensions or termination.

• In the event that a player is asked to leave the court, suspensions may be awarded at thediscretion of YMCA Ryde management.

DISPUTES

Any disputes made by a team towards another team (i.e. suspected unregistered players playing, jersey penalties) or other match disputes must be done through competitions staff as soon as possible, preferably at the start of the game.

COMPLAINTS & REPORTABLE CONDUCT PROCEDURE

Teams wanting to register a complaint or reportable misconduct about another player, team, referee or centre staff will need to complete a Match Report Form, which will be given to all team captains upon request.

PLEASE NOTE: That this is the correct way of registering a complaint. Teams failing to comply with this and confronting referees, players or staff may receive suspensions or dismissals from the competition.

All complaints will be taken seriously, and appropriate actions will be undertaken in the following weeks of competition. However, depending on the severity of the complaint, some complaints may take longer to resolve.

Anonymous complaints can be handed in to staff on the day of competition or sent to admin.rcsc@ymcansw.org.au.

Complaints involving staff members or very serious complaints will need to be emailed to tim.wilson@ymcansw.org.au

Men’s Women’s Mixed Youth

TEAM NAME & CONTACT DETAILS (Captain/Manager/Coach will be used as point of contact)

Team Name:

Captain/Manager/Coach Name:

Captain/Manager/Coach Email:

Captain/Manager/Coach Phone Number:

Captain/Manager/Coach Address:

TEAM HISTORY

Has your team previously played at our Centre before: Yes No

Have members of your team played other indoor/outdoor competitions this year / previous years? Please give details (e.g. Age, division, club, etc.)

How did you hear about our Centre?

TEAM CAPTAIN TO TICK AND SIGN

As team Captain, I have read through this registration pack and understand its entirety. I have forwarded this registration pack to each player and/or parent in my team for their information. I understand that upon commencing the competition, I have committed and must complete the full and entire competition until the final round. Should my team have no other choice but to pull out of the competition, our team will have to pay the rest of the season’s fees owing until the completion of the competition.

Played here previously Friends Internet Flyer

Newspaper advert

As Captain, I have read and agree to the terms and conditions.

Name Sign

Other, Please specify

YMCA SPORTSTEAM REGISTRATION FORM

SPORT

TEAM TYPES / Please note: Team Types available below will DIFFER WITH EACH COMPETITION SEASON. Please refer to the website for the most up-to-date information.

Men’s Women’s Mixed Youth

Team Name Sport Day Age / Division

TEAM TYPES / Please note: Team Types available below will DIFFER WITH EACH COMPETITION SEASON. Please refer to the website for the most up-to-date information.

TEAM CAPTAIN TO TICK AND SIGN

All players entering the competition agree to abide the YMCA NSW’s code of conduct, policies and procedures, and to follow by these at all times. Failure to do so may result in termination from the competition with no refunds. As Team Captain, I understand YMCA NSW’s Sports Competition policies and procedures and have forwarded this pack to each player/or parent in my team for their information. Team of the Week:

I give permission to YMCA NSW to take photos of my team, with verbal consent, for Team of the Week to be posted on social media use only.

I do not give permission for my team pictures to be posted on the Team of the Week.

Team Captain sign

YMCA SPORTS TEAM SHEET

SHIRT # PLAYER NAME EMAIL ADDRESS PHONE DOB FFA # (if applicable) SIGNATURE

Captain

Vice-Captain