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THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO THE CONDUCT OF THE WINTER COMPETITION FOR 2012

The following grades of competition are to be offered for the 2012 season:

Men A & B (subject to nominations)
Women A & B (subject to nominations)
Juniors (mixed) Under 16 (born 1996 or later) - A, B & C grades and
- Half Field/Minkey
Junior Girls 1) In the girls only competition, players may be drawn from registrations within that team and girls from Junior B or C grades, and
2) Girls registered in the girls only competition shall only be eligible to play in the junior mixed competition if they are also registered with a junior mixed team.

The 2012 competition will commence as follows:

Seniors - Week commencing 16th April – Nominations close Monday 2nd April, 2012
Juniors (A, B, C) - Week commencing 16th April – Nominations close Monday 2ndApril, 2012
Half Field - Week commencing TBConfirmed

Grand finals (tentatively) - Week commencing 3rd or 10th September

The fee structure for 2012 is:

Club affiliation - $100 – due 1st March, 2012

Team nomination (Minimum of 7 players per team, maximum of 16 players per team)
- Senior teams         First team - $1,550* ($1,400 in 2011)
                                  Subsequent teams - $1,225* ($1,100 in 2011)
                                  Additional players over full team (16) per division - $110
  Payments due:        50% on Mon 2nd April, 2012; 25% on 1st June, 2012; last 25% on 1st July, 2012
- Junior teams         First team - $1,225* ($1,100 in 2011)
                                  Each subsequent team - $1,050* ($950 in 2011)
                                  Additional players over full team (16) per division - $85
  Payments due:      50% on Mon 2nd April, 2012; 25% on 1st June, 2012; last 25% on 1st July, 2012

* If paid by the due date, a 10% credit note will be issued to the Club

Player nomination (to cover NSW Affiliation fees, insurances, Shoalhaven affiliation)

Senior players (over 18 - born earlier than 1994) - $127.50* per player ($112 in 2011) (reduces to $60 if registered with NSW through another Association)
Payments due:        Within 7 days of invoices (issued 1st of each month)
Junior players (Under 18 - born 1993 or after) - $72.50* per player ($62 in 2011) (reduces to $45 if registered with NSW through another Association)
Payments due:     Within 7 days of invoices (issued 1st of each month)
Players of Modified hockey - $30 per player ($30 in 2011)
Payments due:       With team nomination
Non playing members - $30 per person ($30 in 2011)

Team player lists are to be supplied prior to the 3rd competition round (Minimum of 7 players per team, maximum of 16 players per team)

Senior teams Friday 30th April, 2012
Junior teams Friday 30th April, 2012

Nominations for the following Junior Representative Coaches are to be lodged with the Secretary by 1st March 2011:

Boys U17 – May 4-6 (Newcastle)

Girls U18 – May 18-20 (Bathurst)

Boys U15 – May 25-27 (Tamworth)

Girls U15– June 22-24 (Orange)

Girls U13 – July 6-9 (Grafton)

Boys U13 – July 12-15 (Bathurst/Orange)

The following fine schedule be adopted for 2012::

Failure to umpire $50 (with $25 being reimbursed to the replacement club in addition to umpire fee)

Un-notified forfeit $75 ( Less than 24/48 hrs notice to the Secretary)

Failure to undertake Duty* $100 (with $50 being distributed amongst disadvantaged parties)

Protest deposit $100

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Local Playing Rules

Local Shoalhaven Rules

Several local rules/conditions apply to the game played in the Shoalhaven:

GAMES

All senior games are to be 35 minutes each half with a 5 minute break.
All junior games are to be 25 minutes each half with a 5 minute break.These games are centrally timed and Penalty Corners are NOT played out at either half or full time
No game shall be postponed due to lack of umpires. Captains are to appoint umpires. See Umpire Allocation Procedure
Up to 3 interchange players may be used in each game (except the lowest junior grade, where interchange is permitted to allow all players to have a game). Names and shirt numbers are to be recorded on card

FORFEITS

A forfeit may be claimed if after 10 minutes, the opposing team cannot take the field with 7 or more players. A scorecard must be completed. See Forfeit Procedure.

SCORECARDS

All details must be completed including grade, team, final score, players (including substitutes) and any disciplinary cards issued during the game.
Any injury is to be written on the scorecard.
Completed scorecards should be sent to the Registrar to reach him within 24 hours.

WET WEATHER

The Executive will make any decision and have this broadcast as early as possible. If time permits, clubs will be notified by email and/or phone.
Any Saturday game will be deferred to the Sunday of the following weekend. If this day is washed out the games will be abandoned and declared draws.

PLAYER MISCONDUCT

Players issued with disciplinary cards (or equivalent) shall accumulate points on the following basis: Green = 1pt, Yellow = 3pts. Once accumulating 10pts the player will be suspended for one competition day. Discipline points are also deducted from the player's Best & Fairest tally.
On the issue of a red card, the umpire is to provide a written report to the Secretary within 48 hours. A Judiciary meeting will then be called. A red card is equivalent to 10 pts deducted from the B & F tally. A player receiving a red card cannot participate in any other match on that day. See Judiciary Procedure

SPECIAL RULES

A team playing with 9 or more players MUST have a goalkeeper, equipped with helmet, pads and kickers.
No field player shall have goalkeeper privileges without goalkeeper equipment (Helmet, pads & kickers)
In the lowest Junior grade the following rules shall apply:
- there shall be no restriction on the number of players allowed for interchange
- in the interest of player safety:the ball shall generally be played along the ground,
- the stick should not be raised above the shoulder in general play so as to intimidate players from tackling,
- the game shall be umpired in accordance with the guidelines shown in Competition Rules Annexure A.
A player's registration within a division does not become effective until he/she has participated in at least 1 game in that Division.
Late registrations (until 30/6) must be notified to the Registrar by 8PM Thursday. After 30/6 any new registration must be approved by the Executive.

DUTY CLUBS

It is the responsibility of the duty club to provide ground control at their allotted home field.
All games are to start on time, especially Junior matches which are to be centrally timed.
At the Nowra field locations the duty club is to operate the Association canteen. See Canteen Procedure

FINES

Clubs may be fined for various matters - failure to umpire, unnotified forfeit or other incident which, in the Executive's opinion, brings the game into disrepute.