5 - Team Competition & Officials
Requirements for Entering Teams
All team members must be registered with an affiliated
club.
A team should comprise a minimum of 12 players and a
goalie and maximum of 20 plus 2 registered players / goalies,
and a player can only be listed for one team when registering.
Note:
An attendance of less than six players on any
teams' bench will constitute a game forfeit and will be subject
to the prescribed penalties.
All teams up to and including Midget must have a minimum two non-playing officials on the bench
at each game, including an accredited Coach and an adult Manager.
All teams with a player (or players) under the age of
18 must have a minimum two non-playing officials on
the bench at each game, including an accredited Coach and an adult
Manager. Senior B division is exempt from this rule, but must have a minimum of one non-playing official on the bench at each game.
Open-age teams both at home and travelling must have
an adult coach or manager however, he/she can also be a
player as long as his/her first priority is to leave the
ice in the case of an incident that requires assistance. The designated
coach or manager must also be listed on the game sheet as such. Only
open-age teams can have a or a coach manager who is also a player.
A coach cannot be the manager of a team. Scorekeepers
and Timekeepers cannot be listed as bench officials for the teams
playing.
Failure to adhere to the rules concerning coaches and
managers will result in A fine of $100 (No GST required),
and a game forfeiture should the offending team be the winning team.
If both teams have breached the rules, both will be fined $100
(No GST required), and no points will be awarded for the game.
All teams must submit their listings of registered players,
together with a $220.00 (Inclusive of GST) per team installment
for team fees, by this due date.
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If a team is withdrawn
during the competition, the team fees for all games played plus
a fine of $500.00 is payable.
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Team fees balance is invoiced on 1st July, with
payment due on 15th July. All teams are billed one game in the
playoffs.
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All new clubs must pay FULL team fees in advance
(at team registration) of the season for their first 2 years.
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Clubs are not permitted to offer inducements to
entice players to change Clubs e.g. free registration, free training
fees or free equipment.