Introduction
To help the club operate efficiently we of course have to apply a set of rules and conditions. Please read the following information carefully and make sure that every member of your team is aware of all of the points mentioned.
Teams must be dressed in appropriate uniforms. This includes all team members wearing similar coloured shirts with numbers.
Approved touch shoes or gym shoes must be worn. Hard or metal sprigs, studs or protruding cleats are not allowed, and bare feet are not allowed either. Suitability of footwear is at the discretion of the referee(s). Fingernails must be short or taped and all jewellery removed.
Team Registrations
Initial team “nomination” must include all information included on the official form and must also be accompanied by payment of at least a $X deposit on team fees.
Team nominations will be manually registered to the online system by the NDTA administrator and the team managers will be sent a link that players can use to register themselves online. Then team and players will be copied to the final/correct graded Division comp names.
It’s important that all players register online before playing to be covered by sports injury insurance and to be confirmed as a member of the team.
We have our initial 3 week grading period that is release before the final fixtures are released. If new players join the team during the season, the team manager must ensure that their details are registered online as well. New players are expected to be of a similar standard to the rest of the team.
Team managers will send out the registration links for players to register. Please ensure that all players are registered by the end of grading as to make the process for grading fairer and easier. Players registering will no longer have to pay on the website for the season, just the yearly insurance and membership fee to TFWA and TFA.
DO NOT PAY ANY MONEY ON THE WEBSITE! Once you get to the end, click complete registration and it will finish up the process.
TEAM REGISTATION LINKS
Player Registrations
All players are required to register individually using the “online system” promoted by Touch Football Australia.
NEW: Players must upload a photo of themselves to their profile so the club can identify who you are. This will eliminate any issues of players pretending to be someone else and ruining the competition for the rest of the players who are doing the right thing.
You will NOT be covered under insurance if you have not registered. No Registration = No Play.
Team Fees:
The total team fee is $1,600 for the season, and will need to be paid into the account by the last round of grading.
Full fees must be paid by week 3 or the team is unlikely to be allowed to remain in the competition. In this event, any fees paid beyond the $X deposit will be refunded. However the initial $X will be retained to cover costs of supporting the team for the grading period.
Where a team withdraws prior to Week 3, the team deposit of $X will be retained to cover expenses, but any additional fees paid will be refunded.
Bank details to make payment to are:
NDTA
BSB: 016 112
Acct: 4961 11109
*PLEASE MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THE TEAM NAME IN The PAYMENT DESCRIPTION
Any issues concerning payments please send them to Admin@ndtouch.com.
Grading
The first 3 games of the season will be used to grade all teams into divisions.
All players are welcome to join the grading team at the start of the season to help out, as this is extremely difficult to complete. If you join, you are expected to be available from the start of the night to the finish for ALL 3 grading rounds.
If you do not participate in the helping with grading, we expect to hear NO complaints once the divisions are set.
On the registration form you are requested to indicate which division you think would best suit the standard of your team but final placement into a division will depend on the decisions of the grading committee.
It is preferred that all players in a team are of roughly the same level of experience and skill. This is to discourage very experienced or skilled players from playing in the lower divisions and carrying a team to victory on the strength of an individual player, which is not in the spirit of the game.
Therefore it is in your interest to play your “normal team” during grading so that you don’t end up in too hard or too easy a division. Using temporary fill-ins may result in the team being graded incorrectly. If a team doesn’t seem to be playing to their potential during grading they may be graded higher than their nominated division.
New Players
If you are a new player looking for a team, please email Admin@ndtouch.com OR come down to a game night on Monday or Wednesday and head to the bar, where the Game Night Manager can help you find a team.
If you have beginners in your team please advise the referees so that they can make some allowance and explain various rules throughout the game. If your whole team is inexperienced and would appreciate some coaching then speak to an official at the clubrooms and the committee will try to organise an experienced player to provide some game-time coaching.
Forfeit
Forfeits: If you can’t field a team for a fixtured game please advise the administrator ASAP so that the opposition can be informed and hopefully save them a trip for no game.
Finals Eligibility
To be eligible for finals, players must be officially registered (see above) for that team and have played at least 3 games of the “10 competition rounds”. Make sure all players are recorded on the weekly team-sheet as this may be used for a game count if required.
It’s important to for all participating player’s in each game, names need to be recorded on your team sheet BEFORE they take the field each game. If any player goes off with an injury before being recorded on the sheet they may have problems later claiming insurance. Also make sure that team names are recorded correctly and the score is checked at half and full time.