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THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO THE CONDUCT OF COMPETITION FOR 2010

The following grades of competition are to be offered for the 2010 season:

Men A & B (subject to nominations)
Women A & B (subject to nominations)
Juniors (mixed) Under 16 (born 1994 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 2010 competition will commence as follows:

Seniors - Saturday 10th April, 2010 – Nominations close Wednesday 31st March, 2010
Juniors (A, B, C) - Saturday 17th April, 2010 – Nominations close Thurs 8th April, 2010
Half Field - Saturday 1st May, 2010

The fee structure for 2010 is:

Team nomination (Minimum of 7 players per team, maximum of 16 players per team)
- Senior teams First team - $800 ($500 in 2009)
  - Each subsequent teams - $600 ($300 in 2009)
  - Additional players over full team (16) per division - $75
    - Due: 50% on Wed 31st March, 2010; 50% on 1st June, 2010
- Junior teams First team - $475 ($300 in 2009)
  - Each subsequent team - $350 ($150 in 2009)
  - Additional players over full team (16) per division - $50
    - Due: 50% on Thurs 8th April, 2010; 50% on 1st June, 2010
- NOTE: The above team fees allow payment for turf games in August & September.
Player nomination (to cover NSW Affiliation fees and insurances)

Senior players (born earlier than 1992) - $110 per player (reduces to $50 if registered with NSW through another Association) ($110 in 2009)
- Due: Within 7 days of invoices (issued 1st of each month)
Junior players (born 1992 or after) - $60 per player (reduces to $40 if registered with NSW through another Association) ($60 in 2009)
- Due: Within 7 days of invoices (issued 1st of each month)
Players of Modified hockey - $25 per player
- Due: With team nomination
Non playing members - $30 per person
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 23rd April, 2010
- Junior teams - Friday 30th April, 2010

Nominations for the following Junior Representative Coaches are to be lodged with the Secretary by 1st March 2010:
The following fine schedule be adopted for 2010 (to be confirmed):
- Failure to umpire $50 (with $25 being reimbursed to the replacement club)
- Un-notified forfeit $50 ( Less than 24 hrs notice to the Secretary)
- Failure to undertake Duty* $100 (with $50 being distributed amongst disadvantaged parties)
- Protest deposit $100

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.