RULES AND REGULATIONS 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 It is the responsibility of the team captain to ensure that team members are fully aware of the rules and regulations as set by Netball Queensland. 1.2 Any enquiries must be directed to the Competitions Manager, at the State Netball Centre, 90 Klumpp Rd, Mt Gravatt 4122, ph: 3422 0647, or via email at snc@netballq.org.au. 1.3 Teams regarded as unfinancial will not be eligible to participate further until all outstanding fees are paid. 2 CONDITIONS OF ENTRY 2.1 The team shall abide by the rules and regulations governing play of the State Netball Centre as set herein by Netball Queensland, and in signing the nomination, agree to do so. 2.2 The team shall register on the official nomination form. The nomination form shall be received by the nominated closing date. 3 TEAM COMPOSITION 3.1 Teams shall consist of a minimum of seven (7) players. 3.2 The minimum playing age is 16 and no player under 16 years of age will be permitted to play nor become State Netball Centre Members. 3.3 Fill in players may play however they are not insured for injury purposes.
4 PLAYERS ELIGIBILITY 4.1 Players may not qualify in more than one team in the same night of a competition. 4.2 Team members shall have played at least three (3) games during the season for the (1) team and be current State Netball Centre Members, to be eligible to play in the series finals. 5 MATCHES 5.1 Matches shall be played at the State Netball Centre. 5.2 A draw of all matches will be available at www.my.netball.com.au the Friday prior to any season commencing. 5.3 A ball will be supplied by the State Netball Centre. 5.4 Umpires will be provided by the State Netball Centre. 5.5 Each team is to supply a scorer for each and every game. The minimum age of a scorer will be 13. 5.6 Points are awarded as follows: Win Loss Draw Forfeit Loss Forfeit Win 2 Points 0 Points 1 Point -2 Points 2 Points 5.7 Premiership ladders can be viewed at www.my.netball.com.au (State Netball Centre). 5.8 No player arriving after play has commenced is allowed to replace a player on court until an interval or injury. The player may enter the match, if a position is vacant, while play is in progress only after a goal has been scored, immediately following an interval, at stoppage for injury/illness. The player must firstly notify the umpires if she/he wishes to enter the game. 5.9 Time for matches as follows: 2 x 20 Minutes Halves 2 Minute Half Time Interval 3 Minutes Between Games
5.10 Team Card must be completed at the Games Counter with team fees paid in full prior to the commencement of the match (if paying weekly) 6 INJURY TIME 6.1 Injury time is not replayed during fixture matches. However, each injured player can take up to 2 minutes to either continue playing or leave the court. 6.2 Injury time will be played during finals. 6.3 During a stoppage for injury or illness both teams shall be allowed to make substitutions and/or team changes if desired. 7 SUSPENSION 7.1 Any player reported during a game by an umpire or official will be suspended immediately, pending investigation by the Competitions Manager. 7.2 Umpires continued reports of team misbehaviour will result in the team being removed from the competition and a possible indefinite ban at the Competition Managers discretion. 7.3 Players suspended are unable to enter the premises for any reason. Any violation of this will result in a charge of trespass and the Police notified.staff members (including umpires and scorers) playing in competitions will be bound by this policy and face instant dismissal. 7.4 Minimum Penalty: Abusive Language Towards Players Equipment Abuse Facility Abuse General Misbehaviour Intentional Striking Swearing At/Intimidation Of An Umpire Threatening An Umpire Fighting Assault 2 Weeks 2 Weeks + Fine 2 Weeks + Fine 1 Week 1 Year 1 Year Indefinite Ban Indefinite Ban Life + Legal Action
7.5 This is a minimum guide only and a more significant penalty may be imposed at the Competition Managers discretion. 8 BLOOD POLICY 8.1 Persons sustaining bleeding injuries shall move or be removed from the court as soon as possible and any blood marks on the court and/or the ball must be removed and disinfected immediately by the bleeding player or her/his appointee. 8.2 Playing persons shall not take the court with bleeding wounds or wounds that are not adequately covered. 8.3 Blood contaminated clothing is to be removed prior to the game recommencing or the player will not be permitted to re-take the court. 9 GRADING OF TEAMS 9.1 The first 4 rounds in any season will be used to grade teams. 9.2 Team captains are invited to contact the Competitions Manager during grading to discuss any relevant points relating to the outcome of matches, player absences etc. 9.3 Once completed, grading will remain constant for the season. 9.4 The Competitions Manager retains the right to regrade if necessary. 9.5 Reasons for regrading include teams joining or leaving the competition; and new players joining or leaving teams after grading, if it is deemed these players will make a difference to the teams overall performance. 9.6 Teams will not be regraded upon request and correspondence/ argument will not be entered into. 10 FORFEITS 10.1 Each team shall provide 5 or more players (including fill-ins) on court by the scheduled game start time. If a team does not have five players available, the opposition will be awarded 1
point for every full minute that passes until sufficient players are achieved and the game commences, only if they have 5 or more players on court in position and ready to play. 10.2 If after 10 minutes the team cannot provide 5 or more players in position to play, then the match is abandoned and the opposition will be awarded the game by forfeit. The offending team will be charged $180 forfeit fee and lose 2 competition points. 10.3 The forfeit fee must be paid prior to the forfeiting team reentering the competition in the next round. 10.4 Any team who forfeits twice in any one season will be removed from the competition and not invited to renominate for the following season. 10.5 Games may not be rescheduled for any reason. 11 FINALS SERIES 11.1 The final series will be played at the conclusion of the fixture rounds in each division. 11.2 All teams are to be available for all game times, as finals times will not be altered. 11.3 The four (4) teams that have gained the most competition points in each grade shall compete in the final series. Finals series grades will be determined by the Competitions Manager. 11.4 In the event of teams being on equal competition points, positions shall be determined by goal percentage. 11.5 To be eligible for the final series all players must have played three (3) matches for that team, prior to commencement of final series and be current State Netball Centre Members. 11.6 Teams found playing ineligible player will be considered to have lost the match in which the ineligible player has taken part. 11.7 Matches are played on the hour starting at 6.15pm. 11.8 Times for the final series shall be: 2 x 20 Minutes Halves 2 Minute Half Time Interval
11.9 Plus extra time as outlined below, in the event of a drawn game 11.10 In the event of a drawn match in the semi, preliminary and grand finals, the following shall apply: 11.10.1 After a one (1) minute interval teams change ends and two (2) halves of five (5) minutes extra shall be played. Teams shall change ends at ½ time and there shall be no ½ time interval. 11.10.2 Neither positional changes nor substitutions may be made during change over time. 11.10.3 If the match is still drawn play continues until one team gains a two (2) goal advantage. 11.10.4 Substitution during extra time is permitted only in the event of an injury or illness. 12 AWARDS 12.1 Suitable trophies shall be awarded to the winner and runner-up teams in each division. 12.2 Teams will be provided with 8 trophies. 12.3 Any team requiring extra trophies should notify the Competition Manager during office hours and will be charged cost price for them. No order will be placed until the trophies have been paid for. 13 UNIFORMS 13.1 Uniforms shall consist of shirt and sports briefs or bodysuit, skirt or shorts, socks, positional patches and suitable foot wear. Bike pants are considered underwear and must have shorts or skirt worn over them. 13.2 All players must play in matching uniforms. This means that shirts must be identical in colour and style and shorts/skirts must match in colour. Shorts and skirts length must be on or above the knee.
13.3 If a team chooses to wear shorts, all players must wear shorts. If the team choose to wear skirts, all must wear skirts. 13.4 Players are permitted to wear skins, however these do not form part of the uniform and therefore playing shirts, skirt/shorts must be worn over them. 13.5 Each non-conforming uniform will incur a 3-goal penalty to a maximum of 9 penalty points. 13.6 Uniform penalties commence from Round 4 however during Rounds 1 to 3, no breech of the dress code will be allowed. 13.7 It is each team captain s responsibility to notify the umpires of the oppositions uniform infringements however ultimately the umpires will make the final decision and notify the scorer. 13.8 Uniform penalties will be deducted from the team s score at half time and noted on the official score sheet. 13.9 No uniform penalties will be deducted for any reason after the commencement of the second half of the game. 13.10 ll teams should supply their own team bibs. However, these can be hired for $2 from the games counter. 13.11 No player shall be permitted to wear jewellery or other such accessories, eg body piercing jewellery, metal hair clips etc. 13.12 Fingernails shall be cut short to the umpires satisfaction. Gloves are permitted. 13.13 If glasses are worn they must be properly secured to the umpires satisfaction. 13.14 No match shall be delayed beyond the scheduled commencement time to permit any uniform offence to be rectified. The offending player shall be considered a late player and the appropriate rules applied. 14 CANCELLED GAMES 14.1 Should circumstances occur which make it unsuitable to play, and all matches are cancelled for the round, teams will not be awarded competition points (even if their game has been completed) and the competition shall continue as per the fixture program.
14.2 Game fees will not be refunded if more than half the game has been completed. 14.3 These circumstances include electrical failure and wet courts. 15 OFFICIALS 15.1 Netball Queensland will supply all required umpires. 15.2 All matches shall start at the time specified. 16 CARE OF SURFACE 16.1 Smoking is not permitted in the Stadium. 16.2 The following items are prohibited from the court area, toilets and change rooms: 16.2.1 Chewing gum and lollies 16.2.2 All food, chips etc 16.2.3 All drinks and drink bottles 16.2.4 Drinking Glasses and cans 16.2.5 High heels or black soled shoes 16.2.6 Spitting on the surface is not permitted 17 FOOTWEAR 17.1 All footwear shall be cleaned and dried of all exterior rubbish (stones, dirt, mud etc) before entry to the playing surface. 17.2 Players and officials are required to wear suitable non marking footwear on the court surface to be policed by the Hirer.