FINAL BULLETIN U14-U15 JUNIOR TEAMS SUNDAY 22nd OCTOBER 2017 @ GENERAL CONDITIONS CONDITIONS OF ENTRY This carnival will be conducted in accordance with the current edition of the Surf Sports Manual including Bulletins. All competitors must be current financial and proficient members of their Surf Life Saving Club. All competitors must be proficient in the following to enter this carnival: U14: U15: Relevant age Junior Preliminary Skills Evaluation Relevant age Competition Evaluation SRC Proficiency All appointed officials, team managers and competitors are directed to obtain a copy of the current Surf Sports Manuals and Bulletins and make themselves familiar with the current procedures. All competing Clubs shall provide officials and water safety personnel as per attached roster. The responsibility is on the competing club to arrange any substitutes for officials now not available. Failure to provide the required ratio of officials will result in the competing club being excluded from the event. All Carnival Officials will be appointed to their respective sections and duties. Appointments will be circulated to competing clubs. CARNIVAL MEETING AND BRIEFING TIMES Sectional Referees Officials / Water Safety Team Managers Marshalling Carnival Starts 06:30 AM 06:45 AM 07:00 AM 07:15 AM 08:00 AM Please note: Non-attendance at briefings will not be taken as an excuse for missing any information. NOTE All Team Managers are required to attend the above briefing. Failure by any club to be present at this briefing may preclude them from competing in the event. Team Managers should be identified with "TEAM MANAGER" shirts whilst in the competition arena. Team Managers are requested to enter the competition area only when necessary to report in marshalling areas or to approach the Referee. Mudjimba U14 U15 Youth Teams Carnival 1/5
LATE and ADDITIONAL ENTRIES Late Entries: Late entry fees will be applied from 12.01pm on Friday 13 TH October 2017. Late entry fees will be charged at $34.00 per person + the appropriate pp fee: $5.50 per event Clubs may submit their own late and additional entries on SLS Carnival Manager from Friday 13 th October 12.01pm to Wednesday 19 th October at 10.00am. Any further entries from 10.01am on Wednesday 19 th October until the day of the carnival will need to be lodged with the marshall on the day of the carnival by the closing times set below. For competitors not entered in the carnival, the team manager must provide a completed late entry slip with competitor s full name and age group and all details of all events wishing to be entered completed ready for handing to the marshall. Late and/or additional entry slips can be found via this link: sls-sunshine-coast-late-entry-form or sls-sunshine-coast-additional-entry and to be printed and handed into Carnival Admin on the morning by the closing time below. Late and Additional Entry close time: 7.45am on Sunday 22nd October 2017 DRESS OF COMPETITORS Competitors must be dressed as per the conditions outlines in the current Edition of the Surf Sports Manual and or bulletins/amendments. Competitors shall wear costumes, clothing or dress as approved by SLSA. A competitor shall be not be permitted to take part in any competition if, in the opinion of the Referee, the competitor is not properly dressed or their high visibility rash shirt/vest does not meet the acceptable standards. TEAM MANAGERS Team Managers nominated by the club are responsible for the behaviour of their club members during travel to and from the event. Sunshine Coast Branch and the host Club have gone to considerable effort to ensure the success of the event. It is therefore the responsibility of all managers to ensure that the behaviour of club members reflects the true image of surf life saving. A Disciplinary Committee has been appointed to deal with any misbehavior should the occasion arise. All Clubs MUST complete the Team Managers Declaration before the start of the carnival. Failure to do so may result in competitors being unable to start. Clubs are allowed one (1) Club Team Manager and one (1) Male age Manager and one (1) Female Age Manager who must wear Identifiable shirt to indicate their position. Any changes of Team/Age Manager personnel must be reported to Carnival Referee and a current blue card must be produced. NO BLUE CARD, NO CHANGE. IRB and WATER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS The host club will provide 2 x qualified IRB crews (4 in total) and 2 x fully serviced and operational IRB. The top two clubs based on competitor numbers will provide a qualified IRB crew and fully serviced and operational IRB for a half day shift each day. All crews must abide by the SLSA/SLSQ Water Safety Policy and wear appropriate High Vis Vests, cap and PFD. Water safety personnel are to be provided by each competing club at a ratio of 1:15 and names are to be submitted with the Team Managers declaration. Mudjimba U14 U15 Youth Teams Carnival 2/5
All water safety personnel must arrive with the SLSA approved water safety uniform and rescue tube. Water safety personnel are to be provided by competing Clubs on a roster basis as provided by the Coordinator and circulated with the final bulletin. Failure by any Club to provide IRB and water safety personnel as per the roster will exclude that Club from competing. WATER SAFETY ROSTER SUNDAY 22 nd OCTOBER 2017 CLUBS ROSTERED AM 6.45AM 11.00AM Alexandra Headland Coolum Beach Dicky Beach Kawana Waters Sunshine Beach U14-U14 TEAMS CARNIVAL SUNDAY 22 nd OCTOBER 2017 WATER SAFETY ROSTER CLUBS ROSTERED PM 10.45AM TO CARNIVAL FINISH Maroochydore Met Caloundra Mooloolaba Noosa Heads Mudjimba ALL WATER SAFETY PERSONNEL ARE TO ARRIVE DRESSED IN SLSA APPROVED WATER SAFETY UNIFORM AND WITH RESCUE EQUIPMENT IRB ROSTER SUNDAY 22 nd OCTOBER 2017 CLUBS ROSTERED A.M. CLUB ROSTERED P.M. 6.45 am 11.00 am 10.45 am - carnival finish MIDJIMBA MAROOCHYDORE ALEXANDRA HEADLAND PLEASE REPORT TO IRB COORDINATOR SUITABLY ATTIRED IN HIGH VIS RASHIE AND PFD DRESS OF COMPETITORS Competitors must be dressed as per the conditions outlines in the current Edition of the Surf Sports Manual and or bulletins/amendments. Competitors shall wear costumes, clothing or dress as approved by SLSA. A competitor shall be not be permitted to take part in any competition if, in the opinion of the Referee, the competitor is not properly dressed or their high visibility rash shirt/vest does not meet the acceptable standards. 3 P a g e
CARNIVAL PROGRAM ORDER OF EVENTS BEACH RELAYS Under 15 Male Beach Relay Under 15 Female Beach Relay Under 14 Male Beach Relay Under 14 Female Beach Relay Beach Events to start as soon as sufficient beach becomes available due to tidal information. MALE U14 Board Rescue U15 Board Rescue U14 Surf Teams U15 Surf Teams U14 Board Relay U15 Board Relay U14 Cameron Relay U15 Cameron Relay FEMALE U14 Board Rescue U15 Board Rescue U14 Surf Teams U15 Surf Teams U14 Board Relay U15 Board Relay U14 Cameron Relay U15 Cameron Relay Whilst every effort will be made to stick to the timetable, Team Managers should be aware that changes may be made throughout the day at the discretion of the Carnival Referee. PROTESTS Will only be accepted from Team Managers on the approved "Protest Form" and lodged in accordance with the current edition SLSA Surf Sports Manual/Bulletins. In the event of a competitor requiring assistance - if official assistance is rendered, the competitor must retire from the race. All Protests shall be lodged with the appropriate carnival official in accordance with the procedures set down in the current edition SLSA Surf Sports Manual, and shall identify the specific sections/clauses in the Surf Sports Manual upon which the protest is based. Clubs may appeal a dismissed protest to the Appeals Committee. A fee of $110.00 per individual/team must be lodged. If the appeal is upheld the fee will be returned. If the appeal is dismissed the fee is retained by Sunshine Coast Branch. BEACH PROTECTION / CLUB TENTS Use of the dunal areas is prohibited during the event. To protect the dunal area, only formal beach access ways are to be used for access and all signage and fencing must be observed for coastal protection. Club tents are not to be erected on the sand dunes or in the parkland with star pickets only sand bags are allowed by direction of the Carnival referee and Sunshine Coast Regional council. DRUG USE Surf Life Saving Australia supports the Australian Government, the Australian Sports Commission, the Australian Olympic Federation, and the Australian Sports Drug Agency in their efforts to eradicate the use of drugs in sport. The Association has published a list of prohibited drugs, and provides for severe penalties 4 P a g e
in the event of drug use. Any event conducted by the Association is subject to random drug testing, without further notice. The very strict procedures laid down for the testing of drugs will be observed, and competitors refusing to submit to a drug test will be subject to prescribed penalties. CARNIVAL PARKING All clubs, competitors and officials are to read and obey the parking signs set up by the Regional Council and the Carnival Committee. Parking on nature strips, areas of open space and parkland are not permitted and o the sport fines may be issued per vehicle parked illegally. GENERAL All clubs must adhere to the wearing of the Pink High Vis competition vests at all times within the competition arena including during warm ups and warm downs. Failure to do so could see the offending club being suspended from competition. Warm up arenas will be: Solid colour - (craft) Split colour - (swim) Competing clubs are required to provide adequate water safety personnel for the warm up areas and any clubs found to be in breach of the SLSA water safety policy will be directed to the carnival disciplinary committee. First aid personnel will be supplied by Mudjimba SLSC and will be found in the first aid tent on the beach. With the usual co-operation and assistance by all officials and competitors the carnival can be conducted so that competitors are given the opportunity to compete fairly and to the best of their ability. If you have any further enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact Sunshine Coast Branch on 5414 1600. 5 P a g e