Grading Policy and Procedures & Rules for Netball NSW Schools Cup

Grading Policy and Procedures & Rules for Netball NSW Schools Cup

Contents Schools Cup Competition Format... 2 Schools Cup Grading Procedures... 3 Phase 1... 3 Phase 2... 3 Phase 3... 5 Schools Cup Rules... 6 8. Cost... 6 9. Insurance... 6 10. Communication... 6 12. Playing Conditions... 6 15. Team Requirements... 6 18. Competition... 6 20. Scoring and Ladders... 7 26. Extra Time... 7 28. Code of Behaviour... 8 29. Invitational Teams... 8 Umpiring Requirements... 8 1 P a g e

Schools Cup Competition Format 1. The eight (8) regions of Netball NSW are: Hunter; Far North Coast; Metropolitan; North Coast; Northern Inland; Riverina; South Coast; West/Central West. 2. The competition shall comprise of three phases: (i) Phase 1 Local Schools Cup days will be held in Term 1 to Term 3 in each of the eight (8) Netball NSW regional areas. Phase 2 One Regional Shield day will be held in late Term 2 or early Term 3 for each division within the eight (8) Netball NSW regional areas. Phase 3 - Schools Cup State Final will be held across two days in late Term 3. One day will be for the Primary division and one day will be for the two Secondary divisions. 3. Schools cup shall comprise of five divisions: Year 5/6 Mixed Teams shall comprise of a maximum of twelve (12) girls/boys in Primary School Years 5/6. Players may only represent/play in one (1) team. (v) Year 7/8 Girls Teams shall comprise of a maximum of twelve (12) girls in Secondary School Years 7/8. Players may only represent/play in one (1) team. (vi) (vii) Year 7/8 Boys Teams shall comprise of a maximum of twelve (12) boys in Secondary School Years 7/8. Players may only represent/play in one (1) team. Year 9/10 Girls - Teams shall comprise of a maximum of twelve (12) girls in Secondary School Years 9/10. Players may only represent/play in one (1) team. (viii) Year 9/10 Boys - Teams shall comprise of a maximum of twelve (12) boys in Secondary School Years 9/10. Players may only represent/play in one (1) team. 4. Schools shall register teams for the competition on the approved Schools Cup online entry form prior to the specified closing date. 2 P a g e

Schools Cup Grading Procedures Phase 1 5. For Phase 1 of the competition the following Grading Procedures apply: (i) (v) An individual school is able to enter a maximum of four (4) teams per division in one (1) local day. Exemptions to this rule may be granted from Netball NSW where venue and team entries allow. Schools may only enter teams into one (1) local day. Registrations will be confirmed on a first application basis. Once the maximum number of teams for the venue has been reached registrations will close, even if prior to the specified close of registration date. Schools will be divided into pools and play a round robin competition for the day. No finals series will be played. Schools will be allocated to pools based on competition or non-competition categories, as indicated on the Schools Cup entry form. The two categories will play in separate pools. a. Competition Category - scores will be kept and placing recorded. Teams will progress through to Phase 2 based on their placing within their pools. b. Non-Competition Category - scores will be kept with no ladder or placing recorded. Teams are not eligible to progress through to Phase 2. (vi) (vii) In the case where there are not enough teams in the non-competition category to create a separate pool, these teams will be automatically placed in the competition category pools. Where possible, schools will not have two teams in the same pool. (viii) Netball NSW reserves the right to vary the number of allocated teams in each pool and the number of pools dependent upon the number of entries received. Phase 2 6. For Phase 2 of the competition the following Grading Procedures apply: (i) Schools that place first in their allocated competitive pools at a Phase 1 Local Day will be eligible to enter one (1) team into Phase 2. In the case where a school has teams in separate pools and the top team for each pool is from the same school, both teams are eligible to progress. In the event of only one competitive pool at a Phase 1 Local Day, both the school that placed first and the school that placed second in that pool will be eligible to enter one (1) team into Phase 2. In the event more than four (4) competitive pools are required at a Phase 1 Local Day, the teams who finish first place in each pool will then be ranked according to points and goal average (refer to rule 24 and 25 for details and calculations). The top four (4) teams will then progress onto Phase 2. 3 P a g e

(v) (vi) (vii) If a school that finishes in first place in their allocated pool declines the offer to attend Phase 2, the schools will be contacted in order of placing until at least two schools from the local day are able to attend. Schools will be divided into pools to play a round robin and then progress into a finals series. Schools who attended the same Phase 1 venue will be separated into different pools where possible. Netball NSW reserves the right to vary the number of allocated teams in each pool and the number of pools dependent upon the number of entries received. (viii) Should there be one pool, the finals series will be played as follows: Semi Final 1: Semi Final 2: 1 st Ranked Pool vs. 4 th Ranked Pool 2 nd Ranked Pool vs. 3 rd Ranked Pool Finals: Classification 3-4: Loser Semi Final 1 vs. Loser Semi Final 2 Classification 5-6: 5 th Ranked Pool vs. 6 th Ranked Pool Classification 7-8: 7 th Ranked Pool vs. 8 th Ranked Pool Grand Final: Winner Semi Final 1 vs. Winner Semi Final 2 (ix) Should there be two pools, the finals series will be played as follows: Semi Final 1: Semi Final 2: Winner Pool A vs. Runner Up Pool B Winner Pool B vs. Runner Up Pool A Finals: Classification 3-4: Loser Semi Final 1 vs. Loser Semi Final 2 Classification 5-6: 3 rd Ranked Pool A vs. 3 rd Ranked Pool B Classification 7-8: 4 th Ranked Pool A vs. 4 th Ranked Pool B Grand Final: Winner Semi Final 1 vs. Winner Semi Final 2 (x) Should there be three pools the finals series will be played as follows: After round games the points and goal averages of all teams across the three pools will be combined to formulate one points table for the division. Games will then be played as outlined in rule 6 viii. (xi) Should there be four pools, the finals series will be played as follows: Quarter Final 1: Quarter Final 2: Quarter Final 3: Quarter Final 4: Winner Pool A vs. Runner Up Pool D Winner Pool B vs. Runner Up Pool A Winner Pool C vs. Runner Up Pool B Winner Pool D vs. Runner Up Pool C 4 P a g e

Semi Final 1: Winner Quarter Final 1 vs. Winner Quarter Final 2 Semi Final 2: Winner Quarter Final 3 vs. Winner Quarter Final 4 Classification Final 3-4: Loser Semi Final 1 vs. Loser Semi Final 2 Classification Final 1: Loser Quarter Final 1 vs. Loser Quarter Final 2 Classification Final 2: Loser Quarter Final 3 vs. Loser Quarter Final 4 Classification Final 3: 3 rd Ranked Pool A vs. 3 rd Ranked Pool B Classification Final 4: 3 rd Ranked Pool C vs. 3 rd Ranked Pool D Classification Final 5: 4 th Ranked Pool A vs. 4 th Ranked Pool B Classification Final 6: 4 th Ranked Pool C vs. 4 th Ranked Pool D Grand Final: Winner Semi Final 1 vs. Winner Semi Final 2 Phase 3 7. For Phase 3 of the competition the following Grading Procedures apply: (i) Winners of the Regional Shields at a Phase 2 day will be eligible to enter their team into Phase 3. If in the case of the Regional Shield school declines the offer to attend Phase 3. The schools from Phase 2 for that region will be contacted in order of placing until one school from the Regional Shield day is able to attend. Schools will be divided into two pools to play a round robin and then progress into a finals series. Finals to be played as follows: Semi Final 1: Semi Final 2: Winner Pool A vs. Runner Up Pool B Winner Pool B vs. Runner Up Pool A Finals: Classification 3-4: Loser Semi Final 1 vs. Loser Semi Final 2 Classification 5-6: 3 rd Ranked Pool A vs. 3 rd Ranked Pool B Classification 7-8: 4 th Ranked Pool A vs. 4 th Ranked Pool B Grand Final: Winner Semi Final 1 vs. Winner Semi Final 2 5 P a g e

Schools Cup Rules 8. Cost - A one off entry fee of $40.00 per team entered into Phase 1 of competition is to be paid. Schools will be invoiced by Netball NSW after the completion of the Phase 1 day and once a Purchase Order (PO) number has been received via the online entry form. If a school withdraws from the competition within 48hours of the Phase 1 day or does not attend without prior notice, the School will still be invoiced the full amount. 9. Insurance - Students participating in the Netball NSW Schools Cup will be covered under Netball NSW Public and Products Liability Insurance whilst participating in the event and provided all participant details have been submitted to Netball NSW. 10. Communication - Netball NSW will release the dates for each phase of the Schools Cup in the year prior to the competition. 11. Team confirmation, event details and venues of the competition will be emailed to the school contact at least one (1) week prior to the commencement of the competition where possible. The draw for all phases will be emailed to the school contact the day before the competition. 12. Playing Conditions - Matches will be played on preferably hard netball courts or grass courts as required. Courts are to be prepared, marked and maintained to a standard required by Netball NSW and in accordance with the current rules of the game. 13. The courts and weather conditions shall be inspected by Netball NSW Staff one (1) hour and thirty (30) minutes prior to the commencement of round one (1). A decision will be made as per the Netball NSW Adverse Weather Conditions Policy. In the case of unsuitable playing conditions a message will appear on Netball NSW digital channels no later than one (1) hour before the commencement of round one (1) advising the postponement of the day. 14. In the case of unsuitable playing conditions, one wet weather date will be allocated per Phases 1 and 2 for each regional area. If one of these dates is required to be utilised, Netball NSW staff will advise the school/team contact via email by 5pm on the original date of competition. 15. Team Requirements - Players may not play in a team other than the team in which they were originally registered. 16. Players are to play in their correct age group, unless special permission is granted. Players are not permitted to play in a lower age group and any request for players to play in a higher age group than that for which they are eligible must be submitted on the designated form published on the Netball NSW website for approval prior to the Competition. 17. Players must play in the correct School Sport/Netball Uniform which shall be an identical uniform except where prior approval has been given. 18. Schools/Teams will need to supply their own patches/bibs and a size five (5) netball to play with. 19. Competition - Games will be centrally timed and consist of twelve (12) minute halves with two (2) minutes for half time and four (4) minutes between games. Netball NSW reserves the right to alter the match format dependent upon the number of entries received. 20. Injury time can be taken by teams; however the time will not be stopped or added onto games, including games played in the finals series. 6 P a g e

21. Scoring and Ladders - Each School/Team is to provide one (1) scorer. Scorers for each team will stand together on the sideline towards the middle of the court and both scorers must sign the scoresheet. The winning team at the conclusion of the game is to return the signed score sheet to event control. 22. A score sheet having been signed by both scorers and lodged with Netball NSW staff will not be returned to any team for any correction. No disputes will be entered into once score sheets have been signed. 23. In circumstances where team officials of both teams testify that the score sheet submitted to Netball NSW staff is incorrect and further they agree on the correct score then Netball NSW staff have the discretion to vary the official scores. 24. The competition shall be conducted on a points score basis as reflected in the points table under Rule 24. 25. Points Table Schools Cup Points Table Win Loss Draw Forfeit* Bye Abandoned** 3 1 2 3 0 2 * Teams may claim a forfeit if the opposition team is not present at the court after one (1) minute from the scheduled starting time. ** If game abandoned prior to half time - 2 points each team 26. If during the competition schools finish on an equal number of points a goal average will determine final placing. The goal average shall be determined by the total number of goals scored by the team, divided by the total number of goals scored against the team, multiplied by 100 and divided by the actual number of matches played by the team. i.e. Goals scored X 100 Goals scored against matches played The number of matches actually played includes a match a team has forfeited, but does not include a match where the team has received a forfeit. 27. Extra Time - If there is a draw in the finals series of Phase 2 and/or 3, a one (1) minute interval shall be taken. During the interval the score will be verified and the teams change ends. During the interval there may be substitutions and/or team changes. The umpire will indicate which team has the next centre pass and play will commence. Then two (2) four (4) minute halves will be played to determine a winner. After the first four (4) minutes a one (1) minute break will occur in which substitutions or positional changes shall be allowed. If the game is still a draw at the end of the second four (4) minutes, a visual signal will indicate that play continues and the first team to score a two (2) goal advantage shall be declared the winner. 28. Winning Schools of the Regional Shields and Schools Cup will have their name engraved on the plaques and can display the shield/cup in their school for a period of 12 months. At the conclusion of 12 months the shield/cup must be returned to Netball NSW. 7 P a g e

29. Code of Behaviour - Players, Coaches, Umpires, Parents and Spectators are expected to abide by the Netball NSW Codes of Behaviour found at www.netballnsw.com 30. Invitational Teams Netball NSW may admit teams to various phases of Schools Cup on an invitation basis as required. Invitational teams admitted to Schools Cup may make a recommendation as to the preferred age division for participation, final grading will be at the discretion of Netball NSW. Invitational teams will be removed from the final ladder placings and the ladder will be re-ordered as required. Umpiring Requirements (i) For Phase 1, schools will need to supply one (1) umpire per team. It is expected that the umpires nominated have completed the Rules of Netball Theory exam online (free). Schools attending Phase 2 of the competition will be required to supply one (1) umpire per team with a recommended minimum National C badge, or an umpire competent to umpire games of Regional Finals standard who has completed the Rules of Netball theory exam. Schools attending Phase 3 of the competition will be required to supply one (1) umpire per team with a minimum National C Badge. Umpire names are to be received by Netball NSW at least two weeks prior to each phase. Contact details for the Netball NSW Technical Officials Coordinator can be found here should you need support on accessing umpire learning modules or becoming a badged umpire. (v) (vi) An umpire your own system will be in place for Phase 1 of the competition. For Phase 2 Netball NSW will complete a cross draw allocation. Umpires will be required to umpire games based on their schools allocation. Umpires will receive their allocations with the release of the Phase 2 draw, one week prior to competition. For Phase 3 Netball NSW will oversee the allocation of umpires to matches. Umpires will receive their allocations on the day of competition thirty (30) minutes prior to the start. If an umpire has not arrived thirty (30) minutes prior to the commencement of the match, a replacement umpire may take the court. For Phase 3, umpires shall be dressed predominately in white. In the event of inclement weather, white tracksuit pants and white wet weather jackets may be worn. 8 P a g e