2019 Bunnings NZ Secondary Schools Touch Championship - Conditions of Entry Version 1.0 - Touch New Zealand
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2019 Bunnings NZ Secondary Schools Touch Championship Conditions of Entry Version 1.0
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
2Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 5
Dates ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Closing Date ................................................................................................................................ 5
Communication ........................................................................................................................... 5
Registration ................................................................................................................................. 5
IMPORTANT DATES....................................................................................................................... 5-6
ENTRY INFORMATION...................................................................................................................... 6
Date ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Venue .......................................................................................................................................... 6
Fee .............................................................................................................................................. 6
Withdrawal.................................................................................................................................. 6
Division Categories ...................................................................................................................... 6
School Entries ........................................................................................................................... 6-7
REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................................... 7
Player Eligibility ........................................................................................................................ 7-8
School Team Eligibility .............................................................................................................. 8-9
Online Registration ...................................................................................................................... 9
UNIFORMS ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Playing Numbers..................................................................................................................... 9-10
Compression Garments ............................................................................................................. 10
WORKING WITH CHILDREN ........................................................................................................... 10
Guardianship ............................................................................................................................ 10
Health & Safety.......................................................................................................................... 10
EVENT OPERATIONS ..................................................................................................................... 10
Tournament Briefing ................................................................................................................. 10
Participant Terms and Conditions Declaration ........................................................................... 10
Control of Event......................................................................................................................... 10
Match Ball ................................................................................................................................. 11
Points System ............................................................................................................................ 11
Duration of Games..................................................................................................................... 11
Trophies .................................................................................................................................... 11
Presentation .............................................................................................................................. 11
Tents ......................................................................................................................................... 12
Draw Format ............................................................................................................................. 12
Opening Ceremony .................................................................................................................... 12
3Community Coaching Support ................................................................................................... 12
Merchandise.............................................................................................................................. 12
RULES ............................................................................................................................................ 13
41 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1.1 Conditions of Entry
A Dates
Playing days Friday 13th, Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th of December 2019
B Closing Date
Automatic Team Entry (top 20 Placed teams from 2018 NZSS) to submit by 30 April 2019
Ballot Team Entry link to be submitted by 10 May 2019
Ballot Team Entry Draw Process to be completed by 16 – 20 May 2019
C Communication
Each team must appoint a Primary Contact. All correspondence must be made through the
primary contact. Email address and mobile phone number for the primary contact must be
provided at the time of entry.
D Players, Team Management and Support Staff Registration
All members of the team are required to complete the online sporty registration system as
per the timeline specified.
Important Dates
Tuesday 20th April 2019
• Automatic entry link closes
Friday 10th May 2019
• Ballot Entry link closes
Thursday 16th May 2019
• Ballot draw completed
Monday 20th May 2019
• Successful Ballot entry Teams Advised
Sunday 1st September 2019
• Entry Fee $900.00 payment due
Tuesday 12th November 2019
• Draft Draw on TNZ Tournament website
Friday 29th November 2019
• Final Draw released on TNZ Tournament Website
• Field Map Released
• Managers Briefing link Released
Wednesday 4th December 2019
• Online Registration Closed
5Friday 6th December 2019
• Team Registration Sheet sent to Primary Contact
Friday 13th December 2019
• Day 1 of Competition
Saturday 14th December 2019
• Day 2 of Competition
Sunday 15th December 2019
• Day 3 of Competition – Semis and Finals
2 ENTRY INFORMATION
2.1 Date
2.1.1 The Touch NZ Secondary School Nationals will be conducted on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th & Sunday
15th of December 2019
2.2 Venue
2.2.1 The NZSS Nationals will be conducted at Rotorua International Stadium Ray Boord Reserve and
Westbrook Park Rotorua
2.3 Fees
2.3.1 The entry fee for this year’s tournament will be $900.00 incl GST per team entered.
Invoices will be sent at the start of July 2019
Entry fee is due to be paid in full by 1st September 2019
2.4 Withdrawal Terms & Conditions
2.4.1
Withdrawal post 1st September will result in the school being liable for the $900.00 entry fee.
2.5 Division Categories
2.5.1 Boys Under 19 as at 1st January 2019
Girls Under 19 as at 1st January 2019
Mixed Under 19 as at 1st January 2019
2.6 School Team Entries
Boys Girls Mixed
Auckland Grammar AORERE COLLEGE Awatapu College
Christchurch Boys' High School Auckland Girls Grammar School Botany Downs Secondary College
Gisborne Boys High School Botany Downs College Central Hawkes Bay College
Hamilton Boys' High School Burnside High School Central Southland College
2.6.1 Hutt International Boys School Christchurch Girls' High School Cullinane College
King's College Columba College Flaxmere College
Kings High School Epsom Girls Grammar School Fraser High School
MANUKURA Hamilton Girls High School Garin College
6Marlborough Boys College Karamu High School Hauraki Plains
Nelson College Manukura Hobsonville Point
New Plymouth Boys’ High School Morrinsville College Howick College
Otago Boys High School New Plymouth Girls Kaitaia College
Palmerston North Boys High School Paeroa College Lincoln High School
Rotorua Boys High School Palmerston North Girls MacLeans College
Southland Boys Rangi Ruru Girls School Mahurangi College
St Bernard's College Riccarton High School Manurewa High
St Patricks College Silverstream Rotorua Girls High School Massey
St Pauls Collegiate Hamilton Sacred Heart Girls’ N. Plymouth Motueka High School
St. John's College Hamilton Sacred Heart Girls' Hamilton Ngaruawahia High School
Trident High School Saint Kentigern College One Tree Hill College
Wellington College St Hilda's Collegiate School Orewa College
Westlake Boys High School St Oran's College Patea Area School
Whangarei Boys' High School Tauranga Girls QEC
Te Wharekura o Nga Taiatea Rangiora High School
Trident High School Rangitoto College
Waitara High School Rolleston College
Westlake Girls High School Rutherford College
Whanganui High School Tai Wananga Tu Toa
Taita College
Tangaroa College
Tapo nui A Tia
Te Wharekura o Mauao
Thames High School
Tikipunga High School
Tokoroa High School
Trident
Waimea College
Waitara High School
Wakatipu High School
3 REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Player Eligibility
This event is run under the Sport New Zealand NZSSSC Policies and Guidelines “Eligibility Regulations”,
as such please ensure all your players meet the below:
1. Student Eligibility
a) A student eligible to compete in National and Island secondary school events must:
3.1.1
1. be enrolled as a bona fide (Year 9 or above) student at the school of
representation and studying at least 80% of a programme that is part of the
timetable provided by the school for at least four weeks immediately prior to the
event.
72. have a satisfactory attendance record at the school. The final decision will
be at the Principal's discretion.
3. be under 19 years of age at the first of January in the year of the competition.
b) The school must authenticate a student’s birth date. Organising committees may
require validation by a birth certificate or passport.
c) All teams and individuals participating in National or Island events must be declared at the
date prescribed by the accredited sporting body.
Principals /Vice Principals are required to confirm student eligibility by signing the final team
registration form sent back to school following the online registration close off date.
3.2 School Team Eligibility
Team Eligibility is as per Sport New Zealand NZSSSC Policies and Guidelines “Eligibility
Regulations
2. School Team Eligibility
1. A school team eligible to compete in School Sport NZ sanctioned events must not
exceed the quota of students new to the school in the 2 years preceding the first day of
the event as specified in the table below. For clarity, the student’s most recent
enrolment date at the school must be used. For the sport listed. teams are limited to a
maximum two (2) non domestic students (or one for sports with a quota of one) and any
non domestic student must always be included in the quota allowed. Domestic students
are defined in Note 6 below.
Maximum Number of students enrolled within 2 years preceding the start of event(New to
3.2.1 School Students - NTS) and Non Domestic Students (ND - who MUST be included in these
maximum numbers). New to School students who have been issued a Primary Caregiver
Relocation Exemption (PCRE) whereby they are EXEMPT from these numbers. For clarity,
the student’s most recent enrolment date at the school must be used.
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2. Where the family or primary caregiver of a student has changed address and, as
a consequence of the primary caregivers relocation, the student could not
reasonably have been expected to remain at their previous school, an application for
exemption may be submitted to the Regional Sports Director responsible for the
region of the new school. The application must be on the official Application for
Exemption form available at www.nzsssc.org.nz, be signed by the principal and
parent/primary caregiver and have evidence of the address change attached as
outlined on the application form. A MAXIMUM of 2 PCRE’s issued in any calendar
year may be included in any team that has a School Sport NZ NTS quota. Any appeal
must be lodged in writing with the CEO of School Sport NZ.
82. Schools that allow entry for some students only at some time after Year 9 (e.g. girls in
Year 12 and above) and The Correspondence School will not be bound by the
numbers permitted here but will be restricted to those maximum numbers for each
code when enrolling students who had previously represented another school in that
code in a competition listed here. For clarity, a school could not play in its Basketball
team more than 3 girls who had previously competed for other school(s) in the ‘A’ or
“AA’ Championships or their Premiership qualifiers.Special Circumstance
Variation: For Girls Rowing only, at St Pauls Collegiate and Kings College only a new to
school student who provides a School Sport NZ waiver signed by her previous school
principal to NZSS Rowing Assoc will be exempt from the quota of new to school
students.
3. Students who have attended a middle school and transfer at the end of the final year
level of that middle school will not be considered new to school at their school of first
enrolment following middle school.
5. Teams from ‘host school/attached school’ agreements [see below] that introduce
students ‘new to either school over the past two years’ must include these in the
maximum number allowed in a team.
6. Any final decision on the eligibility of a student or team will rest with School Sport
NZ.
3.3 Online Registration
3.3.1 All players, coaches, managers and support staff must complete online registration to be
eligible to enter the sub-box. Online registration close off is Wednesday 4th December 2019
All team registration forms with player numbers and any changes are to be submitted by 7pm
Thursday 12th December 2019 to Tournament Control or alternatively by email to
pam@touchnz.co.nz
Teams will not be permitted to participate if their team registration sheet is not submitted
and signed by the Vice Principal/Principal.
4 UNIFORMS
4.1 Approved School Uniform
4.1.1
Teams are required to wear a school approved uniform ( colours, design) during the
tournament. This includes hats and socks.
4.2 Non Playing Members
4.2.1
All non playing members ( stand down players) must be not wear school alternative apparel in
the sub-box during the course of the game ( training shirt)
4.3 Playing Numbers
4.3.1 All players are to wear an identifying number on the back of their shirt/singlet, not less than
916cm in height and clearly displayed
Numbers 1 – 20 only
Players are to remain in the same playing number for the duration of the tournament.
4.4 Compression Garments
Dispensation approval must be applied for 10 days prior to the tournament based upon
4.4.1 medical grounds only for the usage/wearing of compression garments. A medical certificate
stating the medical condition and the reason for the usage of compression garment usage is
required to be submitted to pam@touchnz.co.nz for consideration.
5 WORKING WITH CHILDREN
5.1 Guardianship
5.1.1 School policies govern the requirement for “Care Ratio” of students: adult. All schools are
required to follow their specified school procedures for events.
5.2 Health & Safety
Touch NZ support the health & safety process for sports events and will provide an event
5.2.1 RAMS & Health & Safety Plan available on the Touch NZ website for schools to be able to feed
into their specific RAMS assessments (Travel, Overnight Stay, Event Activity, 1st Aide, Drivers)
Touch NZ as the delivery agent Police Vet our volunteers (referees, tournament staff) and
staff.
6 EVENT OPERATIONS
6.1 Tournament Briefing
The tournament briefing video will be released Friday 29th November 2019 on the TNZ
6.1.1 Tournament website www.touchnz.co.nz . The link will also be emailed to primary
contacts.
This briefing is to outline the structure of the tournament and all matters pertaining to the
tournament. It replaces the Managers Meeting
6.2 Participant Terms and Conditions Declaration
6.2.1 Participants ( Players, Coaches, Managers, Support Staff) are required to complete the
participant terms and conditions declaration component of the online registration system as
part of the entry terms and conditions.
6.3 Control of the Event
6.3.1 The Touch NZ Tournament Manager in conjunction with General Manager Sports Operation
and CEO will be in charge of all matters relating to the tournament.
Any matters not covered in the Conditions of Entry/Managers Pack will be determined by the
10above Officials and their decision will be final.
6.4 Match Ball
The referee officials will provide a match ball to each game. Teams are required to return
6.4.1 these at the conclusion of the game to the referee.
6.5 Points System
6.5.1 For the NZSS Nationals the following will apply.
Win 3 points
Draw 2 points
Loss 1 point
BYE 0 points
Forfeit 0 points
6.6 Duration of Games
6.6.1 All games will consist for two halves of 15 minutes with a 3 minute half time.
6.7 Trophies
6.7.1 Awards will be presented to:
Boys Grade Girls Grade
Cup Trophy Cup Trophy
Cup Medals - Winners/Runners Up Cup Medals - Winners/Runners Up
Plate Trophy Plate Trophy
Plate Medals – Winners / Runners Up Plate Medals – Winners / Runners Up
Mixed Grade
Cup Trophy
Cup Medals - Winners/Runners Up
Plate Trophy
Plate Medals – Winners / Runners Up
Bowl Trophy
Bowl Medals – Winners / Runners Up
Shield Trophy
Shield Medals – Winners / Runners Up
6.8 Presentation
6.8.1 All presentations will occur on Sunday 15th December 2019 beside the stadium playing field.
The specific presentation schedule is to follow.
116.9 Tents
6.9.1 A specific marquee/gazebo village will be utilised at NZSS. Please note all marquee/gazebo set
up is to be within this designated area. Schools are able to utilize their own school
marquees/gazebos.
For schools who are looking to hire marquees please find below preferred provider contact
details.
6.10 Draw Format
A grade format change will occur this year in line with the increased team entry numbers. The
format will be provided post entry fee payment (1st September 2019) and teams are
confirmed as attending.
6.10.1
6.11 Opening Ceremony
6.11.1 The Opening Ceremony is scheduled for
Time: 8.00am
Date: Friday 13th December 2019
Venue: Rotorua International Stadium (main field)
Teams are asked to assemble at the Northern end of the stadium field at 7.45am. The opening
ceremony is anticipated to take 15 minutes.
6.12 Community Coaching Support
Our Community Coaching team will be available at the tournament to support coaches with:
6.12.1 FIT360 http://www.touchcoachconnect.co.nz/touchfit-360.html
Coaching Forum schedule to be provided in next newsletter release.
6.13 Merchandise
6.13.1 Touch NZ will have merchandise available at the tournament in the tent/marquee village.
127 RULES
TNZ conduct tournaments under the auspices of the Touch NZ 8th Edition rulebook and the Tournament
Rules, the Tournament rules are available on the Touch NZ Events website www.touchnz.co.nz
Website Access
www.touchnz.co.nz
Events
NZSS
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