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Inter= -Regional Champi= onship

The Inter-Regional Championship is staged annually as the culmination of the in= line hockey season. The Inter-Regional Trophy is awarded to the Region with the most points in the Championship.

Organ= ising Authority:

The organising authority for the Inter-Regional Championship is the NZIHA.

The NZIHA has delegated the organisation of = the Championship to the Committee of the host Region. For the 2004 year the host will be= the Lower North Island Region.

Rules= :

The NZIHA Official Rulebook 2002 will apply.=

Teams= :

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On and Off Floor Officials:

All regions will be ros= tered on for goal judging, scoring, and timekeeping throughout the tournament. In order to officiate as a referee, timekeeper or scorer at the Inter-Regional Championship it is necessary to = hold current NZIHA registration

Date, Venue, Entries, Entry Fees:

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Eligi= bility:

· = Each region may enter one team in each of the following grades= :

Under 12, Under 14, Und= er 16, Under 18, Under 20, Open, Women, Junior Wome= n and Masters.

· = All players must be currently registered with NZIHA for an NZI= HA Club within the region represented.

· = Players of other nationalities must have resided in New Zealand for a minimum of 28 days.

· = Players are to be entered as playing for one team only. <= /o:p>

· = Players should be selected to play in their own age gr= ade for Inter-Regional teams.

· = All players aged 16 and Over ( Senior Registration) MUST have = been registered prior to July 31^st, 2004

Forma= t:

· = The championships in each grade will be a minimum of one round robin.

· = Stop Time will be played in accordance with NZIHA Rulebook - R= ule 637

· = Match playing times will be four periods of 10 minutes with 1-minute quarter time and a 2-minute half-time. Each team will be entitled = to a one minute time-out per game.

· = Teams must be ready to play 30 minutes before the scheduled playing time.

Points:

· = In each game the points awarded shall be 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

· = The players and team officials in the:

Ø &n= bsp; first placed team in each grade shall be awarded gold medals

Ø &n= bsp; second placed team in each grade shall be awarded silver medal= s

Ø third placed team in each grade shal= l be awarded bronze medals

Ø fourth place team in each grade shall be awarded ebony medals.

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First in Grade         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; - 3 poin= ts

Second in Grade        &= nbsp;         - 2 poin= ts

Third in Grade                =       - 1 poin= t

Fourth in Grade             &= nbsp;     - 0 poin= t

The Region with the most Grade points is the winning Region.<= /b>

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Oceania Championships NZ Team Selections

Selectors and Coaches appointed to select 2005 Oceania squads = in all Oceania grades ( 14 & Under , 16 & Under, 18 & Under, 20 &a= mp; Under, Senior men, Masters Junior Women and Women's teams) will be observing players at Inter Regional Championships in their NZIHA age grades and selecting players for = 2005 Oceania Squads by the end of the championships.

To be eligible for selection to a NZ squad players must be pla= ying in a regional representative team at Inter Regional Championships in the current season <= /span>(Dispensation on certified medical grounds for members of regio= nal squads may be considered).

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