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The organizing authority for the So=
uthern
Region 2005 Regional Championships is the Southern Regional Committee. The Southern Region Event Notice w=
as
approved by the NZIHA on (_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ).
·=
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The Southe=
rn
2005 Regional Championships will be conducted under the NZIHA By-laws, NZIHA
Official Rule Book and this Event Notice.
·=
; =
The 2005
Southern Regional Championships are open=
to
teams, entered by NZIHA Southern Region clubs, in the following grades: - U=
10,
U12, U14, U16, U20, Open and Women.
·=
; =
A club may
enter more than one team in any Grade.
·=
; =
Clubs must=
be
affiliated to NZIHA prior to any of their teams participating in the Region=
al
Championships
·=
; =
All players
must be currently registered with the NZIHA for the club they are playing f=
or
prior to taking part in any regional championship games. When players have
played in a regional championship within the current season and thereafter
transfer to another club they are ineligible to continue playing in the
regional championship unless NZIHA grants dispensation prior to 31st=
sup>
July 2005
·=
; =
In regional
Championships players shall be entered as playing for one team except for w=
omen
who may play for both the woman’s grade and an age grade. However,
provided that they comply with age eligibility at all times, players are
permitted to play in other teams of a higher age grade or higher divisions
within an age grade of the same club a maximum of three times. When players
have played for other teams of any higher age grade or division on more than
three occasions they are ineligible to play down. Where a club has two team=
s in
the same division, players may play for only one team in the regional
championships
·=
; =
Open Grade=
:-
Where a club has more than one team in the Open Grade of the Regional
Championships, players may play for only one of those teams for the duratio=
n of
the Regional Championships
If one team from a club qualifies for the National
Championships Open Grade, the club may select its Nationals team from all of
its eligible players
If two teams from a club qualify for the National
Championships Open Grade, players who have played in the Regional Champions=
hips
in one of the qualifying teams are only eligible to play in the same team as
they played in the Regional Championships. However, other eligible players =
in
the club may be included.
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·=
; =
Games will=
be
scheduled to commence (13th May) and finish no later than (28
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Round
One May 13th – 15th Nelson
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Round
Two June 25th – 26th
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Round
Three August 13th – 14th Venue To be announced
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Tournament is
“unofficial” in
that points do not count towards Final Standings
·=
; =
There will=
be
no games scheduled on (March =
25th
– 28th, April 22nd – 28th, Jun=
e 3rd
– 6th, July 8th – 10th, July 1=
5th
– 17th).
·=
; =
Games shal=
l be
rescheduled for teams when their players are representing the New Zealand
Inline Hockey Association in International Events
·=
; =
The Nelson
Skating Rink will be used.
· =
The Region=
al
Championship will consist of a minimum of two Round Robins
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·=
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Where there
are less than 4 teams in a grade, a double Round Robin will be played in ea=
ch
tournament. If there are only two teams in the grade, at the Tournament
Organiser’s discretion, there will be a triple Round Robin in each
tournament. All points, with the exception of the “unofficial”
round, will count towards Final Standings
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All
Grades except Open Grade. There will be a minimum of one team per age grade=
per
region where a regional competition has taken place and a maximum of two te=
ams
per region per grade where the number of teams in the regional competition =
in
that grade numbers four or more
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Open
Grade There will be a minimum of one team per region where a regional
competition has taken place and a maximum of four teams per region. The
following allocation applies: -
2
Teams at the Regional Championships then one team qualifies.
3
or 4 teams at the Regional Championships then two teams qualify.
5
or 6 teams at the Regional Championships then three teams qualify.
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; =
Each team =
is
to make arrangements for one scorer/timekeeper for each game.
·=
; =
The Referee
Coordinator or his appointed representative to make arrangements for a mini=
mum
of two referees for each game.
· =
All games are to be played as per the draw b=
ut
may be rescheduled by the Regional Secretary if it is in the interests of t=
he
championships.
·=
; =
An NZIHA
official scoresheet must be completed for each scheduled game including tho=
se
defaulted, forfeited or no-shows. The Regional Secretary to provide the sco=
re
book and will forward the results to the Club Secretaries and NZIHA
·=
; =
Entries ar=
e to
be on the attached entry form.
·=
; =
The closing
date for entries is
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Round
One April 22nd
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Round
Two June 4th
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Round
Three July 22nd
· =
No
late entries will be accepted
· =
Newly
formed teams may enter the competition after the first round, but will be
ineligible to qualify for Nationals
·=
; =
The entry =
fee
is $50 per team.
·=
; =
A refundab=
le
bond of $150 is required from each Club to cover rink fees in the event of =
a no
show.
·=
; =
Rink fees =
are
$60 per team per game.
· =
Referee
Fees: Referees shall be reimbursed as follows;
&m=
iddot; $10/game for Level One Referees for=
all
games,
&m=
iddot; $15/game for Level 2 Referees officiating at
U20/ Senior and Women games,
&m=
iddot; $10/ game for Level 2 Referees officiating at
U10/U12/U16 games.
·=
; =
All game o=
fficials
will be admitted free.
·=
; =
A draw wil=
l be
published by mail after the close of entries, and not later than two weeks
prior to the tournament.
·=
; =
Game resul=
ts and team standings will be published on the NZ=
IHA
Homepage (www.nziha.com) and sent=
to
all Southern Region club secretaries as soon as possible after they become
available.
Points
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; =
A win will=
be
awarded 2 points, a draw 1 points, a loss 0 points, and a default, forfeit =
or
no show will result in a minus 2 point being deducted from the teams overall
points.
·=
; =
Ties will =
be
resolved in favor of the team than beat the other when the tied teams last =
met.
If that fails to resolve a tie, then the tie will be resolved in favor of t=
he
team with the best ratio of goals scored for and against over all games in =
the
event.
·=
; =
A team fou=
nd
to have fielded an ineligible player shall default the game and the result
shall be recorded as 5 – nil or the actual score whichever is the most
advantageous to the non-offending team.
Final
Standings
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=
the team that beat the other when the tied teams last met. If this fails to
resolve the tie, then the tie will be resolved in favour of the team with t=
he
best goal difference over all games. Where a goal difference is used to res=
olve
ties in the final standings in regional competition the maximum goal differ=
ence
that can be taken from a game is 5.
Prizes
·=
; =
A Prize Gi=
ving
will be held at the final tournament
·=
; =
Trophies a=
nd
certificates will be awarded.
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Regional
Authority
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Regional Championships
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NZIHA Appr=
oval
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the
Secretary, NZIHA for approval, prior to publication
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All
inquiries should be to Southern Regional Secretary, Kay Harris kayh@e3.net.nz
Addendum
The
organising committee reserves the right to allow teams to mix grades to all=
ow
for better competition and Clubs will be advised of these before the first
tournament