JMB Newsletter to School #4 2008

Start times

JMB has moved the start time each day from 4.15pm to 4.25pm after a number of schools asked for a later start. Please make sure that ALL games start on time. If you start late, for whatever reason, you still need to finish on time. If the game before yours is running into your time, ask the umpires to stop the game. If they don’t, report it to the Pavilion Supervisor who will pass the information on to the office.

Umpires

It is expected that each team outside the A and B secondary grades will provide an umpire. This should NOT be the coach. The umpire is not to coach the team at the same time as they are umpiring.

Dispensations

A reminder that if you have players playing for you that are not students at your school you need to inform the office so that they can go on the Player Dispensation register. See Rule 10. Also any goalie that is playing in the field for another team needs to be granted dispensation.

Goalies

Umpires will default any game where there is a team without a goalie. (See Rule 21). It will be written on the score card that the team has defaulted and the score will be recorded as 5-0 to the other team irrespective of what the game score is.  

If the umpires fail to deem a team has defaulted, for any reason, the opposing team is still able to put in a protest (see Rule 26) that the team should have been defaulted, otherwise the game score will stand.

The team without the goalie will only pay both lots of turf fees if they are not prepared to play the game.  If the team without the goalie wish to play the game with the other team receiving the points then both teams will pay only their share of the turf fees.

If both teams have no goalie then both teams will be deemed to be defaulted and neither team will get any points.

Games against Rep teams

All JMB games played against Waikato Rep teams are non-competition games. This means that neither team will get any points from the game. Schools do not have to field registered players for these games. If either team defaults, for whatever reason, normal rules apply as far as turf cost etc are concerned.

Score Cards/Results

Please make yourself familiar with Rule 15. In the first week of play we have had 4 games where the result has not been notified to the WHA office in time, resulting in the game being deemed a 1-1 draw. It is the winning team’s captain that is responsible for handing in the completed score card.

Girls’ competition

JMB is establishing a working party to examine the structure of the girls’ secondary competition. Anyone interested in contributing to this is welcome to contact JMB via the Hockey Office.