1. Training starts the first week of Term 4 and the first round (game) is on the following Saturday (October 11).

2. Please phone your coach and team members to remind them of their training night and time. Check for doubled-up numbers: The player who has played for the longest usually has priority to retain their number, unless one of them needs a new singlet anyway.  The second player can usually arrange to borrow another singlet from Cathy Turner for the season.

3. Draw up a roster of duty parents who will be responsible for scoring, collecting money and paying the venue managers at their assigned games. [If the coach comes from one of the families, that family should not be put on the roster.]  The same parent should, in the week before the duty day, supervise training if the coach is aged under 18 years. (On average, each parent will be called upon to do duty about 2-3 times during the season). The best way to avoid you being stuck with the job if someone can't make it is to advise parents that if they can't be there on their rostered day, it is THEIR responsibility to organise a swap with someone else.   I suggest that you use email to contact parents if you can.  That way you can readily send out reminders.

4. Copy the team list, venue locations, "Duty Parents" sheet & the other material on scoring, referees signals, etc that can be found on the club website or can be emailed to you. At the first training, give out this material and the fixtures, clearly marked with the duty parent for each game.   I have included an electronic copy of the duty parent letter for you to tailor as needed for your teams situation.

5.  During the first part of the season, you will have to pick up fixtures a couple of times. For this season, collection of fixtures will be from Meredith Donaldson’s home at 8 Wilfred Road, Ivanhoe (just near The Boulevard). There are 2 fixtures boxes – one for the girls' teams, the other for the boys'. 

Whenever you collect a new set of fixtures, please highlight the relevant game times on each sheet, add your scoring duty roster, and distribute to each family.

Please note, as a general rule, fixtures will be available from 5.00pm Monday after the last game on your current fixtures sheet.

6. End of season: Please ensure that your team acknowledges the work of their coach and thank him/her in some way. Parties or outings may be organised at the discretion of individual teams.

7. Finals procedure:  If your team is in the finals, the boys registrar or assistant registrar will ring you on the Tuesday or Wednesday before the first final (and each week for as long as your team continues in the finals) to inform of your team's game time and venue

• Confer with your coach about the continuation of training.

• Ask your team to arrive 15 minutes early for a finals match.

• During finals the team sheet must be paid for before the commencement of the game.

• Please notify the Assistant Registrar of the results of finals games.

8. THE CLUB HOLDS A PRESENTATION NIGHT AT THE END OF EVERY SEASON (Winter and Summer). This night is held the day after the grand finals are played and represents the completion of the season, with trophies for premiers and runners-up being presented. Sunday, 6pm is typical.

A team must have a minimum of four players ready to commence when the referee calls for centres and starts the clock at the scheduled game time.

1. LATE START – 1 game point is credited to the opposition for every minute or part minute that game start is delayed (up to ten minutes).

2. WALKOVER – If insufficient players do not present within ten minutes, a walkover has been given. Please note: as a walkover incurs a "walkover" fine of $50 for the club (more for a walkover in finals), a forfeit match should be arranged.

3. PLAYING A FORFEIT MATCH – This is how the club avoids a walkover fine! The coach should notify the referees, before 10 minutes has passed, that a forfeit match is to be played. "Illegal" players can be used e.g. out of age/out of grade/cross gender/adult (a minimum of four players in total is required to begin a forfeit match).

All players pay $4.50

The match is scored on an official scoresheet

The words "forfeit match" must appear on the scoresheet along with the explanation e.g. "forfeit match to IVE4 against E4 (insufficient legal players E3)"

4. If you won’t have sufficient players then you can bring in substitute players from a lower age group under specific circumstances and not forfeit the match. The rules for that will be available from the Registrar.

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCORERS

1. Given name and surname must be entered on scoresheets before half time, except in cases where a player was present at the start of the game and his/her name was omitted in error. (Entering only surnames of players, or initials, results in the club receiving a $10 scoresheet infringement fine.)

2. If a player is not present at half time, his/her name should not be crossed off the scoresheet as he/she is permitted to arrive at the game after half time and may play, providing his/her name was on the scoresheet before half time. In some venues, this may create a problem regarding the collection of playing fees. The suggested way to overcome this is if, say, a team has eight names on the scoresheet and when the playing fee is collected two have not arrived, the court supervisor collecting the money should place a cross next to the names of the two players who have not paid. The coach should then ensure that as the players arrive, he collects the money.

3. The names of players who did not appear are only to be removed at the end of the game (not at half time).

4. Collect $4.50 from each player. This will be collected from the scorer by the venue manager at half time.

5. Score the game - each time provides one scorer for the bench. One fills in the scoresheet and the other operates the clock. Whichever job you perform, it is in your team's best interests to keep an eye on what the other person is doing. The referees will answer any questions that arise about the finer points of scoring. There is further information on scoring available on the website.

6. If any players are injured make a note of the player name and type of injury on the back of the scoresheet. This provides a record should there need to be an insurance claim for medical expenses.

TIMING RULES
STOPPING THE CLOCK

The clock stops in the last 3 minutes of the 2nd half for jump balls, fouls, time-outs and substitutions. (Variations for finals will occur. These are notified.)

STARTING THE CLOCK AGAIN

1. If the game is to be resumed with a jump ball: when the ball is tapped by the first player;

2. If there are free throws (foul shooting): when the ball is touched by a player after the last unsuccessful free throw;

3. If the game is to be resumed by a throw in: when the ball is touched by a player on court.