Western Bay of Plenty Junior Football Regulations Appendix

WESTERN BAY OF PLENTY JUNIOR FOOTBALL REGULATIONS APPENDIX

This appendix is to be read in Conjunction with the Waikato Bay of Plenty Junior Regulations and the Waikato Bay of Plenty Junior Playing Rules.

1 FORMAT FOR SEASON: 9th Grade to Senior Girls (excluding Premier Girls) The Federation reserves the right to change or alter the format from season to season, but all Clubs and Schools will be notified as early as possible the current seasons programme.

Term Two currently sees the start of our Football Season.

A). Grading Games: There will be four Grading Games No Home and Away games are promised in this round.

A new draw will be made each Monday/Tuesday.

Draws will be published on the website. Up until 5pm Thursday, changes may be made to the draw without the clubs involved being notified. After this time, we will contact specific clubs to advise of any game, time or venue changes. We strongly recommend that you get team coaches/managers to check the website on Fridays for the latest up to date fixture information.

On completion of the Grading Games, Teams will be placed in groups of six ready for the Preliminary Group Rounds.

B). Preliminary Group Rounds:

From the grading games teams will be placed into groups of six teams, the intentions is that these teams will be of similar playing ability.

- If at all possible (but not guaranteed) games will be played on a Home and Away basis - Tables and points are kept for 11th Grade and above. - Three points for a win and one point for a draw.

NOTE: Divisions will be of six teams

It maybe that there will be the need to have one division more or less than six teams to get all teams into that competition, that being the case teams, will play up to 5 matches but may not play all teams in the division or play the opposition more than once. At the completion of the Preliminary Group Round – teams will be reassessed as to their playing abilities then place them into the Divisions for the Championship Competition.

C) Championship Competitions:

From the Preliminary Group rounds based on the results and the playing abilities teams will be placed in Divisions of four teams.

- Two complete rounds will be played, a total of six games. - These games will be played where possible on a home and Away basis. - Tables and points are kept for 11th Grade and above. - Three points for a win and one point for a draw.

NOTE: Divisions will be of four teams

It maybe that there will be the need to have one division more or less than four teams to get all teams into that competition, that being the case teams, will play up to 6 matches but may not play all teams in the division or play the opposition more than once.

2 FORMAT FOR SEASON: Premier Divisions (if required)

The Federation reserves the right to change or alter the format from season to season, but all Clubs and Schools will be notified as early as possible the current seasons programme.

A). Grading Games:

There will be four Grading Games No home and Away games are promised in this round.

A new draw will be made each Monday/Tuesday.

Draws will be emailed as soon as possible after the draw has been done and published on the website.

On completion of the Grading Games Teams will be placed in groups of six ready for the Premier Division Round.

B). Premier Division Round:

From the grading games teams will be placed into a group of six teams, the intention is that these teams will be of similar playing ability.

- 2 rounds of games will be played on a Home and Away basis (total 10 games) - Tables and points are kept - Three points for a win and one point for a draw. 3 FORMAT FOR SEASON: 9th and 10th grade

A) Results will not be published on the website. Please ensure that results are still entered for these grades to assist with ongoing team placement.

4 FORMAT FOR SEASON: 7th and 8th grade

A) Results will not be recorded on the website or tables kept

5 FORMAT FOR SEASON: 5th and 6th grade

. Please contact your Football Development Officer (FDO) to discuss the Junior Framework

6. RESULTS

Once a difference of 10 goals occurs at any time during a match, either coach may decide to discontinue the game or should both coaches agree to continue play then from here on in the game is to be considered a training or friendly game and both teams coaches should ensure that both teams continue to benefit from their time on the field.

7. CONTACTS

All Clubs and Schools are required to have their contacts updated on the Goal net system. For more information, please contact Graeme Blake [email protected]

For help or queries with Competitions or Online Results, please contact Karyn Walters, [email protected], Mobile 027 282 5786

For information on Coach Education, the Talent Player Pathway or the Junior Framework, please contact Barry Gardiner, [email protected]

For information on Community programmes, please contact Juan Bautista Propato, [email protected]