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RulesofCompetition

CaseyCup

27th–29thMarch2020

CaseyFields,SouthEastMelbourne

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1. STRUCTUREOFCOMPETITION.....................................................................3

1.1 COMPETITIONFORMAT................................................................................................................................................31.2 FINALPLACINGS............................................................................................................................................................51.3 GROUPPLAY-OFFSANDGRANDFINALS.......................................................................................................................5

2 MATCH POINTS................................................................................................5

3 PLAYERREGISTRATION..................................................................................5

3.1 TEAMSHEETS................................................................................................................................................................53.2 AGECATEGORIES..........................................................................................................................................................63.3 ELIGIBILITY...................................................................................................................................................................73.4 INCOMPLETESQUADCOMPLIMENTS............................................................................................................................73.5 INSURANCECOVER........................................................................................................................................................73.5.1 PUBLICLIABILITY...........................................................................................................................................................................73.5.2 PERSONALINJURY...........................................................................................................................................................................73.5.3 CONSENTFORMS.............................................................................................................................................................................7

4 TOURNAMENTRULES......................................................................................8

4.1 PLAYERUNIFORMS.......................................................................................................................................................84.2 MATCHBALLS...............................................................................................................................................................84.3 REFEREES......................................................................................................................................................................84.4 ASSISTANTREFEREES...................................................................................................................................................94.5 AFSOFFICIALS...............................................................................................................................................................94.6 TECHNICALAREAS........................................................................................................................................................94.7 SCORESIGNOFF.............................................................................................................................................................9

5 GAMESFORMAT..............................................................................................10

5.1 FORFEIT......................................................................................................................................................................105.2 INJURYTIME................................................................................................................................................................105.3 INTERCHANGEOFPLAYERS........................................................................................................................................105.4 ROUNDGAMES............................................................................................................................................................105.5 PLAY-OFFSFORMAT...................................................................................................................................................105.5.1 COPAANDLIGA........................................................................................................................................................................105.5.2 CUPANDPLATE............................................................................................................................................................................11

6 EXTREMEWEATHERCONDITIONS...........................................................11

7 OTHERIMPORTANTINFORMATION........................................................11

7.1 REDANDYELLOWCARDOFFENCES............................................................................................................................117.2 CROWDBEHAVIOUR...................................................................................................................................................117.3 BLOODRULE...............................................................................................................................................................127.4 JEWELLERY.................................................................................................................................................................127.5 FIRSTAID....................................................................................................................................................................12

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7.6 ALCOHOLANDSMOKING.............................................................................................................................................12

8 CODESOFCONDUCT......................................................................................13

8.1 PLAYERS’CODEOFCONDUCT.....................................................................................................................................138.2 PARENTANDSUPPORTERS’CODEOFCONDUCT.......................................................................................................138.3 TEAMOFFICIALS’CODEOFCONDUCT.......................................................................................................................14

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1. STRUCTUREOFCOMPETITION

1.1 COMPETITIONFORMAT

Thetournamentwillbeplayedasshowontable1

Table1-TournamentStructure

BOYS GIRLS

U7 U8&U9 U10-12 U13-U16

U9 U11 U12 U13-U14 U16

PlayerNumbers

4v4(NoKeeper) 7v7 9v9 11v11 7v7 9v9 9v9 11v11 11v11

Fieldsize 30mx20m QuarterPitch HalfPitch Full

PitchQuarterPitch

HalfPitch

HalfPitch

FullPitch FullPitch

Goalsize 2mX1m 3mX2m 5mX2m 7mX2m 3mX2m 5mX2m 5mX2m 7mX2m 7mX2mBallSize 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5PlayingTime 2X15min 2X20

min 2X15min 2X20min

Maximumplayersonthebench

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8

Offside No No No:U10-11Yes:U12 Yes No No Yes Yes Yes

Format

Roundrobin.

Noladders/playoffs

Groupgamesandplay-offs Groupgamesandplay-offs

ALLABILITIES

Categories Joeys Wallabies Kangaroos

PlayerNumbers 7v7 7v7 7v7

Fieldsize 60mx40mGoalsize 5mX2mBallSize 5PlayingTime 2X15min

Maximumplayersonthebench

3

Offside NoGame

restartfromsidelines

Kickin

FormatRoundrobin.

Noladders/playoffsAllplayersgetparticipationmedals

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Someimportantrulestonoteforallgames7v7and9v9gamesare:

• Allfreekicksareindirect,exceptforpenaltykicks• Throwinswillbeusedtorestartplaywhentheballgoesoutonthesidelines• Goalkeepersarenotallowedtokicktheballdirectlyoutoftheirhandsaftertheyhavegainedpossession,they

mustthrowitorplaceitonthegroundtokickit.Oncetheballisontheground,itis“live”andGKscanbetackled.

AllotherrulesasnotedundertheMiniroosFFArulesapplyfortheU7,U8,U9,U10andU11agegroups.AllotherrulesasnotedundertheFIFALawsoftheGamefortheU12–U16agegroups.Miniroosrulescanbefoundathttps://www.playfootball.com.au/miniroos/club-resourcesandFIFALawsofthegameathttps://www.ffa.com.au/get-involved/refereeing/resources.AFSreservestherighttomodifytheplayingconditionsabovetofacilitateasuitablecompetitionforaparticularagegroup.

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1.2 FINALPLACINGS

Finalplacingofteamsafterpoolgamesisdecidedbyapplyingthefollowing:

1. Teamwiththemostpoints2. BestGoalDifference3. MostGoalsFor4. LeastGoalsAgainst5. Teamwiththemostwins

Ifalloftheaboveisequal,thenthefollowingwilloccur:

1. Theresultofthegamebetweenthetwoequalteams2. Iftheteamsstillcannotbeseparated,apenaltyshoot-outinaccordancewithFIFAregulationswillbe

usedtodecidetheplacings.

1.3 GROUPPLAY-OFFSANDGRANDFINALS

IntheeventofthePlayOffsand/orGrandFinalbeingdrawnatfulltime,apenaltyshootoutwillbeconductedinaccordancewithFIFAregulations.

2 MATCH POINTS

MatchPointsareawardedasfollows:

• Win 3points• Draw 1point• Loss 0points• Forfeit 3pointsand3-0toOpposingSide

3 PLAYERREGISTRATION

3.1 TEAMSHEETS

AllplayersneedtoberegisteredviatheCupManageronlinesystemwhichcanbeaccessedundertheTeamLoginmenuontheCaseyCupwebsitewww.caseycupcom.au

Pleaseensureyourteamhasalsocompletedtheconsentformsectionoftheteamsheet.Iftherearechangestotheteamsheet,theyneedtobemadeatleast60minutespriortoagame.

Allteamsheetsmustbecompletedonlinebeforeyourfirstgame.Pleaseensureallplayershavewiththemproofofidentificationthatincludesaphotoanddateofbirth.

IfyouareaskedtoprovideproofofaplayersageyoumustdosowithappropriatedocumentationthatcanbeintheformofFFAIDcard,schoolID,passport,birthcertificate,learnerspermitordriverslicensewhereapplicable.

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Iftheopposingteamrequestsforoneofyourplayerstoprovetheirageandyoucannotproducereasonableproof,theplayerinquestionwillnotbeallowedtoparticipateinthatgame.TherequiredproofwillbeatthediscretionofAFS.

PlayerswhoareoverageandprovidewrittenauthorisationtoAFScanbeoffereddispensationtoplayinayoungeragegroup.Alldispensationrequestsaretobeemailedtoregistrations@footballskool.com.au.Ifdispensationhasbeenprovidedbythelocalcompetitionduringthewinterseasonpleasealsosubmitthewrittenauthorisationwithyourapplication.

Forallthedivisionsthatplay11v11,eachsquadcanonlyhaveamaximumof8playersonthebenchandonlyplayerslistedontheteamsheetwillbeallowedtoplay.

Forallthedivisionsthatplay4v4,7v7or9v9,eachsquadcanonlyhaveamaximumof5playersregisteredonthebenchandonlyplayerslistedontheteamsheetwillbeallowedtoplay.

3.2 AGECATEGORIES

Theagecategoriesandrequirementsforthetournamentare:

• Under7Bornin2013• Under8Bornin2012• Under9Bornin2011• Under10Bornin2010• Under11Bornin2009• Under12Bornin2008• Under13Bornin2007• Under14Bornin2006• Under15Bornin2005• Under16Bornin2004

Playerswhoprovidewrittenauthorisationfromtheirlocalfederationcanbeoffereddispensationtoplayinayoungeragegroup.Shouldthelocalfederationnotbeabletoprovidewrittenconfirmation,aletterfromtheclubpresidentcanbeconsidered.

Anyteamsthatarefoundtobeprovidingincorrectdocumentationorpurposelyplayingolderplayerstogainanunfairadvantagewillreceivea0-3lossforanygamestheolderplayersparticipatedin.Theineligibleplayerswillalsobedisqualifiedfromthetournament

Repeatedoffendingteamswillbedisqualifiedandaffecttheparticipationoftheirotherclub’steamsatfutureeventsatthediscretionofAFS

AnyagedispensationrequestsneedtobesubmittedtoAFSatleast10daysbeforethetournament.Thesewillallbetreatedonacase-by-casebasis.AFSreservestherighttousetheirdiscretiontoprovidedispensationtoolderplayerstoplayinyoungeragegroupsandapplyanyconditionsitdeemsreasonable.

Aplayercanonlyparticipateinoneteamperagegroup.

Playersareallowedtoparticipateinmorethanoneteam,aslongastheyarenotinthesameagegroupandtheymeetthenecessaryagerequirements.i.e.aU12playercanplayintheU13scompandtheU12comp.

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Girlsareeligibletoplayinyoungerboys’agegroupatthediscretionofAFS.ForexampleU14girlscanplayintheU13boys’agegroups.

Forteams,ifthenextavailableagegroupintheboys’competitionisnotoffered,thegirlswillbeeligibletoplayinthenextavailableyoungeragegroup.ForexampleaboveiftheU13agegroupisnotoffered,girlsteamswillbeeligibletoplayintheU12boys’competition.Agirl'steamcanbeplacedinanagegroupwheretheboyswillbe2yearsyoungerthanthegirls;thiswillbedoneatthediscretionoftheAFSinordertoprovidethemostappropriatelevelofcompetitiontotheteamsinvolved.

3.3 ELIGIBILITY

Tobeeligibletoparticipateinthetournamentplayersmust:

• Complywiththeageeligibilityaspersection3.2• Beregisteredonanallocatedteamsheetforaparticipatingteam• EnsurethattheteamhasarrangedpaymentwithAFS• Failuretocomplywiththeeligibilitycriteriamayresultinthewholeteambeingdisqualifiedandexpelled

fromcompetition.

3.4 INCOMPLETESQUADCOMPLIMENTS

Squadswithincompletecomplimentsarestillrequiredtoparticipateintheirscheduledmatches.Theoppositionteamdoesnothavetoreducetheirnumbersaccordinglyhowevercanchoosetodoso.

Playersfromyoungeragegroupscanplayupanagegroupinordertolessenthisproblem.

Playersfromanotherteamthatparticipatesinthesameagegroupcannotbeused

3.5 INSURANCECOVER

3.5.1 PUBLICLIABILITY

AFShasa$20,000,000PublicLiabilityInsuranceandhasensuredthevenuethatstagesmatchhaveadequatePublicLiabilityInsurance.

3.5.2 PERSONALINJURY

AFSdoesnotofferplayeraccidentinsurancecovertoanyparticipant;players,parentsandcoacheschoosetoparticipateinAFS’programsattheirownriskandwillbeliableforthecoststhatarisefromsufferinginjurywhilstparticipatinginanAFSevent.

3.5.3 CONSENTFORMS

Consentformsarerequiredtobesignedbyeachplayer’sparentorguardian.Thesewillbesubmittedbytheteammanagerviaemailtoregistrations@footballskool.com.aupriortotheevent.

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4 TOURNAMENTRULES

4.1 PLAYERUNIFORMS

Eachplayerisrequiredtohaveanumberontheirplayingshirtthatmatchesupwiththeteamsheet.

Shoulduniformcoloursclash,itistheresponsibilityoftheawayteamtowearanalternatecolour

Allfirstnamedteamsinthefixturewillbedeemedthe"Home"teamandthereforewillplayintheircolours.

Itistheresponsibilityoftheawayteamtochangeintotheirstrip,ifthereisstillaclash,bibswillneedtobeusedbytheawayteam.Teamscanusetheirownbibsorseethegroundmarshalinyourareatoobtaintournamentbibs.

Goalkeepersshallwearanycolourprovideditdoesnotclashwitheitherteam’soutfieldplayers.

4.2 MATCHBALLS

AFSwillprovideoneDeployMatchBalltoeachteamtouseforthetournamentandtokeepasasouvenir.Theballmustbeapprovedbytherefereeatthecommencementofthematchoratthere-startofeveryplayiftheballischangedatanytimeduringthegame.

• Size3ballswillbeusedforU7,U8andU9scompetition• Size4ballswillbeusedforU10,U11s,U12sBoysaswellasU13sandU14Girlscompetition.• Size5ballswillbeusedforallotheragegroups

EachteammustbringtheirprovidedDeployMatchBalltoeverygametheyparticipatein.OnlyDeployMatchBallswillbeusedforofficialtournamentgames.AdditionalmatchballscanbepurchasedfromtheDeployMarquee.

Itistheteam’sresponsibilitytoensuretheballisprovidedtotherefereebeforetheirmatchesandcollectedfromtherefereeattheendoftheirmatches.IfateamlosestheirmatchballtheywillberequiredtopurchaseanotherfromtheDeployFootballkiosklocatedatthetournament.

Matchballscannotbechangedduringthatmatchwithoutthepermissionofthereferee.

4.3 REFEREES

RefereeswillbeprovidedandappointedbyFootballVictoria.

Allthedecisionsofthematchrefereearefinalandbindingasfarastheresultofamatchisconcerned,andnoprotestcanbelodged.

Undernocircumstancesaresupportersallowedtoapproach,questionorcriticiserefereesduringthetournament.

Anymisconducttowardsrefereeswillnotbetoleratedandmayresultinteamslosingpointsorbeingdisqualifiedfromthetournamentandmayaffectfutureparticipationofteamsfromthesameclub.AmyseriousincidentswillalsobereportedtoFFVforextraactiontobetaken.

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4.4 ASSISTANTREFEREES

Eachteamwillneedtoprovideanassistantrefereeforeachoftheirgamestoassisttherefereewithrunningtheline.Thisappliesto11v11gamesonly.

Therefereehastherighttoapproveordeclineanyonetocarryoutthesedutiesathis/herdiscretion.

FootballVictoriarefereesmaybeappointedasAssistantRefereesinGrandFinalmatchesifavailable

4.5 AFSOFFICIALS

TherewillbeAFSOfficialswearingAFSbrandedapparellocatedonallfieldstoenableeasyidentificationincaseinformationneedstoberelayedorclarificationneedstobeprovidedtocoaches,parentsorreferees.

Anyhigher-levelissuescanbedirectedtowardstheInformationDesk,locatedinthemainpavilion.

Weaskallplayers,coaches,supportersandparentstorespectandworkwithAFSofficialstoensureabetterexperienceforallinvolvedinthetournament.Players,officialsandsupportersfoundtobedisplayingaggressiveorabusivebehaviortowardsAFSOfficialsmaybesubjecttodisciplinaryaction.

4.6 TECHNICALAREAS

Allfieldswillhaveclearlydesignatedtechnicalareas.Theseareaswillbeclearlyidentifiablebypermanentortemporaryfencingand/orropesaswellassigns.

Eachteamwillbeprovided3IDlanyardsforacoach,assistantcoachandteammanagertoentertheTechnicalAreasfortheirrespectivegame.AFSofficialswillonlygrantaccessintotheTechnicalAreastothosewhoareclearlydisplayinganofficiallanyard.

TeamOfficials(coachesandmanagers),withofficialeventlanyards,areallowedwithinthetechnicalareashowevercannotenterthefieldofplayunlessapprovalisgivenbythereferee(suchastoattendaninjuredplayer).Spectatorsarenotpermittedtoenterthetechnicalareaatanytimeandwillhavefullviewofthegamesfrombehindtheropesorfences.SpectatorswillberequiredtostandclearofclearlymarkedouttechnicalareasandmustcomplywithanyrequestsbytherefereeorAFSstaffinregardstothis.IfunsureofwherethetechnicalareaislocatedbelowapproachtheclosestAFSstaffmember.

Whenpermittedplayersorofficialsenterthetechnicalareas,theymayonlydosoviatheclearlydesignatedgates.

Theserulesaretoensurethegameisabletoproceedwithoutobstructionandinasafeenvironmentforplayers,teamofficialsandreferee.PleaseaskyoursupporterstorespecttheTechnicalAreasandallofficials.

4.7 SCORESIGNOFF

ImmediatelyattheconclusionforeachgametheAFSofficialwillobtaintheofficialscorefromthereferee.

TheAFSofficialwillrequirethecoachorteammanagerfromeachteamtosignoffthegamecardbeforethescoreofthegameissubmitted.

Coachesareremindednottoleavethefieldwithoutsigningoffthegamecardtomakethescoreofficial.

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5 GAMESFORMAT

5.1 FORFEIT

Ifateamisnotontheirallocatedpitchreadytostart,fiveminutesaftertheirscheduledkickofftime,theywillforfeitthegame,anda3-0losswillbelistedastheofficialresultforthatparticulargame.

5.2 INJURYTIME

Generally,injurytimewillnotapplyhowevertherefereeandAFSreservesolerightstoaddoninjurystoppagetimeattheirdiscretion.

5.3 INTERCHANGEOFPLAYERS

Interchangesmayonlytakeplaceduringastoppageinplayandwiththereferee’spermission.

Eachteamcanmakeanunlimitedamountofinterchangesinanygivenfixtureprovidedtheyonlyhaveamaximumof8playersonthebenchforthe11v11gamesand5playersonthebenchforthe4V4,7v7and9v9games.

5.4 ROUNDGAMES

Teamswillbeplacedingroupswheretheywillplayaroundrobinformatandaccumulatepointsasstatedinsection2.

5.5 PLAY-OFFSFORMAT

Pleaserefertothefixturesforfurtherinformationontheprogressionfromthegroupphasetotheknock-outstages.Tobeconfirmedonceallgroupsarefinalized2weeksbeforethetournamentbegins.AllteamswillplayatleastonematchontheSunday.

5.5.1 COPAANDLIGA

SomeoftheagegroupshavebeenclassifiedintoCopaandLigacompetitions.Thesehavebeensetupinordertoplaceteamsintheirappropriatelevelandmakethegamesmorecompetitiveacrosstheboard.

NormallytheCopaisforNPL,KangarooandAlevelteamsandtheLigaisforWallabies,JoeysandBlevelteams.Wehavetriedourbesttoplaceteamsinthecorrectcompetitions,butitisnotalwayspossibletogetthis100%correctduetounevennumberofteamsineachofthelevels.

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5.5.2 CUPANDPLATE

Aftertheroundrobingames,forsomeoftheagegroupstheteamsaresplitintotheCupandthePlate,whichare2differentcompetitionsandwillentertheknock-outphaseofthetournament.

ThewinningteamoftheCupwillreceiveatrophyandtheplayerswillreceivemedals,therunnersupwillreceivemedals.

ThewinningteamofthePlatewillreceiveatrophyandtheplayerswillreceivemedals,therunnersupwillreceivemedals.

Dependingonthenumberofteams,additionalfinalsdivisionsmaybecreated.

6 EXTREMEWEATHERCONDITIONS

Inextremeweatherconditions,theAFSortheappointedmatchofficialreservestherighttoshorten,postpone,delayorabandonanyfixturethatinhis/heropinioncompromisesplayersafety.

Inextremeheatconditions,theAFSortheappointedmatchofficialreservestherighttoincludedrinkbreaksatanytimeduringafixture.Matchesmaybe,shortened,postponedorcancelledasalastresort.

7 OTHERIMPORTANTINFORMATION

7.1 REDANDYELLOWCARDOFFENCES

Redandyellowcardscanbeissuedduringamatchatthediscretionoftherefereetoplayersandteamofficials.

Redcardservesanautomatic1-matchsuspensionofthesubsequentgame.Ifamatchofficialisassaultedorextremeviolentorabusivebehaviourisdemonstratedtheplayer/officialorcoachmaybesuspendedfromthetournament.

Ifthewholeteamdemonstratesrepeatedabusivebehaviour,theywillbeexpelledfromthecompetitionandmaybebannedfromfutureAFStournamentsatthediscretionofAFSManagement.

Yellowcardsindifferentgameswillnotbeaccumulatedforsuspensionthroughoutthetournament.HoweverrepeatoffendersmaybesuspendedatthediscretionofAFSManagement.

7.2 CROWDBEHAVIOUR

AFStakescrowdbehaviourseriouslythereforeinappropriatebehaviourfromspectatorswillnotbetolerated.EachteamwillberequiredtosupplyaTeamMarshallwhowillberesponsibletoliaisewiththeirrespectiveteamsupportersinordertoensuretheopposition,referees,tournamentstaffandotherspectatorsarerespected.TeamMarshallsmuststayoutsidethetechnicalareasandlocatedneartheirteamsupporters.

TeamsandClubswillbeheldresponsiblefortheirsupporter’sbehaviour.Matchesmaybeforfeitedattherefereeand/orAFSofficials’discretion.Teamsmayalsobedeductedpointsordisqualifiedfromthetournament.Wheremultipleteamsfromaparticularclubarefoundtobedisplayingpoorbehaviour,AFSManagementreservestherighttosuspendwholeclubsfromfutureAFStournaments.

UnderNOcircumstancesaresupportersallowedtoapproach,questionorcriticiserefereesduringthetournament.

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7.3 BLOODRULE

Intheeventaplayerfromeitherteamsuffersaninjuryorwoundwhichresultsinthelossofblood,theappointedmatchofficialwillrequestthattheinjuredplayerreceiveattentionoutsidethefieldofplay.

Onlywhentheappointedmatchofficialissatisfiedthattheinjuryorwoundhasbeensafelycoveredandcontained,willtheplayerbepermittedtorejointhegame.

Intheeventtheplayer’suniformorattireissplatteredwithblood,therefereewillinstructthatplayertochangetheirattirebeforebeingpermittedtorejointhegame.

Shouldtheinjuredplayerberequiredtochangetheiruniform,thentheappointedmatchofficialwillshowdiscretioninallowingtheplayertowearanalternativenumberedshirtifanothershirtofthesamenumberisunavailable.

7.4 JEWELLERY

InaccordancewithFIFA‘LawsoftheGame’,aplayerisforbiddentowearjewelleryofanykind.PlayerswearingjewellerywillberequiredtoleavethepitchuntilsuchtimeastheoffendingjewelleryisremovedandtheplayerhasgainedtheMatchOfficial’spermissiontoreentertheplayingarea.

7.5 FIRSTAID

FirstAidstaffwillbeonhandforthedurationofthetournament.TapingandstrappingwillnotbepartofthedutiesoftheFirstAidStaff.IfyourteamrequiresassistancefromfirstaidstaffpleaseapproachthenearestAFSOfficial.

AmbulancesmaybecalledbyFirstAidstaffincaseofemergency.Itistheresponsibilityoftheplayerorofficialtoensuretheyhaveadequateambulancecover.

7.6 ALCOHOLANDSMOKING

TheconsumptionofALCOHOLisnotpermittedinthevenue.Anyonefoundconsumingalcoholwillbeinstructedtomovefromthevenue.

Smokingwillnotpermittedaroundthepitchesandshouldbekepttoareadesignatedforthispurpose.Inthecasewherethereisnodesignatedarea;smokingistobe20metresawayfromanypitchwhenagameisinplayandawayfromothertournamentattendees.

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8 CODESOFCONDUCT

ThebelowCodesofConductshallapplytoallplayers,teamofficialsandsupportersatthetournament.Byenteringorattendingthistournament,youagreetoabidebytherelevantCodeofConductbelow.

AnybreachoftherelevantCodeofConductshallbesubjecttodisciplinaryactionbyAustralianFootballSkool.Thismayincludetheoffendingindividuals,teamsand/orclubsbeingsuspendedand/orexpelledfromthepremisesandnotbeallowedintofutureAFSeventsorprograms.

8.1 PLAYERS’CODEOFCONDUCT

“Forthegoodofthegame”

• Winningatallcostsisn'teverything;atthisagelearningismoreimportantthanwinning.• Iwillonlylistentomycoaches’instructionsduringtrainingandgames.Nooneelse.• Iwillnotengageintheuseofcrude,foulorabusivelanguagethatmaybedeemedoffensiveorengageinany

conductdetrimentaltotheimageofthegamewhenonoroffthefield.• Iwillneverarguewiththerefereeand/orassistantrefereesregardingdecisionstheymake.• Iwilltreatparticipants,officialsandspectatorswithrespect.• Iwillplaybythelawsofthegame.• Iwillcooperatewithmycoach,teammates,andrefereesadofficialsatalltimes.• Iwillnotuseanybannedsubstanceordrugsofdependencethroughoutmyinvolvementinthetournament.• Iwilldisplaygoodsportsmanshipatalltimes.• Iwillplayforthefunofitandnotjusttopleaseparentsandcoaches.

8.2 PARENTANDSUPPORTERS’CODEOFCONDUCT

"Forthegoodofthegame"

• Donotcoachyourchildduringtrainingsessionsandgames.That'swhatthecoachesaretherefor;itsendsmixedmessagestotheplayerscreatingconfusion.

• Donotinterferewithtrainingsessions,stayclearoftrainingareas.• Cheeronandencouragetheplayersatalltimes,includingtheopposition.Applaudgoodfootballall-round.• Winningisn'teverything.Playersneedtodevelopandatthisagelearningismoreimportantthanwinning.• Rememberthatchildrenplaysportfortheirenjoyment,notyours.• Encouragechildrentoparticipate,donotforcethem.• Focusonthechild'seffortsandperformanceratherthanwinningorlosing.• Encouragechildrentoalwaysparticipateaccordingtotherules.• Neverridiculeoryellatachildformakingamistakeorlosingagame.• Rememberthatchildrenlearnbestbyexample,applaudgoodplaybyallteams.• Supportalleffortstoremoveverbalandphysicalabusefromsportingactivities.• Respectofficials'decisionsandteachchildrentodolikewise.• Showappreciationofcoaches,officialsandadministrators.Withoutthem,yourchildcouldnotparticipate.• Respectthefacilitiesthatarebeingused.• Keepclearfromtechnicalareas,benchesandchangeroomsduringgamesandtournament.Thisistheideal

timeforcoachestoteachplayerswithoutanyinterference• Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsoftherefereeand/ortournamentstaff

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8.3 TEAMOFFICIALS’CODEOFCONDUCT

"Forthegoodofthegame"

• Rememberthatplayersparticipateforfunandwinningisonlypartofthefun• Neverridiculeoryellatplayersformakingmistakesorfornotwinninggames• Bereasonableinyourdemandsonaplayer’stime,energyandenthusiasm• Alwaysoperatewithintherulesandspiritofthegameandteachyourplayerstodothesame• Ensurethatthetimeplayersspendwithyouisapositiveexperience.Allplayersaredeservingofequal

attentionandopportunities• Avoidoverplayingtalentedplayers.Lessdevelopedplayersneedanddeserveequalplayingtime• Ensurethattheequipmentandfacilitiesmeetsafetystandardsandareappropriatetotheageandabilityof

allplayers• Displaycontrol,respectandprofessionalismtoallinvolvedwiththesport.Thisincludesopponents,coaches,

officials,administrators,themedia,parentsandspectators.Encourageplayerstodothesame• Showconcernandcautiontowardssickandinjuredplayers.Followtheadviceofadoctorortournamentfirst

aidstaffwhendeterminingwhetheraninjuredplayerisreadytorecommencetrainingorcompetitiongames• Coaches:Obtainappropriatecoachingqualificationsandkeepuptodatewiththelatestcoachingpractices

andtheprinciplesofgrowthdevelopmentandconditioningofjuniorplayers• Anyphysicalcontactwithaplayershouldbeappropriatetothesituationandnecessaryfortheplayer’sskill

development.• Respecttherights,dignityandworthofeveryplayerregardlessoftheirgender,sexualorientation,playing

ability,culturalbackgroundorreligion• Refrainfromovercoachingduringgames,lettheplayersplayandlearnfromtheirownmistakes• Settheexample.Playerslookuptocoachesasrolemodels.Displaybehavioursthatyouwantyourplayersto

follow.• Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsoftherefereeand/ortournamentstaff