Year 5 and 6 Netball ‘A Team’ Festival

THIS EVENT IS FOR GIRLS IN YEAR 5 AND 6 ONLY.

• PLEASE PARK IN THE TELFORD AVENUE CAR PARK AND NOT AT THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL OFF BRITTAIN WAY. MARRIOTTS STUDENTS WILL BE GOING ABOUT THEIR USUAL LESSONS & THIS WILL BE A SAFEGUARDING ISSUE.
• PLEASE REGISTER BY 1.45PM & FIND AN AREA TO ‘CAMP’.
• TOURNAMENT STARTS PROMPTLY AT 2PM.
• PLEASE TAKE CARE IN THE SCHOOL GROUNDS AND ONLY ENTER THE SPORTS CENTRE BUILDING TO USE THE TOILETS.
• UNFORTUNATELY, PARENTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO SPECTATE DURING SCHOOL HOURS. THIS HAS BEEN SPECIFIED BY THE VENUE.
• NO SMOKING IS PERMITTED ON THE SCHOOL SITE.
• NO DOGS ARE PERMITTED ON THE SCHOOL SITE.
• FIXTURES WILL BE GIVEN UPON ARRIVAL.
• PLEASE ENSURE YOUR PLAYERS HAVE CORRECT KIT AND FOOTWEAR, LONG HAIR IS TIED BACK, NAILS ARE SHORT, AND NO ITEM OF JEWELLERY MAY BE WORN. PLAYERS WILL NEED TO BRING A DRINK.
• DON’T FORGET YOUR TEAM BIBS.
• SIZE 5 MATCH BALLS WILL BE PROVIDED.
• TEACHERS ARE TO UMPIRE THEIR OWN MATCHES. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT SOME TEAMS AND UMPIRES ARE NEW TO NETBALL AND IF YOU ARE MORE EXPERIENCED, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULD ASSIST THEM.
• FIRST AID IS AVAILABLE AT THE SCORE TABLE.
• SCORE CARDS MUST BE HANDED IN AS SOON AS EACH GAME IS FINISHED.
• ANY ISSUES NEED TO BE REPORTED TO JULIA.
• ANY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS MUST BE DECLARED TO THE ORGANISERS. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT PHOTOS WILL BE TAKEN DURING THE AFTERNOON BY SSFT, SO FOR ANY CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION, PLEASE MAKE US AWARE AT THE START.
• LEAGUE AWARDS WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED ON THE DAY.

MATCHES

• FAIR PLAY AND ENCOURAGEMENT ARE REQUESTED AT ALL TIMES FROM PLAYERS, STAFF AND SPECTATORS.
• FULL 7 A SIDE ENGLAND NETBALL RULES APPLY.
• MATCHES DURATION WILL DEPEND ON NUMBER OF ENTRIES, STRAIGHT CHANGE OVER AT HALF TIME AND START ON THE UMPIRES WHISTLE. THE TIMER WILL RESTART WITHIN SECONDS, SO UMPIRES MUST RESTART THE GAME QUICKLY. PLEASE MAKE ANY SUBS QUICKLY, PLAYING TIME WILL BE LOST IF TEAMS DON’T CHANGE PROMPTLY.
• PLEASE HAVE YOUR TEAMS READY TO PLAY AS SOON AS THE GAME BEFORE IS OVER.
• PLEASE VACATE THE COURT IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU HAVE PLAYED, SO NEXT TEAMS CAN BE READY. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER GAME STRAIGHT AWAY, PLEASE VACATE THE COURT AREA ASAP.
• PLAYERS MAY ONLY PLAY FOR 1 TEAM.
• CAPTAINS MUST TOSS A COIN FOR CENTRE PASSES BEFORE THE NEXT MATCH AND TELL THE UMPIRES.
• SUBS CAN BE MADE FOR AN INJURY DURING THE MATCH, BUT ONLY INTO THE INJURED PERSONS POSITION. THE INJURED PERSON MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE COURT, UNLESS IT IS DEEMED UNSAFE. PLAYERS WHO CANNOT BE MOVED MUST REMAIN UNTIL TREATED ACCORDINGLY.
• PLAYERS WHO ARE BLEEDING MUST LEAVE THE COURT IMMEDIATELY FOR ATTENTION. A SUB CAN BE MADE BUT ONLY INTO THAT POSITION. IF NO SUB IS MADE, THEN THAT PLAYER CAN COME BACK ON IF THE WOUND IS COVERED.