[Uwh-announce] By-Laws. Recent changes!

[Mark.Lewis at csiro.au]

Good morning all.

It is the intention of the committee to let the Captains of each grade have a greater say in the running of their grade. At present email is a good method of consulting. If the captains wish to have regular meetings (before Hockey on Wednesday or at other times) please let the Vice President, Chris Bond or myself know.

The committee have tried to tidy up the By-Laws and a summary of the major changes are below.
Please note we have not been implementing the rules as strictly as we could but this will change!
Please read the by-laws (will be uploaded to the web page soon).
Any comments or suggestions will be taken seriously.

Updated team penalty table:

10.6           TUHA Team Penalty Chart

Failure

Penalty (game points)

Incorrectly completed team sheet

One point deducted

Team Referees between 1 and 2 min late starting game

On point deducted

Team Referees more 2 min late starting game

Two points deducted

Team Referees fail to turn up

Three points deducted

Having less than 4 registered team players for a game

Game forfeit

Playing an unregistered player

Game forfeit

Not assisting with pack-up when rostered to do so

One point deducted

Playing in a grade lower than your registered grade if you are not a reverse recruit (unless it is in a development team approved by the committee).

Game forfeit

A player plays in another team in their registered grade without the opposition captain's approval.

Two points deducted

A team using a player from the lower grade and they have 7 or more players (including the lower graded player) without the opposition captain's approval (including any late players).

One point deducted.


Updated misconduct table:

Proven Misconduct Action

Minimum Penalty

Verbal abuse of a TUHA Referee

1 week suspension, plus 1 game point

Physically 'handling' a Referee

2 week suspension, plus 2 game points

Striking another player

3 week suspension, plus 3 game points

Striking any TUHA member

3 week suspension, plus 3 game points

Striking any member of the public

5 week suspension, plus 5 game points

Proposed rules for reverse recruiting:

6.14        Reverse Recruiting.
The intention of this section is to smooth the transition of players back down the grades.
6.14.1                    A player wishing to reverse recruit to a lower grade is to notify a member of the committee executive in writing.
6.14.2                    The players name will then be circulated to the captains of the lower grade for approval.
6.14.3                    The captains of that grade will then offer the player to a suitable team.
6.14.3.1                The captains need to agree on the team for the player.
6.14.3.2                If a majority decision can not be made then the Vice President has the casting vote.
6.14.4                    All players are eligible to Reverse recruit to a lower grade providing the team captains of that grade agree to the player participating in that grade.
6.14.5                    All reverse recruits shall be marked as such on the team sheet with (RR) next to their name.
6.14.6                    If the majority of captains within a grade deem a player is too good to reverse recruit after the player has been accepted, that player will be asked to play in the higher grade only. Note: This rule can only be applied up to the reverse recruits 5th game. It is up to the captains to monitor the reverse recruits in their grade.

All the best
                Mark.

Mark Lewis
President
Tasmanian Underwater Hockey
Mob: 0407 879 759


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