Senior Touch Football

Conditions of Entry

1. Minimum of 8 players required (10 recommended) per team.
   1. Nomination not accepted and team not put into draw until the minimum number are registered.
   2. Dual registrations, that is one player nominating for A and B grade is not acceptable.
   3. It is strongly encouraged that mixed nominations should have minimum 5 females and 5 males registered.
2. Registration:
   1. Player registration fee is $30 for TFA (Covers all competitions in a 12 month period. If paid last season, (in same financial year), it is not required for this season) + $30 for QTF (commencing 1 July 2024 - one payment per financial year) + $150.00 per player per competition for Mackay Touch, to be paid online when registering.
   2. All players MUST be registered online and be financial prior to their 1st game.
   3. Your registration fee cannot be paid at the canteen, you must go online to register. This is not done for you by Mackay Touch Admin. To play unregistered or unfinancial will result in a forfeit by the team involved.

   4. Unregistered players may try out for the team by paying a Trial Player Fee of $10. This must be paid prior to the game and can be paid for at the canteen.

3. Competitions:
   1. Monday nights: O/30*; Men's & Women's**
      * must be turning 30 in that year to play Over 30's, players under 30 playing in seniors will result in a forfeit for the team.
   2. Wednesday night: Mixed**
      ** a player must be turning 12 years the year of competition to participate.
   3. A player can only play in one team per competition unless club rules apply.
4. Uniform:
   1. All teams must play in full uniform: team shirt (same colour with numbers), shorts must be same base colour, shoes and socks (no metal tags), by week 4.
   2. Any player not in uniform cannot take to the field. Playing without correct uniform will result in a forfeit for the team.
5. Referees:
   1. Each team is required to provide at least one referee, with two being preferable. Your team is requested to nominate a capable referee to fulfil this request so as to get the best quality referees. If your team does not currently have a Level 1 or higher qualified referee, a free referees course will be offered within the first three weeks of the season at the Mackay Touch grounds.
   2. A team nomination will not be accepted unless there is at least one (1) referee nominated. This nominated referee must referee when appointed or your team will receive a $100.00 fine and the referee will incur a two (2) week suspension. If the team referee is unavailable it is this referee or teams responsibility to find a replacement. If your team forfeits and your team is down to referee this obligation must still be met.
   3. Your team referee will either referee the time slot before or after the game. Referees (Level 1 and above) also get paid for refereeing.
6. Forfeits:
   1. Teams must notify Mackay Touch (by phone) prior to 12.00pm the day of competition if they are forfeiting. If a team forfeits three (3) times, that team may then be left out of the draw for the remainder of the season.. A forfeiture after 12pm but before 5pm is a $70 fine after 5pm or a no show will be $140.00.
   2. When a team does not show up for their game it is a forfeit. For any scratch match to be played the forfeiting side must pay their games fees on the fixture night. Scratch matches must only be played by the teams and players displayed in the draw. A player may not "fill in" for another team at any time or when that player is from a "bye/forfeiting" team. Any player from one team (outside of club rules) that plays for another team will receive a 2 week suspension. The team that allows that player to play with them will lose any points gained for that game plus an extra 3 points.
7. Scorecards:
   1. Players who played must be marked down as played with their shirt number, those not playing must be crossed off.
   2. It is the team's responsibility to fill in scorecards and if not filled in correctly it could make players ineligible to play finals.
   3. Once signed at end of game you are accepting that all information is correct.
   4. If a team plays a player under another name the team will forfeit the match and lose an extra 3 points.
   5. Players playing into the team under Club Concept rules must be marked with CP and if a Trial Player marked TP.
8. Eligibility:
   1. For players to qualify for finals they must have played:
      1. 5 games in a 14/15 + week competition; or
      2. 4 games in a 12/13 week competition; or
      3. 3 games in a less than and including 10/11 week competition for their nominated team.
   2. Please note rained out games do not count towards eligibility for finals.
9. Code of Conduct:
   1. Mackay Touch Association has a code of conduct to ensure that everyone can participate in touch football in a competitive but enjoyable environment free from any form of abuse and/or harassment whether it is as a referee, player, coach or spectator. We urge all teams to ensure everyone attending Mackay Touch grounds are made aware of the expectations of their behaviour.