Welcome to the 2019 summer soccer season!
Here is some information for you to ensure you are ready for next weeks competitions. Please ensure you pass this message across to your team mates.
Draws:
- The draw has been released and can be found on our website HERE
- When you are looking at the iCompman layout, ensure you change the competition to “2019 Summer Soccer”
- Select the age group that you have registered to
- Select the date (Day) that you have registered to play
- Select your team
Jerseys:
- All jerseys (and purchased shorts/socks) will be available for collection (by the manager only) at the venue on your first night of competition. Please ensure you arrive at least 45 minutes prior to your match to avoid delays.
- All players MUST wear the provided jerseys in all matches
- As per the Ts&Cs, any player who has registered after the 12th August may not have their jersey ready in time for round 1.
- Legea Australia is close to completing all jerseys, however please be aware if you have some late team mates, they may NOT receive their jerseys at round 1. They will be ready by round 2.
Team Sheet Sign on:
- For all age groups 12 and over, all players MUST sign the team sheet each and every match. This must be done at the officials table at least 10min before kick off.
- Ages 11 and under, will not have to complete or sign a team sheet.
Referees:
- U6/7 teams are to provide a game leader to officiate the game when you are the home team (first mentioned team in the draw). The responsibilities of a Game Leader can be FOUND HERE.
- U8 and above referees will be appointed to all games.
Rules & Regulations:
- The Rules & Regulations for the 2019 Summer Soccer Competition can be found HERE.
- a summary of the rules are can be found in Schedule 2 on page 12 please make sure your players are aware of all rules.
Wet Weather & Draw Changes:
- In the event of Wet Weather, please ensure that you like Hills Footballs Official Facebook page. All Updates and notices will be shared by 4pm each day if required. If there is no update, assume your game is ON.
- It is the managers responsibility to check the draw each week incase on any changes. Note, there will be changes in game times at the discretion of Hills Football (This happens very rarely).
- We will endeavour to send communication to affected teams in a timely manner, however we cannot guarantee that this will be achieved.
Behaviour:
- Summer Soccer is intended to be a “Fun” format of our sport.
- Hills Football will have a ZERO tolerance on bad behaviour from players, coaches and spectators, especially when it is towards match officials.
- This is a FFA endorsed competition. Any suspensions handed out in the Summer Competition will be enforced in winter competitions nationally.
Player Registrations:
- All players must be registered to play. This means all players must be registered on Hills Football Summer Competitions portal and Play Football
BELLA VISTA PUBLIC SCHOOL
Bella Vista Public School is a brand new state of the art facility owned by the NSW Department of Education. Hills Football has hired this venue for your enjoyment however the venue comes with strict conditions of entry. The NSW Department of Education has officially warned Hills Football that should these regulations not be adhered to, it will shut down any events being played and will remove all users from its facility. The regulations include:
- Strictly ZERO tolerance on alcohol consumption
- Strictly ZERO tolerance on Smoking
- Strictly ZERO tolerance on Dogs or Pets within the facility
- Strictly ZERO tolerance of rubbish not placed in provided bins
- Strictly ZERO tolerance on anyone apart from players or coaches entering the artificial field surface
To ensure this venue is able to be used, Hills Football will enforce these regulations with no lenience. Any team who does not comply with the above regulations will be removed from the competition with immediate effect. We do not want to come across as being “fun police”, we simply have no other choice. The NSW Department of Education has put us on notice, one slip and we lose it for good.
On the first night of competition, all team managers will be provided a conditions of entry document. All teams must sign and complete in order to compete. The conditions of entry can be found here
We do apologise for coming across as harsh on this point, however we simply have no choice.
Good Luck to all teams and we hope that you enjoy your season with us at Hills Football!
